Knightfall (2017–…): Season 2, Episode 3 - Faith - full transcript

I am crippled because of
my loyalty to you.

You are crippled
because it's God's will.

I'm offering you
a second chance, Gawain.

King Philip demands you vacate
the Holy See.

- But the means of your removal...
- Well, he left that up to me.

Solvet Saeclum in favilla.

Quentin's dead.

I have an even more vital task
for you.

The Baptismal
Rolls, Your Grace?

Aah!

- Who did this to you?
- I did it to myself.



Don't lie to me,
brother.

There is no place
in the Temple

for a man who will betray
his brothers.

Open the gates!

Open the gates!

Open the gates!

Open the gates!

Quickly, open it up.

Draper.

Ulric.
Brothers, help.

You!

You should have let me
go with them!

Then I'd be burying you,
as well.

Step back, Initiate.



Or I promise,
you will join them presently.

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My Lord. Your Grace.

I present Sir Gawain.

Is this the man you've been
prattling on about?

Former Templar?

It is.

I too would gauge
the man's worth.

I will send for you.

Come.
We have pressing matters.

De Nogaret.

My Lord.

Did you speak
to our friend?

I was just on my way there now,
Your Majesty.

Good.
Be gentle with him.

He doesn't have the stomach
that you and I have.

It appears
Gawain has forgotten

how to properly greet his king,
De Nogaret.

On your knees.

Apologies,
Your Majesty.

De Nogaret thinks you should
be allowed back in my employ.

Why?

Because I can help you kill
Landry and destroy the Templars.

A half man
against Landry.

You talk of some great warrior,
and this is what greets me?

A former Templar incapable
of standing erect.

Perhaps I need to counsel you,
Counselor.

I told you
to present well.

This is as well
as I present...

absent means
to fix certain afflictions.

Margaret. My love.

Ohh.

I-I didn't expect you
for another...

I'm so sorry
about your mother.

- I tried to get here sooner, but...
- Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

No more of this.

You're here now.

Should we trade such intimacies
in front of strangers?

They are not strangers.

They are
my most loyal retainers,

and they've witnessed
more indiscretions

than you and I combined,
I'll wager.

And may I ask where you
and your retainers are off to?

More of my father's chores
to attend to.

Such is the price to be
the next king of France.

Might it wait?

We have so much...
catching up to do.

I won't be long, and then
we can catch up properly.

Hmm?

Get yourself settled.

I've arranged for you
to have my mother's old room.

A queen's chamber
for my future queen.

As you wish.

But please do hurry.

And off they go.

Isabella!

Ohh.

Men playing at
doing important things

and leaving us to clean up
after their messes

and suffer the consequences.

I'm quite sure I don't know
what you're on about.

Louis must prepare himself
to one day sit upon the throne.

I can't even imagine the
pressures that weigh upon him.

My brother is not the only one
with royal obligations.

You need not worry about
anything from now on, Isabella.

When the time does come
for Louis to be king

and I am made
queen of France,

I will make sure
you are well looked after.

We are sisters now.

And there will always be a place
for you in this house.

I promise.

Now, what should I
call you?

"Father" doesn't seem
appropriate.

It was appropriate enough
last night.

Not now!
I'm busy!

De Nogaret.
What do you want?

Sorry to interrupt communion
with your... friend, Raymond,

but King Philip has requested
your presence, hmm?

Aah!

And I would not keep
His Majesty waiting.

Your Excellency.

I'm sorry, Draper.

You amongst us all
walked the righteous path

with courage and admiration.

I promise you, brother,
your death will not be in vain.

Landry?

What are you doing?

It is our sacred duty
to purify the dead

before giving them
a proper burial.

Here.

Take it.

Before I joined
the Order, my, uh...

my grandmother
had just passed.

When she died,
it, uh, felt as if

she'd gone for a long walk
and never come back.

This doesn't
feel like that, does it?

Nor should it.

These men didn't die.

They were executed.

Do you think those who did
these horrible things

can ever be forgiven
by God?

God is within His rights
to abandon a sinner.

Your Majesty.

Your Majesty.

Archbishop
Raymond de Goth.

A bit chilly in here.

