All language subtitles for 2x18 - Blind Faith

Good, there's a tavern. I'm hungry.

Hey! I've got an idea.
Let's shop.

What do we need?

No, not that kind of shop.
Shop, shop.

You know, browsing, haggling
getting a deal.

A deal on what?

Ah, who knows?
See, that's the fun part.

Something completely frivolous.

Xena, come on, let's

squander a couple of dinars.

Hey.

OK, I can see it's not your thing.

Look, if you wanna browse
haggle, and squander, go ahead.

I'll meet you in the tavern.

How much for this piece of scrap?

That finely-woven Egyptian
prayer scarf is five dinars.

You've gotta be kidding.

I suppose I could knock
a dinar off the price for you.

Yeah, why don't you?

Some fool might come by who
wants to throw away four dinars.

I can go as low as three
dinars but, that's firm.

Well, you know, I guess I could
use it to wipe the sweat off my horse.

One dinar.

Two, and you have a deal, OK?

OK, OK.

Thank you.

It's not worth it, I tell you.
I can do better over there.

Don't make me break your neck.

Gabrielle? Gabrielle?

Hey! That's my staff.

It is not. It belongs
to a friend of mine.

That irritating little blonde?
She won't be needing it anymore.

And why not?

Because I killed her, Xena.

And now, I'm gonna kill you.

In a time of ancient gods...

...warlords...

...and kings...

A land in turmoil
cried out for a hero...

She was Xena...

a mighty princess,
forged in the heat of battle...

...The power...

...The passion...

...The danger...

Her courage will
change the world...

Blind Faith

Admit it, Xena.
That last move is worthy of you!

Come on, Xena.
Don't hold back.

Or, are you afraid of me, hmm?

That's understandable.

I don't have a soft spot
for you like Draco did.

And I'm not out of
control like Callisto.

What did you do with Gabrielle?

And don't tell me you killed her!

I know that's a lie.

Why are you so
sure I didn't kill her?

'Cause when I got the oil
in my eyes, you didn't strike.

You haven't got
the killer instinct.

Hey! Don't kid yourself.

I just couldn't stab you in the back
in front of all those witnesses.

It would defeat the entire purpose.

What do you mean?

I want to be known as the man
who killed Xena in a fair fight.

Face to face.

So, that's it.

You told me you killed
Gabrielle to egg me into a fight.

Not just a fight.
A fight to the death.

The man who kills you will
have quite a reputation.

Where's Gabrielle?

I don't think it's time for
me to tell you that.

Now, you got thirty seconds
to tell me where she is.

See, I don't think you
quite understand.

I've cut off the flow of
blood to your brain.

You're gonna die a very ugly
death, unless you start talking.

I called your bluff!

I knew you wouldn't let me die!

Not when I know where
your little buddy is!

Did you see that?! Tell everyone!

Palamon called Xena's bluff!

Now, it's your reputation
that's hurting!

Admit it. I'm a very
formidable foe.

No, you're nothing but a stupid kid
with a very limited life expectancy.

Hey!

What are you doing?!

I'm not letting you out of
my sight until I find Gabrielle.

If anything happens to her,
next time it won't be a bluff.

That oil I got in my eyes,
has that got sumac in it?

Yes. I sell the mixture as a dye.

Come on.

So, who's this Gabrielle, anyway?

A friend.

Yeah, I've got friends who
could be following up right now.

What's the matter, Xena?
Battle fatigue?

You wish.

Hey, Xena? What do you think
of my fighting style?

What?

Come on, give some
credit where it's due.

I'm quick, I'm agile,
I think on my feet.

I bet you won't fight me again
because you know I'd win.

Don't flatter yourself.

Young thugs like you
are a dinar a dozen.

I know five warlords that'd
tell you different if they could.

They can't, 'cause they're dead.

You ever heard of
Krakus of Pyla? I killed him.

I've got talent, and you know it.

Oh, yeah, and you're real brave.

That's why you kidnap young girls.

A guy's gotta make a living.

You kidnapped Gabrielle for money?

Yeah. When I heard
what kind of a girl

they were looking for, I figured
I could kill two birds with one stone.

Give them what they were looking for
for a fee, and get you to fight me.

Who are these people
you're talking about?

Oh, come on, Xena. You don't want
me to make it too easy for you.

Oh, no. The easy thing would
be killing you right now.

Let me go, please!

Are those the dulcet
tones of the future Queen?

Queen?

Didn't anyone mention that?

King Solus has chosen
you for a bride.

This is your lucky day.

King Solus.
No, it can't be possible.

I, well, I've never
even met him.

No matter, my dear.
You're sure to win his heart;

you're the right type.
Just look around you.

