All language subtitles for 19-looking.death.in.the.eye

The usual?
Mm-hmm.

And... sold!
For 30 dinars!

Hey, Ramius, what's
the next item up for bid?

[ Bell Dings ]

- You can't be serious.
- Ah, but this isn't
just any scroll.

Ahh!
No, my friends.

I have in my hand
the last known scroll
transcribed...

by the Bard
of Poteidaia herself!

It describes,
in breathtaking detail,

the final adventure of Xena,
the legendary
Warrior Princess...

whodaredto defy
the gods!

This is Gabrielle's
handwriting.

This is real!
Ah, sure it is!

The Bard of... Poteidaia.

You know, I-- I knew her.
You know, she was
a friend of mine.

[ Sarcastic Chuckle ]

Xena was...
my friend too.

Xena was my housemaid.

Well, friend,
we had best cut you off.

- What say I start
the bidding at--
- 10 dinars!

Twenty dinars!
Twenty-five!
Cover your tab!

You should talk, Joxer,
you deadbeat!

- Thirty!
-Thirty-five dinars!

Sixty-five dinars!

Sold!

Sixty-five dinars!

[ Meg ]
Wait a minute!
You spentmynest egg...

on one lousy
piece of parchment?

Please, Meg,
it's Gabrielle's last scroll.

Maybe it explains what
she and Xena were doing.

[ Meg ]
What do you care?
Xena and Gabrielle are gone!

When are you gonna
accept that?

Okay, that was
a little too fast.

Is that a story
about the Harpies, Daddy?

What is it?
What is it?
No, it's, uh--

Well, it's a story...

about a beautiful
warrior princess.

You want to hear a story
about a beautiful
warrior princess?

Okay. Okay.

[ Clears Throat,
Exhales ]

"Her, uh--
Her celebrations...

"at Thebes in Egypt
were cut short...

"because Xena, the mighty
Warrior Princess,

"fought both night and day...

"for the life
of her newborn child...

"as she continued
to sing the rage...

"of her Olympian foes.

"Their ceaseless battles finally
drove her to the Fates...

in search of answers."

I hope you don't mind.
We were in the neighborhood.

The Fates always
welcome you here, Xena.

We're pleasantly surprised.

Finding your kid
topping the list
of Olympus's most wanted...

makes you do some pretty
surprising things.

This is one of them.

You wish us
to speak of your child.

- Your child, Xena--
- Will bring forth
the Twilight...

and usher in
a new beginning.

Yes, I heard. I was hoping
you could humor me
with a date.

The Twilight will
occur in time.

That's not very specific.

- The time depends on you, Xena.
- What do you mean?

It's me that determines
when the Twilight begins?

How?

You must die, Xena.

Only in the essence of death
will the child find salvation...

and the Twilight
be set in motion.

Until then, a storm without end
lies upon your path and hers.

You're saying that the sooner
Xena dies, the faster Eve brings
about the fall of the gods?

No!
Xena, let's go.

Hey! What are you doing?
You're not listening to them?

Xena, you have said we always
determine our own fate.
It's not written for us.

You've always believed that.
I still believe that,
Gabrielle.

So do they.

It's the only way.

I have to die, Gabrielle.

[ Man Narrating ]
In a time of ancient gods--
[ Xena Yells ]

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.
- [ Kiaiing ]

Her courage
will change the world.

[ Eve Crying ]

[ Crying Continues ]
Shh.

Quiet, now.

- [ Kiaiing ]
-[ Man Groans ]

The helmet of invisibility.

Hades.

[ Kiaiing ]

You're not really
a hat kind of guy.

Well, Athena, you can
call off your search.

We found Hades for you.

Thank you, Xena,
but I think you know
who we're really here for.

I have to
give you credit, Xena.

You three are hard ones
to catch up to...
for mortals.

That's the beauty
of being insignificant.

Hand her over.
I promise you--
she won't feel a thing.

There's no escape
this time, Xena.

- We'll see about that.
- [ Groaning ]

Xena!
Toss Eve here!

No, Gabrielle!

What's wrong, Xena?
No longer trust even Gabrielle
to protect your child?

