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-Only a fool would challenge the gods
this way, Sisyphus.

2
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-Don’t worry, Karis. I’ve taken
care of everything.

3
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-Sorry, sweetheart. The king doesn’t want
any visitors, today.

4
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But stick around. I’ll show you a good time.

5
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Hey, I said no...

6
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-Hey!

7
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-Run!
-Don’t touch her! She killed him!

8
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-How can you eat at a time like this?

9
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It’s a trap, isn’t it?
-Patience, Karis... you’ll spoil the surprise.

10
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Come in. We’ve been expecting you.

11
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I guess you know who I am.

12
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And this is my wife...

13
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-Karis, hello.

14
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-You know my name?

15
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-I know everyone’s name, though few know mine.

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It’s Celesta.

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Are you ready to begin your journey, Sisyphus?
-Of course.

18
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But first, there’s so much I wanna
know about you.

19
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-You’re not afraid of me.

20
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-On the contrary, I’m fascinated.

21
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And how about you, Celesta? Are you not
the least bit curious about 'my' world?

22
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Sit.

23
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Enjoy a sumptuous feast of earthly delight.

24
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-All right, Sisyphus... but this doesn’t
change things.

25
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As soon as we’re finished, we will go.

26
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-Splendid. After all, a visit from you happens
only once in a lifetime.

27
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A toast...

28
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... to a long life, and a peaceful death.

29
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-My flame!

30
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What is the meaning of this?!
I wasn’t told you were a sorcerer.

31
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-No sorcery, my dear... a simple trick...
devised with wires and boards...

32
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... an illusion I created... to deceive you.

33
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-But, do you realize what this means?

34
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-Of course...

35
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... and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

36
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-Looks like they’re having fun...

37
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... not that I envy them, or anything.

38
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I mean, what does she have that
I don’t have?

39
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Ok... love. But what about the
important things in life?

40
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Travel; adventure; meeting interesting people?

41
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And as for the apples, I can pick my own.

42
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-Well, well... if it isn’t the legendary Xena.

43
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-I lost my appetite.

44
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-Do I know you?

45
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-I’m Toxeus.

46
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I saw you fight Nestor awhile back.

47
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My army could do with a... warrior like you.

48
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How about it?

49
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-Join a band of worthless, lowlife scum...

50
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I think I’ll pass.
-Pity...

51
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I have a strict recruiting policy...

52
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Join or die.

53
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-Another wasted death.

54
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-I don’t get it.

55
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Toxeus knew your reputation.
So, why would he wanna fight you?

56
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-Because he knew my reputation.

57
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-Oh. You mean, he wanted to be known
as the man who killed Xena.

58
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That’s not a smart goal.
-What’s up?

59
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-What’s happening?!

60
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-I don’t know.

61
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Take cover.

62
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Go!

63
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-Always ready for a fight.

64
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That’s why I like you, Xena.

65
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-Hades.

66
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-God of the underworld... at your service.

67
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-What do you want?

68
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-Hey, relax. I’m a big fan...

69
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... though for a while, you were working
us pretty hard down there.

70
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I need your help.

71
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My sister’s been captured by King Sisyphus.
He holds her at his castle.

72
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I want you to rescue her.

73
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-Why me?

74
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-You know him.

75
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You’ve seen the deadly tricks he’s capable of.

76
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But you have to act quickly. Time is short,
and the price of failure is high.

77
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-What are you talking about?

78
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-In a few hours... Celesta’s eternal
flame will burn out.

79
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If you don’t release her before that happens...

80
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... eternal suffering will be the fate of all mankind.

81
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You know who my sister is... don’t you?

82
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-Death.

83
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-I’ve been thinking.

84
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If Sisyphus gets his way, and
nobody ever dies...

85
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... people will have to watch how they word things.

86
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I mean, if you tell someone that you’ll love
them forever, it means forever.

87
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Xena!

88
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-Let me take a look.

89
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Take this.

90
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It's for the pain.

91
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-Is his leg broken?

92
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-Among other things.

93
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Gabrielle... take this.

94
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Go help the others.

95
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-Save your medicines.

96
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There’s nothing you can do for him.

97
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-What happened here?

98
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-Rockslide in Ketamus.

99
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The others are old or sick.

100
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We’re heading for the hospital in Corinth.

101
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-Let me help.