As you can see,
we have a long tradition

of making innocuous blue-eyed
blondes our Queen.

Yeah, well I'm more of
a redhead, really.

Look, I'm not marrying anyone.

For all I know, the king is

incredibly handsome.

Not that that, that that matters.

My hands are tied, Gabrielle.

What the king needs, the king gets.

Well, um, if I could talk to him

He'd marry you immediately.
You're perfect.

I trust you'll find your royal
chambers satisfactory, my Queen.

The warrior woman,
that travels with our Queen.

That braggart Palamon
said he'd take care of her.

She's headed this way.
We've got a real problem.

Solve it! Take the best
of the palace guard.

Nothing's to interfere
with my plans.

Tell me, all, about her.
Who is she?

A princess from City-State.
A Countess from Carthage.

Oh, they are so sophisticated!

I'm afraid not, Vidalis.
She's a commoner.

A commoner?

Yes, but it does present a problem.

As you know, the royal court
must approve the king's choice.

I'm counting on you to turn the
little peasant trash into a Queen.

Me? But I was trained at the royal
finishing school, not, on Mt. Olympus.

You'll make her a Queen,
or I'll make you dead.

I, don't respond well to threats.

However, actual pain
can be quite persuasive.

We're getting close now, Xena.

We're about to walk into the
middle of some of my friends.

They like me.

Go figure.

They won't take kindly to
the way you're treating me.

I thought you were gonna
kill her, Palamon?

I'll get around to it.

Don't bother.
If they resist, kill them.

Let's get her!

With friends like these

It would be a whole lot easier
if I could use my hands!

Quick! Cut me loose!

It's my turn, fellas.

Where's my sword?

Come on. Come on!

Now, where were we?

Is there a problem?

You tell me.

You're blind!

You can't see a thing, can you?

Where's the challenge
in killing you now?

It would be worse than
stabbing you in the back.

Here! When you get
your eyesight back,

I'll come visit you again.

Hey! What are you doing?

Are you crazy?!

No, but I am in a hurry,
and I need you to be my eyes.

Forget it!

You and I are gonna find Gabrielle.

And anything that happens
to me happens to you first.

I hope this works.

Oh, wait! Stop her!

Get away from that! No!

Look, you made a big mistake.

I can't marry the king.

Oh, listen, every bride
gets the jitters.

Is he the right one? Will it last?

But, don't you worry.
Vidalis will take care of everything.

What's Vidalis?

That's me.

All right. Look.
My best friend is Xena,

Warrior Princess.

And she is not going to like this forced
wedding thing, if you get my drift.

A little husky, don't you think?

Husky?

This whole threat thing.
It's not very ladylike.

And take your hands off your hips!

You look like a scrub-woman!

What?

Just trying to teach
you to act like a lady.

I know perfectly well
how to act like a lady!

You have the hand
gestures of a wagon-driver.

I can't believe this.

And that dialect. Thrace, Macedonia?

Oh, what does it matter?
Backwoods is backwards, as they say.

Posture is not bad.

Yes, we can cover up that
peasant muscle, but these

dishwasher hands!
Uh, white gloves might be a solution.

You don't think I'm the right
type to be a Queen, do you?

Not really.

Yeah, well I agree.
None of this makes any sense.

Why would King Solus wanna
marry a complete peasant stranger?

Who knows? I say, sit back,
and enjoy the ride.

I can't; I won't;
You can't make me!

Hungry, my Queen?

Oh, well, a couple of grapes.

I gotta get out of here.

How's your curtsey?

So, Gabrielle is to
be King Solus' wife?

Yeah, not such a bad fate.

I convinced them she was
the right physical type.

Then I played up
the whole sturdy peasant

stock thing to make her
sound ripe enough.

Y'know, something doesn't fit here.

A peasant girl isn't usually a
very desirable match for a king.

Something else is going on here.

Stop it! Don't even thing about it.

Nothing is unlocking
these except for the key.

You must be pretty
scared right now.

Of you? You must not
be paying attention.

Not of me. Of the unknown.

You don't know what's
happened to your eyes.

Yes, I do. They've been
saturated with sumac.

It causes blindness temporary
if treated within a day.

And if it isn't?

I'll be blind for life.

What's the treatment?

Cleansing your eyes with a solution
of palm oil and Egyptian senna.

It sounds hard to find.

Any market in Athens'll have it.

Well, if I were you,
I'd be headed for Athens.

Well, you are, not, me.
I've gotta save my friend.

Well, that must be some friend.

Stables.
The castle's not far from here.

You can smell the horses from here?

Well, not the horses themselves.

That's very observant.

