All language subtitles for ATLANTIS - S02 E07 - A Fate Worse Than Death (720p - BluRay)-eng

DION: It seems Pasiphae
has learnt of the King's death.

Then we are at war.

PASIPHAE: I have dreamt of
the day I would retake the throne.

I will not leave my people
to suffer under her tyranny.

Why would Pasiphae spare
Jason's life? Who is she to him?

She is his mother.

If Jason learns the truth,
his heart will blacken

and he will be
lost to us for ever.

I am not who you
believe me to be.

You are exactly who
I believe you to be!

No! No!

There was such
hatred in his eyes.

He will only ever
see me as his enemy.

JASON: I came to kill Medea.

PASIPHAE: And yet you
spared her life. Why is that?

I sense something in
you, as you sense it in me.

I won't deny myself
any longer. Marry me.

- The city is awash with rumours.
- Rumours of what?

That the Queen
is to marry Jason.

You're certain?

Our friend in court assures
me the rumours are true.

Leave us.

Surely this cannot
be allowed to happen?

Do not make me ask you twice.

Pasiphae?

I have been weak.
This is what comes of it.

He is your son.

It is only natural you
have feelings for him.

Because I held him in my
arms all those years ago?

No.

I will not let that destroy
everything we've worked for.

What do you mean?

Ifjason takes the throne,
Atlantis will be lost to us for ever.

I would see him die
before that happens.

Deimos?

You wish to see me?

What is it?

When you appointed me general,
you asked for honest counsel.

I meant what I said.
Speak your mind.

Your marriage to Jason.
He is not of royal blood.

I fear the nobles
will never accept it.

Perhaps, in time, their
attitudes will soften.

No. They will sow discontent,
and it will weaken you.

You think I should
give in to them?

Does that not make
me appear weak?

A young Queen cannot
afford such powerful enemies.

There seems little
point to being Queen

if I must please my
enemies before myself.

The throne gives
the illusion of power...

but you need support.

You cannot rule without it.

I also asked you to
swear an oath of loyalty.

Being loyal sometimes
demands hard truths.

Your union with
jason is a mistake.

Then we will consult the gods.

It is for them to decide whether
the union is blessed, not you.

The Queen seeks the gods'
blessing for her marriage to jason.

She fears the people
will not accept it?

She is right to be concerned.
There is much unease.

Bring Jason and the
Queen to me at nightfall.

They must make a blood offering.

I can't believe
how nervous I am.

Have some wine. That
will ease your nerves.

You can't make a blood offering
to the gods stinking of cheap wine.

Fair enough.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

It is time.

Good luck.

It'll be fine.

We know he's of royal
blood, even if he doesn't.

That doesn't mean the
union will be blessed.

Who can know the
minds of the gods?

They could shatter
Jason's hopes in an instant.

Why would you say
something like that?

You fear the gods' verdict.

What if the omens aren't good?

Do you believe that marrying
the Queen is the right thing to do?

More than anything.

There is no truer
guide than your heart.

Exo t'haim' esetai kai
esso essetai haima.

Exo t'haim' esetai kai
esso essetai haima.

I will take your offering to
the sacred grove at Dodona.

The gods will make
their will known.

At dawn, you will
have your answer.

When we next see each other,
we will know if our union is blessed.

No matter what the
gods or anyone else says,

I know we are
meant to be together.

Let us pray the omens are good.

Even with the gods'
blessing, there are still some

who will never
accept the marriage.

What did the Oracle say?

We must return at dawn.

Now will you drink some wine?

Definitely.

Drink up.

Stay here until I return.

Ei keleai despoina pepoitha.

Monon de tod' aito.

Ara pater panton ted'
anfipah: popoeken?

Ar-un sijzijgian

eudaimon. E phamen uranius.

Tus asteras engelaontas.

We must return.

(BLADES SWISH)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)

It is as we hoped.
The omens are good.

The gods have blessed the union.

That is welcome news.

Send word to the palace
that I have returned.

I will see to it personally.

You dare to violate
this sacred place?

(GASPS)

I feared you were dead.

(THUD)

Jason? Jason?

What happened?

They've taken the Oracle.

We continue to search the
Lower Town, but she may very well

have been taken out of the city.

Only Pasiphae
would do such a thing.

You don't think she
means to kill her?

The Oracle is a
servant of the gods.

Anyone who tried to kill
her would be forever cursed.

She means to stop the marriage.

With the Oracle gone, you
cannot claim the union is blessed.

