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ONCE UPON A TIME...

NO, NO, THAT'S NOT THE WAY TO START.

YOU'LL THINK THIS IS A FAIRY TALE, AND IT ISN'T.

IT HAS ELEMENTS OF A FAIRY TALE--

DRAGONS, ELVES

GRIFFINS, FAIRIES AND SO ON--

AND IT HAS MAGIC.

NOW, IN MY DAY, MAGIC WAS MUCH MORE COMMONPLACE.

OH, WELL, ALL THINGS CHANGE.

THE ARROW OF TIME POINTS IN ONE DIRECTION ONLY.

SO... WHERE SHOULD I BEGIN?

FIRE!

WELL, IT'S OBVIOUS

I SHOULD START AT THE BEGINNING...

LOOSE YOUR ARROWS!

...WITH THE TERRIBLE YEARS OF DARKNESS.

( men yelling )

KING CONSTANT WAS THE FIRST CHRISTIAN KING OF ENGLAND.

KILL...

ALL THE PRISONERS.

NO MERCY.

NO TRAITORS.

LET THE WHOLE WORLD DIE...

IF I DIE.

VORTIGERN IS HERE!

( men cheering )

Constant: TRAITORS.

VORTIGERN!

HE'S HAD ALL THE PRISONERS SLAUGHTERED!

Men: JUSTICE! JUSTICE!

I CURSE YOU ALL!

( cheering )

DEATH CAME SO EASILY THEN.

AND ONE TYRANT SMOOTHLY PASSED THE CROWN

TO ANOTHER...

EVEN WORSE.

( cheering )

( screaming )

CIVIL WAR TORE THE COUNTRY APART.

( men yelling and women screaming )

THEN THE SAXONS CAME.

CHRISTIAN CHURCHES WERE DESTROYED AND DEFILED.

SO WERE THE SACRED PLACES OF THE OLD PAGAN RELIGION.

MAB!

THE FOLLOWERS OF THE OLD WAYS CRIED OUT IN THEIR AGONY.

QUEEN MAB!

THERE WAS ONLY ONE BEING WHO COULD SAVE THEM...

AND SHE WOULD COME OUT OF THE LAND OF MAGIC.

( echoing ): I GOT YOUR MESSAGE, SISTER.

( raspy-voiced ): I'VE COME TO A GREAT DECISION.

OH...

I DON'T LIKE THE SOUND OF YOUR VOICE

WHEN YOU SAY THAT, SISTER.

I'M GOING TO CREATE A LEADER

FOR THE PEOPLE--

A POWERFUL WIZARD WHO WILL SAVE BRITAIN

AND BRING THE PEOPLE BACK TO US

AND THE OLD WAYS.

IT'LL BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU, MAB.

IT'LL DRAIN YOU OF WHAT POWER

YOU STILL HAVE.

IF I DON'T DO IT, WE'LL DIE.

IF PEOPLE STOP BELIEVING IN US, WE WON'T EXIST.

THE NEW RELIGION HAS ALREADY PUSHED US TO THE BRINK.

SOON WE'LL BE FORGOTTEN.

ALL THINGS CHANGE

SISTER.

IT'S SAD, BUT HEAVEN, HELL AND THE WORLD MOVE ON.

IT'S FATE.

I WON'T ACCEPT IT.

I'LL FIGHT.

WILL YOU HELP ME?

NO.

YOU FORGET-- I'M THE LADY OF THE LAKE.

I'M MADE OF WATER.

NOW EVERYTHING'S

FLOWING AWAY FROM US, AND I ACCEPT IT.

I'M SORRY, MY DEAR.

THEN I'LL DO IT MYSELF.

FRIK!

YOU HEARD THAT, FRIK?

YES, BUT I'M AFRAID, MADAM

THAT YOUR SISTER IS RATHER, SHALL WE SAY

INDECISIVE WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING DECISIONS.

SHE NEVER REALLY GIVES YOU THE BACKING YOU DESERVE.

WE'RE ON OUR OWN.

WE'D BETTER GET STARTED.

WELL, DON'T YOU THINK YOU SHOULD AT LEAST

WAIT A COUPLE OF DAYS TO BUILD UP YOUR STRENGTH?

NO TIME.

OUR WORLD IS DYING.

( whirring )

( gasps )

Mab: HE'S MAGNIFICENT!

NOW, I HAVE TO GIVE HIM... LIFE.

( explosion )

( baby crying )

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL BOY.

PLEASE LOOK AFTER MY BABY.

I BEG YOU.

I BEG YOU.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, MY DEAR.

SWEAR IT.

I'M DYING.

I SWEAR.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOUR CHILD.

( gasps )

LET ME SEE THE CHILD.

I NAME THIS CHILD "MERLIN."

WHILE YOU'RE MAKING GESTURES

SAVE THE MOTHER-- SHE'S DYING.

NO, SHE'S NOT.

SHE'S DEAD.

SLEEP EASY, CHILD.

MAY ANGELS FLY THEE HOME.

WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE?

WHY DIDN'T YOU SAVE HER?

SHE'D SERVED HER PURPOSE.

"SERVED HER PURPOSE"?

YOU ARE SO COLD.

IF I WERE TO PUNCH YOU IN THE HEART

I'D BREAK MY FIST.

AND TO THINK I USED TO SERVE YOU...

IN THE OLD WAYS.

( Frik groans )

THEN YOU CHANGED.

YOU BECAME A CHRISTIAN.

WHO TOLD YOU THAT, HMM?

UH, UH...

THAT SNOOPING

SMILING BLATHERSKITE.

I FOLLOW MY OWN HEART.

THAT'S RELIGION ENOUGH FOR ME.

WHY DO YOU ALLOW HER TO TALK TO YOU LIKE THAT, MADAM?

BECAUSE SHE NEEDS ME, IDIOT.

WHY DO I NEED YOU, AMBROSIA?

TO TAKE CARE OF THIS CHILD.

I CAN TAKE CARE OF HIM.

( deep whooshing )

Frik: WELL DONE, WELL DONE.

( goat bleating )

MILK OVER THERE.

YES, OOP...

WELL DONE.

OH... YES. THE MOSS THERE.

TRICKS.

YOU NEED MORE THAN TRICKS TO BRING UP A CHILD.

YOU NEED PATIENCE, UNDERSTANDING, LOVE...

MOST OF ALL, YOU NEED LOVE.

YOU USED TO HAVE THAT ONCE.

NO MORE.

SO... WHAT HAVE YOU DECIDED?

THE CHILD STAYS WITH YOU.

BUT REMEMBER-- HE'S ONLY HALF HUMAN.

HE BELONGS TO ME.

HE'S MY SON.

I WILL SEND FOR HIM WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT.

( baby gurgling )

AMBROSIA WAS LIKE A TIGER PROTECTING ME.

GET OUT OF THERE...

( squeals )

AND STAY OUT!

SHE WAS THE BRAVEST, KINDEST PERSON I EVER KNEW.

I CALLED HER AUNTIE A

BUT SHE WAS REALLY A MOTHER TO ME.

HAVE YOU NOTICED WHEN YOU'RE MISERABLE

TIME SEEMS TO SLOW TO A CRAWL?

ON THE OTHER HAND, WHEN YOU'RE HAPPY...

MY CHILDHOOD MUST HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY HAPPY

FOR IT WAS OVER

IN A FLASH.

( horse snorting )

( birds chirping )

( grunting )

( laughing )

PLEASE, EXCUSE THEIR RUDENESS.

WE'RE TRAVELING

TO LORD LAMBERT'S CASTLE

AND WE'VE LOST OUR WAY.

IT'S ABOUT A MILE.

TAKE THE RIGHT FORK

BUT DON'T TRY ANY SHORTCUTS.

IT'S DANGEROUS

AND YOU CAN GET LOST.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU AS A REWARD?

A KISS.

( gasping )

DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO?

THIS IS THE LADY NIMUE.

LORD ARDENTE'S DAUGHTER.

