Flash Gordon s01e20 Episode Script

Previously on flash gordon You could not have survived.
But i did! It's time we take out ming.
This story is too big to keep secret.
If he's meant to be the one, He'll survive frigia.
And if not? Then we'll look elsewhere for our salvation.
He's the hero you've been waiting for.
Ming is my father.
Our ice will be Sold freely to any who wish to trade for it.
Except you.
Mobilize all my patriots.
Prepare for war.
All right, move it inside.
Flash gordon.
I'm glad you're here.
It's quite the party.
Looks like you're getting ready For a fight.
There's no other way now.
Ming needs to be removed from power.
I can't argue with that.
I am glad to hear it.
There's no way we can win without you.
What are you talking about? I have invited allies.
Emissaries from many cantons But they won't be swayed by my words alone.
A deviate- Even a deviate king- Is not fully trusted.
What do you want me to do? Speak to the canton leaders for me.
They respect your bravery, they'll trust you.
You may not be the one prophesized, But this might be why you're here.
The reason i'm here Is to find my father and take him home.
You're not home.
And, without your help, we'll never defeat that tyrant.
This won't be easy, terek.
Thousands could be hurt, lose their lives.
It's a risk i'm willing to take.
So? What's your answer, flash gordon? Are you with me? Whatever it takes I'm with you, terek.
My people are angry, rankol.
They are angry with me And the sudden lack of sourcewater.
Perhaps if you hadn't Poisoned the water from the reservoir, The people wouldn't be so angry.
When the rioting begins, rankol, Rest assured you will speak on my behalf To the angry masses.
Now, what have you to report? It seems that queen fria has made good on her word.
She has begun trading frigian ice To the other cantons, But still refuses all of your requests.
If fria wishes to make a fool of me, Then i have no choice But to take her precious ice by force.
Queen fria's army is small, but loyal.
I fear that an invasion of frigia Would stretch our forces painfully thin.
I need water, rankol! And if that means the ice fields of frigia Must run red with blood Then so be it.
Flash.
Gordon µú1¼¾µú20¼¯ ʱ¼äö᣺ð¡d I thought you might want to know My father seems to doubt Your loyalty is absolute.
And when my father doubts, he can be Dangerous.
Hmm.
Thank you for your concern, aura.
It is as touching as it is suspicious.
Come, now.
Can't we be friends? Friends? Well, i'm not so sure.
You're a very complex man, aren't you, rankol? You serve my father loyally, Even after he bombed the deviate settlement, Killing scores of your own people.
Do i detect a note of sympathy? Certainly not for "freaks" such as we? You more than anyone Should know the deviates are treated unjustly.
Are you saying That you don't support ming's policies? That you reject the code? Surely you realize such talk is treason? Policies can change.
Nothing is forever not even my father.
Why are you saying these things to me? Because i think you want change just as much as i do.
What i want doesn't matter.
My function is to serve the ruler of mongo Whoever that may be.
Good.
That's all i wanted to hear.
the reality of a dangerous planet beyond ours Is frightening and hard to fathom.
But given the shocking evidence you've just seen, I hope everyone watching will take this warning seriously.
I'm dale arden, wiad, channel 4.
It couldn't have been easy Putting that piece together.
You have no idea.
But, seriously, alien abductions? Visitors from another planet? The whole susan glass thing's getting old.
This isn't about the hack on channel 7 Sir, everything dale reported In that piece is true.
A good producer sticks up for their talent.
I appreciate that.
I'll tell you what- We'll save the segment for halloween.
Mr.
Mitchell, There is a real, documented threat Against our planet and our way of life! I like your moxie, arden.
Now, get down to kendal high.
A cheerleader's trying to set a world record for cartwheels.
We'll run your report at 6:26 sharp.
Ming! From mongo? That's classic.
What are we going to do? We're going to put this on the air.
No matter what.
So what do i do? You certainly have a problem.
That's what i'm saying! You know, when i was in rankol's lab Talking to dr.
Hiller's brain, Or essence, or whatever the heck it was, It was like i was talking to a real person.
So you think rankol has flash's father A similar state? Yes, he could! Until we gather all the information, Tell flash nothing.
