1 00:00:06,923 --> 00:00:09,843 [soft vocalizing] 2 00:00:09,884 --> 00:00:13,722 * * 3 00:00:13,763 --> 00:00:15,765 [dramatic music] 4 00:00:15,807 --> 00:00:19,686 - Once, long ago, we lived in the human world. 5 00:00:21,479 --> 00:00:23,982 The Moroi vampires, who make the rules... 6 00:00:24,024 --> 00:00:26,443 * * 7 00:00:26,484 --> 00:00:28,278 - And the Dhampir Guardians, 8 00:00:28,319 --> 00:00:31,865 sworn to protect against our enemy, 9 00:00:31,906 --> 00:00:33,658 the Strigoi. 10 00:00:33,700 --> 00:00:36,536 - Undead vampires who live to kill. 11 00:00:36,578 --> 00:00:39,539 - Now we live in a world of our own, 12 00:00:39,581 --> 00:00:42,542 one grounded in elemental magic 13 00:00:42,584 --> 00:00:46,880 and steeped in rules no one's challenged in centuries... 14 00:00:46,921 --> 00:00:48,131 until now. 15 00:00:48,173 --> 00:00:52,052 * * 16 00:00:52,093 --> 00:00:56,473 - The spark of revolution can come from anywhere. 17 00:00:56,514 --> 00:00:58,725 Even two unlikely friends. 18 00:01:00,769 --> 00:01:03,897 - And one night that changed everything. 19 00:01:03,938 --> 00:01:06,775 * * 20 00:01:06,816 --> 00:01:11,071 [soft vocalizing] 21 00:01:11,112 --> 00:01:13,907 [dramatic music] 22 00:01:13,948 --> 00:01:18,620 * * 23 00:01:18,661 --> 00:01:21,748 [both grunting] 24 00:01:39,265 --> 00:01:41,976 - [grunting] 25 00:01:42,018 --> 00:01:44,938 [breathing heavily] 26 00:01:44,979 --> 00:01:52,153 * * 27 00:02:00,829 --> 00:02:03,623 [door clicks open] 28 00:02:03,665 --> 00:02:05,625 - Papa. - I came as quickly as I could. 29 00:02:05,667 --> 00:02:07,168 Where is he? 30 00:02:07,210 --> 00:02:10,588 - I'm all right, Robert. 31 00:02:10,630 --> 00:02:12,215 I'm fine. 32 00:02:12,257 --> 00:02:18,638 * * 33 00:02:19,806 --> 00:02:21,141 - What did you do? 34 00:02:21,182 --> 00:02:26,980 * * 35 00:02:27,022 --> 00:02:29,315 [ominous music] 36 00:02:29,357 --> 00:02:32,277 [dramatic vocalizing] 37 00:02:32,318 --> 00:02:39,451 * * 38 00:02:44,789 --> 00:02:47,751 [soft music] 39 00:02:47,792 --> 00:02:53,381 * * 40 00:02:54,924 --> 00:02:57,010 - Do you feel as good as you look? 41 00:02:57,052 --> 00:02:59,512 - I do. 42 00:02:59,554 --> 00:03:01,306 Sonya was so scared for me. 43 00:03:01,348 --> 00:03:02,849 I guess she did it without thinking. 44 00:03:02,891 --> 00:03:06,144 - She can't risk it again, Victor, 45 00:03:06,186 --> 00:03:07,812 even for you. 46 00:03:07,854 --> 00:03:10,899 It's too hard on her. - I know. 47 00:03:10,940 --> 00:03:13,526 I feel so guilty. 48 00:03:13,568 --> 00:03:15,445 I never would've asked this of her, 49 00:03:15,487 --> 00:03:16,446 knowing what comes with it. 50 00:03:16,488 --> 00:03:17,989 - I'll talk to her. 51 00:03:23,244 --> 00:03:25,288 I almost lost you. 52 00:03:29,751 --> 00:03:31,086 - I don't know what happened. 53 00:03:31,127 --> 00:03:33,338 I was feeling a bit tired, 54 00:03:33,380 --> 00:03:36,132 a little stressed, but... 55 00:03:36,174 --> 00:03:39,052 it just came out of nowhere. 56 00:03:39,094 --> 00:03:43,598 - Not really nowhere, with your family history. 57 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:45,558 - I don't wanna jump to any conclusions. 58 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:47,477 It could be anything. 59 00:03:50,730 --> 00:03:52,732 - You need to see a doctor. 60 00:03:54,567 --> 00:03:57,320 - I need to get back to work. 61 00:03:57,362 --> 00:04:04,411 * * 62 00:04:04,452 --> 00:04:06,371 - Christian asked me to give this to you. 63 00:04:06,413 --> 00:04:07,747 - Weirdly helpful for someone 64 00:04:07,789 --> 00:04:10,166 who unceremoniously dumped me on the dance floor. 