SHE ASKED ME WHAT I WANTED

AND I TOLD THE TRUTH.

( laughing )

AND I THINK IT'S A FAIR PRICE.

( women gasping )

MY NAME'S MERLIN.

MINE'S NIMUE...

AND I THINK YOU'RE A VERY RUDE YOUNG MAN.

I'LL NEVER

FORGET YOU, NIMUE.

WE'LL MEET AGAIN.

I CAN SEE IT.

I DON'T THINK SO, MASTER MERLIN.

( grunting )

( horse whinnying )

Merlin: NIMUE.

( sighs )

COME ON, THIS WAY.

I'D WARNED NIMUE

NOT TO LEAVE THE PATH

BUT SHE WAS VERY HEADSTRONG, EVEN THEN.

WELL, I SUPPOSE ALL YOUNG PEOPLE ARE.

SHE WENT OFF ON HER OWN.

( Nimue screaming )

( gasping )

Nimue: HELP ME!

( screaming )

HELP ME.

( Nimue screaming )

( screaming continues )

( screams )

Merlin: NIMUE...

MERLIN...

HELP ME.

HELP ME.

( both panting )

DON'T STRUGGLE.

YOU'LL ONLY SINK DEEPER.

STAY CALM.

( Nimue whimpering )

TAKE HOLD OF THE BRANCH.

( grunting )

I CAN'T REACH.

( grunting )

( screaming )

AFTER ALL THESE YEARS... I STILL REMEMBER HOW IT WAS.

I FELT THE POWER IN ME.

GROW.

GROW.

GROW!

GROW!

GROW NOW!

( softly creaking )

( creaking )

( grunting )

( Nimue sobbing )

KEEP HOLD.

THAT'S IT.

YOU'RE SAFE NOW.

I TOLD YOU WE'D MEET AGAIN.

HOW DID YOU DO THAT...

WITH THE BRANCH?

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, WHATEVER IT WAS

YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

YOU DESERVE ANOTHER KISS.

( giggling )

Merlin: AUNTIE A!

I'VE SEEN HER--

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN THE WORLD...

THE ONLY GIRL I'LL EVER LOVE, I KNOW IT--

AND SHE LOVES ME AND WE'LL LOVE EACH OTHER ALWAYS AND...

WHAT ARE YOU BABBLING ABOUT?

YOU'RE DRIPPING WET. TAKE YOUR CLOTHES OFF.

I'M A HERO, TOO.

I SAVED HER.

OH, YES?

NOW, YOU SAVED WHO, FROM WHAT, HMM?

NIMUE. NIMUE-- SHE'S THE DAUGHTER OF SOME LORD.

SHE FELL INTO A MUD HOLE AND I SAVED HER.

THAT'S VERY BRAVE OF YOU, MY DEAR.

WELL, THE EXTRAORDINARY THING WAS HOW I SAVED HER.

I HAD THIS BRANCH AND SOMEHOW I MADE IT GROW.

I KNOW IT SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE

BUT I SAID, "GROW, GROW," AND I-IT GREW.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, AUNTIE A?

I...

I-I NEED TO SIT DOWN.

TELL ME WHAT'S THE MATTER.

IT'S THE MOMENT I'VE BEEN DREADING...

ALL THESE YEARS.

IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO LEAVE.

LEAVE?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU WERE CREATED BY QUEEN MAB.

YOU HAVE NO MORTAL FATHER.

THERE'S MAGIC AT WORK HERE...

AND NOW SHE WANTS YOU TO JOIN HER.

I WON'T.

YOU HAVE NO CHOICE, MY DEAR.

YOU CAN'T FIGHT IT...

NOT YET.

( snorting )

Merlin: HE'S TALKING TO ME.

HE SAYS I HAVE TO GO WITH HIM.

THIS WILL KEEP YOU WARM...

ON COLD NIGHTS.

AUNTIE A...

NOW, NOW, NOW, KEEP YOUR CHIN UP.

MAGIC HAS NO POWER OVER THE HUMAN HEART.

I LOVE YOU, AUNTIE A.

GO.

AND YOU CAN TELL HER ROYAL HIGH AND MIGHTY

QUEEN MAB, THAT MAGIC OR NO MAGIC

IF SHE HARMS YOU IN ANY WAY, I'LL HAVE

HER GUTS FOR MY BOOT LACES.

IT WAS VERY STRANGE...

AND YET IT WASN'T.

HALF OF ME FELT

ALL THIS WAS THE MOST NATURAL THING

IN THE WORLD.

I SUPPOSE I'M TO GET INTO THE BOAT.

( horse snorts )

THAT FEELING INSIDE WAS GROWING STRONGER AND STRONGER.

( man grunting )

I WAS COMING HOME.

( man grunting )

SORRY I'M LATE.

SHIP LEFT WITHOUT ME-- DREADFULLY RUDE, REALLY.

WELL, COMING ABOARD.

( three tones blown on whistle )

WHO ARE YOU?

SHH!

I CAN'T CONCENTRATE.

THESE ARE TREACHEROUS WATERS-- STRONG CURRENTS, UNSEEN ROCKS.

( screeching )

( wings whirring )

( squeaking )

( squeaking )

( Asian accent ): FOLLOW ME, FOLLOW ME.

FOLLOW ME...

FOLLOW ME.

DON'T GET LOST, DON'T GET LOST.

( gears cranking )

THIS WAY, IF YOU WILL, MASTER MERLIN.

( chuckles )

YOUR MAJESTY, WELL, I MEAN

I'M RATHER PLEASED TO PRESENT...

MERLIN.

YES.

MERLIN...

YES?

YOU'VE COME AT LAST.

DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?

QUEEN MAB.

YES.

YOU'VE GROWN HANDSOME AND TRUE.

I DID WELL WHEN I CREATED YOU.

THIS IS MERLIN...

( echoing ): MERLIN...

WHO COMES TO SAVE US.

( echoing ): SAVE US...

HE WILL BRING THE PEOPLE BACK TO THE OLD WAYS.

( echoing ): OLD WAYS, OLD WAYS...

WHY AM I HERE?

TO LEARN.

I WILL TEACH YOU TO BECOME

THE MOST POWERFUL WIZARD IN THE WORLD.

WHY?

TO LEAD MORTALS BACK TO US

( Frik groans ) AND THE OLD WAYS.

WELL, WHAT IF I DON'T WANT TO BE A WIZARD?

IT'S YOUR DESTINY.

REMEMBER THAT BRANCH AND HOW YOU MADE IT GROW?

THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE--

TO LEARN.

OH, MERLIN, MERLIN...

YOU'LL SOON KNOW THE POWER THAT IS IN YOU

AND WHEN IT IS UNLEASHED

YOU WILL HOLD THIS WORLD IN THE HOLLOW OF YOUR HAND.

ALL THE MAGIC OF THE UNIVERSE

AND ALL THE SPELLS YOU WILL EVER NEED

ARE IN THESE BOOKS, MERLIN.

IF I'M HALF MORTAL, WILL I DIE?

IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME.

WE CANNOT CHANGE THAT

BUT...

WE CAN CHANGE FORM.

HMM...

Queen Mab: BUT IT IS ONLY AN ILLUSION

PARTICULARLY IN HIS CASE.

SOMETIMES

WE CAN SEE INTO THE FUTURE.

THIS IS YOU AS YOU WILL BE.

WILL I GROW THAT OLD?

HAVE A CARE, YOUNG MERLIN.

SORRY, SIR.

NO, BUT YOU'RE RIGHT.

TRY AND STAY AS YOUNG INSIDE AS YOU ARE NOW.

THAT'S ANOTHER THING

TO WATCH OUT FOR, YOUNG MERLIN.

DON'T START GIVING ADVICE.

( laughing )

Queen Mab: FRIK, IT'S YOUR TURN.

NOW, MASTER MERLIN

THERE ARE THREE CLASSES OF MAGIC.

