Savage Kingdom (2016–2019): Season 3, Episode 5 - Fall of the Queen - full transcript
A mother's love is tested to its limits when Pula has no choice but to leave her young cub alone in the kingdom. The Matahta and Western Prides vie for supremacy as their king finally ...
NARRATOR: A mother's love
is put to the ultimate test,
[roaring].
two prides battle.
As an aging king
reveals his master plan.
[squeaking].
Kitso readies his own forces.
To strike while the
tyrants are in turmoil.
[whining, growling].
And take back the
Savage Kingdom.
Pula's work is never done.
Her daughter is always hungry.
[growling].
She's built her legacy
on the backs of impala.
But now she sets
her sights lower,
much lower.
[snarling].
Pula's health is failing.
One measly mongoose is
barely worth the energy.
But the aging mother
won't even eat a bite.
Everything now
goes to her daughter.
Motshidi is just ten months old.
She still knows nothing of
what it takes to survive.
Pula has many more
lessons to teach.
But she's running out of
time to prepare her daughter
for the real world.
The kingdom suffers
under rotten rule.
[laughing].
Commander Mmamotse
still clings to power.
For her daughter
Lasedi, life is easy.
She is born into privilege.
[screaming].
Entitled to all
she ever needs.
But it's never quite enough.
Lasedi insists the
whole clan bow to her.
Believing she
deserves all the riches.
[barking].
The princess lords her
rank over the low-borns,
give her an inch and
she'll take a foot.
But Lasedi treads
a dangerous line,
blood is beginning to boil.
Her abuse of
privilege goes too far.
Life at the top
will be lonely.
[growling].
Exiled by the hyena forces,
the queens of
the Western pride
patrol the Outlands.
Their cubs haven't
eaten in days.
Ramogata their so called
king is nowhere to be seen.
[snorting].
A gift, a family favorite.
They all need this.
[mooing].
[mooing].
The herd is too much to take
on but their hasty retreat
leaves behind a newborn.
[mooing].
[mooing].
This is our privilege
not your lucky day.
[roaring].
[growling].
Even a meager feast is
worth fighting for.
And they are not
the only hungry ones.
A ravenous nomad
sees an easy meal.
[growling].
The queens will not
give up their prize.
No matter who
stands in their way.
NARRATOR: Taking these
queens for a soft target
is a mistake, a big mistake.
[roaring].
[roaring].
The Western pride will protect
their food and their
family to the death.
No second rate drifter
is going to replace
their absent king.
[snorting].
Pula has all but given up.
[growling].
Her weakness makes her
and her cub vulnerable.
[laughing].
Where she used to
stand and fight.
She can now only run and hide.
She's afraid of every shadow.
[shouting].
She's barely able
to care for herself.
Let alone her daughter.
Pula faces the hardest
decision of her life.
Are you better off without me?
For Motshidi's sake,
Pula leaves her precious
daughter forever.
[chirping].
Family is everything.
Under Kitso's rule the
Makulu pack is thriving.
The dogs are busy building
their own dynasty on the
outskirts of the kingdom.
[squeaking].
Eight new pups, they
are the pack's future.
[squeaking].
Hidden away beyond the hyena's
reach until they are ready.
[squeaking].
They will learn soon
enough life is not always fun.
Violent vagrants
are on the rampage.
[barking].
Get to the den now.
[squeaking].
Safely underground the
pups wait out the storm
while a brave decoy draws fire.
[growling].
[whining, barking].
[growling].
All for one and one for all.
[squeaking].
The pups pass
their first test.
[squeaking].
Follow orders and
you will survive.
Unity sets the dogs apart.
[snorting].
The queens of
the Western pride
make the most of a
passing fortune.
But yet again the scent of
their success attracts rivals.
The Matata pride led by
their arch enemy Sega.
The queens of the Western
pride are ready for a fight.
Their nemesis will
not take what's theirs.
But the last
thing they expect.
Is Ramogata.
Their king is back,
but now he's
with the enemy.
