Camelot (2011): Season 1, Episode 1 - Homecoming - full transcript
King Uther refuses to set up Morgana as heiress at court when she returns from the nunnery, but she poisons him, banishes queen Igraine and proclaims herself queen. She invites and seduces the realm's worst enemy, king Lot of Lothian, to marry her and subdue all Britain together. They ignore however that sorcerer Merlin, who couldn't cure Uther's poisoning, made him legitimate on his deathbed his secretly raised son, Arthur, born when Igrain was the duke of Corwall's wife and taken away as the sorcerer's reward. Merlin fetches unsuspecting Arthur from his beloved stepfather Ector, and agrees to let immature womanizer Arthur's strong, reliable stepbrother Kay come along. On the way to abandoned Roman coastal castle Camelot, Arthur kills a-in self-defense one of Lot's scout, ignoring it's Lot's prince. Merlin barely manages to keep Arthur committed, as their military inferiority and poor housing dishearten, until the other British rulers arrive, summoned to acknowledge the new king. Lot refuses, orders the knave to return home and punishes his refusal by slitting Kay's mother's throat, then prepares a siege.
King Uther, there is a visitor.
She won't give her name.
Who are you?
Morgan.
Father.
Your whore still lives.
You'll respect your mother.
Stepmother.
Why are you here?
I've come home and I
want to offer you forgiveness.
For what?
For the death of
my mother, so you could
install this whore.
And for banishing me
so I'd be silenced.
I sent you
away for an education.
Fifteen years in
a nunnery, I learned more
than you can imagine.
Father, I'm your only child.
Why wouldn't you
welcome me home?
You've lived too
long without my guidance.
This isn't your home now.
And I no longer
have a daughter.
Don't turn your
back on me, Father!
You're not welcome Morgan.
Goodbye.
Igraine, leave her.
Uther! Uther!
Uther? Uther!
What's wrong?
Help! Somebody help
him! Uther!
Help us!
Out of my way!
Open the gates!
Help him! Help him!
Take the
King to his chambers! Now!
Alleluia
dilexi quoniam exaudiet...
Dominus vocem orationis
meae Quia inclinavit aurem...
Whatever powers
you have, use them now!
Uther, you're going to die.
The poison was too strong.
Put your hand to this.
For Briton and the boy.
His time is done.
In
principio-erat-verbum.
In the beginning was the Word.
And the Word was...
God, yes.
This isn't Latin study.
No, but it is
definitely worship.
It can't be!
Hey!
You bastard!
Kay, listen-she
said you two were over!
No, I did not.
Thanks a lot.
Stop it! Both of you!
I should kill you.
How did you even find us?
I know where you
bring your girls.
And now mine, too.
Get dressed. I was sent to
find you. There's a visitor.
What's that got to do with me?
It's bad. I know.
I shouldn't have done it.
I wasn't thinking.
No, you were thinking.
You were thinking,
if I get caught,
I can talk my way out of this.
It was a mistake.
We got carried away...
twice.
Shut up. Please,
just shut up.
Sometimes these things happen.
It's like she's Cleopatra,
you're Caesar,
and I'm Mark Antony.
No. You're
really not-at all.
We can't let a
woman come between us.
Can we, brother?
Everything comes easy for you.
And you don't appreciate it.
What's going on?
Mother?
Father?
He's here.
So you're the boy.
I'm Arthur.
Who are you?
His name is Merlin...
and he's not welcome here!
Then he'll be on his way!
- Put down your sword, Kay.
- No!
Do as you're told, boy!
Will someone
explain what is happening here?
The King is dead.
Murdered.
So?
Uther died
with no legitimate son.
What's that got to do with us?
Not them.
You-are Uther's son.
No.
My parents are standing here.
Tell him. Tell him.
He's telling the truth, Arthur.
He can't be.
How can he be?
Merlin brought
you to us when you were
less than a week old.
We swore to look after you.
What?
The King is dead.
Long live the King.
Take your lies and get out!
Arthur, Arthur,
give me the blade.
Give me the blade.
You tell him how this happened.
You tell him the
story of his birth.
The details aren't important.
They are to him!
Arthur, I
should've told you before.
I'm-I'm so sorry, son.
Rest tonight.
Tomorrow, we leave.
Where is she?
Lady Igraine remains
in mourning in her chamber.
And the men?
Most are gone.
On whose authority?
Merlin's.
The night after your
father's death his
warriors packed up their
belongings and left.