102
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-Suit yourself; but you’re wasting
your time with that one.

103
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Only death will give him release.

104
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-Hold still.

105
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-Get away from me.
-I, look... I’m trying to help you.

106
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-Here.

107
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-Thanks.

108
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I’ve gotta stop his bleeding.

109
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-Easy, easy... you’ll be OK.

110
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So, where you from?

111
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-Carthage.

112
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-Carthage? Well, we have your great
city to thank for the weather.

113
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There was once a young man, Lepidus.
And he met the beautiful Io in Carthage.

114
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They fell madly in love.

115
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The gods... they grew jealous of their...
great love...

116
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... and condemned them to separate destinies...

117
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Lepidus to live only in the summer, and Io,
only in the winter.

118
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Luckily, Aphrodite... she took pity on the lovers
and, uh... thought of a way to reunite them.

119
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-How?

120
00:10:47,665 --> 00:10:49,316
-What’s it gotta do with the weather?

121
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-Well, Aphrodite turned Lepidus into snow,
and Io into rain.

122
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So, in the winter, when snow falls, it’s
really Lepidus, blanketing his love, Io.

123
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And in the spring... well, the gentle rain...

124
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... that’s Io caressing Lepidus.

125
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You’ll be all right.

126
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-Thanks.

127
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-Where did you learn that?

128
00:11:17,594 --> 00:11:19,915
-Ah, books... I read a lot about medicine.

129
00:11:20,487 --> 00:11:22,913
-No, I meant the... the great bedside manner.

130
00:11:23,590 --> 00:11:27,764
-Oh... well, I guess a good story... always
helps me through the hard times.

131
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-Hi, I’m Talus.

132
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-Gabrielle.

133
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Where are you headed?

134
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-Well, I was on my way to Corinth...
when I met these people.

135
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Never seen so much suffering.

136
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-Gabrielle?!

137
00:11:43,725 --> 00:11:45,349
Get me some more water.

138
00:11:47,876 --> 00:11:49,414
-There’s a pond not far from here.

139
00:11:49,731 --> 00:11:52,678
-Let’s go. And I’ve got a story for you.

140
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And so, until we release her, nobody
on earth can die.

141
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-Well, that explains it.

142
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You know, awhile ago, I would’ve been
glad to hear that Death had been taken.

143
00:12:05,134 --> 00:12:06,003
But now...

144
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-I know.

145
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It’s like, after seeing all this suffering, I
understand how important she is.

146
00:12:14,296 --> 00:12:14,820
-You know...

147
00:12:15,823 --> 00:12:18,823
... not everyone would risk so
much for the sake of mankind.

148
00:12:19,350 --> 00:12:20,731
You're very brave, Gabrielle.

149
00:12:21,160 --> 00:12:22,548
-Well, I have a lot of help.

150
00:12:23,444 --> 00:12:26,233
-When I was a small boy, my mother
worked for King Sisyphus.

151
00:12:26,623 --> 00:12:28,511
-Really?
-I practically grew up in the castle.

152
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I could... show you the way.

153
00:12:31,843 --> 00:12:32,866
-That sounds great.

154
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What’s this?

155
00:12:39,787 --> 00:12:40,750
-Jasmine blossom...

156
00:12:41,592 --> 00:12:44,574
... it’s a rare beauty... just like you.

157
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-Talus!

158
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Wait! No! Stop it!

159
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-Where is she?

160
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-Some guys never give up.

161
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You look good.

162
00:13:13,714 --> 00:13:17,667
-Like I said Xena, I don’t take ‘no’
for an answer.

163
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I could get used to this.

164
00:13:53,870 --> 00:13:57,109
Give it up, Xena! You can’t kill me.

165
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I'm a god.

166
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-You’re no god, Toxeus.

167
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Death's capture has kept you alive.

168
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And when I release her, you will die.

169
00:14:07,938 --> 00:14:09,332
-That’s not gonna happen!

170
00:14:18,150 --> 00:14:19,505
Just where I want’cha!

171
00:14:33,872 --> 00:14:35,860
-I’m not that easy.

172
00:14:46,300 --> 00:14:49,550
-I know I can’t blow out your candle, Celesta.

173
00:14:49,917 --> 00:14:54,297
But I’ve noticed, when you’re not holding it,
it burns down very nicely.