NARRATOR: Ramogata returns
to the Western pride
with a whole other family.
His double dealing
secret revealed.
Both prides are his.
He conspires to claim all
the females and build the
largest pride
in the kingdom.
Sega instructs her
cubs to join the feast.
But she won't
play happy families.
[roaring].
No one wants to share.
[roaring].
Only Ramogata's all
powerful presence
keeps a lid on the
boiling tensions.
[roaring].
[roaring].
The rival prides have
no choice but to accept
this new arrangement.
But Sega has now had
enough of Ramogata's rule.
[rumbling].
Motshidi has no idea
she's been abandoned.
She still waits for her
mother to bring back dinner.
Where are you?
[snarling].
[snarling].
Finally hunger drives
her to find her own food.
[bleating].
A reedbuck.
She wouldn't know
where to start.
But a mongoose,
this is food you know.
[squeaking].
[squeaking].
Suddenly everything
seems out of reach.
Motshidi's new
reality comes crashing in.
♪
She's all alone in
a big, bad world.
Motshidi's childhood is over.
NARRATOR: Kitso leads
a tactical strike into
the heart of the kingdom.
He knows the risks
but he has a plan.
[squeaking].
♪
[squeaking].
It takes no time for
the tyrants to find them.
[squeaking, whining].
To rob them blind.
The usual
suspects take their tax.
Let them have it, Kitso
has what he came for.
He's testing the hyena's
defenses and now knows
when his new
recruits are ready,
they will have the
numbers to take on tyrants,
just you wait.
Every bite
builds strong bones.
Time to accelerate
their training.
Soon the 25 will fight as one.
And finally break hyena rule.
Commander Mmamotse is greedy.
And selfish.
Stealing food.
From the rest of her clan.
No one will find it here.
But every tyrant
has their weakness.
A chip off the old block,
Lasedi knows her own mother
is holding out on her.
What are you hiding?
Lasedi's entitled curiosity
reveals her mother's secret.
[howling].
How dare you?
NARRATOR: Mmamotse
can't contain her daughter.
[howling].
Lasedi creates chaos.
She's out of control.
It's all about her.
Taking what she
wants every time.
[screaming, growling].
[screaming].
Distrust and bitterness
now run rampant.
The spoiled heiress
couldn't care less.
But Mmamotse knows bad
blood is an army's downfall.
Resentment.
Is a ticking bomb.
♪
The Matata pride will not
join Ramagata's other family.
They're better
off on their own.
Sega built her
house from nothing,
holding onto ridges
when no one else could.
She is a worthy queen,
Ramogata wants heirs
as strong as her.
But Sega won't have
a second hand king.
He treads lightly
to win her over.
Even playing the
doting father.
[snarling].
But he should not
get too comfortable.
Sega will tolerate
him for now,
for the sake of the cubs,
but there will be no place
for this scheming old man
in her empire.
The Makulu pack is ready.
Their fearless new soldiers
are desperate for action,
eager to prove their worth.
[barking].
A lone scout is the chance
they've been waiting for.
[barking].
This is the enemy.
Show this spy
what you've learned.
[growling].
[squeaking].
[squeaking, barking].
Make him grovel.
[squeaking, barking].
The dogs will dismantle
their enemy one by one.
The pups have what it takes.
Now is the time for Kitso
to lead them into battle
and end the tyrant's
bloody reign.
♪
NARRATOR: Pula is fading fast.
Her strength has all but gone.
[shouting].
Lifelong enemies
raise the alarm.
But they can see she
is no longer a threat.
With the tables turned
they will show no mercy.
Please just let me rest.
[shouting].
But there is no peace
in this wicked world.
[screeching, shouting].
[snarling].
[shouting].
[snarling].
[screaming, growling].
A cruel dawn finds
Pula beaten and broken.
Her decision to leave
saves her daughter's life,
but hers is done.
A once great
ruler of the forest.
Now just a ghost.
Pula's time in
this world is over.
Motshidi now carries
the weight of her legacy.