Then we'll move on our own.
Better and stronger.
We?
You answer to me now.
Thank you.
Pull down those banners!
Confiscate all the weapons
and someone find the kitchens!
I'm bloody starving.
The doors are
open to you, my Lord.
There's no need for force.
Are you the
one who summoned me?
I'm Uther's
daughter and sole heir:
Morgan Pendragon.
Even as we speak, my men are
slaughtering all those
still loyal to Uther.
Why would you call me here?
To offer an alliance.
Who with?
Me.
You?
Who better than
you, King Lot, my father's
strongest opponent.
I am immune to flattery.
And yet you came when asked.
You've nothing to offer me.
I hold this castle.
I could split
you from your gut to your
throat and still take it.
You're cleverer than that.
Am I?
Kill me and you're
just another warlord
taking yet another castle.
But if we stand together...
I stand alone.
If we forge a
union, we'd have the
strength to unite the realm.
As King and Queen.
There is already
a Queen within these walls.
I could take her and still
sit on Uther's throne.
She's to be exiled.
Oh, is she now?
Yes.
You're very
confident in your plans.
I am.
What makes you so special?
Come near me, I'll kill you.
Don't issue empty threats.
Who are you?
I knew Uther Pendragon.
I was at his side when he died.
The King's will, signed by his
own hand, bearing his seal,
attesting to your birth.
This was your father's.
Take it.
When you were born, I took
you and brought you here.
You may be of King's blood
but Uther was a barbarian.
Racing you here made
you so much more.
I told Ector how to
raise and educate you.
He swore to always
keep you safe.
They raised you well.
Perhaps too well.
Why? Why do
you need me?
Everything in time.
I sometimes wondered
why they doted more on you.
How come you always
got away with so much.
It was never like that.
It's always been like that.
You've just never seen it.
You're used to the world
falling at your feet the
moment you smile.
But it's all right.
This makes sense of it.
They treated you like
you were special.
Because you are.
At last you finally admit it.
Hey, this doesn't
change anything.
You're still my brother.
And you're still infuriating.
What do I do? I can't
just leave! This is my home.
This is what I know. Here.
But what you're
being offered is better.
Going to battle,
leading the land.
It's what every man dreams of.
No, it's what you dream of.
The rest of us
dream about girls.
You think a leader
won't get his choice of girls?
Why shouldn't it be your destiny?
If it was me, I'd
go-in an instant.
So, you're coming.
I'm not saying I believe you.
It's just I want to
see it for myself.
You're ready.
Why didn't you tell me?
I was afraid of losing you.
Because you are my son.
You'll always be my mother.
I place him in your care.
You keep him safe.
You have my word.
It's what you were born for.
It's what we've guided you for.
You remember what I taught you.
When you make decisions,
you use this in
conjunction with this.
And you never use this!
I'll try and remember that.
No son ever had a better
father. I-I want you to know...
I know, I know, I know.
I love you.
You've given me
everything my entire life
and I feel guilty asking
for anything more.
But-I need Kay.
I want him with me.
Yes, yes!
Whatever this is,
I can't do it without you.
We were scared you'd never ask.
Together, you're stronger.
It's time.
Say my name!
Morgan!
Who will I be?
Queen of the realm!
Are you fit to be my King?
You know I am!
What will you give me?
Undying loyalty!
Swear your fealty!
Swear yours to me!
SWEAR IT!
I swear!
On what...
- My oath-
- Yes!
My life!
Yes!
And your blood!
My blood!
Where did you learn that, huh?
Your father dies, and you
banish your own mother
from her home. Impressive.
Stepmother.
I'm the only one
of Uther's blood.
His castle and realm
should be mine.
So you summon
me, Uther's worst enemy.
You propose an alliance
and then seduce me, even
as your father's body cools.
Is there no end
to your ambition?
Are you complaining?
No.
Just curious.
A queen still requires a king.
Yes.
Together,
we'll unite the realm.
Yes.
I'll set her on the way myself.
Yes.
It suits you up there.
Where will you go?
Your father had
plenty of allies who'll
give me space.
Was there anything else, or
did you just come to gloat?
Just give thanks
you're leaving here alive.
I did nothing to harm you.
Indeed, my
Lady, you did nothing.
You did nothing when my
mother was murdered,
so that you could
take her place.
And you did nothing when
my father banished me.
No queen questions her king!
And I thought my
opinion of you couldn't
get any lower.
Safe travels!
The land is treacherous.