[ Shouting, Groaning ]

Any ideas?

Yeah. Let's give them
their hat back.

Go, Gabrielle.

Let's go.

[ Man ]
Camp ready
in five minutes, sir!

[ Joxer Narrating ]
"After narrowly escaping
with our lives,

"we took shelter for the night
in the company of Octavius,

"the new leader
of the Roman army...

and a new ally
unknown to the gods."

Can I get you two anything else?

No, Octavius.
Thank you.

You never have to
thank me, Xena.

I owe my life
to you and Gabrielle.

All right.
Come here.

Ow! Ow.

What is that?
It's poison.

Only if you drink it.

A little dab'll stop
the spread of infection.

Where did you get that?
Mom's medicine cabinet.

[ Gasps ]

Xena, what Athena
said about, um,

your not trusting me
with Eve--
Hey.

It's not a matter of trust
where Athena's concerned.

Giving Eve to you would have
bought her a few more seconds,

but we both know they would have
killed her if they could have--

regardless of whose arms
she was in.

We got lucky.

She's just a baby.

Xena never dies.
And why is that?

Just get her
in my chains, Athena.

Then we'll see
how long she lives.

Thank you, Hephaestus.
Your youthful exuberance
is greatly appreciated.

If you ask me, sis--
and you haven't--

I can think of
no better expert...

to pose your query to
than...

Death herself.

[ Athena ]
Celesta.

We're doing everything we can
to ensure our survival,

but we can't finish the job
until you pay a visit to
Xena and her child.

I'm sorry, Athena,

Ares, and my
beloved brother, Hades,

but you know it's not
in Death's nature
to discriminate.

Even when your own life
is on the line?

As long as my flame
continues to burn,

death will remain a part
of life for eternity, Athena.

Meaning you might somehow be
immune to the prophecy.

If I didn't know better, I'd say
Death's getting a little cocky.

Prophecy or not, it is
forbidden for any mortal...

to be taken
before their rightful time.

Celesta!

We know you can't
help but care...

for the mortals you
interact with so personally,

but just remember--
you can't deny them
their rightful time either.

[ Metal Clanging ]

So if you're the God
of Arts and Crafts,

what do you do
for a hobby?

Help my family kill your child
by first killing you, Xena.

No, that's a perversion,
not a hobby.

[ Shouting ]

How does it feel, Xena?

How does it feel to finally
be in the presence
of Death herself?

What took you so long?

Xena!
His chains!

I'm sorry, Celesta.

I'm gonna have to
ask you to stay.

The chains of Hephaestus
hold even the gods.

[ Shouting ]

That was close.

- Xena, what are you doing?
- Check her hands.

It worked.
She can't touch us.

Good.
Your confrontation
with Hephaestus--

that's exactly
what you wanted,

how you lured me
to you.

Believe me, lady, if there was
a better way for us to hook up,
I'd have done it.

Xena, how could you?
Gabrielle,
get her outta here.

Celesta's secured.
Good.

Hey, sweetheart.

Octavius,
thanks for babysitting.

Anytime.
You're a good friend.

We'll be seeing ya.

Come on.

First, there was Eli.

The masses adored him
and the message he conveyed.

You killed him.

Again with the Eli.
He had to die, sis.

How many times do I have--
His death sparked
the uprising...

against us that Xena...

capitalized on at Amphipolis--

whereyouchose to fight
at her side, I might add.

What's left to come?

Athena,
Xena took Celesta.

Well, I guess you got
your answer.

d
dd Hush now, my little one d

dd
dd Please don't you cry

dddd [ Humming ]

One day,
you'll have your own horse.

Xena, you should know that
my brother... and Athena
and all Olympus...

will stop at nothing
to find me.

Then they'd better
hurry up.

Because if I'm not mistaken,
Celesta,

when this candle burns out,

you die.

Imagine that--
the death of Death herself--

and me and my kid
will live forever.

Xena, this isn't like you.

Or you, Gabrielle.

At one time, you both
fought to free me.

You're right. Somehow,
motherhood has made me harder.

Even giving birth
to a child isn't enough...

to sway someone so grounded
in their beliefs.