65 00:04:10,208 --> 00:04:11,584 - I'm sure he had his reasons. 66 00:04:11,626 --> 00:04:15,380 - And I have mine for not wanting his help, 67 00:04:15,422 --> 00:04:17,215 even if I need it. 68 00:04:17,257 --> 00:04:18,758 This whole thing's in Old Moroi, 69 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:21,386 so if something here explains what's going on with me, 70 00:04:21,428 --> 00:04:22,512 I won't be able to read it. 71 00:04:22,554 --> 00:04:24,431 - I can help translate. 72 00:04:24,472 --> 00:04:25,765 I'm sure I can make time, 73 00:04:25,807 --> 00:04:27,726 even with my upcoming Benchmark Tests. 74 00:04:27,767 --> 00:04:31,938 - Rose, focus on your tests. I'll be fine. 75 00:04:31,980 --> 00:04:34,315 You'd be surprised how much free time I have, 76 00:04:34,357 --> 00:04:36,484 now that my whole life's gone to shit. 77 00:04:38,319 --> 00:04:40,780 - Are you doing okay? 78 00:04:40,822 --> 00:04:43,950 - Honestly, maybe I dodged a bullet. 79 00:04:43,992 --> 00:04:45,201 [chuckles] 80 00:04:45,243 --> 00:04:46,745 You should see how they are on the Council. 81 00:04:46,786 --> 00:04:49,039 I don't know how Victor stands it. 82 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:53,043 Now I'm back to plan A-- graduate and see the world. 83 00:04:53,084 --> 00:04:54,669 - Sign me up. - But I do have to figure 84 00:04:54,711 --> 00:04:55,962 this stuff out first, 85 00:04:56,004 --> 00:04:57,630 'cause when we get to the human world, 86 00:04:57,672 --> 00:04:59,549 I want our heads screwed on tight. 87 00:04:59,591 --> 00:05:04,471 * * 88 00:05:04,512 --> 00:05:06,056 - Then that's the plan. 89 00:05:06,097 --> 00:05:09,976 * * 90 00:05:10,018 --> 00:05:12,812 - Hey, Rose. 91 00:05:12,854 --> 00:05:14,856 Thank Christian for the book. 92 00:05:14,898 --> 00:05:19,611 * * 93 00:05:19,652 --> 00:05:22,447 [door clicks open and shut] 94 00:05:22,489 --> 00:05:25,408 - I didn't grow up here at court, 95 00:05:25,450 --> 00:05:28,995 and as I formally declare my candidacy, 96 00:05:29,037 --> 00:05:30,372 I see you're surprised. 97 00:05:30,413 --> 00:05:34,084 But it's really Lissa Dragomir 98 00:05:34,125 --> 00:05:36,127 you have to thank. 99 00:05:36,169 --> 00:05:39,339 I'm young and new here, 100 00:05:39,381 --> 00:05:42,842 and so I may seem like a radical choice. 101 00:05:42,884 --> 00:05:46,513 But with a Dhampir best friend 102 00:05:46,554 --> 00:05:50,517 and her association with the Ozera family, 103 00:05:50,558 --> 00:05:54,354 she was the radical. 104 00:05:54,396 --> 00:05:57,524 Untethered from our traditions. 105 00:05:57,565 --> 00:06:00,402 After learning much from my Aunt Irene, 106 00:06:00,443 --> 00:06:03,738 I believe in the Elementalist cause. 107 00:06:03,780 --> 00:06:08,535 My platform will put faith and Moroi needs first. 108 00:06:08,576 --> 00:06:10,537 - Moroi don't live in a vacuum. 109 00:06:10,578 --> 00:06:12,956 - The Queen backed her horse, 110 00:06:12,997 --> 00:06:15,417 and it stumbled out to the gate. 111 00:06:15,458 --> 00:06:18,378 She waits for the Council to speak. 112 00:06:18,420 --> 00:06:22,799 When you do, I hope you speak my name. 113 00:06:22,841 --> 00:06:24,759 Thank you. 114 00:06:24,801 --> 00:06:27,971 - Thank you, Tatiana. 115 00:06:28,013 --> 00:06:30,140 We will take all of this to heart. 116 00:06:36,688 --> 00:06:38,356 - Put your tongue back in your mouth, Peter. 117 00:06:38,398 --> 00:06:39,816 [door clicking] 118 00:06:39,858 --> 00:06:42,068 There's still time for other candidates to emerge. 