I bring a message from Merlin.
Merlin? What
does he want?
He asks you
attend Uther's son at the
ancient castle of Camelot.
Uther's son?
That's what
I was told to deliver.
He has a son.
I have the only
true claim to the throne.
This is Merlin's game.
So, we'll play with him.
If you were
responsible for my birth,
I deserve to know more
about who you are.
Stop asking about
me and think about who you are.
Are you really a sorcerer?
I can do things
others believe impossible.
Is that sorcery?
Go on then. Show me.
Prove it to me.
You pull me from one coast
to the other and you tell
me nothing!
You asked me why I need you.
I had a vision
of what was to come.
What sort of vision?
The darkness of man.
I won't let it happen again.
Are you saying you
had this vision before I
was conceived?
The past doesn't matter.
Define yourself in the
present and you might rule
in the future.
Dear God.
It's already begun.
What?
With no King in
place, there'll be carnage
across the land.
What're you doing?
Whoever these men
are, they deserve a
Christian burial.
They're long past saving.
Arthur-tell him.
We stay here, we're
a target for whoever did this.
Stop worrying about the
dead-the living need us more!
Merlin's right.
We have to get out of here.
We can't help them now.
Let's move.
We rest here.
This village?
Is that wise?
We'll find out.
Fear spreads like plague.
Stay on your
horses and ride on through.
We are on our way to the coast.
We were hoping for
shelter tonight.
There's no welcome here.
Not even for an old friend?
Merlin! Is that you?
That's more like it.
It's been too long.
It's people like
these that will be next to
the slaughter if you don't
fulfill your destiny.
What would you have
done if I hadn't come with you.
A stranger says
you're the future king.
Maybe it takes a night,
maybe it takes a year,
but in the end you're too
curious not to come.
You think you
know me that well?
I watched you
since you were a child.
Tell me about my birth.
Your father,
Uther, desired a woman
named Igraine, who belonged
to a rival warlord,
the Duke of Cornwall.
Unable to best his forces,
Uther changed tactics
and summoned me.
To do what?
To change Uther to
resemble Cornwall so he
could have Igraine
for just one night.
You want me to
believe I'm the product of
sorcery and rape?
You were conceived that night.
Merlin, I want the truth.
Not some story to make
me believe in magic.
I don't care what you believe.
But I've sworn off those
vows a long time ago.
Why?
- Because they cost.
- Cost how?
You want me to finish or not?
So Uther gave me to you.
You were my payment.
Why would you
take a child as payment?
This realm needs a
leader better than any who
has come before.
With Uther's blood line
and Ector's guidance,
that can be you.
I know you've got
questions, but I will be
at your side and we will
find the answers together.
We are going to build a
land jull of hope and
honor where fear is
extinguished, to which
people will flock from far
and wide, seeking out our
beacon of light.
Tomorrow we ride to an
ancient seat of power.
You can be the greatest of men
in the greatest of lands.
Trust me, Arthur.
Arthur!
An outrider for King Lot.
These are Lot's colors.
You're not even installed
and you're starting a war!
Back on the horses!
If we're here when they
find him, you won't live
to be King.
Camelot. Yah!
It's a ruin.
The Romans built it.
We'll create the future here.
This has good position, strong
fortifications.
And no one will expect it.
This is not what
I thought you meant!
I thought there'd be armies,
and weapons and servants!
And girls.
There has to be
more than this, right?
I mean, I must have money.
No.
Why didn't you
say that before we left!
You wouldn't have come.
You didn't say
it would be like this.
You didn't ask.
We're in a fight for our
lives, for the soul of
this country.
Now, there are people waiting.
The Great Hall of Camelot.
Meet those who have sworn their
allegiance to you.
Ulfius! Leontes!
Brastias! Pelinor!
Your father was a great leader.
Our loyalty passes to you.
We stand at your bidding,
ready to defend the
Pendragon line.
I never knew Uther.
But if he inspired such
loyalty, I am humbled to
stand before you and I'll
do whatever I can to
justify your allegiance.
We are your servants.
These are your allies.
Your enemies are much
greater in number.
Something else you
forgot to mention earlier.
King Lot of Lothian and Orkney.
The new Duke of Cornwall; Kings
Nentes, Scotland, and Carados.
I've summoned them here.
You've done what?
So they all can
recognize you as the true
heir of Uther Pendragon.
What if they don't?
They must.
These are your chambers.
I had your father's
effects brought here.