174
00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:58,528
-If it burns out, I will cease to exist.

175
00:14:58,952 --> 00:15:00,432
-Well, that’s the point.

176
00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:03,721
You should’ve thought of that before
you came to my castle.

177
00:15:04,920 --> 00:15:06,339
-I had no choice.

178
00:15:07,012 --> 00:15:08,565
You should not have angered Zeus.

179
00:15:08,962 --> 00:15:11,779
-I 'can’t' concern myself with Zeus’ petty jealousy.

180
00:15:12,391 --> 00:15:15,071
My kingdom needed water. I made a deal.

181
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It’s not my time, and you know it.

182
00:15:18,345 --> 00:15:20,623
-That is a decision for the gods.

183
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-Not anymore.

184
00:15:25,102 --> 00:15:27,849
-It isn’t like you to be so cruel, Sisyphus.

185
00:15:28,642 --> 00:15:31,248
What happened to the compassionate
man I married?

186
00:15:31,656 --> 00:15:34,293
-My compassion brought death to my door.

187
00:15:35,251 --> 00:15:37,516
If I release her now, it’ll be all over.

188
00:15:37,550 --> 00:15:39,561
What else would you have me do?

189
00:15:41,509 --> 00:15:45,158
-I want you with me, my love.
-And I will be.

190
00:15:46,522 --> 00:15:50,071
In a few hours, the candle will burn down,
and extinguish...

191
00:15:51,186 --> 00:15:52,779
... so will Celesta.

192
00:15:53,415 --> 00:15:56,459
And you and I will be together for all eternity.

193
00:16:08,107 --> 00:16:10,809
-Men... follow me to the next village.

194
00:16:11,622 --> 00:16:13,229
There, we’ll make our own conquests.

195
00:16:13,442 --> 00:16:15,106
-So, you’re the new leader, huh, Seerus?

196
00:16:17,033 --> 00:16:17,895
-Toxeus?

197
00:16:19,064 --> 00:16:21,378
-But, Xena killed you!
-You're still alive.

198
00:16:22,030 --> 00:16:23,292
-Very observant.

199
00:16:26,822 --> 00:16:29,115
There is no death anymore.

200
00:16:29,570 --> 00:16:30,485
-But how?

201
00:16:31,143 --> 00:16:36,554
-That’s not important. What I need is an army...
to stop Xena, before she ruins it for all of us.

202
00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:38,827
Who’s with me?

203
00:16:39,990 --> 00:16:41,170
-Xena’s a powerful woman.

204
00:16:42,183 --> 00:16:43,075
I mean...

205
00:16:44,214 --> 00:16:45,245
... look what she did to you.

206
00:16:45,944 --> 00:16:46,989
-Cowards!

207
00:16:48,518 --> 00:16:50,314
Maybe this will make you change your minds!

208
00:17:19,000 --> 00:17:19,874
-So...

209
00:17:20,385 --> 00:17:21,975
... what did you have in mind?

210
00:17:21,976 --> 00:17:23,300
-I knew you’d come around.

211
00:17:24,059 --> 00:17:24,846
Saddle up!

212
00:17:26,609 --> 00:17:28,220
We'll follow Xena to Corinth...

213
00:17:29,045 --> 00:17:31,489
... and capture Death for our own safe-keeping.

214
00:17:31,822 --> 00:17:34,257
-What if she tries to stop us?
-How can she?

215
00:17:34,628 --> 00:17:35,776
We’re immortal!

216
00:17:36,390 --> 00:17:39,913
And if she tries... we’ll make her one of us.

217
00:17:51,495 --> 00:17:52,967
-So, what do you think of Talus?

218
00:17:54,945 --> 00:17:56,055
-He's nice.

219
00:17:56,924 --> 00:17:57,805
-Nice?

220
00:17:58,746 --> 00:18:00,033
You’re kidding, right?

221
00:18:00,525 --> 00:18:04,090
You didn’t hear the story he told.
It was warm and sensitive.

222
00:18:04,430 --> 00:18:07,560
And it cheered up that poor man.
He’s perfect, Xena.

223
00:18:07,561 --> 00:18:10,183
He’s funny; he’s smart; he’s...
-All right.

224
00:18:10,729 --> 00:18:13,011
All right. He’s more than nice.

225
00:18:14,606 --> 00:18:16,121
I’m glad you’ll have some company.