THREE STAGES OF PROGRESSION TO FULL WIZARD STATUS.

( chuckling )

THE FIRST AND LOWEST STAGE

IS WIZARD BY INCANTATION.

ABRACADABRA.

DEVONSHOT.

THE SECOND-STAGE WIZARDS ARE HAND WIZARDS

WHOSE MAGIC IS PERFORMED BY GESTURES OF THE HANDS

AND FINGERS.

THE THIRD AND HIGHEST STAGE OF WIZARDRY--

THE SUPREME EXPONENTS--

ARE WIZARDS OF PURE THOUGHT

WHO NEED NO WORDS NOR GESTURES, BUT BY THEIR WILL ALONE

PIERCE THE HEAVENS.

OF COURSE, ONLY THE MOST SUPREMELY GIFTED

PERSONAGES BECOME

WIZARDS OF THE THIRD STAGE.

OH, GET ON WITH IT.

YES, MADAM.

( clears throat )

ANY QUESTIONS?

I STUDIED DAY AND NIGHT AND LEARNED

OF THOSE UNSEEN FORCES THAT HOLD THIS WORLD TOGETHER

LEARNT THE SECRET WAYS OF OTHER WORLDS

THAT EXIST BENEATH THE SURFACE AND BEHIND THE MIRRORS.

NOW YOU TRY IT.

( groaning ): MUST I?

YES!

RIGHT HAND, SIR.

RIGHT HAND.

NOW, MASTER MERLIN, PUT IT OUT.

LEFT HAND.

CONCENTRATE.

( groaning )

THAT HAPPENED

BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T CONCENTRATE.

WELL...

HOW IS HE DOING?

DID YOU READ MY REPORT, MADAM?

YES, YES, BUT I WANT YOUR PERSONAL IMPRESSIONS.

WELL, I MEAN, I RATHER THINK HE'S GOT THE ABILITY.

HE COULD INDEED BE THE GREATEST.

OH, I KNEW IT.

BUT HE NEVER WILL BE.

HE CAN'T GET PAST BEING A HAND WIZARD.

HE DOESN'T WANT TO DO IT.

IN HIS HEART, HE DOESN'T LIKE MAGIC.

HE DOESN'T LIKE IT?

WELL, I-I-I-I KNOW IT SOUNDS SHOCKING

BUT, I MEAN, THAT'S THE WAY IT IS, ISN'T IT?

WELL, WE'VE GOT TO MAKE HIM LIKE IT.

I HAVE WORK FOR HIM TO DO.

TH-THE TRUTH IS... HE WANTS TO GO HOME.

HOME?

HOME?!

WHY DID YOU CALL ME, MERLIN?

I DIDN'T.

YOU DID.

WHO ARE YOU?

THE LADY OF THE LAKE.

HOW ARE YOU GETTING ON WITH MY SISTER MAB?

WE TWO DON'T GET ON.

WHY?

I DON'T APPROVE OF WHAT SHE'S BEEN DOING--

CREATING YOU, AND LETTING YOUR MOTHER DIE LIKE THAT.

SHE LET MY MOTHER DIE?

OH, DEAR.

I SHOULDN'T HAVE TOLD YOU, BUT IT JUST SLIPPED OUT.

I'M GOING HOME.

YOU SHOULD.

YOUR AUNTIE AMBROSIA

IS VERY ILL.

( gasps )

OH, MASTER MERLIN?

WHERE IS HE?

HE'S ON HIS WAY HOME

TO THAT VIPER OF A WITCH AMBROSIA.

HOW CAN HE GET ACROSS THE LAKE?

MY DEAR SISTER.

OH.

IF I MAY SAY SO, MADAM

IT REALLY WOULD HELP MATTERS

IF YOU TWO COULD AGREE TO...

WHEN I WANT YOUR ADVICE, I'LL ASK FOR IT, FRIK.

AS YOU WISH, MADAM.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

I'M NOT GOING TO LOSE HIM.

( no audio )

( coughing )

Mab: WHERE IS HE?

SO...

HERE YOU ARE AGAIN.

STILL A CHIP OFF THE OLD ICEBERG, I SEE.

OH, PLEASE, DON'T BOTHER TO KNOCK.

WHERE'S MERLIN?

YOU'VE LOST HIM, HAVEN'T YOU?

WELL, I MUST SAY, IT'S TYPICAL.

YOU'VE BEEN SLIDING DOWN THE LADDER OF SUCCESS SO QUICKLY

THESE LAST FEW YEARS.

YOU MUST HAVE GOT SPLINTERS IN YOUR BACKSIDE.

( hisses )

( gags )

DON'T PROVOKE ME

AMBROSIA.

I'M IN NO MOOD FOR YOUR JIBES.

WELL, I'M ANXIOUS ABOUT HIM, TOO.

YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN BETTER CARE OF HIM.

HE'LL BE HERE.

HE'S HEARD YOU'RE ILL.

I'M NOT ILL.

I'M DYING.

WHEN HE COMES, YOU MUST SEND HIM BACK.

CAN'T YOU MAKE HIM COME BACK?

IT'S BETTER THAT YOU TELL HIM HIS PLACE IS WITH ME.

NO. I WON'T DO THAT.

DO YOU DEFY ME?

OF COURSE I DEFY YOU.

I'VE ALWAYS

DEFIED YOU.

WHY?

IT'S MY NATURE.

WHEN MY BOY COMES HERE, I'LL SAY NOT ONE WORD.

HE'LL DO WHAT'S IN HIS HEART.

( roaring )

NOW SEE WHAT YOU MADE ME DO.

AMBROSIA?

AMBROSIA!

WHAT IS IT?

YOU TELL ME.

( chuckles )

YOU'RE THE MISTRESS OF MAGIC.

( chuckles )

AUNTIE A!

AUNTIE A!

DEAR BOY...

YOU'VE COME BACK.

WHAT'S WRONG?

NOTHING.

EVERYTHING'S AS IT SHOULD BE.

MERLIN, REMEMBER...

ONLY LISTEN TO YOUR HEART.

YOU KILLED HER.

NO, I DIDN'T.

YOU KILLED HER

LIKE YOU KILLED MY REAL MOTHER.

NO. I ONLY LET HER DIE.

YOU HAVEN'T THE POWER TO STRIKE ME.

WATCH MY POWER GROW.

( gasping )

THAT WAS VERY GOOD, MERLIN.

I'M IMPRESSED.

I'LL NEVER FORGIVE YOU.

I'M SORRY

ABOUT YOUR MOTHER AND AMBROSIA, BUT THEY WERE CASUALTIES OF WAR.

I AM FIGHTING TO SAVE MY PEOPLE FROM EXTINCTION.

I DON'T CARE IF YOU DIE AND DISAPPEAR.

I WILL, UNLESS I FIGHT AND WIN.

I'LL NEVER HELP YOU.

YOU WILL.

I'LL MAKE YOU.

( thunder crashing )

I SWEAR ON AMBROSIA'S GRAVE AND THE GRAVE OF MY MOTHER

I'LL ONLY EVER USE MY POWERS TO DEFEAT QUEEN MAB.

ON THIS, I SWEAR.

AND THUS I SET MY COURSE.

I KNEW MAB HAD HEARD ME

BUT RIGHT FROM THE START

SHE BELIEVED SHE COULD MAKE ME BREAK MY OATH.

AFTER ALL, PART OF HER WAS IN ME.

SO SHE WAITED PATIENTLY IN THE SHADOWS

FOR THE TIME WHEN SHE COULD STRIKE

AND MAKE ME SEE THE ERROR OF MY WAYS.

SO THE WORLD TURNED AND TURNED AGAIN.

THE RAIN FELL ON THE JUST AND UNJUST ALIKE.

MEN AND WOMEN WERE CUT DOWN LIKE WHEAT

TO BE BORN AGAIN STRONG.

MAB HAD TO WAIT YEARS, BUT IT DIDN'T MATTER.