Archbishop, I am afraid
I have some terrible news.

The pope is dead.

When did this happen?

Last night.

In his sleep.

Apologies, Your Majesty,
but I must make arrangements

to accompany his body
back to Rome.

Raymond, stop.

Listen to me.

In light of this tragedy,

I believe there might be a way
for us both to benefit.

Your Majesty?

The Italians have had
their reign as pope long enough.

There now exists a majority
of French Cardinals

in the conclave.

I would have someone of...

like mind
to assume St. Peter's mantle.

And that someone...

is you.

Can I help you?

Good day, sir.

My Templar brothers and I
were wondering

if we might trouble you
for some water.

Come in.

Are your wife
and son home?

My wife?

Yes.

Lydia.

She's at the market.

Oh.

And your son?

We don't have a son.

But you are, uh...

Jules du Florian,
are you not?

Yes.

Why, according to this baptismal
scroll, your son, Etienne,

was baptized at
the Church of Holy Virgin.

I don't know why Father Valentin
would make that up.

Yeah.
Yes, of course.

We had a son, um,
but he passed away.

He caught a fever
two days after his birth.

Never even made it
through the night.

I'm sorry for your loss.

Forgive me.

I... neglected to offer
my sincerest condolences.

Please, allow my men and I

to say a prayer on behalf
of you and your wife.

Most kind of you.

Where is your son
buried?

Behind the Church
of the Holy Virgin.

Jules, thou shalt not
bear false witness.

Shh, shh, shh,
shh, shh, shh.

No!

Take my life instead.

Have mercy.
Please, have mercy on my son.

I would.

If he was not born
when he was.

No, no, no, no!

Ohh, fuck!

Louis, it's okay.
It's okay.

It's okay, my love.

Fuck.

It's all right,
my love.

It's all right,
my love.

You've suffered
a-a terrible loss

with the death
of your mother.

You're still grieving.

In time,
your heart will heal,

and we will have a son who will
one day be the king of France.

Swords, shields,
and helmets!

Like this.

A time will come

when you will need both hands
to fight.

You will not be able
to hold the reins.

The Templar Cavalry led the army
of Richard the Lionhearted.

This is in the Templar blood.

This is who we are,
who you must become.

Landry, around the enemy and
back with weapons at the ready.

Hyah!

Kelton, you're next.

What are you waiting for?!

We're preparing to ride upon
the Luciferians

and annihilate them
in God's holy name.

Ride!

- Initiate Master, a word?
- What?

Speak.

With respect,
my fellow Initiates,

they're not ready
to face the Luciferians.

They were knights before
they entered our house.

Knights
do not equal Templars.

The worth of a man,
knight or Templar,

is proven
in the theatre of war.

The Luciferians count
battle-hardened warriors

amongst their number,

with real weapons
at their disposal.

God demands
we defend His principles,

training completed or not.

Line up for combat!

Any man who dies defending
God's will dies a noble death.

Never forget that.

Now you will engage the enemy
and cut him down!

Permission,
Initiate Master.

I would like to see
how unstoppable

my fellow
Initiate Brothers are

by training on me.

If you wish to demonstrate
how to die, be my guest.

But I would see you
off your horse.

Attack!

Attack!

Attack!

They're not ready
to face the Luciferians.

I find it interesting
that you would choose

to take on the role
of the enemy.

If I have to
become the enemy

to prove that my Initiate
Brothers aren't ready,

then that is a role that
I'll take on every time.

I suggest
you do the same.

Aah! Aah!

Every day that Landry's child
draws breath

is an affront to us.

I would see
the task completed.

It will be, Father.
I promise you.

Good.

How is Margaret?

I pray the palace
is suitable for her.

She wishes Mother
was still here, of course.

Do you feel
you can trust her?

Of course.

She's my wife.

Yet she is still
a woman.

Still capable of...

betraying
her husband's trust.

Margaret is not Mother.

Well,
perhaps you're right.

Your mother did
give me children.

No, do not blame Margaret
for my lack of an heir.

You dispatched me
to the south,

and your kingdom has expanded
because of it.

Would you prefer it remain
controlled by barbarians?

France must never be left
with an open throne.

You're here now.