119 00:06:42,110 --> 00:06:44,195 - This council has serious business to attend to. 120 00:06:44,237 --> 00:06:47,657 We can't rely solely on long-term repopulation 121 00:06:47,699 --> 00:06:51,077 to solve our Guardian shortage issue. 122 00:06:51,119 --> 00:06:52,871 We need a more immediate approach. 123 00:06:52,912 --> 00:06:54,414 - I can think of one deceased monk 124 00:06:54,456 --> 00:06:57,417 who might object to another of your aggressive approaches. 125 00:06:57,459 --> 00:06:59,794 - Let's keep things civil, Victor. 126 00:06:59,836 --> 00:07:02,422 - I propose we lower the age of Guardian enlistment 127 00:07:02,464 --> 00:07:06,009 down to 16, thereby expanding our pool of eligible Dhampirs. 128 00:07:06,051 --> 00:07:07,344 - 16? 129 00:07:07,385 --> 00:07:09,220 You'd make cannon fodder out of children? 130 00:07:09,262 --> 00:07:10,764 - 16 is not a child. 131 00:07:10,805 --> 00:07:13,808 If they're properly trained, they're fit to serve. 132 00:07:13,850 --> 00:07:15,477 Isn't that the whole point? 133 00:07:15,518 --> 00:07:17,020 - How old is your youngest, Marie? 134 00:07:17,062 --> 00:07:19,939 And yours, Dane? - Desperate times, Victor. 135 00:07:19,981 --> 00:07:22,192 - All in favor of scheduling the vote? 136 00:07:22,233 --> 00:07:25,153 [soft tense music] 137 00:07:25,195 --> 00:07:30,158 * * 138 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:31,993 All opposed? 139 00:07:34,579 --> 00:07:37,665 The vote is six to five. Motion carries. 140 00:07:39,834 --> 00:07:42,671 [dramatic electronic orchestral music] 141 00:07:42,712 --> 00:07:49,844 * * 142 00:07:54,140 --> 00:07:55,684 - Am I getting old, or is this Benchmark class 143 00:07:55,725 --> 00:07:56,768 full of toddlers? 144 00:07:56,810 --> 00:07:58,353 - No initiative from up top. 145 00:07:58,395 --> 00:08:01,481 After the St. Jude's massacre, we have to test every Novice, 146 00:08:01,523 --> 00:08:02,732 even underclassmen. 147 00:08:02,774 --> 00:08:04,734 - Those poor kids don't stand a chance. 148 00:08:07,570 --> 00:08:10,115 - Welcome, Moroi students. 149 00:08:10,156 --> 00:08:11,574 For the next 24 hours, 150 00:08:11,616 --> 00:08:13,702 your usual Guardians will be replaced 151 00:08:13,743 --> 00:08:15,537 with the Novices you see before you. 152 00:08:17,205 --> 00:08:20,583 Novices, the Benchmark Tests are your chance to show us 153 00:08:20,625 --> 00:08:21,835 what you're made of. 154 00:08:21,876 --> 00:08:23,878 You will be scored on your ability 155 00:08:23,920 --> 00:08:25,964 to protect your assigned Moroi 156 00:08:26,006 --> 00:08:28,717 during simulated surprise attacks. 157 00:08:28,758 --> 00:08:32,887 Guardians will act as Strigoi. 158 00:08:32,929 --> 00:08:35,390 Everyone will be outfitted with these special collars 159 00:08:35,432 --> 00:08:36,891 containing blood squibs. 160 00:08:36,933 --> 00:08:39,602 If you or your charge's squib gets popped, 161 00:08:39,644 --> 00:08:41,688 you're dead. 162 00:08:41,730 --> 00:08:44,691 But if you stay alive 163 00:08:44,733 --> 00:08:46,818 and rack up enough points, 164 00:08:46,860 --> 00:08:49,029 you'll get to attend the Royal Tour 165 00:08:49,070 --> 00:08:51,156 as part of the Guardian security team. 166 00:08:51,197 --> 00:08:53,742 If you're lucky enough, it can lead to a premium 167 00:08:53,783 --> 00:08:55,869 Guardian assignment when you graduate. 168 00:08:55,910 --> 00:08:57,746 - I'm winning this thing. - You better. 169 00:08:57,787 --> 00:08:59,581 I got odds on you. 170 00:08:59,622 --> 00:09:01,624 - But you're gonna have to beat Rose. 171 00:09:01,666 --> 00:09:04,753 - Difficult, but not impossible. 