I don't see how Pasiphae
could have taken the Oracle

without the help of
someone inside the court.

What about the soldiers that
escorted her to the sacred grove?

Their loyalty is beyond question.
I hand-picked them myself.

Widen the search. Do
whatever it takes to find her.

You believe I am the one who
betrayed the Oracle, don't you?

There are rumours you
disapprove of the marriage.

Is this true?

How can I approve when it would
weaken the Queen's position?

So you would do
anything to stop it?

There are those that
conspire against the Queen.

I am not among them.

Pasiphae was sheltering in the
Temple of Hecate in the Kalabrian forest

so we should assume that that's
where they've taken the Oracle.

We should keep this to ourselves
until we're certain who we can trust.

Our friend in court has served us
well. Does anyone suspect him?

Not that I am aware of.

Good. I'm sure we will
have further use for him.

You should return to
Atlantis before you're missed.

How strange it is to see
you languishing in a cell.

You believe you can prevent
the union ofjason and Ariadne.

You are wrong.

The people believe
thatjason is not of royal blood.

They will not accept the union
unless it is blessed by the gods.

And without you,
that cannot happen.

You cannot stopjason
taking the throne.

Only the gods can do that.

Your faith is your weakness.

And Jason is yours.

How does it feel to know
that your own son hates you?

I do not care what
he thinks of me.

He would despise you even
more if he knew the truth.

I did what was necessary.

You have betrayed
everyone close to you.

You usurped one
husband, poisoned the other.

And now you would
have your own son killed

- so that you can take the throne.
- That's a lie!

Is it?

That's whyjason's
father took him from you.

And now that child has
returned to haunt you.

He is your blood.

You've held that
baby in your arms.

You cannot deny
your love for him.

I have no love for him.

You lie, even to yourself.

(I Pit)! You.

(GASPS)

Save your pity for yourself.

Why?

What do you mean?

You will find out soon enough.

(DOOR SLAMS SHUT)

I will enter the fortress alone.

Is that safe?

It would be perilous
for anyone else.

You and your men
should wait here.

We are still no closer to learning
who may have betrayed the Oracle?

I'm afraid not.

Who has access to
the inner sanctum?

Only trusted members
of the court have keys.

I cannot believe
it was one of them.

Then how is it the intruders
were able to gain access?

It seems we have
a traitor amongst us.

It hasn't got any prettier.

I thought you might be hungry?

(THE ORACLE LAUGHS)

Do not pretend to care for my
wellbeing. You have come to taunt me.

I will leave the
food nonetheless.

Holding me here will change
nothing. It only delays the inevitable.

Such certainty. Was it your
fate to become my prisoner?

The gods do not
show me my own path.

Your power resides
in fear and superstition.

My power derives from the gods!

And yet the gods appear
to have abandoned you.

How long do you
intend to keep me here?

You are confused.

I do not intend to keep you.

I intend to kill you.

Then you will suffer
the wrath of the gods.

I will suffer nothing. You
will not die by my hand.

Who is it, then?
Who will kill me?

Bring them here and I
will tell them their fate.

They will be cursed for ever.

Nobody would dare.

You think you are untouchable?

You are wrong.

What it is you
mean to do with me?

At last it is I who
sees the future.

How you enjoyed taunting
me with your... prophecies.

It must be strange for
you, to feel so... blind.

Oh.

You should be glad the gods
don't allow you to see your own fate.

(RATFLING)

(LOW SCRABBLING)

No!

There are some things
it is best never to see.

(BIRDS SCREECH)

Those Stymphalian birds won't
taste Hercules's blood, not today.

Why didn't they
take her at the grove?

What's that?

The Oracle. Why wait until
she returned to Atlantis?

It would have been
easier outside of the city.

What are you saying?

I don't know. There's something
strange about the timing of it.

PASIPHAE: Did
everything go as planned?

It was as you said it would be.

Good.

Prepare the shrine, then
clear your men from the temple.

- All of them?
- Every living soul.

You are to remain in the
forest until I tell you otherwise.

You have the key?

It's all right.

You cannot harm us.

Come.

PASIPHAE: Oh, you poor child.

I was promised
you could cure me?

And you were told
there would be a price?

Yes.

You will do as I ask?

You are the first people I have
spoken to in as long as I can remember.

Alone in that cave, I have
felt like I was losing my mind.

All I know is silence...

and darkness...

I would rather die
than live like this.