A heavy burden for
young shoulders.
She must fight her own way
through this cruel kingdom
if she's ever to claim
her mother's throne.
is put to the ultimate test,
[roaring].
two prides battle.
As an aging king
reveals his master plan.
[squeaking].
Kitso readies his own forces.
To strike while the
tyrants are in turmoil.
[whining, growling].
And take back the
Savage Kingdom.
Pula's work is never done.
Her daughter is always hungry.
[growling].
She's built her legacy
on the backs of impala.
But now she sets
her sights lower,
much lower.
[snarling].
Pula's health is failing.
One measly mongoose is
barely worth the energy.
But the aging mother
won't even eat a bite.
Everything now
goes to her daughter.
Motshidi is just ten months old.
She still knows nothing of
what it takes to survive.
Pula has many more
lessons to teach.
But she's running out of
time to prepare her daughter
for the real world.
The kingdom suffers
under rotten rule.
[laughing].
Commander Mmamotse
still clings to power.
For her daughter
Lasedi, life is easy.
She is born into privilege.
[screaming].
Entitled to all
she ever needs.
But it's never quite enough.
Lasedi insists the
whole clan bow to her.
Believing she
deserves all the riches.
[barking].
The princess lords her
rank over the low-borns,
give her an inch and
she'll take a foot.
But Lasedi treads
a dangerous line,
blood is beginning to boil.
Her abuse of
privilege goes too far.
Life at the top
will be lonely.
[growling].
Exiled by the hyena forces,
the queens of
the Western pride
patrol the Outlands.
Their cubs haven't
eaten in days.
Ramogata their so called
king is nowhere to be seen.
[snorting].
A gift, a family favorite.
They all need this.
[mooing].
[mooing].
The herd is too much to take
on but their hasty retreat
leaves behind a newborn.
[mooing].
[mooing].
This is our privilege
not your lucky day.
[roaring].
[growling].
Even a meager feast is
worth fighting for.
And they are not
the only hungry ones.
A ravenous nomad
sees an easy meal.
[growling].
The queens will not
give up their prize.
No matter who
stands in their way.
NARRATOR: Taking these
queens for a soft target
is a mistake, a big mistake.
[roaring].
[roaring].
The Western pride will protect
their food and their
family to the death.
No second rate drifter
is going to replace
their absent king.
[snorting].
Pula has all but given up.
[growling].
Her weakness makes her
and her cub vulnerable.
[laughing].
Where she used to
stand and fight.
She can now only run and hide.
She's afraid of every shadow.
[shouting].
She's barely able
to care for herself.
Let alone her daughter.
Pula faces the hardest
decision of her life.
Are you better off without me?
For Motshidi's sake,
Pula leaves her precious
daughter forever.
[chirping].
Family is everything.
Under Kitso's rule the
Makulu pack is thriving.
The dogs are busy building
their own dynasty on the
outskirts of the kingdom.
[squeaking].
Eight new pups, they
are the pack's future.
[squeaking].
Hidden away beyond the hyena's
reach until they are ready.
[squeaking].
They will learn soon
enough life is not always fun.
Violent vagrants
are on the rampage.
[barking].
Get to the den now.
[squeaking].
Safely underground the
pups wait out the storm
while a brave decoy draws fire.
[growling].
[whining, barking].
[growling].
All for one and one for all.
[squeaking].
The pups pass
their first test.
[squeaking].
Follow orders and
you will survive.
Unity sets the dogs apart.
[snorting].
The queens of
the Western pride
make the most of a
passing fortune.
But yet again the scent of
their success attracts rivals.
The Matata pride led by
their arch enemy Sega.
The queens of the Western
pride are ready for a fight.
Their nemesis will
not take what's theirs.
But the last
thing they expect.
Is Ramogata.
Their king is back,
but now he's
with the enemy.
NARRATOR: Ramogata returns
to the Western pride
with a whole other family.
His double dealing
secret revealed.
Both prides are his.