172 00:09:04,794 --> 00:09:07,505 - And I'm fueled by the unflinching expectations 173 00:09:07,547 --> 00:09:10,050 of Janine Hathaway, so.. 174 00:09:10,091 --> 00:09:12,218 Lissa and I will try to leave room for you at the top. 175 00:09:12,260 --> 00:09:13,511 - Don't worry, Rose. 176 00:09:13,553 --> 00:09:14,888 When I win, 177 00:09:14,929 --> 00:09:16,264 I'll find some way to make it up to you. 178 00:09:16,306 --> 00:09:17,932 - That's gonna hurt when you're in traction. 179 00:09:17,974 --> 00:09:20,894 - [chuckles] - But I'm game if you are. 180 00:09:20,935 --> 00:09:23,063 - And nothing less. 181 00:09:23,104 --> 00:09:27,567 Pairings go live in three, two, one. 182 00:09:27,609 --> 00:09:30,570 [dramatic music] 183 00:09:30,612 --> 00:09:34,616 * * 184 00:09:34,657 --> 00:09:37,285 - What the... - No way. 185 00:09:39,079 --> 00:09:41,331 - Fucking Zeklos. - [chuckling] 186 00:09:41,373 --> 00:09:48,296 * * 187 00:09:57,138 --> 00:10:00,100 [mysterious music] 188 00:10:00,141 --> 00:10:07,023 * * 189 00:10:09,859 --> 00:10:11,277 - "As such, we may claim this man 190 00:10:11,319 --> 00:10:13,113 "with the golden tongue 191 00:10:13,154 --> 00:10:16,574 doth possess a spirit's fancy." 192 00:10:16,616 --> 00:10:19,661 [chuckles] Fantastic. 193 00:10:19,703 --> 00:10:21,996 Only took me about an hour to figure it out. 194 00:10:22,038 --> 00:10:25,125 * * 195 00:10:25,166 --> 00:10:28,586 And who the hell is this man? [knock at door] 196 00:10:28,628 --> 00:10:30,505 Uh, just a second. 197 00:10:30,547 --> 00:10:33,800 * * 198 00:10:33,842 --> 00:10:35,301 Come in. 199 00:10:35,343 --> 00:10:36,886 - Lord Dashkov. 200 00:10:36,928 --> 00:10:39,139 I've informed him that he's only allowed entry 201 00:10:39,180 --> 00:10:41,975 if he is not playing the role of secret Strigoi assassin. 202 00:10:42,017 --> 00:10:45,061 - And I've informed him my time is not to be wasted today. 203 00:10:45,103 --> 00:10:46,021 - Thank you, Eddie. 204 00:10:48,690 --> 00:10:50,984 [door clicks] It's so late. What's going on? 205 00:10:51,026 --> 00:10:52,610 - The Royal Council is trying to take us 206 00:10:52,652 --> 00:10:54,195 back to the Stone Age. 207 00:10:54,237 --> 00:10:56,322 We can't have a government of the Royal Moroi 208 00:10:56,364 --> 00:10:58,658 for the Royal Moroi only. 209 00:10:58,700 --> 00:11:00,452 We need to restore your voting power. 210 00:11:00,493 --> 00:11:01,661 - How? 211 00:11:01,703 --> 00:11:03,997 No bloodline quorum means no vote. 212 00:11:04,039 --> 00:11:05,832 Did you find another Dragomir floating around? 213 00:11:05,874 --> 00:11:08,335 - No, but two can play at Tatiana Vogel's game, 214 00:11:08,376 --> 00:11:10,920 and I've been busy today. 215 00:11:10,962 --> 00:11:13,840 There's a loophole, like the one she found 216 00:11:13,882 --> 00:11:15,884 to get you disqualified from being queen. 217 00:11:15,925 --> 00:11:17,969 - What kind of loophole gets me an instant family? 218 00:11:18,011 --> 00:11:20,972 - The kind where you get married. 219 00:11:21,973 --> 00:11:24,851 If you marry, you'll regain your seat at the table. 220 00:11:24,893 --> 00:11:27,437 You've seen enough to know what I'm up against. 221 00:11:27,479 --> 00:11:30,023 The Dragomir vote may be the only thing between us 222 00:11:30,065 --> 00:11:32,484 and a future I don't want to contemplate. 223 00:11:32,525 --> 00:11:35,320 So I'll arrange for suitors to meet with you 224 00:11:35,362 --> 00:11:36,988 while supervised. 225 00:11:37,030 --> 00:11:38,573 What do you say? 226 00:11:38,615 --> 00:11:40,784 Will you help me keep the Dominion on track? 