All language subtitles for Hercules The Legendary Journeys S03E02 - Doomsday

Dad! Dad!

Dad! Help me!

Dad!

Icarus! No!

How could I have
done such a thing.

How can we repay
you? Without your help,

we could never have
finished before the floods.

I only made the suggestion. Your
people are doing most of the work.

Hey. Thanks,
Hercules. My pleasure.

- A living legend, isn't he?
- Thank you.

This is quite a feat. But not
exactly the stuff of legends.

I'm sorry. I don't believe I've had
the pleasure. I'm Katrina of Kataia.

I suppose I'm famous too in
my own way. What way is that?

You don't recognize
my byline? Byline?

I'm a scribe. Oh.

I go to where things are
happening, and I write about them.

So you write about what
other people do? Essentially.

But you don't do
anything yourself?

Well, I-I investigate. I ask
questions. I interview people.

And you get paid for that? Yeah.

Huh.

I heard that the
great Hercules was

rerouting a river, so I
came to check it out.

Looks like another case
of the myth outweighing

a man. People do
tend to exaggerate.

Yeah, like the tale of you killing a
giant sea monster with your bare hands?

That's a little hard to swallow.
Well, actually, that one's true,

and it was pretty easy
for him to swallow me.

Okay. But, that yarn about the
two-headed Hydra? I mean, come on.

That one they got
wrong. There you go.

They had three heads.
See? That's a perfect example.

That kind of misinformation
never would have

happened if I'd been
chronicling the battle.

- People really want to
read your stories?
- Of course... some.

- A few. But, the point is
they have a right to know.
- Maybe.

You know, I'm on my way to Euboea
to meet an inventor named Daedalus.

I was told you know him. Yeah.
He's a really good friend of mine.

I haven't seen him in ages
though. What's he like?

He's probably the
smartest man I know.

That's it? Then it's going
to be a very short story.

Come on. Come on. Tell
me something I don't know.

All right. Uh, he's
a terrific father.

His son's name is Icarus. Was.

What do you mean?
You didn't hear?

Icarus is dead. And
Daedalus killed him.

This is the story
of a time long ago,

a time of myth and legend,

when the ancient gods
were petty and cruel,

and they plagued
mankind with suffering.

Only one man dared to
challenge their power...

Hercules.

Hercules possessed a strength
the world had never seen,

a strength surpassed only
by the power of his heart.

He journeyed the earth, battling the
minions of his wicked stepmother, Hera,

the all-powerful
queen of the gods.

But wherever there was evil,

wherever an
innocent would suffer,

there would be... Hercules.

Hail!

See? If there were
more scribes in the world,

you'd have gotten
the news a lot sooner.

When did this happen?
Six months ago.

They say Daedalus was using Icarus to test
a flying device, and something went wrong.

So Daedalus didn't
actually kill him?

No. But, according to my
sources, it was his fault.

Are these sources sure
he's still living in Euboea?

Yes. Why? Because you're
going to have company on your trip.

Oh, that'll be fun.

I may regret this.

So, let me ask you something.

What's it like to have a father who's
the most powerful of all the gods?

I thought I had already
answered all your questions.

Oh. I was just getting
warmed up. Wonderful.

Now then, rumor has it,
you and Zeus don't get along.

Let's just say we stay out of each
other's way as much as possible.

What about your stepmother? Hera? We get
in each other's way as much as possible.

Because she killed your wife and
children? Hurry before they find us!

You ask too many questions.
Sorry. It's my job. Remember?

- This way!
- Wa-Wait. What's going on?

Back there. Soldiers
taking our village.

Just stay here. Okay... not.

Come on! Get it in there.
Light it up. Light it up.

All right. Clear! Clear!

Fire!

It's pillage time.

- They'll burn us to the ground!
- Fire!

Here comes another one!

Hercules saved us! You
threw that better than Atlas.

This isn't a time
for small talk.

But then, he's more into lifting
weights, or shrugging. That sort of thing.

Who did this?

Mightier than the sword.

Don't judge a book by its cover.

All right, you!

Please, don't kill me.
Whose crossbow is this?

I think you'd better tell him.
He doesn't look too happy.

Daedalus. He's the one.

A toast to Daedalus.

The man whose inventions will help
protect the realm from our enemies.

To Daedalus. To Daedalus.

Daedalus!

