Savage Kingdom (2016–2019): Season 4, Episode 4 - Line of Fire - full transcript
As Mombo burns, lioness Thata risks everything to save her pride, but it comes at a terrible price. As the hyena army grows, they seek out the vulnerable; leopard Phefo struggles to protect her two cubs. Under Wame's leadership, the dog pack goes from powerful to nearly indestructible. Six new pups provide a glimmer of hope, but it doesn't take long for the brutal hyena clan to discover its den.
[low growling]
NARRATOR: The kingdom
of Mombo is on fire.
A drought from hell.
But Thata and her
family are in luck.
A victim of famine
becomes family feast.
There'’s plenty for all.
But as ever, the selfish
teens hog the carcass.
Thata is not impressed.
The boys have competition.
Hyena come to steal the feast.
[yipping, laughing]
The teenagers
carry on regardless...
knowing that Queen
Thata will protect them.
[laughing, whooping]
[growling]
But the thieves
are not giving up.
[roaring]
Thata does what she can but
the hyena refuse to retreat.
Unlike the cowardly teens.
Their bellies full, the
boys abandon the meal
[growling]
with no thought
for their leader.
Let her take care of it.
[laughing]
Thata takes what she can.
They could turn on
her at any moment.
[growling]
It'’s all too much.
[whooping]
How Thata'’s heart bleeds.
The young
gluttons gorge and go,
leaving the rest of
the pride hungry.
Starvation knows
nothing of fairness.
The hyena army now dominates
the lion'’s lost heartland.
Feasting on the
victims of the drought.
Praying on the
misfortune of others.
Nothing is sacred,
nothing is spared.
To Phefo'’s young cubs,
their new home is paradise.
But Phefo knows
there is no such place.
Danger lurks at every corner.
Her beloved cubs
require constant protection.
And yet, at four months old,
the hungry cubs need meat.
And only she can
get it for them.
To hunt, she must
leave them to fate.
A decision no mother
should have to make.
As for the little
brother and sister,
they couldn'’t be happier.
Utterly carefree, they
use the time to branch out.
For them, life is a game.
And trees are for climbing.
Though it'’s not quite
as easy as it seems.
[rumbling]
They have company.
Big company.
The young siblings have
never seen such a giant.
The sister is fearless,
like her mother.
Like all cats,
she'’s born curious.
It'’s all a great adventure.
But danger is never far away.
[trumpeting]
The pride escaped the flames,
but Thata is still
feeling the heat.
Her growing cubs need food.
But the greedy
teens take everything.
She must think big.
[rumbling]
Even a calf could
feed the whole pride.
But Thata knows, like her,
the calf'’s powerful mother
will do anything to
protect her family.
She needs the teens to help.
But their bellies
are still full.
There is no other choice.
Thata and her
sisters must do it alone.
Let the hunt begin.
[quiet trumpeting]
NARRATOR: Thata lies in wait.
[rumbling]
She'’s spotted.
[roaring]
Her plan is working,
and her sister moves
in for the prize.
[trumpeting]
[growling]
Success is fleeting.
Thata and her sister can'’t
take on a mother elephant alone.
All they can do is watch
as their meal
slowly wanders away.
Thata knows that if the
lazy teens don'’t help soon,
the pride will starve.
♪
Mogolo, once great
leader of the dogs
enjoys her retirement.
Now she'’s not
just a proud mother.
She'’s a proud grandmother.
Her daughter Wame,
the new leader, has pups.
Six of them.
[squeaking]
The whole pack
unites in celebration.
[squeaking]
For the youngsters, it'’s
a little overwhelming.
All long legs and wet noses.
[squeaking]
And lots of love.
But new mother
Wame is anxious.
Motherhood is tough but she'’s
also the leader of the pack.
Fortunately, wise old
Mogolo is here to help.
And just as well.
The tiny pups
constantly wander off,
unaware of the dangers
beyond the sanctuary of
their secret den.
Together, Wame and
Mogolo keep them safe,
hidden from the outside world.
But Wame knows that the future
of the pack depends on her.
Mother and leader as one.
Phefo, a refugee
and born survivor.
She dreads leaving her
cubs alone at the den.
Yet, they need food too.
She'’s desperate to
get back to them.
But hunting
requires concentration.
♪
Slowly, Phefo.
Every second is
another away from her cubs.
[bleat]
♪
Act in haste,
repent at leisure.
Homeward bound, at last.
But with nothing to eat.
Back at the den, the siblings
are in a world of their own.
Practicing their climbing,
and trying to hunt.
The small prey is quick
and far more confident
than the timid brother.
His brave sister
goes in hot pursuit.
But this is not at all
what she was hoping for.
A full grown male leopard.
If he hears the cubs,
he will kill them.