227 00:11:42,786 --> 00:11:45,914 [suspicious music] 228 00:11:45,955 --> 00:11:51,503 * * 229 00:11:51,544 --> 00:11:53,963 - You coming in to keep an eye on me? 230 00:11:54,005 --> 00:11:56,508 You know, I don't mind an audience. 231 00:11:56,549 --> 00:11:58,343 - That's gonna be a no. 232 00:11:58,385 --> 00:12:01,054 I'll just stand guard out here. 233 00:12:01,096 --> 00:12:02,931 - Suit yourself. 234 00:12:02,972 --> 00:12:05,433 Which reminds me, 235 00:12:05,475 --> 00:12:07,727 when laundry services pass through, 236 00:12:07,769 --> 00:12:11,106 tell them to go easy on the starch. 237 00:12:11,147 --> 00:12:12,774 I'm sensitive. 238 00:12:14,275 --> 00:12:17,195 [bell tolling] 239 00:12:19,864 --> 00:12:21,116 - [yawns] 240 00:12:24,327 --> 00:12:26,746 - You should get some sleep. 241 00:12:26,788 --> 00:12:28,998 It's light out. Strigoi can't get in. 242 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,543 - Yeah, but I don't trust these motherfuckers. 243 00:12:31,584 --> 00:12:32,919 Better safe than sorry. 244 00:12:32,961 --> 00:12:35,171 - [chuckles] You really wanna beat Rose. 245 00:12:35,213 --> 00:12:37,716 - Yup, but I also wanna go on the Royal Tour. 246 00:12:37,757 --> 00:12:40,593 My dad is in St. Ignatius Province in Portugal. 247 00:12:40,635 --> 00:12:44,055 - Can't he just command to see you? 248 00:12:44,097 --> 00:12:46,474 He's Royal, right? 249 00:12:46,516 --> 00:12:48,935 - Right. 250 00:12:48,977 --> 00:12:50,979 It's been a while since he's checked in. 251 00:12:54,649 --> 00:12:57,777 But I guess that's normal for you guys, though. 252 00:12:57,819 --> 00:13:01,489 - Yeah. I guess it is. 253 00:13:06,244 --> 00:13:07,787 You don't have to stay. 254 00:13:07,829 --> 00:13:10,957 - I'll stand guard in the hall, in case. 255 00:13:13,084 --> 00:13:16,046 [ominous music] 256 00:13:16,087 --> 00:13:23,011 * * 257 00:13:24,387 --> 00:13:25,680 Were you expecting anything? 258 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:29,726 Sorry, I have to. 259 00:13:29,768 --> 00:13:36,900 * * 260 00:13:39,194 --> 00:13:40,570 A lift ticket? 261 00:13:40,612 --> 00:13:44,115 * * 262 00:13:44,157 --> 00:13:48,745 Friday, 3:00 a.m., 43.0485 degrees north, 263 00:13:48,787 --> 00:13:52,499 2.631 degrees west. 264 00:13:52,540 --> 00:13:54,626 It's coordinates. 265 00:13:54,668 --> 00:14:01,508 * * 266 00:14:01,549 --> 00:14:04,636 Who wants to meet you? 267 00:14:04,678 --> 00:14:11,810 * * 268 00:14:14,979 --> 00:14:16,856 - Married? This is insane. 269 00:14:16,898 --> 00:14:18,692 - Victor can't hold the Council alone, 270 00:14:18,733 --> 00:14:20,985 and most Royal Moroi women over 21 are married. 271 00:14:21,027 --> 00:14:24,781 - Yes, over21. What's the rush? 272 00:14:24,823 --> 00:14:26,241 - Now name me all the love match marriages 273 00:14:26,282 --> 00:14:27,992 you can think of in the Royal Court. 274 00:14:28,034 --> 00:14:30,495 Most Royal marriages are about power 275 00:14:30,537 --> 00:14:32,622 and bloodlines and money and-- 276 00:14:32,664 --> 00:14:34,249 - Not for your parents 277 00:14:34,290 --> 00:14:35,709 and Victor and Robert. 278 00:14:35,750 --> 00:14:38,003 - The lucky ones. - Why do this at all? 279 00:14:38,044 --> 00:14:40,046 Because if Victor is pressuring you-- 280 00:14:40,088 --> 00:14:41,756 - He is. 281 00:14:41,798 --> 00:14:43,883 But not for himself. 282 00:14:43,925 --> 00:14:46,386 - Okay, so who's the lucky groom? 283 00:14:46,428 --> 00:14:48,054 - Well, apparently, 284 00:14:48,096 --> 00:14:51,057 there's only four people with enough Dragomir blood 285 00:14:51,099 --> 00:14:52,726 to count toward me regaining my quorum. 