The Shannara Chronicles (2016–…): Season 2, Episode 8 - Amberle - full transcript

Will must confront his past; the bond between Allanon and Mareth continues to grow.

1Previously on
The Shannara Chronicles...

What're you doing here?

Amberle came to me again.

She said the darkness
is almost here
and that you're our last hope.

You foretold

that another Druid had emerged.

Well, it possesses innate magic.

Allanon left this in my care.

I thought it might be
of some help now.

The darkness in me

when I used it
to control that thing,



I kind of liked it.

I never meant to hurt you.

It's okay. How can I help?

You allowed yourself

to be
manipulated by the Dagda Mor.

And now that sword
is controlling you.

I claim this fortress

in the name of the Warlock Lord.

The Crimson have taken Arborlon.

Body's still warm.

Any sign of the other Chosen?

Should be six more.

Fresh tracks heading east
into the woods.

The Crimson,
how many were there?



Too many.

The Chosen are
the keepers of the Ellcrys.

Riga's sending a message.

Anyone who protects magic
will die.

We have to stop this.

No, we're not.
You have to see Amberle.

We can't just do nothing.

I'll find The Chosen.
But Amberle asked for you.

She said the fate of the
Four Lands depends on you.

So you're going in there
to see her.

Now.

* I feel it running through
my veins

* And I need that fire

* Just to know
that I'm awake *

You don't know how many times
I've come to the Ellcrys
and tried to talk to you.

I know.

I heard you.

Then why didn't you answer me?

There was nothing I could say.

How about goodbye?

It all happened so fast.

One minute we were
in the Sanctuary

and the next you were...

I made the choice, Wil.

It was the only way
to save the Four Lands.

I know.

And I tried to make
peace with that.

It's been difficult, I know.

Difficult?

I loved you.

I still love you, Amberle.

What we have...

What we had

was a moment in time
we can always cherish

But that time has passed.

Maybe for you.

You made the decision.

You never told me
or included me

you just left me alone
to pick up the pieces.

You're angry.

And you have every right to be

but this was my destiny
and now you must face yours.

Look

I know what's at stake.

The Warlock Lord is back

and supposedly I'm the only one
who can defeat him.

Except I can't.

I've seen my truth
and it's not what you think

What did you see?

That I fail.

I don't defeat him.

The Warlock Lord
kills everyone I care about.

Allanon

Eretria...

And Mareth?

Unlike you and my father

I'm not strong enough
to save the world.

The truth that I saw is that
the Warlock Lord wins.

Wil, the truth is yet to be.

The Warlock Lord is powerful in
ways you have yet to encounter.

His dark magic is unmatched.
But you can defeat him.

Tell me how.

He has a weakness.

It's the thing that destroyed
him the last time
he walked the earthly plane.

-The Sword of Shannara.
-Yes.

And, as the Shannara,
only you can wield it.

So the one thing
standing between
my saving the Four Lands

and total annihilation
is the sword?

Then we have
a really big problem.

* We're not giving
our love for free

* Always out of reach

* Always out of reach *

Why has a mortal boy

awoken the Warlock Lord

imprisoning me in the flesh
of my mortal enemy?

To be your servant.

And yet there is something else.

Something on your mind.

A desire.

Speak.

I was hoping, my Lord

that you might grant me
a request.

Catania.

She's the only person
that I've ever loved.

If you would grant her life, so
that we could be together again

I'll forever be in your service.

Again. Faster.

This is pointless.

Get up. You have much to learn.

We are not done yet.

Why can't I just
use magic to fight?

Because magic is not a weapon.

It must be used sparingly.

-Magic...
-Yeah, I know.

Magic always has a price.

Again.

Do you think that
becoming a Druid is easy?

Understand this

your life is no longer your own.

You'll be at service
to the Four Lands and...

I'll get help.

There's no point.

When I defeated the Dagda Mor

I should have sequestered myself
into Druid's sleep

to replenish my magic.

But I couldn't.

I had to find Bandon.

The sleep, it takes years

even decades.

What happens if you
don't take the sleep?