He conspires to claim all
the females and build the
largest pride
in the kingdom.
Sega instructs her
cubs to join the feast.
But she won't
play happy families.
[roaring].
No one wants to share.
[roaring].
Only Ramogata's all
powerful presence
keeps a lid on the
boiling tensions.
[roaring].
[roaring].
The rival prides have
no choice but to accept
this new arrangement.
But Sega has now had
enough of Ramogata's rule.
[rumbling].
Motshidi has no idea
she's been abandoned.
She still waits for her
mother to bring back dinner.
Where are you?
[snarling].
[snarling].
Finally hunger drives
her to find her own food.
[bleating].
A reedbuck.
She wouldn't know
where to start.
But a mongoose,
this is food you know.
[squeaking].
[squeaking].
Suddenly everything
seems out of reach.
Motshidi's new
reality comes crashing in.
♪
She's all alone in
a big, bad world.
Motshidi's childhood is over.
NARRATOR: Kitso leads
a tactical strike into
the heart of the kingdom.
He knows the risks
but he has a plan.
[squeaking].
♪
[squeaking].
It takes no time for
the tyrants to find them.
[squeaking, whining].
To rob them blind.
The usual
suspects take their tax.
Let them have it, Kitso
has what he came for.
He's testing the hyena's
defenses and now knows
when his new
recruits are ready,
they will have the
numbers to take on tyrants,
just you wait.
Every bite
builds strong bones.
Time to accelerate
their training.
Soon the 25 will fight as one.
And finally break hyena rule.
Commander Mmamotse is greedy.
And selfish.
Stealing food.
From the rest of her clan.
No one will find it here.
But every tyrant
has their weakness.
A chip off the old block,
Lasedi knows her own mother
is holding out on her.
What are you hiding?
Lasedi's entitled curiosity
reveals her mother's secret.
[howling].
How dare you?
NARRATOR: Mmamotse
can't contain her daughter.
[howling].
Lasedi creates chaos.
She's out of control.
It's all about her.
Taking what she
wants every time.
[screaming, growling].
[screaming].
Distrust and bitterness
now run rampant.
The spoiled heiress
couldn't care less.
But Mmamotse knows bad
blood is an army's downfall.
Resentment.
Is a ticking bomb.
♪
The Matata pride will not
join Ramagata's other family.
They're better
off on their own.
Sega built her
house from nothing,
holding onto ridges
when no one else could.
She is a worthy queen,
Ramogata wants heirs
as strong as her.
But Sega won't have
a second hand king.
He treads lightly
to win her over.
Even playing the
doting father.
[snarling].
But he should not
get too comfortable.
Sega will tolerate
him for now,
for the sake of the cubs,
but there will be no place
for this scheming old man
in her empire.
The Makulu pack is ready.
Their fearless new soldiers
are desperate for action,
eager to prove their worth.
[barking].
A lone scout is the chance
they've been waiting for.
[barking].
This is the enemy.
Show this spy
what you've learned.
[growling].
[squeaking].
[squeaking, barking].
Make him grovel.
[squeaking, barking].
The dogs will dismantle
their enemy one by one.
The pups have what it takes.
Now is the time for Kitso
to lead them into battle
and end the tyrant's
bloody reign.
♪
NARRATOR: Pula is fading fast.
Her strength has all but gone.
[shouting].
Lifelong enemies
raise the alarm.
But they can see she
is no longer a threat.
With the tables turned
they will show no mercy.
Please just let me rest.
[shouting].
But there is no peace
in this wicked world.
[screeching, shouting].
[snarling].
[shouting].
[snarling].
[screaming, growling].
A cruel dawn finds
Pula beaten and broken.
Her decision to leave
saves her daughter's life,
but hers is done.
A once great
ruler of the forest.
Now just a ghost.
Pula's time in
this world is over.
Motshidi now carries
the weight of her legacy.
A heavy burden for
young shoulders.
She must fight her own way
through this cruel kingdom
if she's ever to claim
her mother's throne.