Okay, fine.
Good.
Yes.
You sure? I am sure of one thing- Until flash returns, Should we not be searching for this imex? Of course! Yes, you're right.
If ming has the key to the entire universe, Then nobody's safe anywhere.
and here, the sacred testimony revealed That a warrior would unite the cantons.
Yes, yes, "the warrior child Will take the place of the father.
" I know all that.
At the time, i thought it was barin, But i banished him to rot in the dark isles! The prophecies always speak the truth, But the truth is not always easy to hear.
It is up to us to interpret them properly.
So now your damn prophecy Claims that terek is the warrior child, The chosen one? That i have a deviate son, and that he will be my downfall? I cannot give counsel on political matters.
I'm a man of faith, not war.
Well, i am a man of war, And if you ever- Ever- Reveal a word of this to anyone This terek, what do you know of him? I've heard he is a good man.
He wants to help our cantons.
He's a deviate.
Why should we believe him? Flash gordon believes him.
Perhaps that is reason enough.
Flash gordon saved my son's life.
I for one will hear him out.
Let us listen And see what he has to say.
My name is flash gordon.
Some of you already know me.
Others may have heard my name, That i have fought against ming This is true.
I know that the fight for freedom Comes with great sacrifice But i also know That ming's rule has brought Nothing but suffering and hardship To you and your people And that he'll someday bring it to mine, And this has to stop.
I know one man that can do that for us.
One man i trust.
This is that man.
Esteemed canton leaders and representatives My name is terek.
The days ahead will not be easy ones, But if we support each other, If we work together, I know that we can win.
When i look out over your faces, Turin and dactyl Or omadrian, Deviates I see the future of mongo staring back at me.
A new mongo.
A free mongo! Your mongo! Put your weapons down! Easy Just let her go.
Nobody has to die today, all right? Let me go, and she will not be hurt.
Keep back.
I can track him.
I'm coming with you! You'll need to run fast to keep up.
Whatever it is, drav, It had better be good news.
Benevolent father, our patriots are meeting Unexpected levels of resistance in frigia.
Fria.
Damn her.
Have the troops reached the ice fields yet? No.
They cannot break through The frigian defenses.
Our casualties are heavy.
Should the troops retreat? Retreat? Without the water? Are you insane? So your orders stand? Of course they- Wait.
No.
I have new orders.
Either the troops bring me my water Or they can bring me their corpses.
Now go.
If we do not find him soon, I will need to return To prepare my brothers for the coming war.
Hey, it doesn't have to be a war.
If terek can get his forces in place first, Ming may have to surrender.
Wait! What is it? He stopped here, met with others.
We may be too late.
No, no, no, no, no.
Look, look.
He split off again.
What? Hey, i've picked up some skills on mongo, okay? Why don't you follow him off in that direction? And you? I've got something else in mind.
Dolan! A word.
Circumstances force me to demand testimony now.
But we are not prepared.
We must anoint ourselves With the oils, Purge our minds of all thought.
I don't care! I need a prophecy.
You're all here.
Rankol? What is the meaning of this? He is here to learn Our ancient language to better serve you.
You're one of them.
My allegiance has always been to the benevolent father.
Your allegiance is to the damned monks! And to a prophecy Which i now realize is as false as you are.
You've deceived me, rankol.
But you will not deceive me again.
Remember, deny everything.
This has to all be on me.
Dale, you know i'm ready I know, joely.
But the consequences need to be mine alone.
If flash isn't coming back, I need to warn the world about ming.
We're live in 10 seconds.
Your tape's queued up in bay two.
Hey.
Break a leg.
I understand our own dale arden is there To document the young lady's attempt At the cartwheel record.
Dale? The reality of a dangerous planet beyond ours Is frightening, and hard to fathom.
What i'm about to report to you may seem like a hoax, It's the truth.
U, arden! Somewhere outside t i am so fired.
Hey.
No guards? Outside rankol's lab? And there were no stingers In the port bay either.
The rumors of an attack on frigia must be true.
So ming's running low on water.
So it seems.
This will be easier than i expected.