You die, don't you?

Maybe we can work out a deal.

Buy you a few more hours
of your life.

You're dead, Rover!

You'll have to catch me first.

We don't have much time.

I don't know how to thank you.

Don't thank me yet.
They'll be back.

What now?

We need to get you to
the tunnels below Arborlon.

You'll be safe there.

Keep up with me.

It's working.

Where am I?

Catania.

Catania, look at me.

It's okay.

It's okay.

You?

-It's okay.
-Get away from me!

-It's okay. It's okay!
No!

-I'm not going to hurt you.
-No!

Okay?

I know...

I know what
you must think of me.

And I'm sorry.

Forgive me.

I'd rather be dead
than be with you.

I never meant to hurt you.

Enough.

Enough.

Come to me.

What have you done?

Catania.

Get away from her!

When my sword struck
the Warlock blade

it revealed the truth
of what's gonna happen.

I saw flashes of them all dying.

Eretria returning
to the darkness

Allanon and Mareth,
covered in blood.

I was helpless to stop it.

I could feel myself
being pulled under water

the whole world going cold.

-Wil...
-Look, the truth is

I fail. It's as simple as that.

I've seen it.

I've felt it.

Nothing about the truth
is simple.

The sword broke
when your truth was revealed

because you weren't
ready to face it.

What truth is that?

Wil.

Dad?

What are you doing here?

I'm here to help you
face your truth.

My truth.

My truth is, I'm no hero.

I don't save anyone.
I'm not you.

You're a better man
than me, Wil.

Me? No.

You're the legendary
Shea Ohmsford

hero of the War of the Races.

Don't you ever wonder
why I became a drunk?

Why I died alone in that cave?

It was because
I was a failure living a lie.

To defeat the Warlock Lord

I had to risk
making the ultimate sacrifice.

I couldn't.

The thought of
leaving Heady behind

and never having you

was too much.

I was ashamed to be alive
because I couldn't
face my truth.

Don't make that same mistake.

You have information
about the Druid?

Yes, General.

He was brought into Storlock
several days ago, badly wounded.

And who brought him in?

His daughter.

His daughter?

They say she has powers,
too, sir.

Why would they come to Storlock?

The Druids have
no use for medicine.

Uh, the Elder Stor was keeping
something for him.

Something called a Codex.

And why should I believe you?

This is what the demons
did to me.

I want things back
the way they were

before magic.

They will be, brother.

I...

I thank you, General.

We ride for Storlock.

What's gonna happen
when you're gone?

You'll become
the last of the Druids.

Protector of magic.

But the Druid's path
is solitary.

You'll have to walk alone.

I'm not afraid of being alone.

Fear is the least of it, Mareth.

Even if the Warlock Lord
is defeated...

You mean when
the Warlock Lord is defeated.

Even then.

You'll be forced to watch

everybody you care about

grow old and die.

I'll do what I have to do.

Your feelings for Wil Ohmsford.

They've grown strong.

And this is an obstacle
you'll be forced to overcome.

You don't have to
worry about that.

Love can cloud your judgment

and make you vulnerable.

It puts everybody around you
at peril.

A Druid must learn to
face the future

without emotional attachment.

Like you?

Did you ever love my mother?

Your mother was beautiful
and brilliant.

She could have lived
the life of a princess.

But she was also determined

and stubborn.

She chose a higher calling.

One of learning and knowledge.

I miss her so much.

As do I.

Every single day.

No, you didn't answer
my question though.

Did you love her?

Your mother

was the only woman
I have ever loved.

And that love weakened me.

I need to rest.

Go.

But...

Please, go.

Don't slow down.
We're almost there.

Keep running!

No one outruns the Crimson.

This is where I belong.

Being a healer.

It's all I ever wanted to be.

Not a hero.

Not a savior.

A simple life.

Before the Elfstones

and magic and Allanon.

But that's not our destiny,
is it?

And now your
the world's only hope.

How do I destroy the
Warlock Lord so he
never comes back?

You must sink the blade
straight through his heart.

What if I can't, what if I fail?