Phefo... come home.
NARRATOR: The brute is awake.
Only silence will
save Phefo'’s cubs.
♪
Hurry, little one.
[snarling]
Only when their mother
returns are they finally safe.
But the cupboard is bare.
The cubs continue
their merry ways.
Instinct tells Phefo
the peace won'’t last.
Tonight, they are together
but tomorrow
she must hunt again
or her precious
cubs won'’t survive.
Like Phefo, like Wame.
Each mother must ensure
their young have food.
That means hunting.
But Wame doesn'’t hunt alone.
♪
A feast.
With plenty of meat
for the hunters,
and for the pups
back at the den.
Deep in the forest,
grandmother Mogolo
patiently stands guard.
Her new role as baby sitter
suits her perfectly and the
pups who blossom
under her watchful eye.
Finally, the moment
they'’ve been waiting for.
Wame'’s return.
And their first taste
of regurgitated meat.
[snarling]
Thanks to their
mother'’s leadership,
there is plenty for all.
Wame can relax, secure in
the knowledge her pups have
everything they need
and are safely hidden
from the outside world.
In the unrelenting drought,
a stroke of luck
for Thata'’s pride.
Or at least some of them.
The boys stumbled
across a pig den.
And they have no plans
for sharing with anyone.
Even with Thata, who
gives them everything.
They are now too big
to discipline
and she too weak from hunger.
But the rest of the
pride needs food too.
Again, all eyes
turn to mother.
Thata hones in on a victim
big enough
to feed the whole family.
But to kill it alone will
take everything she'’s got.
♪
NARRATOR: Thata
can'’t afford to fail.
Her family'’s survival
depends on this kill.
Patience,
stealth,
power.
[squealing]
Victory for Thata.
Savior of the pride.
But at what cost?
Gored by the warthog'’s tusk.
In agony, she stops to rest.
But there'’s no
rest in this kingdom.
[whooping]
Stand your ground, Thata.
[chattering]
But she'’s too weak.
Unchallenged, they steal
the pride'’s last hope.
Thata has paid in
blood for nothing.
Death is sharpening its claws.
In the forest,
Phefo grows desperate.
Once more, she'’s had to
leave her cubs alone.
Seizing her last chance
to hunt before nightfall,
time is running out.
Back at the den, hunger
tempers the cubs'’ play.
♪
As dusk falls,
killers are on the prowl.
[growling]
Stay hidden, little ones.
[whooping]
Then, the relentless hyena
recognize what they'’re after.
The scent of meat.
♪
NARRATOR: The hyena knows
there'’s food here somewhere.
[hyena laughing, shrieking]
But it'’s not the
cubs they smell.
[mooing]
Escaped by a cat'’s whisker.
[barking, mooing]
The notorious scavengers
ruthlessly hunt their next meal.
The stuff of nightmares.
The hyena lose
themselves in their kill.
While the cubs
look on in terror.
On the other
side of the forest,
Phefo has less
luck than the hyena.
She longs to get
back to her cubs.
But not without food.
Not this time.
Dinner... at last.
Phefo can finally go home.
It'’s the cubs'’
turn to smell food.
A family meal.
With the meat they
so desperately need.
But their mother'’s love is the
greatest nourishment of all.
The gift that keeps giving.
[meowing, snarling]
For now.
Dry, oppressive heat
torments the kingdom.
Large water holes
reduced to mud baths.
Everyone forced to share.
Thata needs to hunt.
But she'’s in terrible pain.
Suffering that even
the boys can'’t ignore.
Finally, they step up.
And try to help.
♪
All they do is
scare away the prey,
much to Thata'’s despair.
But one target'’s
not going anywhere.
The teens think
they have a chance.
[growling]
[snorting]
But they'’re no
match for this monster.
Despondent, the boys give up.
Thata knows there'’s only one
way to save the hungry cubs,
despite her pain.
She recruits her sister.
One final hunt.
Even if it kills her.
NARRATOR: Time to kill...
and face those deadly
tusks once more.
She has no choice but to
fight through the agony.
[squealing]
Thata can'’t go on.
Pain and failure combine,
as she returns with nothing.
Thata'’s wound could be
the downfall of the pride.
But she'’s not dead yet.
[squeaking]
At the dogs'’ secret den,
the pups are growing fast.
There'’s no danger of
them catching anything,
so leftovers will have to do.
Until Wame and the pack return
from another successful hunt,
bringing fresh food
and plenty of attention.
[squeaking]
But they'’re being watched.
Hyena, attracted by the noise.
Mogolo hurries
the pups to safety...
[squeaking]
...while Wame leads the charge.
The hyena take what they can.
And that includes pups.
The pack
redoubles its efforts,
turning the tables on
the skulking thieves.