If you'll excuse me, King
Nikolos, I have work to do.

- I thought you'd finished.
- Oh, the first megalith
is almost ready to test.

If you'd like me
to stop there...

No, no. By all means,
please. Return to the lab.

Thank you.

Keep an eye on him, Perdix.

We've come too far for him
to have a change of heart now.

Yes, Your Majesty. Oh, and, uh,

see if you can't
speed up the process.

Because once this
weapon is finished,

even the great Hercules won't
be able to stop me this time.

Cheers.

I don't think we'll have any more
trouble, but just to make sure,

stay on the lookout,
don't let anybody through.

Why would Daedalus build
a weapon like that crossbow?

I intend to find out. It's certainly
not the Daedalus I knew.

But you knew he was capable
of it. You said he was smart.

I'm still not sure that he
built it. Maybe that soldier lied.

But if Daedalus
didn't, then who?

I don't know. Let
me do the talking.

I'm just here to observe and report.
You won't hear a peep out of me.

- It'll be a nice change.
- Right.

Where do you think you're
going? I'm here to see Daedalus.

He's a friend of
mine. The inventor?

Builds giant crossbows,
things like that? Sound familiar?

Katrina. Come on, fellas.
You're not fooling anyone.

We know he lives here. No one
enters without the king's permission.

You obviously don't know
who you're talking to. It's all right.

We'll be right back. It is not all right.
They have no right to treat us like this.

I have come all the way from
Kataia and... Hey. Don't pull so hard.

Why didn't you teach those cretins a
lesson? Because they're not from Crete.

I know there are
only four at the gate,

but there'll be a
hundred more inside.

- I've heard stories of you
defeating twice as many.
- That's not the point.

I don't want anyone
to get hurt needlessly.

What kind of a story
would that make?

Now what are you doing?

Going over the wall, if
it's any concern of yours.

With that rope? Yes.

Now, just stay put,
and I'll be right back.

When's our shift
over? Oh, I don't know.

But my feet hurt. Hey!

Huh? Wh...

Going up.

Going down.

Ow.

No, no, no. Use
circular movements.

Hurry up with that. The king's
anxious to see the megalith in action.

Give it to me!

Don't you know how dangerous
those compounds are? Be careful!

Didn't I tell you to wait
for me? That was you?

You meet so many
people in my line of work.

Look, I-I can't help it. I smell
a story, I follow my nose.

All right. But stay close to me. I
don't want you out of my sight. Right.

Right.

Oh, not again.

Daedalus! Are you
all right? Hercules!

What happened? Just
a small chemical fire.

It's nothing that my
assistants can't handle.

What are you doing in Euboea?

I heard about Icarus.
I'm sorry. Oh. Thank you.

If there's anything I can
do... I'm Katrina of Kataia.

I was wondering if you'd like to make
a statement about your crossbow?

Katrina, this isn't the time. I'm
practicing my craft, if you don't mind.

- What is she talking about?
- On our way here,
we saw a giant crossbow.

- A soldier said you made it.
- So? I'm chief inventor to
King Nikolos. That's my job.

The same King Nikolos that massacred
hundreds at the fields of Danlos?

Katrina, don't... Excuse
me. I have a job to do here.

- That war ended years ago.
- So you don't deny
building the weapon?

- Why should I?
- Aren't you aware how
your crossbow's being used?

Daedalus, there was
a time you wouldn't

design a knife for fear
it might cut someone.

- What's that supposed to mean?
- It means you're designing
crossbows to kill people.

It is not my crossbow, young
lady. It belongs to the king.

My job is to invent,
not to pass judgment.

Good to see you again, Hercules.

Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have work to do. Yeah.

I can't believe you
were so protective of him.

She's really starting to bug me.

Your Highness,

I just saw Hercules outside
Daedalus's lab. Hercules here?

In my city? Is the megalith
ready? Yes, Your Highness.

Good. Because the
next time I fight Hercules,

he'll be the one that
won't stand a chance.

I think your pal Daedalus
has lost his conscience.

You don't know him well
enough to make that judgment.

Well, he admitted
building the crossbow.

He lost his only son. I'm sure you can
really appreciate what that did to him.

That doesn't give him the right to
build weapons of mass destruction.

No, it doesn't.

But it does give him the right to be
treated with courtesy and respect...

