The Outpost (2018–…): Season 4, Episode 2 - A Throne of Our Own - full transcript

Previously on The Outpost...

You all knew her as Queen Rosmund,
but she was my best friend.

I'm the rightful heir to the throne.

- She's killing them.
- There is no way

that we are letting Falista
sit on that throne.

The only one with the support
of the people is you.

Who are you?

You murdered my sister.

The Dragman.

I see you...

betrayer.



Who are you?

Someone who can help you.

You can bring him back to life
like you did before?

Tobin. How?

All hail Queen Falista!

All hail Queen Falista!

How could you side with them?

I have not "sided" with them.

They tortured and killed the Queen's family,
Tobin's family

and thousands others.
They are pure evil.

I know what I'm doing.

Then they have you under
some sort of control.

Garret, don't be a fool!

Falista, stop.



You're killing him!

Do you accept me as your Queen?

I never wanted it anyway.

Arrest him!

Hail Queen Falista and King Tobin!

Hail Queen Falista and King Tobin!

Spears is an obvious danger to your safety.

Is he? He didn't try to kill Falista.
He tried to kill you.

You have no say in this matter.

I beg your pardon.

Tobin is my King. He has everything
to say in this matter.

Your Majesty, we only have
your best interest at heart.

Garret Spears will try to kill us again

all of us, including you.

He must be executed
for your own safety.

And to make an example of him.

Every man who's ever served
under Commander Spears

worships the ground he walks on.

You kill Garret, you make a martyr of him

and lose their loyalty.

I value my husband's opinion.

Garret will remain alive,
but locked in my prison for now.

Your Majesty, if we are to rule together...

Together?

Let's be clear.

Falista is Queen.

I am your King.

You are nothing.

We are The Three.

Return his blade at once, I command you.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Don't forget...

I can kill you
before you know what's happened.

We rule at the behest of the gods.

And Tobin rules at my behest.

Of course, Your Majesty.

We are here to advise you in your rule

and I do have a suggestion
to help you gain control of your people.

What the hell were you thinking?

I was thinking about killing Two and Three.

So you tried to kill them right then
and there in front of everyone?

What happened to not being
so impulsive and stupid?

- I may not have gotten another chance.
- You didn't have a chance then.

Look, you're a good fighter,
but you were surrounded by soldiers

not to mention the power of their kinjes.

You're right.

You're right, I'm... I'm sorry.

And now you're locked up
where they can kill you whenever they want.

Tobin would never let that happen.

Tobin was brought back from the dead by Two

at the request of his wife
who just made him King.

Who do you think he has allegiance to?

Tobin's a good man.

Yes, he is.

But he and Falista
are under the influence of The Three.

I don't know what to do now.

What you need to do is rally as many
of my troops as you possibly can

to pledge loyalty to you,
in case things go bad.

The Relman Aegisford soldiers just saw
Tobin brought back from the dead.

They'll follow him to the grave.

And the Covenant soldiers
are loyal to The Three.

We have a few farmers
and 20 or so Outpost soldiers left.

Then we need to find someone
else to join our cause.

There is no one left.

Janzo.

Octor Seven.

Deal another hand.

Who is that?

Oh, don't know. But she's good at Octor.

Better than Talon, maybe.

Except Talon doesn't cheat.

What?

This will be your last round.

No, I'm just getting started.

Yeah, we need a chance to win
our money back from the girlie.

First of all, don't call me a "girlie".

Second of all, you won't win.

Alright, that's it, you're done.

I don't tolerate cheating
in my establishment, do you hear me?

Fine.

This will be my last hand.

Hell it is!

Girlie will keep playing till I win
my money back.

I told you not to call me a girlie...

and the house
won't let me play anymore.

Why, because you're cheating?

I didn't say that.

Yeah, you did, Janzo.
You said it behind the bar.

Munt, shut up.

Give me my money.

I must insist that you, um,
hand over that blade, please.

There's no open knives
in the Nightshade. Come on.

Not till she pays up.

Put the knife down.

You heard what the man said.

No blades.

And what are you going to do about it...

girlie?

I told you not to call me a girlie.

Thank you.

Uh...

thanks.

Munt?

This is an unlawful gathering
under the laws of the Prime Order.

The Prime Order is dead.

Let go of me!

Get off me!

Serving of intoxicating drink
is hereby illegal.

This establishment is permanently closed.

Destroy it all.

Just wait a minute!

Oh! Right.

King Tobin and Queen Falista

have reinstated the laws of the gods.