[laughing]
But Wame must face the truth.
Paradise is lost.
The hyena army now
knows their hiding place.
Her pups will never
be safe here again.
Wame, leader and mother,
now faces the greatest
challenge of her life.
NARRATOR: The kingdom
of Mombo is on fire.
A drought from hell.
But Thata and her
family are in luck.
A victim of famine
becomes family feast.
There'’s plenty for all.
But as ever, the selfish
teens hog the carcass.
Thata is not impressed.
The boys have competition.
Hyena come to steal the feast.
[yipping, laughing]
The teenagers
carry on regardless...
knowing that Queen
Thata will protect them.
[laughing, whooping]
[growling]
But the thieves
are not giving up.
[roaring]
Thata does what she can but
the hyena refuse to retreat.
Unlike the cowardly teens.
Their bellies full, the
boys abandon the meal
[growling]
with no thought
for their leader.
Let her take care of it.
[laughing]
Thata takes what she can.
They could turn on
her at any moment.
[growling]
It'’s all too much.
[whooping]
How Thata'’s heart bleeds.
The young
gluttons gorge and go,
leaving the rest of
the pride hungry.
Starvation knows
nothing of fairness.
The hyena army now dominates
the lion'’s lost heartland.
Feasting on the
victims of the drought.
Praying on the
misfortune of others.
Nothing is sacred,
nothing is spared.
To Phefo'’s young cubs,
their new home is paradise.
But Phefo knows
there is no such place.
Danger lurks at every corner.
Her beloved cubs
require constant protection.
And yet, at four months old,
the hungry cubs need meat.
And only she can
get it for them.
To hunt, she must
leave them to fate.
A decision no mother
should have to make.
As for the little
brother and sister,
they couldn'’t be happier.
Utterly carefree, they
use the time to branch out.
For them, life is a game.
And trees are for climbing.
Though it'’s not quite
as easy as it seems.
[rumbling]
They have company.
Big company.
The young siblings have
never seen such a giant.
The sister is fearless,
like her mother.
Like all cats,
she'’s born curious.
It'’s all a great adventure.
But danger is never far away.
[trumpeting]
The pride escaped the flames,
but Thata is still
feeling the heat.
Her growing cubs need food.
But the greedy
teens take everything.
She must think big.
[rumbling]
Even a calf could
feed the whole pride.
But Thata knows, like her,
the calf'’s powerful mother
will do anything to
protect her family.
She needs the teens to help.
But their bellies
are still full.
There is no other choice.
Thata and her
sisters must do it alone.
Let the hunt begin.
[quiet trumpeting]
NARRATOR: Thata lies in wait.
[rumbling]
She'’s spotted.
[roaring]
Her plan is working,
and her sister moves
in for the prize.
[trumpeting]
[growling]
Success is fleeting.
Thata and her sister can'’t
take on a mother elephant alone.
All they can do is watch
as their meal
slowly wanders away.
Thata knows that if the
lazy teens don'’t help soon,
the pride will starve.
♪
Mogolo, once great
leader of the dogs
enjoys her retirement.
Now she'’s not
just a proud mother.
She'’s a proud grandmother.
Her daughter Wame,
the new leader, has pups.
Six of them.
[squeaking]
The whole pack
unites in celebration.
[squeaking]
For the youngsters, it'’s
a little overwhelming.
All long legs and wet noses.
[squeaking]
And lots of love.
But new mother
Wame is anxious.
Motherhood is tough but she'’s
also the leader of the pack.
Fortunately, wise old
Mogolo is here to help.
And just as well.
The tiny pups
constantly wander off,
unaware of the dangers
beyond the sanctuary of
their secret den.
Together, Wame and
Mogolo keep them safe,
hidden from the outside world.
But Wame knows that the future
of the pack depends on her.
Mother and leader as one.
Phefo, a refugee
and born survivor.
She dreads leaving her
cubs alone at the den.
Yet, they need food too.
She'’s desperate to
get back to them.
But hunting
requires concentration.
♪
Slowly, Phefo.
Every second is
another away from her cubs.
[bleat]
♪
Act in haste,
repent at leisure.
Homeward bound, at last.
But with nothing to eat.
Back at the den, the siblings
are in a world of their own.
Practicing their climbing,
and trying to hunt.
The small prey is quick
and far more confident
than the timid brother.
His brave sister
goes in hot pursuit.
But this is not at all
what she was hoping for.
A full grown male leopard.
If he hears the cubs,
he will kill them.
Phefo... come home.
NARRATOR: The brute is awake.
Only silence will
save Phefo'’s cubs.
♪
Hurry, little one.
[snarling]
Only when their mother
returns are they finally safe.
But the cupboard is bare.