286 00:14:52,767 --> 00:14:54,227 - Does that mean you're related? 287 00:14:54,269 --> 00:14:56,396 - Only as much as a second cousin 288 00:14:56,438 --> 00:14:57,689 ten times removed. 289 00:14:57,731 --> 00:14:59,315 I pick one. We wed. 290 00:14:59,357 --> 00:15:00,692 They take my name. 291 00:15:00,734 --> 00:15:01,985 I take my vote back. 292 00:15:02,027 --> 00:15:03,987 - Okay, so who's on the list? 293 00:15:04,029 --> 00:15:06,156 - It's a little depressing. 294 00:15:06,197 --> 00:15:08,199 - As your maid of honor, I insist. 295 00:15:08,241 --> 00:15:10,493 - [chuckles] 296 00:15:10,535 --> 00:15:12,162 Okay. 297 00:15:12,203 --> 00:15:13,580 Anthony Carter, 298 00:15:13,621 --> 00:15:17,417 Ralf Dawoud, Wade Vogel, 299 00:15:17,459 --> 00:15:18,835 and Jesse Zeklos. 300 00:15:18,877 --> 00:15:22,589 [tense music] 301 00:15:22,630 --> 00:15:25,759 - Ugh, fuck me. 302 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,928 - You wanna marry me off? 303 00:15:28,970 --> 00:15:32,682 - It's an opportunity for this family, son. 304 00:15:32,724 --> 00:15:35,435 Your reputation is catching up with you. 305 00:15:35,477 --> 00:15:36,686 You marry now, 306 00:15:36,728 --> 00:15:39,606 gives us a chance at rehabilitation. 307 00:15:39,647 --> 00:15:40,815 - Are you serious? 308 00:15:40,857 --> 00:15:42,275 - [chuckles] 309 00:15:42,317 --> 00:15:44,235 - [scoffs] 310 00:15:44,277 --> 00:15:47,697 Why is it that every time you send me off to breed, 311 00:15:47,739 --> 00:15:49,949 I feel like I'm the one getting fucked? 312 00:15:49,991 --> 00:15:51,326 - Watch your mouth. 313 00:15:53,161 --> 00:15:57,457 Lissa is a lady in title and character. 314 00:15:57,499 --> 00:16:02,337 She needs to be courted, then betrothed, then married, 315 00:16:02,379 --> 00:16:06,716 and that is exactly what you are going to do. 316 00:16:06,758 --> 00:16:07,967 Am I clear? 317 00:16:08,009 --> 00:16:12,430 * * 318 00:16:12,472 --> 00:16:13,598 Good boy. 319 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:18,061 * * 320 00:16:24,192 --> 00:16:27,153 [bell tolling] 321 00:16:27,195 --> 00:16:30,740 [dramatic music] 322 00:16:30,782 --> 00:16:32,575 - Most people think it's the perfume, 323 00:16:32,617 --> 00:16:34,244 but what truly makes the hyacinth unique 324 00:16:34,285 --> 00:16:36,496 is the number of varieties. 325 00:16:36,538 --> 00:16:38,081 Care to wager a guess on how many? 326 00:16:38,123 --> 00:16:39,207 - Do I have to? 327 00:16:39,249 --> 00:16:40,500 - I'd love your opinion on something. 328 00:16:40,542 --> 00:16:41,960 - Oh, okay. Sure. 329 00:16:42,002 --> 00:16:44,004 - I was thinking of going blond. 330 00:16:44,045 --> 00:16:45,797 Hot or--or not? 331 00:16:45,839 --> 00:16:49,009 - I think I would make an excellent husband. 332 00:16:49,050 --> 00:16:52,012 I mean, you wouldn't be my first kiss, exactly. 333 00:16:52,053 --> 00:16:54,222 - I think hot. - And then there's the orchids. 334 00:16:54,264 --> 00:16:56,349 Oh, and don't even get me started on the succulents. 335 00:16:56,391 --> 00:16:57,767 - [chuckles] - For our next date, 336 00:16:57,809 --> 00:16:59,519 we should go to the Stakehaus. 337 00:16:59,561 --> 00:17:01,896 There's roads of rare books. 338 00:17:01,938 --> 00:17:04,107 Sorry. Too soon? 339 00:17:04,149 --> 00:17:06,526 - No, no. Tell me more. 340 00:17:06,568 --> 00:17:09,070 - Or maybe streaks would be better. 341 00:17:09,112 --> 00:17:11,197 - Hey, come here. Yeah. 342 00:17:11,239 --> 00:17:14,367 How 'bout you streak your ass right up out of here? 343 00:17:14,409 --> 00:17:16,036 How 'bout that? 344 00:17:16,077 --> 00:17:18,455 * * 345 00:17:18,496 --> 00:17:19,873 [laughs] 346 00:17:19,914 --> 00:17:21,416 - Keep up, Rose. 347 00:17:21,458 --> 00:17:23,752 Are you trying to make me look bad in front of your friend? 