THOSE YEARS PASSED AS IF IN SECONDS

AND THEN SHE FOUND A WAY OF MAKING ME BREAK MY OATH.

PULL AWAY!

Vortigern: IT'S A FINE POSITION FOR A NEW CASTLE.

DON'T YOU THINK, LORD ARDENTE?

IT WILL BE IMPREGNABLE, YOUR MAJESTY.

NO ARMY CAN TAKE IT.

NOT EVEN UTHER'S.

MY LORD, UTHER IS IN NORMANDY, SIRE.

MY SPIES TELL ME HE'S RAISING AN ARMY

AND GETTING READY TO SAIL FOR ENGLAND.

HE WANTS TO KILL ME.

I DON'T BLAME HIM.

I KILLED HIS FATHER, KING CONSTANT.

KING CONSTANT WAS A TYRANT.

NOT UNLIKE MYSELF.

YES, SIRE.

UH, NO, NO, SIRE.

( chuckling ): NO, NO.

YOU DON'T SOUND VERY CONVINCING, MY LORD.

WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN IS, IN CASE WE'D HAVE TO FIGHT

WHOSE SIDE WOULD YOU BE ON--

HIS OR MINE?

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LOYAL TO YOUR MAJESTY.

I'VE PLEDGED MY ENTIRE ARMY TO YOU.

TRUE UP TILL NOW.

TROUBLE IS I DON'T TRUST ANYONE.

I WANT GUARANTEES.

YOU HAVE MY WORD, SIRE.

IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH.

I'M KEEPING YOUR DAUGHTER

NIMUE JUST TO BE SURE.

GUARDS!

Guard: SIRE!

THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS... SIRE.

I'M SORRY.

Nimue: KING VORTIGERN.

WHATEVER YOU DO TO ME, MY FATHER WILL DO WHAT IS RIGHT.

OF COURSE, HE WILL.

IF YOU STAY LOYAL TO ME, SHE'LL BE SAFE

BUT IF YOU BETRAY ME...

I WILL KILL HER MYSELF.

Nimue: FATHER!

FATHER!

( men shouting )

HOW DOES IT GO?

ANY PROGRESS?

FINE, SIRE, FINE.

THE LINETS ON THE WEST SIDE NEED BOLSTERING.

Man: RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!

( men screaming )

TELL ME ROUGHLY WHAT HAPPENED.

I DON'T KNOW, SIRE.

GUARDS!

Man: SIRE!

TAKE HIM AWAY!

IT SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE THAT.

IT'S THE LINETS.

I'M SURE IT'S THE LINETS.

GET ME A DIFFERENT ARCHITECT!

HEY, YOU.

YOU.

( frightened moan )

WHY WON'T IT STAND?

I'M A SOOTHSAYER, YOUR MAJESTY

NOT AN ARCHITECT.

IF YOU ARE A SOOTHSAYER, YOU SHOULD KNOW.

TELL ME WHY IT IS

THAT EVERY TIME I TRY TO REBUILD THE TOWER...

IT COLLAPSES.

AH, WELL, UH...

( clearing throat )

YES, INDEED, YES.

UM...

YOU THINK I SHOULD KNOW THAT, SIRE?

YES.

YES, YES. WELL, I'LL READ THE STONES.

THEN READ THEM.

OH, I WILL, SIRE. I WILL.

THAT'S SOMETHING I DO VERY WELL, SIRE.

WHY IS IT THAT I SURROUND MYSELF

WITH A BUNCH OF INCOMPETENT FOOLS?

Soothsayer: I'VE BEEN A WORSHIPPER

OF THE OLD WAYS ALL MY LIFE.

NOW THAT LIFE IS IN DANGER

AND IT'S A PRECIOUS LIFE.

IT'S MINE.

I'VE NEVER HAD ANY REAL HELP, NO, NOT NEVER.

OH.

WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?

I'VE NO IDEA WHY HIS TOWER KEEPS FALLING DOWN.

( thunderclap )

( screams )

THE LAND IS CURSED.

YOU'VE APPEARED.

YOU'VE APPEARED AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.

IT IS-- IT IS QUEEN MAB.

YES... OLD MAN.

OH, MAJESTY.

THE LAND IS CURSED.

NEITHER TOWER NOR CASTLE WILL STAND.

SO... WHAT DO WE DO?

YOU MUST FIND A MAN WHO HAS NO MORTAL FATHER

AND MIX HIS BLOOD WITH THE MORTAR.

MMM.

( laughing )

SPLENDID.

BUT, UM...

A MAN WHO HAS NO MORTAL FATHER.

UM... HMM.

WHERE CAN I FIND A MAN LIKE THAT?

I WILL SHOW YOU.

( horses approaching )

( man shouting )

SEIZE THAT MAN!

WELCOME TO MY HOME, SIR.

( horse whinnying )

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

I'M THE KING'S SOOTHSAYER.

Merlin: AN IMPORTANT POSITION.

OH, AND A FRAGILE ONE.

I'M THE THIRD ROYAL SOOTHSAYER THIS YEAR.

VORTIGERN GETS THROUGH THEM AT AN ALARMING RATE.

HE GETS THROUGH EVERYTHING AT AN ALARMING RATE.

IT SEEMS TO BE HOLDING.

IT WILL HOLD THIS TIME, YOUR MAJESTY.

NEVER FEAR.

NEVER HAVE.

GOOD, GOOD.

THE FOUNDATIONS ARE AS SOLID...

( loud rumbling )

YOU WERE SAYING?

( whimpering )

Soothsayer: YOUR MAJESTY.

YOUR MAJESTY, I FOUND HIM--

THE MAN WITHOUT A MORTAL FATHER.

THIS BETTER NOT BE ONE

OF YOUR TRICKS.

NO, NO, NO, SIRE, IT'S ALL TRUE.

WELL, THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.

( grunts )

GET A BOWL.

CUT HIS THROAT.

( gasping )

DO IT NOW.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

HE'S A WIZARD.

HE DOESN'T LOOK LIKE MUCH OF A WIZARD TO ME.

I NEVER DID ANYTHING TO YOU.

WHY DO YOU WANT TO CUT MY THROAT?

IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL.

I HAVE TO MIX YOUR BLOOD WITH THE MORTAR FOR THE CASTLE.

THIS OLD FOOL SAYS IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE THE BUILDING STAND.

IT'S EASY TO DIE

KNOWING YOU'LL DIE FOR YOUR COUNTRY.

IF I MAY FIRST OFFER SOME ADVICE.

YOUR MAJESTY'S IN DANGER OF SEEMING...

A LITTLE STUPID.

( gasps )

WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?

STUPID.

( chuckles )

THIS MAN THINKS

HE'S ME.

WHY WOULD YOU CALL ME STUPID?

BECAUSE...

IT'S OBVIOUS WHY YOU

CAN'T BUILD A CASTLE THERE-- LOOK.

I'M LOOKING.

Soothsayer: I DON'T SEE ANYTHING.

CAN'T YOU SEE THE STREAM?

IT RUNS INTO A GREAT CAVERN BELOW.

NO WATER THERE, I SWEAR.

Soothsayer: I CAN SEE IT.

WE CAN ALL SEE IT.

YOU WANTED TO BUILD MY CASTLE ON WATER?

THAT'S NOT ALL THAT'S WRONG.

YOU'VE WOKEN THE DRAGONS.

DRAGONS? WHAT DRAGONS?

I SEE TWO DRAGONS...

ONE RED, ONE WHITE.

MY CREST IS A WHITE DRAGON.

Soothsayer: IT'S AN OMEN.

WOULDN'T YOU SAY, SIRE?

( battle sounds )

( screaming )

WHAT ELSE DID YOU SEE?

THE RED DRAGON CONQUERED THE WHITE.

IT'S AN OMEN.

WOULDN'T YOU SAY, SIRE?

IT COULD BE AN OMEN.

( horses approaching )

NEWS FOR KING VORTIGERN!