Not interrogated like some common
criminal. Maybe I was out of line,

but his evasiveness irritated
me. You put him on the defensive.

Maybe he's got something
to be defensive about. Maybe.

Or maybe Nikolos is
taking advantage of his grief.

Whether that's true or not,
Nikolos is even more dangerous...

now that he has
Daedalus's invention.

You should've killed him
at the Battle of Plataea.

I don't believe in
killing unless I have to.

Nikolos was defeated, and
his army scattered with the wind.

After that, he disappeared. Now he's
back, and he's become a problem again.

If I set myself up as executioner,
then I'm no better than he is.

I'm going to go speak to
Daedalus... alone. I'll go with you.

Alone means alone.

His Majesty King Nikolos would
like Hercules to join him at the palace.

It's a request, not an order.

In that case, lead the way.

The invitation is
for Hercules alone.

I know, alone means alone.

Hercules. Nikolos.

So, what brings you to
our peaceful little kingdom?

There are villagers a
half a day's march from

here who would
question its peacefulness.

Those people are rebels. I
have a right to defend my borders.

But not to wipe
out entire villages.

Those "rebels" are helpless
farmers, not soldiers.

For the threat of
annihilation to work,

one must occasionally
make good on those threats.

You know, that's exactly the kind of
attitude that got you exiled to Lexos.

Are you threatening
me? Call it what you like,

but don't get any ideas about
returning to your former power.

Especially when you
recruit friends of mine to help.

You've got it wrong. Daedalus
came to me with his plans,

begging me for
funds and equipment.

I merely provided them. When
he puts his grief behind him,

he'll realize what you're doing and
you won't be able to use him anymore.

I think our little
reunion is over.

This should be interesting.

Perdix, see what our
friend Daedalus is doing.

Bring him to me. Now.

Daedalus, remember me?
I'm Katrina, Hercules's friend.

I'd like to ask you a
few more questions.

I've said all I have to say. I'd
like to get your side of the story.

About your son's death?

Really, I know I'm prying, and
I know it's personal and painful,

but people are saying
his death was your fault.

Don't you want an
opportunity to respond to that?

You're right. It is
personal and very painful.

And you are prying. Guards.

Away with you. All right.

But you may regret this. Hey!

Prepare the experiment.
That's it. That's it.

Move it over here. Carefully.
Carefully. In position.

The crystals must
be aligned exactly.

Exactly. There.

Try it now!

No, that's still not
right. Do it again.

Uh-oh.

Go away.

Daedalus, it's me, Hercules.

What do you want from me?

I want to know what you're
doing here with Nikolos.

I had no place
else to go, Hercules.

He took me in and gave me
everything I needed for my work.

And in return, you supply him with
all the deadly weapons he wants.

I help him protect
Euboea's citizens.

I know this man, Daedalus.

He doesn't care about
protecting civilians.

I saw the bodies he left behind when
he ransacked Danlos and Plataea.

That was long
ago. People change.

Not his kind of people.

I saw his men use your
crossbow against helpless farmers.

No. No.

Nikolos wouldn't have
attacked those renegades

unless they posed a
threat to our security.

You're letting your grief
blind you to the truth.

What would you
know about my grief?

I'm sorry, Hercules.

Apology accepted.

Daedalus,

I know this is a
hard time for you.

But creating pain and suffering for
others isn't going to bring Icarus back.

What would you have me do?

If I don't keep busy,
I'll go out of my mind.

I can't be held responsible if
someone misuses one of my creations.

Can't you?

Why can't people just leave
me alone to do my work?

Because what we do,

whatever it is, affects
everyone around us.

Is this how you want to
honor Icarus's memory?

By building weapons
of destruction?

Have you ever considered
using a depilatory?

I hope you're not considering
keeping me prisoner.

I have some very powerful
friends in very high places.

Prisoner? On the contrary.

You're an honored guest.

I am? Of course.

It's not often we have
scribes in our kingdom.

You don't strike me as the type
that'd appreciate a free press.

Can I really go when
I want? Certainly.

However, it might be in your
best interest if you stayed.

Why is that?

Why, you'd have the opportunity
to witness history in the making.

An event that will live
for a hundred centuries.

I'm listening.

Daedalus has supplied
me with the ultimate

military weapon which
I'm about to demonstrate.

You'd have an exclusive
on the story. Interested?

Step right up over
here. Fresh poultry.