Take another's life...

and I will end your misery.

May the gods have mercy on me.

The temple is only a
short distance away.

Why are they
camped in the forest?

Whatever the reason, I
suggest we go around.

(HISSING)

One look, and I will put
an end to your suffering.

(DOOR OPENS)

There is someone
here to see you.

The gods will have
their vengeance.

And you will not live to see it.

Turn around.

It will be swift. I promise.

(HISSING)

(HISSING)

(MEDUSA GASPS)

Why are there no guards?

It's a trap. We're
walking into a trap.

There's only one
way to find out.

(DOOR CLAN KS)

(DOOR CREAKS)

No...

There is only one person
who could have done this.

She wouldn't.

How else do you explain it?

She would never do such a thing.

- Medusa?
- PYTHAGORAS: Hercules, wait!

Jason?

From the first moment
I arrived in Atlantis,

she was always there for me.

I am truly sorry.

We have to go after Hercules.

They will pay for this.

Medusa?!

Medusa, it's me.
Hercules (CRYING)

Medusa?

You're cured. You're cured!

I couldn't stand another
moment alone in that cave.

Pasiphae promised me a cure.

No...

The Oracle?

I didn't know it was
going to be her. I swear.

I just wanted to be with you, to
look on you with my own eyes...

This is all my doing.

There was nothing you could do.

I should've tried harder.
I should've found a way.

PYTHAGORAS: Hercules?!

You must go. They will make
you answer for what you've done.

It is no less than I deserve.

- Don't say that.
- Hercules!

Do you remember the old hunting
lodge in the mountains above the city?

- We slept under the stars...
- Go there.

I'll come for you when I can.

No, I cannot bear
to leave you again...

- You must, for both our sakes.
- Hercules?!

I will come for you
as soon as I can. Go!

Hercules?

- Hercules?
- Where is she? Where's Medusa?

I don't know.

We need to find her.

I've searched
everywhere. She's gone.

She must have fled long ago.

We should return to Atlantis.

Jason has returned.

Where is the Oracle?

We were too late.

There was nothing
that we could do.

She's dead.

I am so sorry.

Surely even Pasiphae
would not dare kill her.

She was a servant of the gods.

She was turned to stone,
by the Gorgon Medusa.

I want this Medusa hunted
down and brought before me.

- No!
- Hercules...

I know Medusa.
She is a good person.

This is Pasiphae's doing.

I do not doubt that
Pasiphae is behind it,

but Medusa must answer
for what she has done.

Please... I am begging
you to show some mercy.

There can be no mercy!

In the eyes of the gods,
there is no greater crime.

Their vengeance will
be... unimaginable.

(DOOR OPENS)

I thought you might be hungry.

I have no appetite.

You have to eat.

There is nothing more
you could do for Medusa.

She is as much a
victim in this as anybody.

She killed the Oracle.

She must have been under duress.

Pasiphae must have forced her.

I know Medusa.

She has a good heart,
purer than any of us.

It is many months
since we last saw her.

Being cursed as she
was, it is a heavy burden.

- What are you saying?
- She may not be

- the Medusa we know and loved.
- Don't say that.

Don't you dare judge her.

I'm sorry.

You know nothing.

You are not to blame.

Just leave me.

I have never seen him so grim.

Everything that has happened...

it is all because I
agreed to marry Ariadne.

A single decision can have
many... unintended consequences.

It is like ripples
across a pond.

That's not to say
that you're to blame.

Marrying Ariadne.

Nothing would make me happier.

But maybe the price is too high.

Where are you going?

To try and stop the ripples.

I can't believe she's gone.

I know. It is too hard.

What is it?

With everything that's happened,

are you sure we should be
going ahead with the marriage?

You think we shouldn't?

It isn't that I don't love you.

I do, more than I can express,
but other people have suffered for it.

The Oracle has paid with her
life so that I might marry for love.

If we don't, she will have
given her life for nothing.

This won't be the end of it.

You know there are some that
will never accept our marriage.

It seems that whatever we
do, there will be suffering.

Surely that is why we
must do what is right?

You see, I am no longer
sure I know what that is.

The only thing I am completely
sure of is that I love you...

with all my heart.

There is no doubt
about my feelings for you.

But by marrying you, I put
your life at even greater risk.

It is a risk I gladly accept.

We have a responsibility
beyond ourselves.

I know that more than anyone.
There isn't a day that goes by

that I don't feel the
weight of that responsibility.

I know how hard it is for you...