Or perhaps not.
That wasn't there before.
Rankol must have installed it After our previous attempt.
It is a blood lock.
I don't like the sound of that.
It is impossible to bypass.
It draws blood from the entrant's finger, And then scans it for identification.
So the only way through that door Is to get rankol's blood.
Hmm.
You should not have come alone, dactyl! Unlucky for you, he wasn't alone.
Why did you try to kill terek? He's not a deviate.
Who are you? Look! Rau, the zurn god.
He's a zurn spy! Did azura send you? Huh? Is that blue witch back in power of your canton? I can't tell you.
Yes, you can.
Ah, i'd tell him, if i were you, 'Cause i'm the nice one.
Yes.
Azura.
I was to spy on the rebel meeting And kill terek.
You met others on your path.
Yes.
They're on their way to tell azura.
You did well to speak the truth.
You will die with honor.
Why did you do that? Because, flash gordon, this is now war.
Aura, i asked you to stay away.
Our future is being decided here.
I want to be a part of it.
I'm ready to fight.
I have hundreds of soldiers.
You can help best By staying safe inside the citadel.
All my life I've been treated like a child.
My father never had faith in me.
Don't make the same mistake.
You're right.
We should share everything- The struggle and the victory both.
So, what can i do to help? If we have to take the city, Ming will have us outgunned.
We need to deplete his supply of arms.
That sounds more like it.
Are you familiar with the munitions storage? I know where it is.
Good.
Then when ming needs his stores, Make sure that he's in for an unpleasant surprise.
Do you really think it's going to come to that? Attacking the city? Well, if ming feels he has no options, We may not have to.
Talk to sujo.
He'll give you a team to take.
We couldn't do this without you.
You know that.
Dale arden? Yes.
I'm agent black.
This is agent raymus.
We're from the fmcc.
We have a few questions about your unauthorized use Of federal airwaves this evening.
Can we do this at my office? You're in a lot of trouble.
Your co-Worker, joely lavant, said You were obsessed with something called The portage initiative? Would you know where we could find this dr.
Hans zarkov You mentioned in your story? You're looking for dr.
Gordon's blueprint, aren't you? I think you'd better let us inside.
Of course.
Let me just put something decent on.
I just need to get changed! We don't want any kind of a wardrobe malfunction.
Okay! Um Just hang tight, i'll be right there.
Vestra? You're here? Aura.
I was just returning to my village.
I must speak to my sisters.
You support this war? I support terek's vision of a new mongo, And i fervently hope he can achieve that Without bloodshed.
That's what i hope too.
Is it possible You're my mother? Don't be absurd.
Why would you think that? This! It's a memory stone.
It only glows like this when i'm with family.
The stones are festival tricks.
They can't be relied on.
This one contains my birth imprint.
It knows me, it knows my father.
Aura, i'm so sorry.
I know how important this is to you, How hard it was for you To grow up without your mother, And i truly hope that someday, you find her.
We must speak to the dolan.
Okay.
Mr.
Dolan, is it? Hi.
Yes.
We're looking for this really tall guy, Gets around on a hover platform? Dolan, forgive him.
We must find rankol, without delay.
You must help him.
What do you mean? He was arrested here.
Taken to ming's prison.
Unless you reach him in time, rankol will be executed.
Flash, vultan.
Did you find the assassin? Yeah, we found him, all right.
And silenced him.
I'm sorry that he is dead.
That was ming's way.
It will not be mine.
He wasn't a deviate, either.
He was a zurn spy, And he's already got a message to azura.
What azura knows, ming will soon know.
Then we must be ready before he is.
Send word to the cantons.
We strike nascent city at nightfall.
But wait.
No, no, no.
You can't go into nascent city now.
You're walking into a firefight! Innocent people are going to die, terek.
I'm sorry, flash, But that zurn assassin has forced my hand.
I must move on ming Before he has a chance to reinforce his troops.
Terek, please- Terek! You have time before moonrise To warn your friends If you hurry.
Oh! There he is.
Hey! Hans zarkov My old friend.
You have no friends here.
We came for your blood.
Wait until daybreak.
Ming will take it for you.