What was he
like? My father.
Unyielding.
That's it?
The life of a man and
you take one word.
It's all you need to know.
No, it's not!
I want to know everything.
What he ate, what he
drank, how he stood.
Who he loved, what made
him laugh or weep.
And you give me one word.
Anyone else can
tell you his character
and contradictions.
I gave you the word
you most require.
The aspect you
must take from him.
An unyielding strength.
Because from now on,
everyone will challenge
you, on everything.
You need to be certain.
What if I'm not?
You have to be.
What if I'm wrong?
You can't be.
Oh, one more thing.
Uther also had a daughter.
Your half-sister.
He installs a child in a ruin,
and expects the
kingdom to kneel?
I think the sorcerer's
mind is addled.
No, he's clever.
This was a power, once.
He believes he can awaken it.
Are you all right?
The games of men exhaust me.
We ride in strong.
If this pretender
wears my father's robes,
I shall gouge his eyes.
On!
That's your sister?
No.
He's Uther's son.
I have proof.
My father had
no legitimate son.
I would have known.
Honestly, this is as
strange to me as it is to you.
But when Merlin...
It talks, too.
It's pretty, it talks.
But it is not an heir.
We can work together
to honor our father...
You didn't know my father.
Look at it. Not even a
convincing pretender.
You're not made of kings,
boy, but of common clay.
How much did the
sorcerer promise you?
He didn't promise me anything.
Why are you doing this to me?
This isn't personal.
This is for the country.
This is my birthright.
Is it? We should ask
his mother, Queen Igraine.
You were childless.
I never spoke of this.
This is some
other man's bastard.
Not my father's. I
would have known.
And yet you didn't.
Is this the boy I took
from you when he was born?
Yes, I believe he is.
This is Uther's son. My son.
No.
Fuck this.
You think
this is the end of it?
Merlin told me he
changed Uther's face to
resemble your husband,
the Duke of Cornwall.
That's not possible.
No, it's not. But
I believe it happened.
There was a
moment, when I looked at
him, that I saw another.
I saw Uther.
I don't understand.
How did you then come
to be Uther's wife?
That night that
Uther was with me, his
forces killed the Duke.
The vanquishing warlord
can claim the victim's wife.
I was lucky to live.
But you were pregnant with me.
You gave me up.
Merlin tore you from my arms.
Didn't you ever think of me?
You were my first
thought each morning.
I studied every boy's
face, hoping for you.
I was forbidden
to search for you.
I'm so sorry.
Arthur.
You all right?
Yes.
What was she like?
How was it?
Fine.
That's it?
Come on, let's explore.
Let's look up here. Come on.
Here, look at this.
Magnus Quintus built this
fort in the sixth year of
the reign of the Emperor
Valentinio the Second.
He who has begun has
the work half done.
You wouldn't say that if you
saw the state of the place now.
Think of what it must
have been like back then.
Or what it can be again.
Have you been following us?
Merlin's instructions.
I'm to keep you safe.
Keep me safe or
make sure I don't leave?
Bit of both.
What if I make a run for it?
Why would you?
You've got everything here.
There's so much-potential.
You sound like Merlin.
I believe in what he's doing.
Why he brought you here.
So you followed
him blindly even though
you hadn't met me.
No, not blindly.
Some of us have always
felt it's not enough just
to fight; there has to be
a cause worth fighting for.
Merlin's told us what's
possible, what can be
built here with you and
your breed of king.
How do I become that overnight?
Trust your instincts.
My instincts
aren't that of a king.
What if they are
and you just don't know it yet?
Who is
she? Who is she?
Who is she? Who is she?
What're you doing?!
Who is she?
I don't know!
Arthur!
You'd better see this.
This is all for you.
God help me.
What do we do now?
Show no fear.
Speak boldly.
Answer them as their king.
Nothing to worry about, right?
I mean, you've had visions.
I'm going to be king.
Everything's going to be fine.
It's fate. It's guaranteed.
- No.
- No?
If you die,
the visions will change.
Fate can go begging.
Destiny has to be won.
Nothing can
ever be the same after
this moment, Arthur.
Leave now and
salvage your life.
Stay, and you'll
lose everything.
You're outnumbered.
Don't be a sorcerer's
figurehead. Go home.
Speak, y'beardless bastard!
You stand in my
hall in my realm and you
will show me respect!
I am the true
and legitimate heir
to Uther's throne.
And you will pledge your
allegiance to me,
or suffer for it.