Anyone who does not obey

will be considered a traitor to the crown.

Munt.

Let go of me!

You are scum, every last one of you.

Cretins!

I will hunt you down
one at a time and kill you!

What are you staring at?

A very wet, and apparently very drunk, girl.

I'm not very drunk.

A little drunk, maybe.

- Not very.
- Uh-huh.

Is that how you ended up
in a prison cell?

They threw me in this turd-hole
because I beat all their friends at Octor

took all their money

- and broke one of their hands.
- Really?

You remind me of someone.

Oh, here we go.

"Don't I know you from somewhere?"

You trying to get with me, mister?

What? No. No, no. No.

What, what are you? 14?

Eighteen, I think.

Not really sure.

All I'm saying is that you really remind me
of a friend of mine.

When she first showed up to the Outpost,
she was always getting into fights

and beating men at Octor

and, you know, thrown into
more prison cells than I can count.

Gods, you're just like Talon.

- Talon?
- Do you know her?

I met her.

She your girlfriend,
or something?

I guess you could say that, yes.

She's too good for the likes of you.

Oh, well, you might be right there.

She may well be
the next ruler of the Realm.

So, what's holding her back?

Someone else is sitting
on the throne right now.

He the one who made those
Prime Order thugs shut down that pub?

She.

She. Queen Falista.

Wait, she shut down the Nightshade?

Yep.

Then it's already begun.

Talon doesn't like this new Queen, huh?

No.

Interesting.

It's fine.

Hey, hey.

Janzo, something I can do for you?

Uh-huh. I have a question
about your anatomy.

Blackblood anatomy.

That came out weird.

Well, what is it you want to know?

I'm just curious, um...

can your ears change colour for any reason?

The tips, specifically?

Yes, our ears are an indication of health.

- Different colours mean different ailments.
- Uh-huh.

And what about when they turn white?

White?

Well...

That one's pretty ominous.
Pretty ominous, indeed.

Zed...

Wren's ears have turned white.

- They have?
- Mm-hm.

Oh, Janzo, that's going to be
a very serious condition for her.

In a few months, for you too.

- It's contagious?
- In a manner of speaking, yes.

Right.

What's the condition?

Oh, I can't remember
the name of it in your language.

You'll have to ask Wren.

Wait, Zed...

Zed?

Go away.

We need to talk.

I asked around, and all of the Blackbloods
are missing their Lu-Qiri.

All of them?

I thought a few of them just went
hunting or something.

Do we know where they want?

The more concerning question
is why they went.

Let's track them and find out.

We're already days behind.

Then we'd better go now.

I'm so glad you're alive.

I can't say I disagree with that sentiment.

And now we're King and Queen,
just as we both always wanted.

Mm, power is such a strong aphrodisiac.

Uh...

I don't know, it...

This just doesn't feel appropriate.

Why? We're married.

This is Rosmund's bed.

Uh, was Rosmund's bed.

I don't know, it just feels wrong.

All of her stuff is still here.

You don't love me.

Of course I love you, Falista.

I just feel like...

like Rosmund's ghost
is gonna be watching me.

I know, it's stupid.

We can have all the decor changed.
Will that do it?

It's not just the furniture.

It feels like I shouldn't be here at all.

Well, we can select another room
to serve as our chambers.

No, I mean, I shouldn't be here

alive, back in this world.

It's what the gods willed.

The gods?

Since when do you believe in the gods?

Tobin, I witnessed their power myself.

Two brought you back to life
through the power of the gods.

Two brought me back to life

- by murdering 20 of our men.
- No, she didn't.

Falista, I saw the bodies myself
when I awoke.

Well, isn't that what your men
signed up for?

To fight or die so that you may live?

- No, not like that.
- Yes, like that, Tobin.

The gods willed it.

Believe me when I tell you
that they are false gods.

Don't let those two monsters
seduce you with their lies, Falista.

Tobin, Two and Three do not claim
to be gods themselves.

The gods just simply work
through them.

Their gods do not exist.

They do exist. I've seen them myself.

What do you mean?

I've seen them.

They speak to me

because I'm one of The Three.

I'm Queen...

and I'm One.

Two different Lu-Qiri tracks.

That makes five.

Means they came through here
fairly recently.

Well, they're still going in this direction.

You know, Talon, I haven't had the chance
to tell you how sorry I am about Gwynn.

I know how close you two were.

Thanks.

I don't think I've seen an act of bravery
greater than what she did.

I just wish I could've done it for her.