- Watch your step there.
- Some bread, please.

There you go, sir.

What is that stuff?
Boiled sea serpent.

Put hairs on your chest.

Not that you need
any, of course.

But you should see the way it worked
for one of the guards around here.

Do I know you?

Sure I do. It's Falafel.
What's with the beard?

Please. I owe people
money for a taco franchise.

Hey, I have a
special. Eyes and fries.

For you, dinar 95. No, thanks.

I'm looking for a
girl. Aren't we all?

No, it's not like that. She's about
this tall, asks a lot of questions.

Uh, good luck.

I'm going to squash
you like a bug, Hercules.

Ohh! Shouldn't
you be taking notes?

Stop it, please! Why?
With Daedalus's megalith,

I'll get back everything that
Hercules forced me to give up.

I'll be unstoppable! And
you can quote me on that.

Ow.

Please! Call him off.

I thought your job was to report
to the world what happens here.

But he's killing Hercules!

What's the matter, Nikolos? Things
didn't work out like you hoped?

I'm not finished with
you yet, Hercules.

I swear, I'll have my revenge!

He can't get up.

He looks like a bug on its back.

You've got about three
seconds to get out of there,

or you can become a
permanent part of that thing.

He destroyed it. Out of my way!

That was great. Yeah.

Ooh, you all right?
Yeah. I'm fine.

Nikolos has an odd sense of
hospitality. We better get out of here.

Why? It's such a fun town.

I should take a
look at that cut.

Think I'll live?
How can you joke?

I've never been so scared in
my life. My heart is still pounding.

Weren't you afraid? Sure.

But a little fear is healthy. It keeps
you from underestimating your opponent.

Can I quote you on
that? Don't you ever stop?

Well...

You! You told me the
megalith was invincible.

Yet Hercules just defeated it.

You used it against Hercules?
Can you think of a better test for it?

You told me you wanted
it to protect Euboea.

Hercules is my friend.
He'll think I've betrayed him.

Old man, I don't care
what Hercules thinks.

But your next
machine better not fail.

Oh, no. There
won't be a next one.

I'm going to
dismantle it right now!

Nobody quits on me.

King Nikolos, please.

You were on your last
legs when I found you.

Living on the streets.
Practically suicidal.

I took you in, fed you, put a roof
over your head. Gave you a lab.

And this is how you repay me?

I'm begging you. No.

I'm telling you. If you wanna
get out of Euboea alive,

you finish the
job I hired you for.

You're in no condition to go
anywhere. Daedalus needs my help.

Nikolos has him so confused
he's not thinking straight.

You go back there, Nikolos
will just try and kill you again.

I'm more concerned about
Daedalus. You ever stop to think...

if you'd killed Nikolos when you had the
chance, none of this would've happened?

Maybe. But that's not who I am.

Oh, that's great. Wait. Wait.

Herc, wait, wait,
wait for me. What?

Icarus. I'm sorry.

Somehow I'll put things right.

I promise.

Let me give you a hand.

Burn it down.

Outta my way.

What are you doing?

Forget him. Get the megalith
out of here. Halley, over there.

Yes, Perdix. Help me.
Protect the king's weapon.

Daedalus is a
traitor! Move! Move!

Let it burn!

Don't mess with us, old man.

The lab's on fire! Move!

The lab's on fire.

- Katrina!
- Get some water!

Just...

Daedalus!

Guards, get him!

Halley, no! -

Hey. What's that?

It's just Halley. Again?

Go, go! Run!

Run!

After Icarus died, all my...

All my ideas were born
out of rage and pain.

You felt responsible for his
death. I could've stopped it.

There were two sets of
wings. One for each of us.

You and Icarus went
flying together? Uh-huh.

I still remember the first
time. He was so scared.

And by the end, he was soaring.
He could never get enough.

The day he died,

he came into my workroom as I
was struggling with a new invention.

He wanted me to
go flying with him.

"Later," I said.

After a while, I noticed
how quiet it was,

and I went to look for him.

I heard a voice
far up in the clouds.

It was Icarus,
crying out for me.

I had warned him against
flying too close to the sun.

There was nothing I could do...

except watch him fall.

Or I could've gone with him,

instead of being so busy
with all my inventions.

You can't change the past.

All you can do is be the
man Icarus knew and loved.

I'm not sure if I can or not.

But I do know it's long
past time I started trying.