Understand that,
y'bearded fool?
I'm sorry.
Bring him in.
That's my son. My eldest son.
And you killed him.
There were two outriders
in the woods that day.
The other one saw it all.
He attacked me.
No! You bastard!
This stops nothing...
I'm not a monster.
Five dawns I'll give you.
Five dawns for him to
grieve and then be gone.
But if you don't leave,
there will be more slaughter.
Stop him!
Stop him! Stop
him! Stop him! Stop...
I'm
sorry-I'm sorry...
Merlin, what have
you done to me? Get off!
What have you done to me?
She won't give her name.
Who are you?
Morgan.
Father.
Your whore still lives.
You'll respect your mother.
Stepmother.
Why are you here?
I've come home and I
want to offer you forgiveness.
For what?
For the death of
my mother, so you could
install this whore.
And for banishing me
so I'd be silenced.
I sent you
away for an education.
Fifteen years in
a nunnery, I learned more
than you can imagine.
Father, I'm your only child.
Why wouldn't you
welcome me home?
You've lived too
long without my guidance.
This isn't your home now.
And I no longer
have a daughter.
Don't turn your
back on me, Father!
You're not welcome Morgan.
Goodbye.
Igraine, leave her.
Uther! Uther!
Uther? Uther!
What's wrong?
Help! Somebody help
him! Uther!
Help us!
Out of my way!
Open the gates!
Help him! Help him!
Take the
King to his chambers! Now!
Alleluia
dilexi quoniam exaudiet...
Dominus vocem orationis
meae Quia inclinavit aurem...
Whatever powers
you have, use them now!
Uther, you're going to die.
The poison was too strong.
Put your hand to this.
For Briton and the boy.
His time is done.
In
principio-erat-verbum.
In the beginning was the Word.
And the Word was...
God, yes.
This isn't Latin study.
No, but it is
definitely worship.
It can't be!
Hey!
You bastard!
Kay, listen-she
said you two were over!
No, I did not.
Thanks a lot.
Stop it! Both of you!
I should kill you.
How did you even find us?
I know where you
bring your girls.
And now mine, too.
Get dressed. I was sent to
find you. There's a visitor.
What's that got to do with me?
It's bad. I know.
I shouldn't have done it.
I wasn't thinking.
No, you were thinking.
You were thinking,
if I get caught,
I can talk my way out of this.
It was a mistake.
We got carried away...
twice.
Shut up. Please,
just shut up.
Sometimes these things happen.
It's like she's Cleopatra,
you're Caesar,
and I'm Mark Antony.
No. You're
really not-at all.
We can't let a
woman come between us.
Can we, brother?
Everything comes easy for you.
And you don't appreciate it.
What's going on?
Mother?
Father?
He's here.
So you're the boy.
I'm Arthur.
Who are you?
His name is Merlin...
and he's not welcome here!
Then he'll be on his way!
- Put down your sword, Kay.
- No!
Do as you're told, boy!
Will someone
explain what is happening here?
The King is dead.
Murdered.
So?
Uther died
with no legitimate son.
What's that got to do with us?
Not them.
You-are Uther's son.
No.
My parents are standing here.
Tell him. Tell him.
He's telling the truth, Arthur.
He can't be.
How can he be?
Merlin brought
you to us when you were
less than a week old.
We swore to look after you.
What?
The King is dead.
Long live the King.
Take your lies and get out!
Arthur, Arthur,
give me the blade.
Give me the blade.
You tell him how this happened.
You tell him the
story of his birth.
The details aren't important.
They are to him!
Arthur, I
should've told you before.
I'm-I'm so sorry, son.
Rest tonight.
Tomorrow, we leave.
Where is she?
Lady Igraine remains
in mourning in her chamber.
And the men?
Most are gone.
On whose authority?
Merlin's.
The night after your
father's death his
warriors packed up their
belongings and left.
Then we'll move on our own.
Better and stronger.
We?
You answer to me now.
Thank you.
Pull down those banners!
Confiscate all the weapons
and someone find the kitchens!
I'm bloody starving.
The doors are
open to you, my Lord.
There's no need for force.
Are you the
one who summoned me?
I'm Uther's
daughter and sole heir:
Morgan Pendragon.
Even as we speak, my men are
slaughtering all those
still loyal to Uther.
Why would you call me here?
To offer an alliance.
Who with?
Me.
You?
Who better than
you, King Lot, my father's
strongest opponent.