And how's that?
By holding me here,

you're condemning to eternal
suffering those who would
otherwise find their peace.

Lady, since we last met,
I've decided you cause a lot
more suffering than you end.

Death is nothing to fear, Xena,
for I only visit those whose
rightful time--

Rightful time?

Who decides when it's
the rightful time?

You are at the beck and call
of every warlord and murderer.

Solan-- my only son--

his rightful time came when
someone else decided it should.

And you came running,
no questions asked.

You didn't end the suffering
of my little boy, Celesta.

You stole his life.

And Marcus. And Lyceus.
Your brother.

Xena--
Lyceus-- Lyceus--

He wasn't just a brother.
He was my best friend.

You know, growing up,
he was everything to me.

He accepted me
for who and what I was.

And if you hadn't taken him,
he would have grown up
to be something--

Xena, don't do this.
What?

She's immortal.
She'll never understand
the pain of losing someone.

[ Sniffles ]
Yes, she will.

Yes, she will--

'cause you have
a brother too.
Yes.

Hades.

He's my only family,

the first to accept me
for who and what I am.

I may not agree
with his recent
actions, Xena, but...

I believe he thinks
he's doing what is right.

He's always been true
to his convictions,

and sometimes that makes him
a little... stubborn,

but I believe it is
his noblest quality.

To lose him...

is unthinkable.

And what if he lost you?

What would he say about that?

I may never know.

Death can end suffering,
Celesta,

but the suffering just begins
for those left behind.

I won't allow it any longer.

I can't lose
what's left of my family,

and I won't lose
another child.

[ Gabrielle ]
You know, she's right
about one thing, Xena--

The gods will stop
at nothing.

Holding Celesta prevents them
from killing anyone,
but they'll inflict pain,

suffering--

Starting with the one
most vulnerable.

[ Woman ]
Bartender!
Another one!

Hey! Gabby! Hi!
Hey, listen, they have
the best ale in this place.

It's like, bubbly, and--
No, we've got to--

Joxer, I presume.

Yeah. Yeah, that's, uh,
spelled with an "X."

-The "X" is for, uh,
extra super sexy.
- Joxer. These people--

Not now!

Athena thanks you for being
Xena and Gabrielle's most
high-profile acquaintance.

Oh, well, uh, I'm very
high-profile all around town.

Mr. Get-around-town, they
call me, actually, in certain
circles. Oh, hello, girls.

Let him go.

So, looks like Xena
couldn't leave Death
in your hands either.

Look. The baby
can't do anything--
[ Gasps ]

Where is my sister?

Hades, Gabrielle
is no use to us dead.

We can't kill the child
until Celesta's free.

And given our time constraint,
diplomacy is the best way
of accomplishing that.

But then again--

- Where is she?
- Don't tell her anything,
Gabrielle.

Anything Goldy-pants here
can dish out, I can take.

[ Choking ]
Okay, tell her.
Tell her.

She's headed to the ocean.

Mm-hmm.

Details to follow, I'm sure.

Joxer!
Gabby?

[ People Gasping ]

[ Body Thuds ]

Athena.

We were just going
on a joyride to celebrate
being immortal.

[ Gasping ]

Oh, Celesta--

Well, it's too late
for her, I'm afraid.

I hope that's not true, Xena--
for Gabrielle's sake.

What have you done with her?

Xena, I'm sorry.
I had no choice.

[ Athena ]
It's very simple, Xena--

Gabrielle for Celesta.

Let the candle burn,
Xena.

Do that, Xena, and your
little girl will still
be hunted... for eternity.

She may never know death,
but I promise you,
she will never know peace.

- All right.
- No, Xena.

Gabrielle, come on.
It's all right.

All right.

I'll be needing you, Celesta.

My presence is required
elsewhere, Athena.

Come on.
Give us a head start.

- I don't think that's too much
to ask, do you, sis?
- I think it is.

[ Kiaiing ]

Hyah!

You know what to do.

Let them clear
the forest first.
Then drive them to us.

The ocean.

Xena's headed towards the ocean.

Hyah!

What?
It's time to fess up, Xena.
They're relentless.