226
00:18:16,832 --> 00:18:18,736
-Why? Where are you going?

227
00:18:19,131 --> 00:18:20,684
-You two head to the hospital.

228
00:18:22,150 --> 00:18:23,493
I'm going on alone.

229
00:18:23,919 --> 00:18:24,434
-But what if...

230
00:18:24,673 --> 00:18:27,364
-Gabrielle, the hospital should be full
of people looking for relief.

231
00:18:27,365 --> 00:18:29,413
Tell them about the injured people on the roadside.

232
00:18:30,646 --> 00:18:32,138
And stay out of trouble.

233
00:18:39,185 --> 00:18:40,140
-She’ll be all right.

234
00:18:42,297 --> 00:18:43,618
-I hope so.

235
00:18:49,764 --> 00:18:50,851
-They’ve split up.

236
00:18:54,363 --> 00:18:55,391
-We’ll do the same.

237
00:18:56,178 --> 00:18:58,330
One of them will lead us to where Death
is held prisoner.

238
00:18:58,721 --> 00:19:01,707
Follow them closely! And report back to me.
-Yes, Toxeus.

239
00:19:01,905 --> 00:19:04,200
-Remember, your deaths depend upon it.

240
00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:22,878
-Faster!
-Lead the way!

241
00:20:47,593 --> 00:20:48,754
-Nice try.

242
00:20:59,150 --> 00:20:59,939
-What is it?!

243
00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:03,324
-Xena is here to rescue Death.
-Xena, why?!

244
00:21:03,629 --> 00:21:04,578
-She’s a warrior.

245
00:21:04,926 --> 00:21:08,834
Without death, Xena has no way to
defeat her opponents.

246
00:21:09,599 --> 00:21:11,865
This makes things much more interesting.

247
00:21:23,638 --> 00:21:24,577
-Water...

248
00:21:25,190 --> 00:21:26,407
Water...

249
00:21:27,414 --> 00:21:28,558
Please...

250
00:21:30,202 --> 00:21:31,221
Someone?

251
00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:33,989
-You see what you can do for her.
I’ll fetch water.

252
00:21:50,357 --> 00:21:52,036
-Thank you.

253
00:21:54,476 --> 00:21:57,723
Don’t be afraid when I tell you this.

254
00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,819
I died this morning.

255
00:22:05,361 --> 00:22:08,508
But as I was crossing to the other side...

256
00:22:09,814 --> 00:22:12,972
... a strange thing happened...

257
00:22:15,289 --> 00:22:18,611
... and I wound up back here.

258
00:22:20,965 --> 00:22:23,596
Where is Death?

259
00:22:26,418 --> 00:22:28,950
-King Sisyphus has captured her.

260
00:22:29,500 --> 00:22:30,409
But don’t worry...

261
00:22:31,120 --> 00:22:33,519
My friend, Xena, will make everything
all right again.

262
00:22:33,935 --> 00:22:37,380
-Oh... is your friend a god?

263
00:22:38,393 --> 00:22:39,498
-No...

264
00:22:40,450 --> 00:22:44,331
... but she knows Sisyphus, and she
can take care of herself.

265
00:22:44,850 --> 00:22:46,505
-But what of Death?

266
00:22:47,254 --> 00:22:49,366
How will she handle her?

267
00:22:49,984 --> 00:22:50,837
-What do you mean?

268
00:22:52,228 --> 00:22:53,782
-Come closer.

269
00:22:56,293 --> 00:23:00,120
If your friend touches Death...

270
00:23:01,504 --> 00:23:05,905
... or allows Death to touch her...

271
00:23:07,639 --> 00:23:10,654
... she will die.

272
00:23:17,700 --> 00:23:20,376
-Xena’s in trouble. I have to go to her, Talus.

273
00:23:21,058 --> 00:23:23,091
-Sisyphus has guards posted at every gate.

274
00:23:23,300 --> 00:23:24,188
-It doesn’t matter.

275
00:23:24,821 --> 00:23:27,240
You know the castle. Now tell me
how I can get in.

276
00:23:29,113 --> 00:23:30,435
-I’ll do better than that.

277
00:23:31,263 --> 00:23:32,070
I'll show you.

278
00:23:32,522 --> 00:23:36,498
-You don’t have to go, Talus. We may come
in contact with Death herself.