348 00:17:25,670 --> 00:17:27,630 I suggest your remind your little face 349 00:17:27,672 --> 00:17:29,632 it belongs to a Dhampir, yeah? 350 00:17:37,265 --> 00:17:40,810 Yes, I'm late, but it doesn't really matter, does it? 351 00:17:40,852 --> 00:17:43,021 'Cause we both know you're not gonna pick me. 352 00:17:43,063 --> 00:17:47,609 So can we just sit here and talk, just in case? 353 00:17:48,860 --> 00:17:50,820 My dad has eyes everywhere. 354 00:17:54,949 --> 00:17:57,911 So maybe just act like you don't totally hate me, 355 00:17:57,952 --> 00:18:00,246 and then we never have to do this again. 356 00:18:00,288 --> 00:18:02,957 - Hmm. 357 00:18:02,999 --> 00:18:04,084 Done. 358 00:18:04,125 --> 00:18:06,252 I have other places I'd rather be too. 359 00:18:06,294 --> 00:18:07,879 - Excellent. 360 00:18:07,921 --> 00:18:08,755 - Awesome. 361 00:18:08,797 --> 00:18:12,050 [bell tolling] 362 00:18:12,092 --> 00:18:15,053 [dramatic music] 363 00:18:15,095 --> 00:18:15,970 * * 364 00:18:16,012 --> 00:18:17,597 - What are you guys doing here? 365 00:18:17,639 --> 00:18:19,099 We're kind of in the middle of something. 366 00:18:19,140 --> 00:18:21,685 [doors slam] 367 00:18:21,726 --> 00:18:23,311 Dean? Herk? what are you doing here? 368 00:18:23,353 --> 00:18:24,729 - Mikhail told me to be here. 369 00:18:24,771 --> 00:18:26,272 - Dimitri told me. 370 00:18:26,314 --> 00:18:29,150 - Alberta told us. 371 00:18:29,192 --> 00:18:31,486 - Shit. It's a trap. 372 00:18:31,528 --> 00:18:34,906 [suspenseful music] 373 00:18:34,948 --> 00:18:37,409 - Strigois! - Come on! 374 00:18:37,450 --> 00:18:39,953 * * 375 00:18:39,994 --> 00:18:43,456 - Jesse, Lissa, get out. Eddie, you take far guard. 376 00:18:43,498 --> 00:18:47,043 * * 377 00:18:47,085 --> 00:18:50,130 [grunting] 378 00:18:57,679 --> 00:19:00,223 [collar beeping] 379 00:19:00,265 --> 00:19:06,604 * * 380 00:19:12,444 --> 00:19:13,528 - You've been paying attention. 381 00:19:13,570 --> 00:19:14,946 - I have a fairly decent teacher. 382 00:19:14,988 --> 00:19:16,823 - Fairly decent? - [grunts] 383 00:19:16,865 --> 00:19:18,241 - So the rules work? 384 00:19:18,283 --> 00:19:20,994 [both grunting] 385 00:19:21,036 --> 00:19:22,662 - Still room for improvement. 386 00:19:22,704 --> 00:19:29,836 * * 387 00:19:38,011 --> 00:19:41,056 - Ah... [breathing heavily] 388 00:19:41,097 --> 00:19:42,307 - Time! 389 00:19:42,349 --> 00:19:45,268 [soft tense music] 390 00:19:45,310 --> 00:19:49,022 * * 391 00:19:49,064 --> 00:19:50,690 If your blood squib's intact, 392 00:19:50,732 --> 00:19:52,734 consider yourself a winner. 393 00:19:53,777 --> 00:19:55,528 Benchmarks are done for the night, 394 00:19:55,570 --> 00:19:58,365 so feel free to celebrate later. 395 00:19:58,406 --> 00:20:00,533 You've all earned it. Congrats. 396 00:20:00,575 --> 00:20:02,369 [clapping] 397 00:20:02,410 --> 00:20:03,536 - Whoo! 398 00:20:03,578 --> 00:20:05,955 * * 399 00:20:05,997 --> 00:20:09,042 - What part of "get out" do you not understand? 400 00:20:09,084 --> 00:20:10,835 What were you thinking back there? 401 00:20:10,877 --> 00:20:13,880 - Uh, that it was all pretend? 402 00:20:13,922 --> 00:20:16,966 Relax. None of this is real. 403 00:20:17,008 --> 00:20:18,843 I wasn't actually gonna get murdered. 404 00:20:18,885 --> 00:20:20,553 - Really? 'Cause I'm ready to kill you 405 00:20:20,595 --> 00:20:23,223 right here, right now. 406 00:20:23,264 --> 00:20:25,225 Dick. 407 00:20:28,228 --> 00:20:30,063 - First rule of being a Guardian: 408 00:20:30,105 --> 00:20:31,690 they come first. 