See that your wife provides you
with an heir...

or find someone else
who can.

It's ready.

Give me all of it.

I've never administered
that much.

I don't know
what it will do.

The Persian poppy
could kill you.

I said all of it.

To bite down.

That was incredible.

You ride as if you were born
in the saddle.

Never mind that.

Landry, do you think I should
carry a typical long sword,

or would I fare far better
with an axe, like Talus?

Do you have any tricks I could
use to master the horse?

Or at least
not fall off?

I hope to be
a righteous soldier,

like those who fought
in the Holy Land,

in Jerusalem,
in Acre.

Like Landry.

De Molay has declared war
with the Luciferians.

It's only a matter of time

before our scouts
find their camp.

You've borne witness
to their kind.

They are brutal pagans
who worship hell

and feast
on blood and flesh.

You will join
the Templar Knights

in bringing honor
to this house

and avenging your fallen
brothers in God's holy name.

I'll never master the horse
in time.

I don't want to end up
like Raynald and Quentin.

Please, Landry...

just tell us
what to do.

You're grown men.

Never look to another man
for guidance.

But look deeply
inside yourself instead.

Gawain.

Thank you for coming.

Did I have a choice?

I suppose not.

Quite an impressive structure,
wouldn't you say?

It's just a building.

This place is much more to you
than that.

This was your home,

where you broke bread
with your Templar brothers...

with Landry.

You still hate the man.

I hate them all.

Good.

Come. Join me.

Do you feel like
a fallen angel

who's just walked through
the gates of heaven?

I feel nothing.

What do you want?

What room was this?

The Master's chamber.

And it is again.

I heard rumor that you were the
best swordsman in the Templars.

I'm the best swordsman
in all of France.

And your heart?

Where do you place
your faith now, Templar?

I'm no longer
a Templar.

And any faith I have left,
I place in steel.

My great-grandfather,
King Louis,

was a crusader
in the Holy Land.

Tales of his glory

set my young mind ablaze
with thoughts of war.

So enamored was I
by these stories

that I even considered joining
the Templar Order.

You know why I didn't?

I assume
the vow of celibacy.

The philosophy.

Professed holy men engaged
in all that killing.

You don't strike me as a man
who has a problem with killing.

I don't profess
to be a man of God.

Yet the Templars do,
and you once did.

A man of God
is a fallacy.

A term men use to excuse
their heinous acts.

I've since learned
the truth.

I am just a man,
like any other.

And if God
truly does exist,

He has turned a blind eye
to all of us.

Why have you
called me here?

You once swore loyalty
to the Templars.

How can I trust you'll be loyal
to my father and I?

Will a blood oath do?

Landry.

You should be
in the barracks, man.

Talus will kill you if he
sees you here after hours.

Let him.

You heard the news?

We ride out
after morning prayers.

We've located
the Luciferians' camp.

It's just half a day's ride
from here.

Those heretics will pay
for their depravity.

Landry, what's wrong?

I just never got the chance
to properly say thank you...

...for taking care of Eve,
helping me return.

You've always
believed in me.

Well,
what's prompting this?

I just want you to know

how much I value everything
you've ever done for me.

It has been my honor
to call you my brother.

Aah!

Aah!

Aah!

I didn't give you permission

to leave the Temple grounds,
Initiate.

I didn't plan
on coming back.

I wanted to die here.

I didn't give you permission
to do that, either.

Well, isn't this

what you would call
a noble death?

Death is never
your choice to make.

Only God decides
whether we live or die.

God has abandoned me.

God doesn't care if I live
or die, so why should I?

God has not
abandoned you.

He's given you instruction

on how to mend
your troubled soul.

He has guided you here
to this place

to protect your young
Initiate Brothers.

God's light shines in you,
and even your sins,

no matter how great,
could ever extinguish that.

After the fall of Acre,

I was taken prisoner

for nearly 10 years.

They took everything
from me,

and when I had nothing left
to live for,

I prayed for death.

I begged God
to relieve my suffering,

to take me home
to my fallen brothers.

But He didn't.

And to this day,

I believe there is a reason
He spared my life.

When there's nothing
to hold on to...

...hold on to your faith.

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