279
00:23:36,836 --> 00:23:38,200
-I assure you, Gabrielle...

280
00:23:38,916 --> 00:23:40,286
... I’m not afraid of her.

281
00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:07,749
-Welcome back, Xena.

282
00:24:15,146 --> 00:24:17,748
-Always the grand entrance.

283
00:24:19,900 --> 00:24:21,304
We need to talk.

284
00:24:21,909 --> 00:24:23,198
-What should we talk about?

285
00:24:23,752 --> 00:24:26,027
Relive old battles?

286
00:24:26,250 --> 00:24:27,907
-Let’s talk about Death.

287
00:24:28,450 --> 00:24:31,101
-Why must you be... so depressing?

288
00:24:31,102 --> 00:24:35,062
-Don’t you realize the pain you’ve caused?
-Nonsense.

289
00:24:35,628 --> 00:24:40,430
-My subjects are overjoyed.
Their king has given them eternal life.

290
00:24:40,779 --> 00:24:43,910
You’re blinded by your selfish
desire to live, Sisyphus.

291
00:24:45,750 --> 00:24:47,891
Now, tell me where she is...

292
00:24:48,382 --> 00:24:50,807
... or I’ll make your eternity a living Hell.

293
00:24:51,364 --> 00:24:55,020
-Still favoring brawn over brains, Xena?

294
00:24:56,140 --> 00:24:57,167
Think about it.

295
00:24:57,427 --> 00:25:01,473
You must have loved ones... somewhere.

296
00:25:02,394 --> 00:25:06,577
You never have to leave them...
never have to watch them leaving you.

297
00:25:07,168 --> 00:25:09,844
You’d have eternal bliss.

298
00:25:10,650 --> 00:25:12,938
Perhaps you should take some time...

299
00:25:13,700 --> 00:25:15,373
... mull it over a while.

300
00:25:15,768 --> 00:25:20,136
-Sorry, Sisyphus... time is the one thing
I don’t have.

301
00:25:20,772 --> 00:25:25,846
-On the contrary... time is
the only thing you have.

302
00:26:22,124 --> 00:26:24,652
-I found an escape tunnel... back when
my mother worked in the castle.

303
00:26:25,094 --> 00:26:26,769
Nobody knew about it, except us children.

304
00:26:29,074 --> 00:26:31,290
Here it is. Come on.

305
00:26:47,047 --> 00:26:48,987
-Not much of a housekeeper, is he?

306
00:26:50,800 --> 00:26:51,795
-This way.

307
00:26:56,454 --> 00:26:59,967
-Talus, this could be dangerous.
You should go back.

308
00:27:00,485 --> 00:27:01,552
-And leave you alone.

309
00:27:01,852 --> 00:27:04,061
-There’s no reason for both of us
to risk our lives.

310
00:27:04,253 --> 00:27:07,251
Look, Xena's my friend. It’s got
nothing to do with you.

311
00:27:07,527 --> 00:27:08,778
-I’m not leaving you, Gabrielle.

312
00:27:10,053 --> 00:27:12,880
I’ve never met a girl who knows
every line of Sophocles by heart.

313
00:27:14,858 --> 00:27:16,826
I’m not gonna let anything happen to her.

314
00:27:18,330 --> 00:27:19,219
-Thank you.

315
00:27:20,008 --> 00:27:22,237
Actually, I’d rather not be alone
in a place like this.

316
00:27:22,502 --> 00:27:24,195
-Well, there’s no need to worry about that.

317
00:27:29,848 --> 00:27:33,329
-You, you know... there’s... there’s a high
rate of infection in wounds left untreated.

318
00:27:33,818 --> 00:27:37,592
-Right, uh... maybe we should find you
a doctor, uh... you can’t be too careful.

319
00:27:37,804 --> 00:27:39,807
-Then again, we could just... run!
-Run!

320
00:27:40,500 --> 00:27:42,189
-Get them!
-Come on!

321
00:27:42,508 --> 00:27:43,250
-Which way?!

322
00:27:53,105 --> 00:27:53,983
Talus?!

323
00:27:56,269 --> 00:27:58,200
-Forget him! Get the girl!

324
00:27:58,713 --> 00:28:00,113
-Get her!

325
00:28:26,500 --> 00:28:27,438
-Wait, it’s me.