YOUR MAJESTY, PRINCE UTHER

HAS LANDED FROM NORMANDY

WITH A GREAT ARMY.

HE'S MARCHING ON WINCHESTER.

YOU FORESAW ALL THIS.

I SEE THINGS UNKNOWN.

GATHER MY ARMIES.

WE MARCH ON WINCHESTER.

I'VE BEEN FIGHTING

MY ENEMIES FOR 15 YEARS.

EVERY TIME I CRUSH ONE, ANOTHER ONE TAKES HIS PLACE.

WILL IT EVER END?

PERHAPS YOU NEED ME TO FORETELL THE FUTURE.

THEN YOU COULD CRUSH THEM ALL

BEFORE THEY GET A CHANCE TO CAUSE TROUBLE.

AH.

OF COURSE, THEN YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO CUT MY THROAT.

YOU'RE AN EXTRAORDINARY MAN.

BUT I CAN'T HAVE EXTRAORDINARY MEN RUNNING AROUND.

YOU'RE NOT QUICK ENOUGH.

THAT'S A MISTAKE MANY OF MY ENEMIES MAKE.

THEY THINK BEFORE THEY ACT.

I ACT BEFORE I THINK.

THAT'S MY ADVANTAGE.

AND, YOU.

YOU'RE OUT OF A JOB.

OH, YES, SIRE.

TIE THE WIZARD.

COME ON, QUICK, BEFORE HE CHANGES HIS MIND.

Man 1: OPEN THE GATE!

Man 2: OPEN THE GATES!

Man 3: OPEN THE GATES!

Man 2: THE KING APPROACHES!

( horses whinnying )

THERE THEY ARE.

THROW HIM IN.

( chuckling )

FRIK.

( sighs ): HELLO, FRIK. HOW ARE YOU?

OVERWORKED AND UNDERPAID.

HOW TERRIBLY SWEET OF YOU TO INQUIRE.

YOU'RE IN SERIOUS TROUBLE

THIS TIME, MASTER MERLIN.

HOW DID THEY EVER MAKE A VULGARIAN LIKE VORTIGERN KING?

YOU MORTALS HAVE NO SENSE

OF THE FITNESS OF THINGS.

QUITE APPALLING.

( grunts )

ANYWAY, I'M HERE WITH A MESSAGE FROM MAB.

NATURALLY.

SHE'S GOING TO PUNISH YOU.

SHE HATES ME.

NO, BUT SHE'S RATHER DISAPPOINTED

THAT YOU'VE REFUSED TO USE YOUR MAGIC POWER.

I SWORE AN OATH ON AMBROSIA'S GRAVE, FRIK.

BUT WHY WON'T YOU USE IT, MASTER MERLIN?

BECAUSE MAB WANTS ME TO!

YOU WILL IN THE END, YOU KNOW.

YOU'RE HALF HUMAN.

SHE'S A TERRIBLE ENEMY, MASTER MERLIN

AND A VERY POOR EMPLOYER.

WELL, I MEAN, I COULD TELL YOU STORIES.

BUT ENOUGH OF MY PROBLEMS.

( thunder crashes )

( Nimue whispering ): MERLIN.

MERLIN.

( birds chittering )

MERLIN.

MERLIN?

NIMUE.

IT IS YOU, MERLIN.

NIMUE...

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M A HOSTAGE.

VORTIGERN WANTS TO MAKE SURE

THAT MY FATHER DOESN'T JOIN PRINCE UTHER.

WHY? WAS HE GOING TO?

NO, BUT HE DOESN'T TRUST ANYBODY.

( voices approaching )

IT'S DANGEROUS BEING NEAR HIM.

NO ONE KNOWS

WHO HE WILL STRIKE DOWN NEXT.

IT SEEMS I SAID THE WRONG THING.

I TOLD HIM UTHER WOULD DEFEAT HIM.

( chuckles )

I HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHAT IS THE MATTER?

ARE YOU ILL?

NO, NO. IT'S JUST THAT I, UM...

I NEED SPACE TO BREATHE.

THESE FOUR WALLS ARE SUFFOCATING ME.

NIMUE...

I'VE NEVER FORGOTTEN YOU

ALL THESE YEARS.

I'VE ALWAYS REMEMBERED YOU, MERLIN.

( all talking )

( talking stops )

UTHER HAS CAPTURED WINCHESTER.

HE'S UNSTOPPABLE.

I'LL STOP HIM.

( door opens )

I DIDN'T SEND FOR YOU.

THAT'S WHY I'M HERE.

I'VE KILLED MEN FOR SUCH INSOLENCE.

AND WOMEN?

AND CHILDREN.

( scoffs )

I'M TREMBLING.

WHAT MAKES YOU SO BRAVE, WOMAN?

KNOWING THAT IF YOU HURT ME

MY FATHER AND HIS MEN WILL JOIN UTHER.

ALL RIGHT

YOU'RE HERE NOW.

SO, WHAT IS IT YOU WANT?

MERLIN, THE WIZARD, IS SICK.

GET HIM A PHYSICIAN.

THERE IS NO CURE BUT HIS FREEDOM.

I CAN'T GIVE HIM THAT.

WELL, THEN HE'LL DIE.

WE ALL DIE... EVENTUALLY.

EVEN WIZARDS.

BUT IF HE DOES

YOU WILL NOT KNOW ABOUT THE BATTLE.

HE HAS HAD ANOTHER VISION.

DON'T YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW TO WIN?

( door opens )

COME.

Vortigern: I NOW HAVE

THE STRONGEST ARMY BRITAIN HAS EVER SEEN.

IT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH, YOUR MAJESTY.

UTHER AND HIS MEN FOLLOW THE CHRISTIAN WAY.

I THOUGHT THEY DIDN'T BELIEVE IN KILLING.

OH, THEY'LL KILL IN A HOLY CAUSE

AND DESTROYING YOU IS A HOLY CAUSE.

HOW CONVENIENT.

THEY KILL WHEN IT SUITS THEM.

LIKE THE REST OF US, SIRE?

WHEN WILL HE ATTACK?

NOT BEFORE THE SPRING.

GOOD.

WE'LL USE WINTER AS OUR ALLY.

WE'LL TAKE HIM BY SURPRISE.

( door opens )

Vortigern: MERLIN, I NEED YOUR HELP.

HOW ARE YOU?

I KNOW I'VE BEEN A LITTLE HOT-TEMPERED.

PATIENCE IS NOT ONE OF MY VIRTUES.

YOU HAVE SO FEW OF THOSE

I WOULDN'T CONCERN MYSELF

ABOUT THAT ONE TOO MUCH, SIRE.

HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

CAN UTHER BE DEFEATED?

I DREAMED A BATTLE NEAR WINCHESTER...

BUT I COULDN'T SEE HOW IT ENDED.

I WAS TOO WEAK.

DREAM IT AGAIN.

I WANT TO KNOW WHO WINS.

AND I WANT FRESH AIR AND LIGHT.

WITHOUT THEM, I CANNOT DREAM DREAMS

SEE VISIONS.

IS THAT ALL?

Nimue: WAY OVER THERE, BEYOND THOSE HILLS

IS AN ISLAND CALLED AVALON.

JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA CAME THERE FROM JERUSALEM

WITH THE HOLY GRAIL;

THE CUP OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST USED AT THE HOLY SUPPER.

IT HAS THE POWER TO FEED THE HUNGRY AND HEAL THE SICK.

BUT THE HOLY GRAIL WAS LOST TO US.

MANY MEN SEARCHED FOR IT

BUT NO ONE HAS EVER SEEN IT SINCE.

BUT ONE DAY, A MAN WITH A PURE HEART WILL FIND IT

AND PEACE AND HAPPINESS WILL RETURN.

IT'S A LOVELY STORY.

AND SO ARE YOU.

OH, THEY HURT... MEMORIES.

MEMORIES OF LOVE, THEY HURT.

OUR WORLD WAS TEARING ITSELF TO PIECES

AND I DIDN'T CARE.