They're gonna keep
coming and coming,
and I think you know it.

So what you need
is you need me,
and you need me now.

I'm the only one that can
make this go away.
Hyah!

Why are you always asking
for something you are
never going to get?

Get off! Hyah!

Oh, gee.
I guess this is my exit.

Hyah!

All right, Gabrielle!
We're on!

[ Kiaiing ]

What happened, Daddy?

Uh-- Well, it's the end of
the scroll, Pumpkin, but
it's not the end of the story.

How do you know?

'Cause I was there.

[ Mouthing Words ]

On!

Gabrielle!

Whoa!

Gabrielle!

Aah!

It ends now.

Gabrielle.

Gabrielle.

Gabrielle?

Eve?

Eve?

Eve?

Eve?

Eve?

[ Gasps ]

The prophecy
has been shattered.

No!

- Oh, no.
- Gabrielle.

Gabrielle?

[ Voice Quavering ]
Gabrielle?

Oh, gods.

[ Sobbing ]

Each to his own.

You to yours...
and me to mine!

Yaah!
No!

No, Xena. Don't.

Ares, you can't stop me
this time.

No.
It's over.

It's over.

Join your family.

Tell them it's a package deal.

They get me too.

[ Octavius ]
Unbelievable.
Where are they?

Joxer, good
to see you again.

Where's Xena
and Gabrielle?

Octavius, they're gone.

I saw the whole thing,
but I was too far away.

- I couldn't help them.
- Joxer, they're not dead.

What? What?

[ Eve Crying ]

Eve! It can't be.

Eve?

Dad, how was Eve alive?
Okay, okay.
Remember back.

What did the Fates tell Xena?

- That she had to die
to save Eve?
- That's right.

But remember, you can't take
what the Fates say literally.

- They said, "Only--"
- Only in the essence
of death...

will the child find
salvation and the Twilight
be set in motion.

"The essence of death."

The tears, Joxer--
Did you see her drink the tears?

She drank poison, Octavius.

But it wasn't poison.
[ Joxer Narrating ]
But it wasn't poison.

You see, Xena never intended
to kill Death at all.

It was Celesta's tears
she really needed--

the essence of death--

the only thing, Xena realized,
that could simulate...

the appearance
of their deaths to the gods--

- Eve?
- but only after
convincing the gods...

that Eve had also been killed.

But Eve was in--
Eve was in the wagon.

Eve was in that cart.

No, Joxer.

You know, she's right
about one thing, Xena--

the gods'll stop
at nothing.

Holding Celesta prevents them
from killing anyone, but
they'll inflict pain, suffering.

[ Joxer Narrating ]
Eve was safe.
The tears were collected.

Next-- release Celesta
without it looking suspicious.

Gabrielle got captured
on purpose.

Trying to rescue me
made her capture look
like it was unplanned.

- Where is she?
- [ Choking ]
Okay, tell her. Tell her.

Gabrielle revealed
Xena's location.

- She's headed to the ocean.
- Details to follow, I'm sure.

The rest of the plan
played out.

The gods assumed
Xena and her child...

were inseparable.

- Gabrielle!
- My guess-- my hope--

was that Gabrielle
drank the tears first.

From that point,
all they had to do
was put on a convincing show.

Aah!

To the gods, Gabrielle was
killed in the crash.

- Eve?
- Eve was dead-- consumed
in the burning wreckage.

- No!
- And even if they weren't
completely convinced,

what better way to solve
that problem than by Xena
taking her own life?

Tell them
it's a package deal.

They get me too.

The effect of the tears
would soon wear off,

with Xena, Eve and Gabrielle
presumed dead
by all of Olympus--

the perfect cover,
the perfect advantage.

But one thing happened
they never could have predicted.

Ares took them away...

just before you got here.

Oh, no.

You're with her now.

I handled you all wrong.
I know that.

She knew what you needed--

unconditional
and unselfish love--

and I couldn't
give that to you.

But I appreciated you
in ways she never could--

your rage,
your violence,

your beauty.

When you sacrificed
yourself for others,
you were hers.

But when you kicked ass,
you were mine.

I love you, Xena.

[ Wind Howling ]

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