326
00:28:27,973 --> 00:28:28,490
-Talus?

327
00:28:30,211 --> 00:28:31,359
What are you doing here?!

328
00:28:32,415 --> 00:28:34,336
-Gabrielle wanted to tell you not to touch Death.

329
00:28:34,999 --> 00:28:36,492
-Of course not.

330
00:28:37,299 --> 00:28:40,397
Where is she? I told her to stay
out of trouble.

331
00:28:41,300 --> 00:28:42,481
-She was concerned about you.

332
00:28:43,037 --> 00:28:44,300
I... I don’t know where she is now.

333
00:28:45,691 --> 00:28:49,259
We ran... and there were these tall,
ugly guys who looked like they were dead.

334
00:28:50,103 --> 00:28:53,300
And then I fell in here.
-They were Toxeus’ men.

335
00:28:53,788 --> 00:28:55,084
We’ve gotta get out of here.

336
00:28:56,962 --> 00:28:59,337
-Ah, it’s all my fault! I should never
have let her come!

337
00:28:59,873 --> 00:29:03,275
-When Gabrielle has her mind set on
something, nothing can change it.

338
00:29:04,239 --> 00:29:06,142
You’ll learn that soon enough.

339
00:29:07,644 --> 00:29:08,518
-We’ve got to find her.

340
00:29:10,511 --> 00:29:12,403
I’ve never seen this part of the castle before.

341
00:29:13,329 --> 00:29:15,301
It must be in one of the king’s traps.
We’ll 'never' get out.

342
00:29:17,057 --> 00:29:18,239
-Listen.

343
00:29:20,900 --> 00:29:21,756
-It sounds like water.

344
00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:24,072
-It must drain somewhere.

345
00:29:41,850 --> 00:29:42,520
I found it.

346
00:29:43,087 --> 00:29:44,199
Let's go.

347
00:29:49,332 --> 00:29:50,541
-I want her!

348
00:29:58,036 --> 00:29:59,615
-Hey! This way!

349
00:30:07,600 --> 00:30:08,454
-Find them!

350
00:30:12,450 --> 00:30:13,263
-Where are they?!

351
00:30:13,496 --> 00:30:15,907
-We cornered the girl, but the guy
fell down the trap door.

352
00:30:16,446 --> 00:30:18,596
-You lost them?! Fools!

353
00:30:19,167 --> 00:30:20,298
Search the castle!

354
00:30:20,994 --> 00:30:22,236
Find Death, and bring her to me!

355
00:30:22,739 --> 00:30:23,539
-Right!
-Let's go!

356
00:30:23,539 --> 00:30:26,617
-Come this way, quickly!
-Check behind those arches!

357
00:31:21,055 --> 00:31:21,915
-Come on.

358
00:32:13,550 --> 00:32:14,577
Rats.

359
00:32:40,831 --> 00:32:42,289
-Stay right behind me, Talus.

360
00:33:00,772 --> 00:33:01,586
Talus?

361
00:33:02,911 --> 00:33:03,958
-I’m Ok.

362
00:33:05,192 --> 00:33:07,995
I guess I’m just not... used to this
much excitement.

363
00:33:09,056 --> 00:33:10,938
-Why were you headed to Corinth?

364
00:33:11,700 --> 00:33:13,806
-I grew up in Corinth. I...

365
00:33:14,970 --> 00:33:16,256
... guess I just wanted to see it.

366
00:33:17,150 --> 00:33:18,344
-One last time.

367
00:33:23,725 --> 00:33:25,083
Is there anything I can do?

368
00:33:27,055 --> 00:33:27,811
-No...

369
00:33:28,742 --> 00:33:29,725
Thanks.

370
00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:33,086
-Does Gabrielle know?

371
00:33:37,463 --> 00:33:39,074
-I should’a told her... I know.

372
00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:42,644
-How long have you known?

373
00:33:44,713 --> 00:33:47,926
-I started getting the pains... about a year ago.

374
00:33:48,605 --> 00:33:50,908
And they’ve been getting worse ever since.

375
00:33:54,314 --> 00:33:56,590
-This makes my job a lot tougher.

376
00:33:58,216 --> 00:33:59,614
-What you’re doing is right.

377
00:34:00,616 --> 00:34:02,070
There are too many people who need her.