No, see, she means your actual blood.
We need it to get into your lab.
Take what you need.
That will not be necessary.
I will give it to you willingly if it will help you.
Baylin? You still doubt me.
But have i not saved flash gordon More than once? Hans? Surely you know what's in my heart.
It's true, he has helped us.
Help us again.
Flash's father, dr.
Gordon, what did you do with him? I protected him.
I kept him as close to me as possible.
He will say anything to save his skin.
Forgive me.
I dared hope that we might become allies.
Even friends It was a foolish notion.
Hey, we can't just leave him here For ming to kill.
I can't.
At least if he made it To the deviate settlement, He'd have a chance.
Very well.
But they will probably kill him there, too.
Thank you for trusting me.
Now i trust you.
What'd you do that for? He is only stunned.
We must get to the lab before he wakes up.
Aura? Where have you been? I was organizing a civic defense force.
These brave denzins rally to your side.
These? These could not defend a vis-Board.
Now, come with me.
Wait outside.
I have been betrayed, aura.
Betrayed by whom? Rankol.
I thought he would stand by you through anything.
No.
No, he has been working against me.
Now everything i have built is in danger.
You are the only one i can be sure of.
You have other allies.
Have i? Oh even here, in my own city, My people, they They forget all i've done for them.
They talk of nothing- Nothing but the shortage.
Has it been about nothing but water all along? Have i earned no loyalty from anyone? Maybe it would be different if you hadn't lied to everyone.
To me.
What are you talking about? I know about my mother.
She isn't dead, like you told me.
It's vestra.
Who would tell you such a thing? The question is why didn't you tell me? But, then, i understood why Vestra's bloodline is clean.
That means my brother's deviate strain Didn't come from her.
It came from you.
You are the deviate, father.
No.
You can't deny it.
The reason you despise the deviates so much Is your son takes after you! You dare to suggest that i have hidden such a crime? That i am one of them? Oh, it explains everything.
This is a ridiculous fantasy, aura! The woman who bore you was a common courtesan.
A deviate who hid her deformity.
I did not discover her lie until i saw her hideous child.
Your son, terek! No! No, no son of mine! You are my only child.
No, if vestra claims you, It is because she wants to elevate herself.
Don't be fooled.
You're lying.
But this does not.
Guards! Until you come to your senses, aura, I think it would be best If you did not leave the citadel.
Guards, take her to her chambers.
Ah! There.
You're all set.
Give it a try.
Ooh, yah yeah! That's far enough.
Have i come to the wrong place? Is this not where the uniter's forces gather? It's no place for ming's obedient creature, Or a traitor to his kind.
You know that i serve the prophecy.
As the chosen one, You have nothing to fear from me.
An enemy from within can destroy anyone No matter how strong.
If ming wanted to infiltrate your forces, He would have sent A less conspicuous agent than me.
Terek- are we not made from the same cloth, you and i? Both children of calamity? Both cursed by our very blood? It did not stop you from serving ming.
Well, then My deviate brother-In-Arms Why have you chosen this moment to visit? Because your time has come.
With ming's forces fighting in frigia, You will never have the same chance again, terek.
And i will be proud To see you stand in ming's place, Where you belong.
No need to show respect, denzin, When my own father wants me locked up.
What are you doing here? I'm trying to find zarkov and baylin.
I was raiding the munitions storage for terek When my father interrupted.
Now i can finish it.
Hey, wait, wait, wait, wait.
That sounds a little dangerous.
Maybe you shouldn't be doing that on your own, aura.
You don't have to protect me, flash.
I can really take care of myself.
Yeah, i guess you can, can't you? Good luck finding your friends.
I'll see you when we've won.
Sure.
All we have to do is live through it.
Ow! Dale, what's this about? Besides who's going to win the most speeding tickets.
Norah i couldn't say much over the phone.
I was afraid they were tracking my calls.
They? You did it.
You aired the broadcast about mongo.
I had no choice.
Flash hasn't contacted me yet, And i had to warn people about ming.
And? Some government types saw it.
The wrong government types? Did they come after you? And with your connection to dr.
Gordon, They're probably going to come after you too.