You know, being chained to
you might not be so bad.

I could pick up a few pointers.

I'm not teaching you anything.

Ah, but you already have.

I've studied you, Xena.

Every battle, every conquest.

How do you think I became
the warrior I am today?

You are wrong to model
yourself on who I used to be.

I was confused back then.

No, you were committed.

You had power and
nothing could stop you.

People knew who you were.
You commanded respect.

I commanded fear.
It was no way to live.

Fear, respect. Call it what you will.

But, you were the best.

That's why I've got
to kill you, Xena.

Then I will be the best.

Thank you.

Wait till you see her.

As you know, King Solus
has selected his bride.

All that remains is your approval.

Without further ado, may
I present Lady Gabrielle.

Gabrielle, come on out,
we're waiting for you.

Not until I speak to the king.

I'm begging you. I'm under
a lot of pressure here.

By the gods, girl,
have some compassion.

All right, I'm coming out.

Ah, there she is now.

She's beautiful.

This is hopeless.

Just, remember-- Baby steps.

You only curtsey to Apex.

Just skip the curtsey.
Just remember to watch your tones.

It's so good to see you.

And now, may I propose a toast.

- Here, here.
- A toast!

To Gabrielle,
who'll soon become our Queen.

To the future Queen!

Here, here. Cheers!

To many healthy children!

Well, is it finished?

Long live Queen Gabrielle, indeed!

Spread out. You two, go north.

There's a patrol of guards
between us and some woods.

If we make it to the trees,
we might be able to lose them.

You know, you're probably right.

Follow me.

There she is!
After them!

Quickly! After them!

This way, Xena!

Wait!

I'm losing my grip!

How far to the bottom?

We're dead.

What are you doing?!

There's no reason
for both of us to die.

Wait!

Xena!

Check this way!

They won't get far!

Come on, keep moving!

I'll pull you up!

And help you to get Gabrielle
back, on one condition!

When you can see again,
I want another shot!

A fair fight to the death!

If you don't agree,
I'll cut the vine. Agreed?

Agreed.

No, no! Like this. That's better.

Now, work on the look:
haughty, confident.

You are not reaching out for
a glass of beer in a tavern.

You are extending
your hand for a kiss.

It should flutter up,
like a graceful dove.

Flutter up like a graceful

Once more, with style.

Your movements should
be slow and gentle.

You are not pulling a plow!

What do you think you're doing?

Can you take me to the king?

And risk a royal hanging?
I don't think so.

Have you ever been
in love, Vidalis?

I mean, really in love.

Well, there was a certain someone.

Now, when you think of that person,

can you imagine being
with anyone else?

Well, now you know how I feel.

I can't marry the king because
my heart belongs to another.

And even though I can't
be with them now,

I'm not ready to be
with anyone else.

So you have to help me,
Vidalis, please?

You're breaking my heart.

Down the hall,
third door on the left.

So, what's the plan? Hey! I know!

We'll, we'll invade, the same way you
did in Vivlauser, a few years ago!

Setting the oil reserves on
fire was a stroke of genius!

They say you could hear their
men scream all the way to Athens.

Or, how about the way you
slaughtered those men in Corinth, eh?

Those aren't pleasant
memories for me.

And I don't like you talking
about them as though they are!

What do you mean?
You were brilliant.

My only hope is that someday
I'll be half as good.

And I'm the one who's
supposed to be blind.

Your Majesty, I'm sorry to
disturb you before the wedding,

but, uh--

Well, you know, I thought we
should meet sooner or later, right?

I knew you'd understand.
Cold hands.

You must be as nervous
about this as I am. Or not.

The truth is, that--

Well, I can't marry you.

No, no, no, it's not you, it's me.

I'm just not ready for this
kind of commitment.

Which is probably better
for you anyway,

because all the men I get

serious about seem to wind up dead.

Your Majesty? Sweet mother of Zeus!

I see you've spoiled the surprise.

He-- he's--

Dead. Yes, it happened
a few days ago

an unfortunate accident
in the royal baths.

You mean, I'm supposed
to marry a--

Precisely.

You see, our kingdom is
governed by a constitution.

If the king dies without
an heir, then the throne

passes to his cousin
in another kingdom.

If, however, the king is
married at his death,

the monarchy is dissolved,

and the power goes to
the kingdom's ministry.

In other words, Apex becomes king.

Why, yes. What a happy coincidence.

What happens to me?

Now, that's the fun part.
By ancient proclamation,

the Queen must accompany
her king to the other side.

In other words,

the highlight of your honeymoon

will be a trip to
the royal crematorium.

Cease her!

Patrol change!

There's too many guards.

How far across the courtyard
is the next section of wall?