THOSE WERE TRULY THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE.

Nimue: ARE YOU REALLY A WIZARD?

A HAND WIZARD.

YOU MEAN THERE IS MAGIC IN HANDS?

WHY, YES.

WELL, FOR ONE THING

HANDS CAN SAY SO MUCH MORE THAN WORDS.

THEY CAN, UH...

WELCOME, BEG, PRAY.

THEY CAN...

HANDS CAN EVEN...

IF ONLY WE COULD KEEP

EVERYTHING AS SIMPLE

AS THE ROUNDNESS OF THE MOON.

LOOK AT ITS SIMPLICITY, NIMUE--

EVERYTHING EQUAL

NO PART MORE IMPORTANT

THAN THE REST.

Nimue: I THOUGHT YOU WEREN'T

GOING TO DO ANY MAGIC.

OH, THAT WASN'T MAGIC.

MAGIC IS REAL.

THAT WAS JUST A TRICK.

Man: OPEN THE GATE.

Man 2: OPEN THE GATES.

HAIL, VORTIGERN, KING OF BRITAIN.

I AM MAB, QUEEN OF THE OLD WAYS.

WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE, MADAM?

I CAN TELL YOU HOW TO DEFEAT UTHER.

WHAT WILL THIS ALLIANCE COST ME?

THERE IS A PRICE FOR EVERYTHING.

THE WIZARD, MERLIN...

I WANT HIM.

HE IS TOO VALUABLE TO ME.

HE SEES THINGS.

HE HAS VISIONS.

ANYONE CAN HAVE VISIONS.

DON'T YOU SEE VISIONS?

DON'T YOU SEE YOURSELF WINNING?

YES...

BUT I DON'T SEE WHY YOU WOULD WANT TO HELP ME.

I WOULD RATHER SEE YOU ON THE THRONE THAN UTHER.

I DON'T BELIEVE IN YOUR OLD WAYS.

YOU...

YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN ANYTHING.

I BELIEVE IN ME.

THAT'S NOT ENOUGH TO MAKE US WIN.

I UNDERSTAND.

UTHER WILL BRING CHRISTIANITY TO THE PEOPLE

AND THAT'LL BE THE END OF YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

I'LL GIVE YOU THE WIZARD.

SO TELL ME, HOW DO I DEFEAT UTHER?

SACRIFICE NIMUE TO THE GREAT DRAGON.

THAT'S NOT SO EASY.

ETHICS?

POLITICS.

AH.

I CAN'T DO THAT.

SHE'S MY HOSTAGE.

IT KEEPS HER FATHER LOYAL TO ME.

( doors opening )

URGENT NEWS, YOUR MAJESTY.

LORD ARDENTE HAS DEFECTED.

HE'S JOINED PRINCE UTHER.

HOW CONVENIENT, MAB.

FOR BOTH OF US.

THE GIRL DIES.

LET MERLIN WATCH.

( roaring )

NIMUE.

GO!

NIMUE!

Man: RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!

( men yelling )

( screaming )

( snorting )

( roaring )

( screaming )

( grunting )

( yelling )

MERLIN!

( Nimue screaming )

( roaring )

( screeching )

( screeching )

MERLIN!

NO!

( wailing )

MY NIMUE.

( howling )

VERY GOOD, MERLIN.

VERY GOOD.

Merlin: LIKE JOSEPH OF ARIMATHEA, I WENT TO AVALON

NOT WITH THE HOLY GRAIL, BUT WITH SOMETHING

MUCH MORE PRECIOUS TO ME.

Merlin: SISTERS!

SISTERS, HELP, PLEASE.

SHE'S VERY BADLY HURT.

STEADY, STEADY.

( sighs )

WHILST THE MONKS PRAYED

AND I THOUGHT OF REVENGE

THE NUNS WERE MORE PRACTICAL.

THEY USED THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF ANCIENT HERBS AND POTIONS

TO TRY AND SAVE MY ONLY LOVE.

MERLIN...

UH...

SHE'S VERY BADLY WOUNDED.

THE SISTERS ARE DOING ALL THEY CAN

BUT YOU MUST PRAY WITH US.

WHY SHOULD I PRAY TO YOUR GOD

IF HE IS GOING TO TAKE HER FROM ME?

BUT THIS IS NOT GOD'S WORK.

NO, YOU'RE RIGHT. IT ISN'T.

DO YOU KNOW WHO DID IT?

OH, YES, I KNOW.

MAB!

MAB!

MAB!

DO YOU HEAR ME, MAB?!

Mab: YES, MERLIN.

YOU DESTROYED EVERYONE I LOVE--

MY MOTHER, AMBROSIA AND NOW NIMUE.

THE END JUSTIFIES

THE MEANS.

I DID IT FOR YOU.

I WANT YOU TO USE THE POWER

IN YOU.

RISE UP, DEAR, DEAR MERLIN, AND BE GREAT.

NO, MAB.

I'LL DESTROY YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE TO ME!

YOU CAN'T, MERLIN.

I'LL ALWAYS BE TOO STRONG.

I'LL FIND A WAY.

I WILL FIND A WAY!

NEVER.

NOT EVER.

( groans )

SHH. DON'T TRY TO SPEAK.

SAVE YOUR STRENGTH.

DON'T... DON'T TURN YOUR FACE TO THE WALL.

NIMUE?

I'LL BE SCARRED.

THE IMPORTANT THING IS YOU'RE ALIVE.

NIMUE...

I HAVE TO GO AWAY FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

WHEN I COME BACK, IT'LL BE FOREVER.

YOU WILL ALWAYS BE BEAUTIFUL TO ME.

( horse whinnying )

MY LADY OF THE LAKE!

( voice echoing ): MY LADY OF THE LAKE...!

IT IS I, MERLIN!

( echoing ): IT IS I, MERLIN...!

IT IS I, MERLIN...!

I NEED HELP!

( echoing ): I NEED HELP...! I NEED HELP...! I NEED HELP...!

FOR WHAT PURPOSE, MERLIN?

TO DEFEAT VORTIGERN.

HE'S MAB'S ALLY

AND A TYRANT.

GOOD KING, BAD KING.

YOU JUDGE

TOO EASILY, MERLIN.

YOU'LL LEARN.

( rumbling )

( ice crackling )

Lady of the Lake: I GIVE YOU...

EXCALIBUR!

( sword humming )

I HEARD THE SWORD'S SONG...

( humming )

AND IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

NOW ARMED WITH THE SWORD OF THE JUST

I WAS GOING TO FACE ANOTHER DRAGON...

A RED ONE.

IT WAS UTHER'S CREST

AND I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE IT SUPREME...

IF HE'D LET ME.

( people murmuring )

( whispering ): A MAN CALLED MERLIN

WISHES TO SEE YOU, MY LORD.

YOU'RE WELCOME TO WINCHESTER CASTLE

MERLIN.

OH, ARE YOU MERLIN THE WIZARD?

WIZARD?

WE'RE CHRISTIANS HERE, SIR.

WE DON'T BELIEVE IN YOUR BLASPHEMY.

WELL, THAT'S YOUR CHOICE, SIR

BUT PAGAN OR CHRISTIAN

I HOPE YOU BELIEVE IN FRESH NEWS.

WELL, IS IT GOOD OR BAD?

THAT DEPENDS HOW YOU USE IT.

VORTIGERN WILL ATTACK YOU WITHIN DAYS.

( men chuckling )

LOOK, NO ONE FIGHTS IN WINTER.

IT ISN'T DONE.

RULES OF WAR-- WE FIGHT IN SUMMER.

WE REST IN WINTER.

VORTIGERN ISN'T INTERESTED IN RULES AND TRADITIONS.

HE WANTS TO WIN, AND IF CIRCUMSTANCES WERE DIFFERENT

I WOULD FAVOR HIM.

HIS ARMY'S ALREADY ON THE MARCH.

TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT.

WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS?

VORTIGERN...