The cubs continue
their merry ways.
Instinct tells Phefo
the peace won'’t last.
Tonight, they are together
but tomorrow
she must hunt again
or her precious
cubs won'’t survive.
Like Phefo, like Wame.
Each mother must ensure
their young have food.
That means hunting.
But Wame doesn'’t hunt alone.
♪
A feast.
With plenty of meat
for the hunters,
and for the pups
back at the den.
Deep in the forest,
grandmother Mogolo
patiently stands guard.
Her new role as baby sitter
suits her perfectly and the
pups who blossom
under her watchful eye.
Finally, the moment
they'’ve been waiting for.
Wame'’s return.
And their first taste
of regurgitated meat.
[snarling]
Thanks to their
mother'’s leadership,
there is plenty for all.
Wame can relax, secure in
the knowledge her pups have
everything they need
and are safely hidden
from the outside world.
In the unrelenting drought,
a stroke of luck
for Thata'’s pride.
Or at least some of them.
The boys stumbled
across a pig den.
And they have no plans
for sharing with anyone.
Even with Thata, who
gives them everything.
They are now too big
to discipline
and she too weak from hunger.
But the rest of the
pride needs food too.
Again, all eyes
turn to mother.
Thata hones in on a victim
big enough
to feed the whole family.
But to kill it alone will
take everything she'’s got.
♪
NARRATOR: Thata
can'’t afford to fail.
Her family'’s survival
depends on this kill.
Patience,
stealth,
power.
[squealing]
Victory for Thata.
Savior of the pride.
But at what cost?
Gored by the warthog'’s tusk.
In agony, she stops to rest.
But there'’s no
rest in this kingdom.
[whooping]
Stand your ground, Thata.
[chattering]
But she'’s too weak.
Unchallenged, they steal
the pride'’s last hope.
Thata has paid in
blood for nothing.
Death is sharpening its claws.
In the forest,
Phefo grows desperate.
Once more, she'’s had to
leave her cubs alone.
Seizing her last chance
to hunt before nightfall,
time is running out.
Back at the den, hunger
tempers the cubs'’ play.
♪
As dusk falls,
killers are on the prowl.
[growling]
Stay hidden, little ones.
[whooping]
Then, the relentless hyena
recognize what they'’re after.
The scent of meat.
♪
NARRATOR: The hyena knows
there'’s food here somewhere.
[hyena laughing, shrieking]
But it'’s not the
cubs they smell.
[mooing]
Escaped by a cat'’s whisker.
[barking, mooing]
The notorious scavengers
ruthlessly hunt their next meal.
The stuff of nightmares.
The hyena lose
themselves in their kill.
While the cubs
look on in terror.
On the other
side of the forest,
Phefo has less
luck than the hyena.
She longs to get
back to her cubs.
But not without food.
Not this time.
Dinner... at last.
Phefo can finally go home.
It'’s the cubs'’
turn to smell food.
A family meal.
With the meat they
so desperately need.
But their mother'’s love is the
greatest nourishment of all.
The gift that keeps giving.
[meowing, snarling]
For now.
Dry, oppressive heat
torments the kingdom.
Large water holes
reduced to mud baths.
Everyone forced to share.
Thata needs to hunt.
But she'’s in terrible pain.
Suffering that even
the boys can'’t ignore.
Finally, they step up.
And try to help.
♪
All they do is
scare away the prey,
much to Thata'’s despair.
But one target'’s
not going anywhere.
The teens think
they have a chance.
[growling]
[snorting]
But they'’re no
match for this monster.
Despondent, the boys give up.
Thata knows there'’s only one
way to save the hungry cubs,
despite her pain.
She recruits her sister.
One final hunt.
Even if it kills her.
NARRATOR: Time to kill...
and face those deadly
tusks once more.
She has no choice but to
fight through the agony.
[squealing]
Thata can'’t go on.
Pain and failure combine,
as she returns with nothing.
Thata'’s wound could be
the downfall of the pride.
But she'’s not dead yet.
[squeaking]
At the dogs'’ secret den,
the pups are growing fast.
There'’s no danger of
them catching anything,
so leftovers will have to do.
Until Wame and the pack return
from another successful hunt,
bringing fresh food
and plenty of attention.
[squeaking]
But they'’re being watched.
Hyena, attracted by the noise.
Mogolo hurries
the pups to safety...
[squeaking]
...while Wame leads the charge.
The hyena take what they can.
And that includes pups.
The pack
redoubles its efforts,
turning the tables on
the skulking thieves.
[laughing]
But Wame must face the truth.
Paradise is lost.
The hyena army now
knows their hiding place.
Her pups will never
be safe here again.
Wame, leader and mother,
now faces the greatest
challenge of her life.