I am immune to flattery.
And yet you came when asked.
You've nothing to offer me.
I hold this castle.
I could split
you from your gut to your
throat and still take it.
You're cleverer than that.
Am I?
Kill me and you're
just another warlord
taking yet another castle.
But if we stand together...
I stand alone.
If we forge a
union, we'd have the
strength to unite the realm.
As King and Queen.
There is already
a Queen within these walls.
I could take her and still
sit on Uther's throne.
She's to be exiled.
Oh, is she now?
Yes.
You're very
confident in your plans.
I am.
What makes you so special?
Come near me, I'll kill you.
Don't issue empty threats.
Who are you?
I knew Uther Pendragon.
I was at his side when he died.
The King's will, signed by his
own hand, bearing his seal,
attesting to your birth.
This was your father's.
Take it.
When you were born, I took
you and brought you here.
You may be of King's blood
but Uther was a barbarian.
Racing you here made
you so much more.
I told Ector how to
raise and educate you.
He swore to always
keep you safe.
They raised you well.
Perhaps too well.
Why? Why do
you need me?
Everything in time.
I sometimes wondered
why they doted more on you.
How come you always
got away with so much.
It was never like that.
It's always been like that.
You've just never seen it.
You're used to the world
falling at your feet the
moment you smile.
But it's all right.
This makes sense of it.
They treated you like
you were special.
Because you are.
At last you finally admit it.
Hey, this doesn't
change anything.
You're still my brother.
And you're still infuriating.
What do I do? I can't
just leave! This is my home.
This is what I know. Here.
But what you're
being offered is better.
Going to battle,
leading the land.
It's what every man dreams of.
No, it's what you dream of.
The rest of us
dream about girls.
You think a leader
won't get his choice of girls?
Why shouldn't it be your destiny?
If it was me, I'd
go-in an instant.
So, you're coming.
I'm not saying I believe you.
It's just I want to
see it for myself.
You're ready.
Why didn't you tell me?
I was afraid of losing you.
Because you are my son.
You'll always be my mother.
I place him in your care.
You keep him safe.
You have my word.
It's what you were born for.
It's what we've guided you for.
You remember what I taught you.
When you make decisions,
you use this in
conjunction with this.
And you never use this!
I'll try and remember that.
No son ever had a better
father. I-I want you to know...
I know, I know, I know.
I love you.
You've given me
everything my entire life
and I feel guilty asking
for anything more.
But-I need Kay.
I want him with me.
Yes, yes!
Whatever this is,
I can't do it without you.
We were scared you'd never ask.
Together, you're stronger.
It's time.
Say my name!
Morgan!
Who will I be?
Queen of the realm!
Are you fit to be my King?
You know I am!
What will you give me?
Undying loyalty!
Swear your fealty!
Swear yours to me!
SWEAR IT!
I swear!
On what...
- My oath-
- Yes!
My life!
Yes!
And your blood!
My blood!
Where did you learn that, huh?
Your father dies, and you
banish your own mother
from her home. Impressive.
Stepmother.
I'm the only one
of Uther's blood.
His castle and realm
should be mine.
So you summon
me, Uther's worst enemy.
You propose an alliance
and then seduce me, even
as your father's body cools.
Is there no end
to your ambition?
Are you complaining?
No.
Just curious.
A queen still requires a king.
Yes.
Together,
we'll unite the realm.
Yes.
I'll set her on the way myself.
Yes.
It suits you up there.
Where will you go?
Your father had
plenty of allies who'll
give me space.
Was there anything else, or
did you just come to gloat?
Just give thanks
you're leaving here alive.
I did nothing to harm you.
Indeed, my
Lady, you did nothing.
You did nothing when my
mother was murdered,
so that you could
take her place.
And you did nothing when
my father banished me.
No queen questions her king!
And I thought my
opinion of you couldn't
get any lower.
Safe travels!
The land is treacherous.
I bring a message from Merlin.
Merlin? What
does he want?
He asks you
attend Uther's son at the
ancient castle of Camelot.
Uther's son?
That's what
I was told to deliver.
He has a son.
I have the only
true claim to the throne.
This is Merlin's game.
So, we'll play with him.
If you were
responsible for my birth,
I deserve to know more
about who you are.
Stop asking about
me and think about who you are.
Are you really a sorcerer?
I can do things
others believe impossible.
Is that sorcery?
Go on then. Show me.
Prove it to me.
You pull me from one coast
to the other and you tell
me nothing!