IS THE FRIEND OF MY ENEMY MAB.

SO MY ENEMY'S ENEMY IS MY FRIEND.

AND, BESIDES, I'VE ALREADY SEEN

THE RED DRAGON DEFEAT THE WHITE

AND I THINK...

THAT YOU MIGHT MAKE A FAIR TO DECENT KING.

OH, YOU THINK SO, DO YOU?

KING CONSTANT WASN'T.

YOU'LL HAVE TO DO A LOT BETTER THAN YOUR FATHER

BUT I OFFER YOU MY SERVICES AS A WIZARD.

MERLIN!

I OWE YOU AN APOLOGY.

YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT VORTIGERN.

WHAT A FOOL TO FIGHT

IN WINTER.

Uther: PERHAPS I WAS THE FOOL

THINKING THAT WINTER WOULD MAKE ME SAFE

BUT WE'LL BE READY FOR HIM NOW.

WE MUST CHOOSE OUR BATTLEGROUND, SIRE.

Merlin: HERE.

WE FIGHT HIM HERE.

YOU MEAN BY THE RIVER?

ON IT.

HE HAS TO COME DOWN HERE THROUGH THE PASS

AND CROSS ON HIS WAY TO WINCHESTER.

UTHER, THIS IS WHERE YOU MEET VORTIGERN

AND CRUSH HIM.

Man: BRING THEM ALL OVER HERE THEN.

MADAM.

UTHER KNOWS YOU'RE GOING TO ATTACK HIM.

HE'S WAITING FOR YOU.

I WONDER WHO TOLD HIM I WAS COMING.

MERLIN.

THE DRAGON DIDN'T KILL HIM?

WHAT ABOUT THE GIRL?

SHE'S ALIVE.

SO MUCH FOR YOUR MAGIC.

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

I NEVER BELIEVED IN IT ANYWAY.

YOU'RE A VERY BRAVE MAN, VORTIGERN

BUT SO STUPID.

YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE IN SOMETHING NOW.

LIKE WHAT?

I'VE BEEN KING FOR 20 YEARS.

I'VE NEVER BEEN DEFEATED.

I DIDN'T USE ANY MAGIC.

I DID IT WITH MY BARE HANDS.

WHAT IS IT?

IT'LL PROTECT YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF, MADAM?

THE WORLD IS PASSING YOU BY...

LEAVING YOU BEHIND.

KINGS AND QUEENS...

OLD WAYS, NEW WAYS, THEY...

THEY ALL COME TOGETHER IN THE END.

I'VE NEVER BEEN AFRAID, AND I NEVER WILL BE.

AH, VORTIGERN...

VORTIGERN, IT'S YOUR PRIDE.

YOUR PRIDE CONDEMNS YOU.

LORD ARDENTE, THE TRAITOR

WHO CHANGED SIDES.

LOOSE!

( man yelling )

( grunts )

I WISH I COULD.

CHARGE!

( men yelling )

( yelling continues )

( yells )

( horse whinnying )

( grunting )

( yells )

VORTIGERN!

( grunts )

( whispering ): ARDENTE...

( Ardente grunts and gags )

( sword humming )

( yelling )

( sword humming )

( grunting )

( groaning )

( sworn humming )

Vortigern: ARE YOU GOING

TO USE SOME OF YOUR MAGIC ON ME, MERLIN?

I'LL KILL YOU ANY WAY I CAN, VORTIGERN...

BUT I WILL KILL YOU.

( laughs )

( sword hums loudly )

( sword humming )

( loud rumbling and cracking )

( yelling )

( yelling )

( Vortigern's yelling echoes )

( sword humming )

( ice sizzling )

ONLY ONE TEAR WAS SHED FOR VORTIGERN

AND HIS PRIDE HAD CAST IT AWAY.

HE PAID FOR IT WITH HIS LIFE.

THAT IS A MIGHTY SWORD.

IT IS EXCALIBUR.

IT CAN ONLY BE USED BY A GOOD MAN IN A GOOD CAUSE.

I UNDERSTAND.

( men cheering )

I THOUGHT I COULD NOW SPEND TIME WITH NIMUE.

I THOUGHT UTHER WOULD BE A GOOD KING

AND SO HELP DEFEAT MAB

BUT I WAS NEVER A GOOD JUDGE OF MEN.

I ALWAYS EXPECTED TOO MUCH OF THEM.

( cheering )

CORNWALL...

Cornwall: YOUR MAJESTY, MAY I PRESENT MY WIFE

THE LADY IGRAINE...

AND MY DAUGHTER.

YOU ARE WELCOME TO PENDRAGON, MY LADY...

AND YOU.

MORGAN LE FEY, YOUR MAJESTY.

Uther: CORNWALL, WOULD YOU PERMIT ME

TO DANCE WITH YOUR LADY

AFTER THE FEAST?

IF YOUR MAJESTY PLEASES.

OH, YES, YES...

IT WILL PLEASE HIS MAJESTY VERY MUCH.

MERLIN...

Merlin: UTHER...

IGRAINE...

SHE'S BEAUTIFUL

ISN'T SHE?

BEAUTIFUL AND...

SOMEBODY ELSE'S WIFE.

BUT STILL BEAUTIFUL.

WHAT DOES THE REST MATTER?

( laughing )

ARE YOU REALLY A WIZARD?

SO THEY SAY.

DO SOME MAGIC FOR ME.

DO YOU WASH BEHIND YOUR EARS?

MM-HMM...

THAT'S NOT REAL MAGIC.

IT'S A TRICK.

ANYONE CAN DO IT.

OH. ALL RIGHT. YOU DO IT, THEN.

( blows )

THERE. YOU SEE?

I DID IT.

YOU'RE RIGHT. ANYONE COULD DO IT.

Cornwall: MORGAN?

HMM?

COME ON.

HE HARDLY HAD THE CROWN ON HIS HEAD

BEFORE IT BEGAN ALL OVER AGAIN.

I DECIDED TO LEAVE

AND LET THEM STEW IN THEIR OWN JUICES.

Uther: MERLIN!

MAY I RIDE WITH YOU?

OF COURSE.

I BELIEVE IN YOU, MERLIN.

AND I IN YOU, UTHER.

HOW GREAT IS YOUR POWER?

CAN YOU MAKE A WOMAN LOVE ME?

( chuckling ): NO.

MAGIC CAN'T CREATE LOVE.

COULD YOU KILL HER HUSBAND?

IGRAINE...

I WANT HER, MERLIN...

MORE THAN I'VE EVER WANTED ANYTHING IN THE WORLD.

WELL, YOU CAN'T HAVE HER.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT LOVE IS?

( chuckles )

YES, UTHER, SAD TO SAY, I KNOW WHAT LOVE IS.

GIVE ME IGRAINE.

SHE'S NOT MINE TO GIVE.

THEN I'LL TAKE HER...

EVEN IF IT MEANS WAR.

IT WILL.

SO BE IT.

I HAVE EXCALIBUR.

( horse whinnying )

VERY WELL.

( horse snorting )

GIVE ME THE SWORD.

I SHALL MAKE A SPELL.

( sword humming )

( metallic scraping )

( horse whinnying )

( metallic scraping )

( rumbling )

( deep voice ): WHO...

DARES...

WAKE ME.

I AM MERLIN

AND THIS...

IS EXCALIBUR.

WHERE DID YOU GET IT?

A GIFT... FROM THE LADY OF THE LAKE.

SHE HAS BEEN

A FRIEND OF MINE SINCE BEFORE THE DAWN OF TIME.

( mountain laughing )

IF I CAN REMEMBER THAT, IT MEANS THAT I'M AN OLD MAN.

( laughing )

I ASK YOU TO HOLD EXCALIBUR FOR ME

UNTIL A GOOD MAN COMES TO TAKE IT FROM YOU.

THEN I WILL BE HOLDING IT FOREVER...

( rumbling )

IF NOT LONGER.