You're a Shannara.

The magic of your ancestors
runs through your blood.

It can defeat the Warlock Lord
and cleanse the world of evil

but only if you
accept your destiny
and make peace with your past.

You and I are good now.

There's one more you must face.

Run!

Go to the tunnel.

Why do you think
we're still alive?

My guess?

Riga has a thing for theater.

Drawing out the kills for show.

Tell me something, Slanter.

Is there anyone that'll miss you
when you're gone?

A wife? Kids?

The Gnome tribe
are my only family.

What about you?

There's no one left to miss me.

It makes it easier, I suppose.

That was the plan.

But now

I'm not so sure that was
the best strategy.

To leave behind nothing
but ghosts and regrets

to die with a heart
that's never known love

what kind of life is that?

Druid!

General Riga.

I believe I have something
that belongs to you.

And I'd thought that might
get your attention.

Bring me the Codex,
or your daughter dies.

Look at what
you've done to her.

-Look at what
she's done to you.

She is nothing.

She is everything.

She never loved you.

Nobody has ever loved

you.

Love is an illusion.

You must empty your heart.

You must free your mind.

You must kill your desire.

No. No.

I can't.

Darkness does not serve us,

we serve darkness.

Please.

Prove yourself.

Bandon, my love

Now you can walk by my side.

Always thought I'd take my
last breath on the battlefield.

Not with my hands tied
and thrown over a dam
like last night's trash.

-Guess I should've
learned how to swim.

How're you boys holding up?

Much better, thanks to you.

I assume my men were able
to break into the palace
with your help.

That's right.

We have to move fast.

What's the plan?

The service tunnels
that run beneath the dam.

They'll get you
out of the city undetected.

I'll escort you to the entrance,
then you're on your own.

If the Crimson find out
you're helping us,
you know you're a dead man.

That's a risk
I'm willing to take.

For a Gnome and a bounty hunter,
you barely know.

Queen Tamlin was good to me.

It's the least I can do
to honor her memory.

All I ask is that you find Lyria
and protect her.

You have my word.

Come on.

Follow me.

No.

At last.

You should have let me die.

RIGA: You're a shadow
of your former self, Druid.

Not at all the man
I met in Graymark.

You said you would let her go.

Are you really that naive?

She's as guilty as you are
and will share the same fate.

Thank you for this.

You have no idea
what you're up against.

With your death, I am one step
closer to purging the Four Lands
of magic.

General,

there has been no word
from Graymark.

I sent men to investigate
but they have yet to return.

I'm afraid
there's been a breach.

We leave for Graymark at once.

Burn the Druid and his daughter
at the stake then scatter
their ashes in the wind.

I want nothing left.

It's still broken.

I have to face you.

You're my last truth.

You're gone.

And you're never coming back.

I have to let you go
once and for all.

That's right.

And nothing can bring me back.

She loved you, Wil.

And I loved her.

But that moment in time
has passed.

You did it.

Garrison!

Who are you?

Take him!

Warlock Lord.

Bow.

You have no power over me.

I am impervious to your magic.
And I will not stop

until it's purged
from this land.

You may be impervious to magic,

but not to me.

Mortals are always blind

to magic's true power.

The Four Lands will not
be purged of magic.

-It will be consumed by it.

Tell me

did the bitch Queen
litter any children?

A daughter.

Princess Lyria.

Then we must find her

for she is the key
to Heaven's Well.

Come.

We have work to do.

* Who's going to
rule this world?

* Who's going to
rule this world?

* Who's going to
rule this world?

* Who's going to
rule this world?

WIL: Eretria!

Eretria.

What took you so long,
Short Tips?

What happened?

You all right?

Yeah.

I'm fine.

The Crimson on the other hand...

The rest of The Chosen?
Are they safe?

Yes.

Did you see Amberle?
What did she say?

I'll tell you on the way.

We've gotta meet the others
at the enclave.

There's no time to lose.

This is all my fault.

No.

Yes. You only gave Riga
the Codex to protect me.

You are more important to me
than any book.

Will your magic
save you now, Druid?