What's that?

Oh. One of the
toys I made for him.

Ooh, it's gooey.
That's incredible.

- Looks like fun.
- Yeah, and it's addicting.

- What do you call this stuff?
- Oh, it doesn't have a name.

It's just a silly little thing I made
out of nuts and mud and oil.

What do you say we put
the silly nutty thing away,

and we go tell Nikolos that
you're through working for him?

I'd like that very much.

How badly damaged is it, Perdix?

It looks like we salvaged all
the essential parts, My Lord.

Good. I want to see for myself.

Shall I climb in and ready
the machine, my lord?

No. As king, I want the honor
and glory of killing Hercules myself.

I'm going to roast
him like a pig.

Be quiet!

Hercules, you should know there is
another megalith I was working on.

There's another one of
those things? Unfortunately.

And it's more powerful and
less vulnerable than the first.

That's why I went back to the lab, to
destroy it. Let's hope you succeeded.

Well, I can't tell. With all the
smoke I wasn't sure if the fire got to it.

Well, then, we'd better
make sure. Hercules is right.

If it didn't burn up, it'll be the most
powerful weapon the world has ever seen.

And this time, it won't
be so easy to destroy.

Easy? Look, you
two better stay here...

while I go back to the
lab and check it out.

But if the weapon wasn't
destroyed... That's why I want you here.

You think you can do
that this time? Thank you.

Ah-ah.

Are you sure you won't be
needing any help, My Lord?

Just bring a broom, Perdix,

because the next time you see Hercules,
there won't be anything left but ashes!

Daedalus, those
questions I was asking you.

Oh, you were right to ask them.
It's the mark of a good scribe.

Still, I could've... should've...
been more sensitive.

Then that would've
made you a great scribe.

I meant to tell you... I'm sorry
about your son Icarus... truly sorry.

Thank you.

I tried to raise him
as best as I could,

but after his mother
died... You never remarried?

Perhaps I should've. He
was a wild, headstrong boy,

and I was always busy
with all my inventions.

If he'd had a mother...
You did the best you could.

Sometimes the gods
smile on us. Sometimes.

I wish I'd died instead
of him. Don't say that.

You still have the capacity
to do good in this world.

Maybe.

How long has he been
gone now? Not that long.

Feels like an eternity. There's a
story happening, and I'm not there.

He'd want you out of danger.
While he puts himself in danger.

Because of my shortcomings.
It's not all your fault.

Nikolos had a little to do with
it. It's still my responsibility.

I invented that weapon. I
should be there with Hercules.

Me too.

He told us to stay.

I haven't listened to him yet.

Hercules.

It's another megalith!
Let's get out of here!

Once, you defeated me. Now,
I will enjoy watching you suffer.

Welcome back to Euboea.

Too bad your stay
can't be longer.

Oh, yeah. Like
this will protect me.

Uh-oh. Bad idea.

Where are you going?

It's time to play.

Great.

Oh-ho.

That's what you'll look like when
I'm through with you, Hercules.

I don't think so.

You might as
well stay and fight.

I'll burn the whole city down
if I have to. But I'll get you.

Uh-oh.

No. No!

You leave him alone.

I'll deal with you two later.

You okay? Can I get a
quote later? Much later.

Let's see what this
silly muddy thing can do.

Time to fry, big man.

Hercules. I-I thought it
would've lasted longer than that.

Sorry. Let's get out of here.

Daedalus, you didn't build any
more of these things, did you?

Well, that should
be the last of them.

How will I ever make up for all the
grief my inventions have caused people?

By going back and doing
what you've always done best.

Inventing things
that help mankind.

That's a story I'd like
to write. I'll try my best.

I can't think of a better way
to honor Icarus's memory.

Farewell, Hercules,
and thank you.

Farewell, Daedalus.

Thank you. Scribe, farewell.

Hercules? Hmm?

I had you wrong. You
are a living legend.

And a hero in the
true sense of the word.

I just try to help
people the best I can.

Well, I can't imagine
anyone doing a better job.

And you've given me more
material than I'd ever hoped for.

Really? Maybe you
should write a book.

A book. What a novel
idea. There you go.

Of course, I'd have to change
the names, cut it down a lot.

Maybe lose some of the more
outrageous stuff. Why is that?

This would definitely have to be
fictionalized. Who would believe it?

Yeah.

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