Unless we both find somewhere safe.
Norah! Oh, no.
Oh, no.
Well, it looks like It's a little late for that now.
Come on, let's go.
No, no.
No.
No, no! Other way.
Through the back.
Through the back.
Out the back way.
I don't think they're going to Stop following us, honey.
We're going to need a new ride.
Damn it! I just re-Financed that car! Vestra I expect my allies to come when requested.
I was on my way home to my canton.
My people are waiting for me.
You won't have allies long If you treat us like enemies.
How else should i treat you, vestra? Since you've turned on me? Broken your oath? No.
I've kept our agreement.
I've said nothing to aura.
Yet she knows.
Not from me.
The blood oath you forced on me would've destroyed her If i'd told her the truth.
I swore to you on the day she was born Your life was forfeit if you were discovered.
You should have tried harder to keep our secret.
Whose command is this? I'm dantry, Senior executive manager of munitions storage.
A clerical? With no patriot guards? They left me in charge When the others were called To the frigian front.
Ridiculous.
This facility is far too important.
It's a good thing my father sent me With reinforcements.
Take positions at the door.
You, take over for dantry.
We were told to hold this facility Until further notice.
Then consider this your further notice.
You're relieved.
Load the carts.
We're taking whatever we can move.
Please.
Do what you want with me, but don't hurt the children.
Ah, so you do know about terek? Our son.
Please, let him be.
Aura perhaps can be allowed to live, But that deviate bastard If he had been destroyed when i first ordered it, You wouldn't be in this mess, vestra.
You know what this is, don't you? Hmm? It's, uh gray water.
The poison left by our ancestors.
Makes deviates Of all who drink it.
It looks so innocent! One sip and it diminishes you.
More and it destroys you.
Our secret will come out.
People will know that terek is our child.
They will look For the source of his unclean blood, And they will find it in you- Not me Whoa, hey! Hey, whoa whoa! Hey, it's just me.
On the same team, remember? I figured i'd find you two here.
What's the, uh what's the good doctor doin'? I do not ask anymore.
The rift generator's been modified Since the last time we were here.
Even the xyrilium power source Has been beefed up Hey, we just got to get out of the city Before d-Day.
Terek's army is getting ready to invade.
Ooh hey, hey, hey guys! You got to see this.
Whoa hey, the glowy symbols This is the imex? Imex, yeah.
They mounted it inside there.
Wired it directly into the hardware.
So that's how they perfected the rift technology.
Exactly, and stole lake kendal, And that was just the beginning.
So, zarkov, any way of un-Perfecting this? That's the idea.
No, wait! Wait! S wehould leave now! Uh, no kidding! I knew it was too good to be true.
Uh uh! I know zarkov keeps a spare set of key To the rv in here somewhere.
He has a habit of locking himself out.
Got 'em! Now we've got transportation.
Sort of Uh, so this is it? Where steven was sneaking off to All those times, to work with dr.
Zarkov.
Norah, he didn't tell you to protect you.
He knew it was dangerous.
Well, i know he did it with good intentions.
And he'd want me to protect you now.
Me? I mean, you're probably in As much danger as i am, if not more.
Well, then, we need to get to the one place Those government agents can't find us.
What a curious development.
It appears your loyalty Is not to the benevolent father alone.
It appears that you have missed your nightly glowmilk bath To gather armaments It suggests a certain commitment to the cause.
It seems for once our agendas are aligned.
Aura! Your success is a victory in itself! Terek, i have news.
What? Has ming learned of the uprising? No.
It's about our mother.
I think i know who she is.
It's vestra.
She denied it, But i confronted our father, and by his reaction- It's true.
You knew? She couldn't speak of it to you.
You'd be forfeit to a blood oath.
Why didn't you tell me? I would have, sister, Once i knew that ming could no longer harm you.
It is not for you to decide how much i should know.
Of course.
Now With your weapons, we're ready to move on the city.
Now? You would attack the citadel With our allies still inside? A swift surrender Will ensure the fewest casualties.
Believe me.
When the canton forces are in place, We will move.
On my order! Yes! We've got an active point out of here.