You asked me why I need you.
I had a vision
of what was to come.
What sort of vision?
The darkness of man.
I won't let it happen again.
Are you saying you
had this vision before I
was conceived?
The past doesn't matter.
Define yourself in the
present and you might rule
in the future.
Dear God.
It's already begun.
What?
With no King in
place, there'll be carnage
across the land.
What're you doing?
Whoever these men
are, they deserve a
Christian burial.
They're long past saving.
Arthur-tell him.
We stay here, we're
a target for whoever did this.
Stop worrying about the
dead-the living need us more!
Merlin's right.
We have to get out of here.
We can't help them now.
Let's move.
We rest here.
This village?
Is that wise?
We'll find out.
Fear spreads like plague.
Stay on your
horses and ride on through.
We are on our way to the coast.
We were hoping for
shelter tonight.
There's no welcome here.
Not even for an old friend?
Merlin! Is that you?
That's more like it.
It's been too long.
It's people like
these that will be next to
the slaughter if you don't
fulfill your destiny.
What would you have
done if I hadn't come with you.
A stranger says
you're the future king.
Maybe it takes a night,
maybe it takes a year,
but in the end you're too
curious not to come.
You think you
know me that well?
I watched you
since you were a child.
Tell me about my birth.
Your father,
Uther, desired a woman
named Igraine, who belonged
to a rival warlord,
the Duke of Cornwall.
Unable to best his forces,
Uther changed tactics
and summoned me.
To do what?
To change Uther to
resemble Cornwall so he
could have Igraine
for just one night.
You want me to
believe I'm the product of
sorcery and rape?
You were conceived that night.
Merlin, I want the truth.
Not some story to make
me believe in magic.
I don't care what you believe.
But I've sworn off those
vows a long time ago.
Why?
- Because they cost.
- Cost how?
You want me to finish or not?
So Uther gave me to you.
You were my payment.
Why would you
take a child as payment?
This realm needs a
leader better than any who
has come before.
With Uther's blood line
and Ector's guidance,
that can be you.
I know you've got
questions, but I will be
at your side and we will
find the answers together.
We are going to build a
land jull of hope and
honor where fear is
extinguished, to which
people will flock from far
and wide, seeking out our
beacon of light.
Tomorrow we ride to an
ancient seat of power.
You can be the greatest of men
in the greatest of lands.
Trust me, Arthur.
Arthur!
An outrider for King Lot.
These are Lot's colors.
You're not even installed
and you're starting a war!
Back on the horses!
If we're here when they
find him, you won't live
to be King.
Camelot. Yah!
It's a ruin.
The Romans built it.
We'll create the future here.
This has good position, strong
fortifications.
And no one will expect it.
This is not what
I thought you meant!
I thought there'd be armies,
and weapons and servants!
And girls.
There has to be
more than this, right?
I mean, I must have money.
No.
Why didn't you
say that before we left!
You wouldn't have come.
You didn't say
it would be like this.
You didn't ask.
We're in a fight for our
lives, for the soul of
this country.
Now, there are people waiting.
The Great Hall of Camelot.
Meet those who have sworn their
allegiance to you.
Ulfius! Leontes!
Brastias! Pelinor!
Your father was a great leader.
Our loyalty passes to you.
We stand at your bidding,
ready to defend the
Pendragon line.
I never knew Uther.
But if he inspired such
loyalty, I am humbled to
stand before you and I'll
do whatever I can to
justify your allegiance.
We are your servants.
These are your allies.
Your enemies are much
greater in number.
Something else you
forgot to mention earlier.
King Lot of Lothian and Orkney.
The new Duke of Cornwall; Kings
Nentes, Scotland, and Carados.
I've summoned them here.
You've done what?
So they all can
recognize you as the true
heir of Uther Pendragon.
What if they don't?
They must.
These are your chambers.
I had your father's
effects brought here.
What was he
like? My father.
Unyielding.
That's it?
The life of a man and
you take one word.
It's all you need to know.
No, it's not!
I want to know everything.
What he ate, what he
drank, how he stood.
Who he loved, what made
him laugh or weep.
And you give me one word.
Anyone else can
tell you his character
and contradictions.
I gave you the word
you most require.
The aspect you
must take from him.
An unyielding strength.
Because from now on,
everyone will challenge
you, on everything.
You need to be certain.
What if I'm not?
You have to be.
What if I'm wrong?
You can't be.
Oh, one more thing.