And thank you...

for helping me find my father.

I know you didn't believe you could help
with the whole Yavalla thing.

Truth be told,
I didn't even think he'd be alive.

Wrong as always.

One thing I've never been wrong
about is you.

What's that supposed to mean?

Just that you always seem to be
on the right side of things.

You're incredible.

Are you flirting with me?

I'm trying to convince you
why you should be leader of the Realm.

It's too late for that.

It's never too late, Talon.

Falista is on the throne.

For now, but if you decided to change that,
Blackbloods would back you.

All you'd need
to do is just bring them through.

So that's what this is about.

You know, last time I brought
the Blackbloods through

- they tortured and imprisoned my friends.
- That was all Yavalla.

It wouldn't happen again.

It's not a good time, Zed.

They'll just destabilise things even more.

Besides, their Lu-Qiri
would just run off like ours.

Leave.

Well...

I'm very happy to see you alive,
Your Majesty.

Give it a break, Spears.

You're one of the few people
remaining who I trust.

I need your help.

Not gonna be much help to you
locked in here.

That's why I'm here to let you out.

But there's a condition.

Really?

You must pledge your allegiance
to your Queen Falista

- and to me as your King.
- That's not going to happen.

Why not?

- You don't trust me?
- No, I trust you, Tobin.

But the way I see it,
I wouldn't be pledging my allegiance to you

I'd be pledging it to The Three,
and that is something I will not do.

Spears, The Three are not in charge.

They serve at Falista's pleasure.

Falista has the red kinj.

She is One of The Three.

Tobin, I...

I know first-hand

just how much Two and Three can influence
even the strongest of minds.

- I know.
- She's already doing everything they want.

I'm concerned about that as well.

But believe me,
I've been watching her carefully.

She only does what she agrees with.

Then why did she shut down the Nightshade?

Why did they arrest that girl for gambling?

Frankly, I'm surprised they aren't pushing
for my execution in the public square.

Oh.

Oh, I see.

They already tried that.

But that's the perfect example.

Falista refused to do it.

Give it a few more days.
They'll convince her.

Not if you pledge your loyalty.

The Three have already taken
everything from me they ever will.

So long as I draw breath

I will never pledge my loyalty to them.

Spears, you don't have to.

Pledge it to me and Falista.

Tell you what...

I'll pledge my loyalty to you
and Falista right now

if you can look me in the eye
and give me your word

that you will kill Two and Three
the first opportunity you get.

I can't do that.

I know.

Because you're in league with them.

Because Falista is one of them.

Spears, you're not hearing me.

Falista is not one of them.
I trust her to do what's right.

I wish I did.

Then rot in here.

Tobin.

Tobin, you have to stop them.
You don't know the evil they're capable of.

They killed your own father!

Goodbye, Spears.

They made me kill mine.

You're really an idiot, aren't you?

What are you talking about?

In a situation like that, lie.

Pledge your loyalty, dummy.

They're only words, anyway.

That's not how I choose to live my life.

Like I said.

Idiot.

I had them make us thrones of our own.

Do you like them?

I guess so.

Go on, try it out.

Isn't this just wonderful?

We're finally where we always wanted to be.

What's wrong?

I don't think
we're really ruling here, Falista.

It's like we're puppets to Two and Three.

We need them for now.

The Covenant Guard follow them.

So?

The Aegisford soldiers
and Relman soldiers follow us.

I know what I'm doing, Tobin.

I'm using Two and Three
to cement my power.

And then?

And then we revisit this discussion.

We have to stop them.

Xaba, no!

Vikka, let him go!

Finally, we reconnect

after all these years.

I've missed you

but we'll be together...

soon.

Zed.

Zed.

Well, they didn't kill us.

Don't know why.

We didn't hesitate with them.

Well, maybe they still have some
loyalty left for Blackbloods.

The rain washed away the prints.

Now we can't track them.

What happened, anyway?

What do you mean?

You were controlling Vikka,
and then you just froze.

I had a vision.

It was a face.

It wasn't human or Blackblood.
It was something else.

Did it have horns?

Yeah.

On its head...

and its chin, and high pointed ears.

But they weren't like ours.

I had the same vision a few days ago

although whatever it was
called me "the betrayer".

How do you know it was talking to you?

I don't.

It just felt like it.

Well, what do you think it means?

I don't know.

Wren might know.

We should head back
and talk to her about it.

What about the Lu-Qiri?

We've lost them now.

Something tells me this vision
might be more important anyway.

What?

I'm just worried about you, that's all.