378
00:34:04,100 --> 00:34:06,730
-I can see why Gabrielle thinks you’re so special.

379
00:34:09,950 --> 00:34:10,839
Come on.

380
00:34:19,025 --> 00:34:19,744
-Sisyphus...

381
00:34:20,489 --> 00:34:21,529
I need to talk to you.

382
00:34:21,750 --> 00:34:25,205
-Not now, Karis. Xena has proved more
of a challenge than I thought.

383
00:34:25,206 --> 00:34:27,256
-What we’ve done is wrong.
I realize that, now.

384
00:34:27,606 --> 00:34:29,818
-We’ve cheated death. How can that be wrong?

385
00:34:30,449 --> 00:34:33,894
-What about those who need her?!
The people who are in pain?!

386
00:34:34,197 --> 00:34:36,998
-I’ve given them life.
Isn’t that what they want?

387
00:34:41,703 --> 00:34:45,809
-If I were to give myself a mortal wound,
would you have me suffer as well?!

388
00:34:48,471 --> 00:34:50,585
-Enough of this nonsense!

389
00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:54,867
If Xena wins, I die.

390
00:35:03,500 --> 00:35:05,743
-This hall leads to the king’s private chamber.
-Good.

391
00:35:08,793 --> 00:35:09,196
-Xena.

392
00:35:10,534 --> 00:35:11,300
-Your Highness?

393
00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:12,772
-Talus.

394
00:35:13,686 --> 00:35:14,917
I want to help you.

395
00:35:15,819 --> 00:35:16,858
-Why?

396
00:35:16,994 --> 00:35:18,979
-Because what my husband has done is wrong.

397
00:35:20,457 --> 00:35:22,508
Look, you can’t defeat him without me.

398
00:35:22,924 --> 00:35:25,965
Even if you survive his traps, you’ll
never reach Celesta in time.

399
00:35:26,314 --> 00:35:27,786
-Thanks for the advice.

400
00:35:28,066 --> 00:35:28,691
-Wait!

401
00:35:29,651 --> 00:35:30,449
Please!

402
00:35:31,563 --> 00:35:32,877
I know another way.

403
00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:45,341
-Well, Xena. It seems, finally, the spider
has caught the fly.

404
00:35:46,468 --> 00:35:47,550
What’s the meaning of this?

405
00:35:48,286 --> 00:35:50,599
-It’s time for you to listen to reason, Sisyphus.

406
00:35:51,500 --> 00:35:52,390
-I agree.

407
00:35:53,072 --> 00:35:54,125
-Xena.

408
00:35:54,671 --> 00:35:56,867
-It’s time to let Death go, Sisyphus.

409
00:35:57,212 --> 00:35:59,256
-Not without a fight... draw your weapon.

410
00:35:59,598 --> 00:36:02,235
-No weapons... there’s someone you should meet.

411
00:36:05,317 --> 00:36:06,864
-Do you remember me, your Highness?

412
00:36:07,555 --> 00:36:10,539
My mother and I lived in the castle
when I was... a small boy.

413
00:36:11,210 --> 00:36:14,412
-Talus... how are you, my boy?

414
00:36:14,936 --> 00:36:16,149
-Not good, your Highness.

415
00:36:18,406 --> 00:36:21,364
I’m dying... or at least, I should be.

416
00:36:24,500 --> 00:36:26,067
You were very good to my mother and me.

417
00:36:27,053 --> 00:36:28,991
Now, I ask you for one more act of kindness.

418
00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:31,356
Let Celesta go.

419
00:36:31,983 --> 00:36:33,441
-You don’t understand.

420
00:36:34,235 --> 00:36:36,356
If I let her go, I will die.

421
00:36:36,967 --> 00:36:38,257
-You shouldn’t fear it.

422
00:36:40,691 --> 00:36:42,163
I did for the longest time.

423
00:36:44,271 --> 00:36:49,164
But now my suffering has... grown so...
real... and deep.

424
00:36:50,800 --> 00:36:54,792
Now I know... death can be a friend...
a resting place.

425
00:36:55,115 --> 00:36:59,217
-You must understand, Talus, that...
I’m not suffering.

426
00:37:00,531 --> 00:37:02,382
My life can still be good.

427
00:37:03,371 --> 00:37:04,565
-I don’t believe that.

428
00:37:05,479 --> 00:37:09,330
When the good King Sisyphus sees all the
pain and misery he has caused the world...