( mountain chuckling )

YOU TRICKED ME, MERLIN.

COME, COME, UTHER...

I'M A WIZARD.

THAT'S MY BUSINESS.

THE SWORD IS YOURS IF YOU CAN TAKE IT.

( panting )

( grunting )

MERLIN?

WHERE ARE YOU, MERLIN?!

( echoing ): WHERE ARE YOU, MERLIN, WHERE ARE YOU, MERLIN...

Merlin: IT'S AVALON.

JOURNEY'S END, SIR RUPERT.

I CERTAINLY HOPE SO.

( sighs )

YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT AS YOUNG AS WE USED TO BE.

( chuckling )

QUITE, QUITE.

COME ON, OLD FRIEND.

( distant bells ringing )

I'M NOT READY FOR YOU TO SEE ME.

LET ME BE THE JUDGE OF THAT.

I'M A MONSTER.

I CAN'T.

MAB IS TOO STRONG.

LEAVE THIS PLACE AND COME WITH ME.

I'M... I'M NOT READY TO FACE THE WORLD.

WHEN WILL YOU BE READY?

I DON'T KNOW.

Uther: THREE-MONTH SIEGE AND WE STILL HAVEN'T TAKEN IT.

THERE'S NO WAY ACROSS

THE CAUSEWAY, SIRE.

MY ADVICE TO YOU IS GIVE IT UP.

IT'S MADNESS.

I MUST HAVE IGRAINE.

AS ONE WHO'S BEEN TO COLCHESTER, SIRE

AS ONE WHO KNOWS A FEW THINGS

I HAVE TO TELL YOU

THAT THE KINGDOM IS FALLING APART

WHILST WE TEAR OURSELVES TO PIECES.

IF THIS WAS FOR MONEY OR LOVE OR POWER

I COULD UNDERSTAND IT

BUT ALL THIS FOR CORNWALL'S WIFE?

YOU WERE BORN OLD, BORIS.

YOU'VE NEVER KNOWN WHAT IT IS TO LUST AFTER A WOMAN.

I'VE SPENT ALL MY LIFE FIGHTING...

BLOODY DAYS AND COLD NIGHTS

WITH A NAKED SWORD AS MY BEDFELLOW.

YOU'LL NEVER TAKE TINTAGEL.

( horse whinnying )

WHA...?

HUNDREDS ARE DEAD BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN ITCH.

WILL YOU HELP CURE ME

OF THAT ITCH?

YOU'VE LOST YOUR REPUTATION, UTHER.

A REPUTATION'S LIKE GLASS-- ONCE CRACKED, IT CAN

NEVER BE REPAIRED.

WILL YOU HELP ME?

I DON'T KNOW YOU ANYMORE. YOU'VE BECOME AN OUROBOROS.

YOU'LL DEVOUR

THE WORLD IN YOUR LUST.

WILL YOU HELP ME?

YES, I'LL HELP YOU.

I HAVE TO BE MAD TO STOP THIS MADNESS.

WHAT WILL IT COST ME?

YOU WILL HAVE THE LADY IGRAINE

BUT THERE WILL BE A CHILD, A BOY--

I'VE SEEN HIM, UTHER.

HE'S MINE.

WHAT WILL YOU DO WITH HIM?

TEACH HIM HONOR AND GOODNESS.

I CAN DO THAT.

HONOR AND GOODNESS-- THE WORDS STICK IN YOUR THROAT.

YOU CHOKE ON THEM JUST AS YOU'LL CHOKE ON YOUR VOMIT IN THE END.

VERY WELL.

I AGREE.

AND ONCE MORE...

CORNWALL WILL NOT BE HARMED.

NOT BY ME.

THEN BREAK CAMP.

WITHDRAW YOUR ARMY NOW, IN DAYLIGHT

WHILE CORNWALL CAN SEE YOU.

Cornwall: UTHER'S BREAKING CAMP.

WE'LL FOLLOW HIM.

DON'T LEAVE, MY LORD.

WHY NOT?

I HAVE A FEELING...

THE CASTLE'S WELL-GUARDED.

YOU WILL BE SAFE, MY LOVE.

( seagulls calling )

LOOK AFTER YOUR MOTHER, EH, MORGAN?

I WILL, FATHER.

( door opens and shuts )

Man: COME ON! PICK THEM UP!

COME ON!

AND ON!

Merlin: REMEMBER, UTHER

YOU ONLY HAVE UNTIL THE MORNING.

THE NIGHT IS YOUR FRIEND.

USE IT.

( thunder crashing )

( laughing )

YOU DON'T APPROVE.

WELL, OF COURSE I DON'T APPROVE.

THE END JUSTIFIES THE MEANS, SIR RUPERT.

WHERE HAVE I HEARD THAT BEFORE?

Man: HIS LORDSHIP CORNWALL APPROACHES!

OPEN THE GATES!

OPEN THE GATES.

HIS LORDSHIP RETURNS.

MY LORD.

( door opens )

BACK SO SOON, MY LORD?

YES.

YES.

UTHER'S REALLY GONE.

MOTHER...

MY PLACE

IS HERE WITH YOU.

MOTHER, THAT'S...

TIME FOR YOU TO GO TO BED

LITTLE GIRL, HUH?

LET ME GO!

NOT... NOT ANOTHER WORD.

BUT I DIDN'T SAY GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

AND THEN, GOOD NIGHT.

THINGS FALL APART, THEY SAY.

UTHER HAD BETRAYED ME, KILLED CORNWALL

BUT THEN, I'D BETRAYED IGRAINE BY HELPING UTHER

SEDUCE HER.

SO THE WHEEL OF LIFE TURNS--

ONE BETRAYAL LEADS TO ANOTHER AND ANOTHER.

THE INNOCENT DIE.

IT HAUNTED ME FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

( gasping )

Woman: NEARLY THERE.

NEARLY THERE.

Woman 2: MORE WATER.

FRIK, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WRITING FAIRY STORIES SO YOU'D BE REMEMBERED.

YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THAT.

I'LL NOT BE FORGOTTEN.

WELL...

WELL?

FOR US.

THINGS ARE GOING RATHER WELL FOR US.

I'M GOING

TO MAKE SURE.

( Igraine gasping )

Woman: THAT'S IT.

Frik: HELLO, MORGAN.

WHO ARE YOU?

SHH.

I'M A GNOME.

YOU'RE TALL FOR A GNOME, AREN'T YOU?

AS A MATTER OF FACT

GNOMES DO INDEED COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.

I'M THE TALL KIND.

CAN YOU DO MAGIC?

OF COURSE.

WATCH.

AH!

BEAUTIFUL LADY...

I AM AT YOUR SERVICE.

YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND.

( laughing )

WATCH ME SWASH A BUCKLE.

( chuckling )

THAT'S REAL MAGIC

NOT TRICKS.

WILL YOU TEACH ME HOW TO DO THAT?

I CERTAINLY SHALL IF YOU DO SOMETHING FOR ME.

YOUR NEW BABY BROTHER

WILL BE BORN SOON.

HOW TERRIBLY EXCITING, DON'T YOU THINK?

HE'S NOT MY REAL BROTHER.

THE MAN WHO MADE HIM WASN'T MY REAL FATHER.

WELL, I MEAN, THAT'S CLEVER, MORGAN.

YOU'LL MAKE A WONDERFUL PUPIL

FOR THE FANTASTIC THINGS I CAN TEACH YOU.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

JUST PUT THIS STONE IN THE BABY'S CRIB.

Woman: JUST A LITTLE MORE.

PUSH.

Igraine: NO!

PUSH.

Ingraine: NO!

PUSH.

YES, YES. YOU'RE DOING SO WELL.

Ingraine: NO!

THAT'S IT. TAKE MY HAND.

TAKE MY HAND.

COME ON, COME ON.

( Igraine gasping )

( agonized gasping continues )

Merlin: AND SO, ARTHUR WAS BORN.

IT'S A BOY!

( baby crying )

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