Uther also had a daughter.
Your half-sister.
He installs a child in a ruin,
and expects the
kingdom to kneel?
I think the sorcerer's
mind is addled.
No, he's clever.
This was a power, once.
He believes he can awaken it.
Are you all right?
The games of men exhaust me.
We ride in strong.
If this pretender
wears my father's robes,
I shall gouge his eyes.
On!
That's your sister?
No.
He's Uther's son.
I have proof.
My father had
no legitimate son.
I would have known.
Honestly, this is as
strange to me as it is to you.
But when Merlin...
It talks, too.
It's pretty, it talks.
But it is not an heir.
We can work together
to honor our father...
You didn't know my father.
Look at it. Not even a
convincing pretender.
You're not made of kings,
boy, but of common clay.
How much did the
sorcerer promise you?
He didn't promise me anything.
Why are you doing this to me?
This isn't personal.
This is for the country.
This is my birthright.
Is it? We should ask
his mother, Queen Igraine.
You were childless.
I never spoke of this.
This is some
other man's bastard.
Not my father's. I
would have known.
And yet you didn't.
Is this the boy I took
from you when he was born?
Yes, I believe he is.
This is Uther's son. My son.
No.
Fuck this.
You think
this is the end of it?
Merlin told me he
changed Uther's face to
resemble your husband,
the Duke of Cornwall.
That's not possible.
No, it's not. But
I believe it happened.
There was a
moment, when I looked at
him, that I saw another.
I saw Uther.
I don't understand.
How did you then come
to be Uther's wife?
That night that
Uther was with me, his
forces killed the Duke.
The vanquishing warlord
can claim the victim's wife.
I was lucky to live.
But you were pregnant with me.
You gave me up.
Merlin tore you from my arms.
Didn't you ever think of me?
You were my first
thought each morning.
I studied every boy's
face, hoping for you.
I was forbidden
to search for you.
I'm so sorry.
Arthur.
You all right?
Yes.
What was she like?
How was it?
Fine.
That's it?
Come on, let's explore.
Let's look up here. Come on.
Here, look at this.
Magnus Quintus built this
fort in the sixth year of
the reign of the Emperor
Valentinio the Second.
He who has begun has
the work half done.
You wouldn't say that if you
saw the state of the place now.
Think of what it must
have been like back then.
Or what it can be again.
Have you been following us?
Merlin's instructions.
I'm to keep you safe.
Keep me safe or
make sure I don't leave?
Bit of both.
What if I make a run for it?
Why would you?
You've got everything here.
There's so much-potential.
You sound like Merlin.
I believe in what he's doing.
Why he brought you here.
So you followed
him blindly even though
you hadn't met me.
No, not blindly.
Some of us have always
felt it's not enough just
to fight; there has to be
a cause worth fighting for.
Merlin's told us what's
possible, what can be
built here with you and
your breed of king.
How do I become that overnight?
Trust your instincts.
My instincts
aren't that of a king.
What if they are
and you just don't know it yet?
Who is
she? Who is she?
Who is she? Who is she?
What're you doing?!
Who is she?
I don't know!
Arthur!
You'd better see this.
This is all for you.
God help me.
What do we do now?
Show no fear.
Speak boldly.
Answer them as their king.
Nothing to worry about, right?
I mean, you've had visions.
I'm going to be king.
Everything's going to be fine.
It's fate. It's guaranteed.
- No.
- No?
If you die,
the visions will change.
Fate can go begging.
Destiny has to be won.
Nothing can
ever be the same after
this moment, Arthur.
Leave now and
salvage your life.
Stay, and you'll
lose everything.
You're outnumbered.
Don't be a sorcerer's
figurehead. Go home.
Speak, y'beardless bastard!
You stand in my
hall in my realm and you
will show me respect!
I am the true
and legitimate heir
to Uther's throne.
And you will pledge your
allegiance to me,
or suffer for it.
Understand that,
y'bearded fool?
I'm sorry.
Bring him in.
That's my son. My eldest son.
And you killed him.
There were two outriders
in the woods that day.
The other one saw it all.
He attacked me.
No! You bastard!
This stops nothing...
I'm not a monster.
Five dawns I'll give you.
Five dawns for him to
grieve and then be gone.
But if you don't leave,
there will be more slaughter.
Stop him!
Stop him! Stop
him! Stop him! Stop...
I'm
sorry-I'm sorry...
Merlin, what have
you done to me? Get off!
What have you done to me?