Then share the burden with me.

Stand by my side as my husband.

Pasiphae fears our union.
Surely that makes it a good thing?

No good has come of it so far.

Then we will show the
good that can come from it.

Let us not be
cowed or dictated to.

You think our marriage
weakens me. You are wrong.

I am stronger with
you at my side.

You really believe that?

With all my heart.

You wished to see me?

I want to set a date
for the wedding.

Without the Oracle
to speak for the gods,

the people will not accept
the union is blessed.

I refuse to be
cowed by Pasiphae.

If I show weakness,
she will only grow bolder.

Perhaps you should take
some time to consider it.

My mind is set. Make the
necessary preparations.

Of course.

You're out of bed?

You were right. Pointless, me
moping around, feeling sorry for myself.

What are you doing
with the bread?

This bread?

Yes.

I'm taking it to
give to the poor.

You're giving away our
food? What will we eat?

I have no time for your
selfish ways. Shame on you.

Ariadne plans to marry
without the blessing of the gods.

That is sacrilege.

You talk of sacrilege.
The Oracle was murdered.

That was never part of the plan.

You must have known that
Pasiphae would never let her go.

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACH)

It cannot happen. You
must stop the wedding.

How? The Queen's mind is set.

You are Poseidon's representative
on Earth. You speak for the gods.

Surely they will
not stand for this?

If you fail, everything you
hold dear will be taken from you.

Where have you been?

I was in the tavern.

I thought you were giving
our food to the poor?

I was, then I went to the
tavern. It's thirsty work...

Where were you, really? I
know something is going on.

I don't have to explain
my whereabouts to you.

What have you done?

(LOUD KNOCK ON DOOR)

What is the meaning of this?!

- Search the house!
- HERCULES: You have no right!

Seize him!

Take your hands off him!

You have been accused
of murdering the Oracle.

That's ridiculous!
Why would I do that?

The High Priest demands
that you answer to the gods.

He is innocent. Let him go!

Of course... Of course. How
could I have been so stupid?

That's why they didn't take
the Oracle at the sacred grove.

Why?

Because they would only take her

if the gods gave their
blessing to the marriage.

Who would be the first person
the Oracle told on her return?

The High Priest.

Why are you doing this?
You know I'm innocent.

It is the gods who demand
you stand trial, not I.

The Queen will try and put a
stop to this but you must stand firm.

Your Majesty? Your Majesty?

What is it?

It's Jason. He's been arrested.

On whose authority?

It was Melas. Jason stands
accused of murdering the Oracle.

Before Poseidon, you are charged
with the most serious of crimes.

I will see you pay for this.

You dare threaten
the High Priest?!

What is the meaning of this?
Why has Jason been arrested?

He stands accused of
murdering the Oracle.

He must answer to the gods.

And why would he
have reason to harm her?

When the Oracle returned from
the sacred grove at Dodona...

she told me that the gods
had not blessed your union.

Jason murdered her so that
the wedding might go ahead.

That's a lie!

You were found
alone in the temple

moments after the Oracle
was taken against her will.

I was knocked unconscious
by the men who took her.

You know I was.

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Is this the man you saw in the inner
sanctum after the Oracle was taken?

Speak the truth.

I heard a cry. I went
to the inner sanctum.

What did you see?

He was there, a
knife in his hand.

I have done nothing wrong.

It was you.

You betrayed her.

You insult Poseidon
with your accusations.

I will not stand for
this. Release him.

The most heinous crime
has been committed.

The gods have been blasphemed.

You would deny them vengeance?

I knowjason to be innocent.

That is not for you to decide.

It is for the gods and
those who speak for them.

It is for the priests
to pass judgement.

I do not seek to deny vengeance,

but it must be brought on
those who committed the crime.

You claim to speak for
the gods on this matter?

I speak as Queen, as
servant to Poseidon.

You say you are
Poseidon's servant,

yet you refute those
who would do his will.

We all answer to
the gods, even you.

But perhaps you
no longer think that?

You believe yourself
to be above the gods?

You are right, of course.

All of us must
answer to the gods.

We must all face theirjudgement.

Before Poseidon,
you are found guilty.

In accordance with our laws,
you are sentenced to death.

ARIADNE: jason has been
found guilty by Poseidon himself.

PYTHAGORAS: Perhaps Your Highness
could petition Poseidon to show clemency.

ARIADNE: There can be
no clemency, only justice.

The sentence must
and shall be carried out.