About-- twenty lengths, why?

Hey, what are you doing?

Now, listen.

What's going on?
Come on, over here!

No, this way. This way.

Hold that wall, I heard it!

Hey! That's great!
You gotta teach me--

Nice catch.

OK.

All right, men.

Everywhere we turn, there's guards.

There must be an entire
regiment in here.

We better wait here till they pass.

How are your eyes?

The stinging's getting worse.
The sumac's settling in.

Then, it may be too late for you.

Maybe.

Is your friend really
worth all this?

I'd give my life to save her.

You see, friends make
you vulnerable.

That's why I don't have any.

Oh, is that why?

You don't like me
very much, do you?

I don't like who you
pretend you are.

What do you mean, pretend?

I've met a lot of bad men.

They've hardened their hearts.

You're not one of them yet.

What are you talking about?
I'll show no mercy.

I'm not buying it.

It would have been pretty easy

for you to leave me hanging off

that ravine, but you couldn't.

You know why I saved you.

So you can kill me in combat?

I'm not buying that, either.

You had your chance
in the marketplace.

You know what?

I don't think you've
ever killed anyone.

Are you crazy!
I killed Krakus of Pyla.

No, you didn't.

What makes you so sure?

Because, I did.

Be careful, Palamon.

We all eventully become
what we pretend we are.

They're gone. Let's go.

Yay, gods.
Bear witness to the holy wedlock of this

mortal couple,
bonded for all eternity.

Let no man put asunder

what the gods, in their infinite
wisdom, have blessed.

And now for a sip from
the wine of Dionysus,

to-- consecrate this holy bond.

Close enough.

Oh, gods on Mt. Olympus

if this union is not blessed,
give us a sign.

I now pronounce you King and Queen.

My lords, ladies. You common people.

May the gods bless
our royal couple!

Yay!

Congratulations, your Deadness.

And as for our Queen,

I'm terribly sorry for the

tragedy you two will suffer
on your honeymoon.

Pity- you seem so-- happy together.

Put it there.

Throw them in!

Nice.

You're right, this place
is crawling with guards.

Yeah, you better stick close to me.

Careful, Palamon.

It's beginning to sound
as though you might care.

Burn them both.

It was so dreadful;

a horrible, tragic accident

because the king and Queen
had to be cremated-- at once!

Which way?

Hello. If you are Xena,

the gods have answered my prayers.

I'm Vidalis, friend of the bride.

Leather, huh? Bold choice.

Where's Gabrielle?

Uh, Apex and his men have
taken her to the crematorium.

She and the king are
to be cremated.

I could show you, but--

Let's go.

And now, the Queen.

Let me out!

This is it.

Xena.

Sorry to start without you.

Your little friend's about
to journey to the other side.

Where's Gabrielle?

Problem with your eyes, Xena?

She's blind.

Toss her in with her friend!

I can't breathe in here!

Gabrielle?

Xena.

Gabrielle.

Gabrielle, hang on!

Xena.

Out of my way, fishcake!

Gabrielle! Gabrielle!

Gabrielle. Gabrielle.

Gabrielle.

Xena?

Are you all right?

I'm OK. I'm OK. I'm OK.

What's wrong with your eyes?

I'm blind, Gabrielle.

There must be something
that we can do, that

The cure is Egyptian senna.

You can get it in
Athens, but by

the time we get there,
it'll be too late.

Egyptian senna?

I have that growing in my garden.

Well, you can't make a
good face cream without it.

OK, you ready?

Now, this might
sting a little bit.

Look, I'll try to
be careful, all right?

Here, tilt your
face up towards me.

How was that?

OK?

Any change?

Now, that's a sight for sore eyes.

You can see.

I can see.

That's good to hear.

All right, Palamon.

I'm ready now.

If you still want
that fight, you've got it.

I was right about something, Xena.

What was that?

I said I could learn something
from you, and I did.

That you are who you pretend to be.

So you better pretend to be
something you can live with.

I think I'm gonna pretend
to be good for a while.

See how things work out.

I think you'll like it.

Thanks, Xena.

You know, he's kind of attractive
when he's not kidnapping me.

I agree. You know, he and I dealt
with those guards quite handily.

I think I might follow him
and see if he needs a-- sidekick.

You know, it's pretty good work,
if you can get it.

Gabrielle, you are a great lady.

Thank you, Vidalis.

Shame about the hands, though. Bye.

You know, this hasn't been
very good for my self-esteem.

He didn't like my hands, my walk
my stomach, my curtsey.

Can you curtsey.

I, I hate you, In a good way.

What about that
royal wave thing, huh?

Oh, yeah, two hands. Check it out.