Why?

Your ears, Wren.

They're turning even more white.

Janzo, I told you
it's nothing to worry about.

Wren.

What are you trying to hide
from me, Wren?

What do you mean?
I'm not trying to hide anything.

Zed told me.

- That bastard told you?
- Mm-hm.

And he said it was
a very serious condition

that I'll probably get it, too.

Oh, he's messing with you, Janzo.

It's not a serious condition,
and you can't catch it.

It's nothing to worry about.

Come to bed.

If it's nothing to worry about,
then why did you just react like that?

Calling Zed a bastard?

What do you think Zed told me?

I didn't want to tell you yet.

Tell me what?

Janzo, a Blackblood woman's ear tips
turn white...

Hmm?

...when they are pregnant.

Oh, thank gods.

I thought you were going to tell me
some deadly disease or something

where we'll all die...

- Pregnant?
- Mm-hmm.

You're pr... Hm.

- I'm going to be...
- Yes.

You're going to be a father.

Oh, oh, oh, oh!

You.

You're free to go.

I am?

Stay sober and
stay out of trouble, kid.

I'm not a kid.

You want to stay in here?

I am a kid.

Just a poor, innocent kid.

Better.

Now get out of here.

See? Tell them what they want to hear.

Thanks for your help.

Now I know how to pay my debt to Talon.

What does that mean?

Hey!

Don't do anything stupid.

Do you think it'll have black blood or red?

Maybe an amalgamation,
like a maroon-burgundy.

- I don't know.
- Cos it matters, you know.

If it's got black blood,
well, that means it'll heal faster.

Hey! Do you think it'll have spiky ears?

I knew you couldn't handle this.
I shouldn't have told you.

Oh, we're breaking boundaries here, Wren.

We're making history! My ba...

Our baby.
Our baby is gonna change the world.

Oh.

You're going to be the greatest mother
there ever was.

I've never really had a father,
so steep learning curve

but promise I'm going to try
to be the best father I can be.

So you're alright with this then?

Alright?

I'm ecstatic.

I'm going to be a father!

I love you, Janzo.

I love you too, Wren.

Hey.

Do you think those pointy ears of yours...
Can they give us any indication?

Do you think we'll have
a boy or a girl?

I don't know.
We'll have to wait for that answer.

Hmm. I think I want a boy.

No. No, I want a girl.

Where are you going?

To tell everyone
Janzo's gonna be a daddy!

Can we...

Can we not tell anyone for now?

- What?
- Just...

Just to keep it to ourselves.

Oh.

- You're ashamed of me.
- No.

No, no, no, no.

I just don't want
people treating me differently.

You know? Like...

like some kind of fragile egg.

Alright.

It's going to be hard.

But if that's what you want

I won't tell a soul.

Just so you know...

I'll be treating you

like a fragile little egg.

Are you alright?

Was he here to assassinate me?

I think so, and that was a she.

- Talon?
- No. She was too small to be Talon.

Why did you let her go, Tobin?

Let her go? What?

I had her under my control
and you released her.

I was trying to defend you.

I had it under control.

Well, I doubt she survived the fall anyway.

Is she dead?

Obviously, this assassin
was sent by Garret Spears.

What?

Garret's been locked in a prison cell.

How could he have sent someone?

He is quite connected in this Outpost.

But it wasn't Garret.

He would have sent a better assassin

someone who would've succeeded.

Even if it wasn't Spears

a conspiracy to kill you exists,
Your Majesty.

And how do you know that?

It could've been one young nutter
trying to prove how tough she is.

Even so

this is exactly why we need more order
in the Outpost.

The military must crack down.

You really think there's a whole conspiracy?

I do.

You should start a search.

Root out all conspirators.

Hold on. Let's take a breath.

Let me do some investigating.
I can find out who she is.

I don't see why we can't do both.

Order the search.

By your command, Your Majesty.

You're making a mistake,
giving them any power at all.

They can't be trusted.

Right now, I trust them more than anyone
else in The Outpost except you.

Clearly, they care about my safety.

The only thing they care about
is their own power

and you're giving it to them.

Oh, no... There's some left
in this one, Janzo.

Munt...

now that the Nightshade is closed, tell me

how am I supposed to earn a living, huh?

Don't know, but you're really smart.
You'll find a way.

I am a bloody genius, aren't I?

And now it's more important than ever.

I have a family to support.

- Oh, you mean me?
- What?

No, not you.

Yes, you too, Munt.

Thanks for caring, Janzo.