429
00:37:09,660 --> 00:37:12,491
... he’ll die inside a million times in regret
for what he has done.

430
00:37:14,358 --> 00:37:18,123
Don’t you see?
It’s not how long you live that matters.

431
00:37:19,350 --> 00:37:20,845
It’s how well you live.

432
00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:23,420
Please, let her go.

433
00:37:24,315 --> 00:37:26,454
-You’re a great king, Sisyphus.

434
00:37:27,779 --> 00:37:29,509
Be remembered that way.

435
00:37:39,856 --> 00:37:44,334
-I was so concerned with my own life,
I forgot about the rest of the world.

436
00:37:45,510 --> 00:37:47,053
I’ve been such a fool.

437
00:37:48,432 --> 00:37:50,122
-It’s not too late.

438
00:37:56,840 --> 00:37:58,267
I will miss you.

439
00:37:59,336 --> 00:38:00,888
-Don’t count me out yet.

440
00:38:01,997 --> 00:38:04,579
-Sisyphus... there’s not much time.

441
00:38:15,479 --> 00:38:17,672
-Xena! Talus! They’re right behind me!

442
00:38:17,673 --> 00:38:19,168
-Stay away from those chains!

443
00:38:20,795 --> 00:38:24,620
Or this young thing... will be Death’s first victim.

444
00:38:28,769 --> 00:38:30,424
-Let her go!
-Talus...

445
00:38:31,140 --> 00:38:32,296
Let me.

446
00:38:33,169 --> 00:38:35,508
Shouldn’t you be looking for a shallow
grave somewhere?

447
00:38:38,970 --> 00:38:40,164
-Just a few more minutes.

448
00:38:40,813 --> 00:38:42,551
-Come on, Toxeus...

449
00:38:43,317 --> 00:38:47,190
Wouldn’t you rather have me by the throat
than that scrawny little girl?

450
00:38:48,038 --> 00:38:49,452
-Are you offering to join me?

451
00:38:49,989 --> 00:38:52,623
-Run me through, and I’m yours.
-No, Xena!

452
00:39:00,164 --> 00:39:02,863
-You unlock Celesta. I’ll handle the others.

453
00:39:08,965 --> 00:39:09,756
-Die, Xena!

454
00:39:10,590 --> 00:39:11,610
-Not today!

455
00:39:31,900 --> 00:39:33,222
-Get away from those chains.

456
00:40:50,425 --> 00:40:52,980
-You all right?
-That was a little close.

457
00:40:53,786 --> 00:40:55,382
-I’m ready, Celesta.

458
00:40:55,740 --> 00:41:00,372
-Your time will come. First, someone
else needs me.

459
00:41:05,822 --> 00:41:08,933
-Wait. Wait. There’s been some kind of mistake.

460
00:41:09,647 --> 00:41:11,892
-No, Gabrielle, it’s... no mistake.

461
00:41:13,696 --> 00:41:14,832
I have to say goodbye.

462
00:41:15,953 --> 00:41:17,053
-Goodbye?

463
00:41:18,386 --> 00:41:19,541
I don’t understand.

464
00:41:20,607 --> 00:41:24,402
-Talus is very sick. He has been for a long time.

465
00:41:26,537 --> 00:41:28,140
-But I didn’t know.

466
00:41:30,700 --> 00:41:31,255
-I'm ready.

467
00:41:31,611 --> 00:41:34,673
-No. You don’t have to take him.

468
00:41:35,611 --> 00:41:37,807
We saved you. You owe us.

469
00:41:38,933 --> 00:41:40,224
Please.

470
00:41:44,700 --> 00:41:45,898
-I should’ve told you.

471
00:41:48,570 --> 00:41:49,955
Forgive me, Gabrielle.

472
00:41:51,381 --> 00:41:53,367
All I wanted was a memory of you.

473
00:41:55,400 --> 00:41:56,928
-This can’t be happening.

474
00:41:59,054 --> 00:42:00,844
-We’ll meet each other again, someday...

475
00:42:02,106 --> 00:42:03,340
... on the other side.

476
00:42:05,863 --> 00:42:07,237
-You won’t forget me?

477
00:42:08,838 --> 00:42:10,273
-How could I?

478
00:43:16,707 --> 00:43:20,220
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