You know what? I am a bit hungry.

Munt!

You can't keep wasting things like that.

It's just a carafe, Janzo.

It's a decanter, Munt,
and decanters cost money.

I need to save every penny
I can for the child.

Oh, that makes sense.

- Did you say child?
- Hmm?

I said, um, "wild".

In case I have to go...
go live in the wild.

No, you said child.

- He said child, didn't he?
- That's what I heard.

Yeah... Yeah. Janzo?

- Hmm?
- Did you find a child

by the side of the road?

- Did you buy one?
- No, of course I didn't buy a child, Munt.

What do you take me for, our mother?

- Sorry.
- Fine. Fine.

So, if you didn't find a child
by the side of the road

and you didn't buy one,
where did this child come from?

Eh?

Well, there is no child...

yet.

Yet?

Eh, what does that mean?

It means, if I tell you, you must promise me
that you won't tell a soul.

- Promise.
- Yeah.

Wren's pregnant!

How did this happen? Oh!

Oh, you mean... you and Wren?

And now she's pregnant with my baby!

Oh! Oh!

Do you know what this means, Janzo?

Ah!

I'm going to be an uncle!

I'm going to be an uncle!

Are you the one called Warlita?

- I am.
- The Queen requests your attendance.

What for?

Apparently...

to give her a bath.

Munt...

First thing, we should go through
the smith's books.

Get Janzo.

Who's that?

Just get Janzo now.

What happened?

Garret said you wanted
to get rid of the Queen.

So I tried to pay my debt to you.

You tried to kill Falista?

Yeah. Blew it, though.

That was really stupid.

What were you thinking?

You again. Really?

You're repeat bad news,
do you know that?

So I've been told.

Right.

You'll live.

Lie back and I'll suture your wounds.

Thank you...

Help! No!

What's going on out there?

They're searching houses.

Great.

Can I help you?

We are looking for a wounded girl.

Haven't seen one.

If you see someone matching the description

bring her to us, understood?

Yes, sir, of course.

Hey, why is there
a big metal door down there?

Where's that go?

- Ah.
- Let's finish sewing you up.

- We need to go see Wren.
- Hmm?

Babysit her for a while?

I'm not a baby. I don't need a...

It's an expression.

Right. Why are you going to see Wren?

Was it her idea?

Did Zed say something?

What's up with you?

Nothing.

We just need to ask Wren a question
about some Blackblood stuff.

Lu-Qiris, visions.

Is that alright with you?

Yes, of course.

You go and, um, and I'll stay here
and I'll, um, look after the girl.

And stay here.

That's the face I saw.

Hm. And I've been seeing the exact same one.

Any idea who or what it might be?

- Why would I know?
- I just thought

- now that you're the High Priestess...
- Zed.

All the knowledge in the world didn't just
pop into my head when my mother died.

This isn't a gods-given magic
or a kinj or something.

I know, I just thought that you might...

It'll take years of study

all the texts passed down
over thousands of generations

and quite frankly, I have no intention
of starting such a daunting task.

Take it easy, Wren. I just thought
you might've seen something like it

or your mother might've talked
about it or something.

You're both having
the exact same vision?

Mm-hmm.

Except it called me "the betrayer".

Pretty strange.

Do you know what it is?

No clue.

At the risk of you jumping down
my throat again

any idea why all the Lu-Qiri
might have left?

I have no idea.

We tried to track them,
but they knocked us out cold.

And our ring whistles are ineffectual.

Pretty worrisome.

When will you give the order
to execute Garret Spears?

Never. We're not prepared to do that.

I didn't ask you, I asked the Queen.

You are not one of The Three.

- No, I am the King.
- Meaningless.

Your Majesty, we have taken the liberty
of writing an execution order.

If you will just sign it

we could be done with this discomfort.

As the King said,
that is not going to happen.

Spears is clearly a danger to your safety.

I don't believe he is.

Of course he is.

If you will not give a simple order
to protect yourself, then I will.

Pass this order to your commander.

Garret Spears is to be executed at once.

I said no!

You are weak.

I will show you how weak I am.

Have you forgotten?

Your kinj won't work on me.

However...

I can use mine whenever I please

to gain the advantage over you.

Never forget that.

Back away from her.

See to it that Spears
is executed before sundown.

I said back away from her.

Cancel that order!

- We should kill her, too.
- No, we might need her.

You will need me.

I can assure you.

You are a wise queen

and I give you my word,
I will serve you well.

You better.

It appears now that we are The Three.