409 00:20:31,731 --> 00:20:33,983 - More rules. Goody. 410 00:20:34,025 --> 00:20:35,694 - Rose. 411 00:20:35,735 --> 00:20:38,196 - Jesse told us what you said to him. 412 00:20:38,238 --> 00:20:39,614 - I was being hyperbolic. 413 00:20:40,949 --> 00:20:42,784 He-- - He's pissed. 414 00:20:42,826 --> 00:20:44,411 And he's a Royal. 415 00:20:44,452 --> 00:20:46,496 With a snap of his fingers, he can get you decommissioned. 416 00:20:46,538 --> 00:20:49,124 - For trying to save his life? - Look, we get it, Rose. 417 00:20:49,165 --> 00:20:51,751 We're all just one wrong move away from trouble. 418 00:20:51,793 --> 00:20:54,254 So just rein it in, okay? 419 00:20:54,295 --> 00:20:58,383 - Other than that, you handled yourself well. 420 00:20:58,425 --> 00:21:01,094 You aided Eddie in protecting his charge, 421 00:21:01,136 --> 00:21:02,929 took on the great Dimitri Belikov 422 00:21:02,971 --> 00:21:04,139 and lived to tell the tale. 423 00:21:06,307 --> 00:21:09,352 Look, you've moved up two positions. 424 00:21:09,394 --> 00:21:12,355 [tense music] 425 00:21:12,397 --> 00:21:17,944 * * 426 00:21:17,986 --> 00:21:20,572 - Why is Meredith still in second place? 427 00:21:20,613 --> 00:21:22,032 She hasn't even been on campus. 428 00:21:22,073 --> 00:21:24,200 - Pre-approved family visit freezes your ranking. 429 00:21:24,242 --> 00:21:26,745 It's not her fault the Council made us pull up the test. 430 00:21:28,455 --> 00:21:32,292 - You could complain more, or you could get some sleep. 431 00:21:33,168 --> 00:21:35,879 I plan on coming for you even harder next time. 432 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:38,131 - Can't wait, 433 00:21:38,173 --> 00:21:39,299 Comrade. 434 00:21:39,341 --> 00:21:46,306 * * 435 00:21:53,063 --> 00:21:55,190 - You wanted to see me, Father? 436 00:21:55,231 --> 00:21:57,275 - I did indeed. 437 00:21:57,317 --> 00:21:58,443 How was your date? 438 00:21:58,485 --> 00:22:02,155 - Oh, cut short by a fake Strigoi attack. 439 00:22:02,197 --> 00:22:04,282 - Then you'll need to reschedule immediately. 440 00:22:06,159 --> 00:22:07,410 - She's never gonna pick me. 441 00:22:07,452 --> 00:22:09,496 [dramatic music] 442 00:22:09,537 --> 00:22:13,875 - You'll have to reschedule immediately. 443 00:22:13,917 --> 00:22:21,049 * * 444 00:22:24,636 --> 00:22:27,555 [mysterious music] 445 00:22:27,597 --> 00:22:34,729 * * 446 00:22:44,781 --> 00:22:46,658 - Sorry, milady, we don't open for an hour. 447 00:22:46,700 --> 00:22:48,535 - I-I just need one book, please. 448 00:22:48,576 --> 00:22:52,205 It's called "Spirit's Fancy: Ancient Myths of Moroi Magic." 449 00:22:52,247 --> 00:22:54,124 I just need something that's not written in Old Moroi, 450 00:22:54,165 --> 00:22:55,917 and I haven't been able to find this one anywhere. 451 00:22:55,959 --> 00:22:58,586 - You wouldn't. That writer was excommunicated. 452 00:22:58,628 --> 00:23:00,338 She's been banned. 453 00:23:00,380 --> 00:23:02,507 - Show me the book. 454 00:23:07,846 --> 00:23:10,056 - I implore you to reconsider. 455 00:23:10,098 --> 00:23:12,392 16 is simply too young to be a Guardian. 456 00:23:12,434 --> 00:23:15,770 - And avoiding the problem won't make it go away. 457 00:23:15,812 --> 00:23:18,273 I think we should vote. 458 00:23:18,314 --> 00:23:20,191 - We? - The High Priestess has 459 00:23:20,233 --> 00:23:22,569 persuaded her sister, the head of the Vogel family, 460 00:23:22,610 --> 00:23:24,195 to give Tatiana her proxy. 461 00:23:24,237 --> 00:23:27,532 - She felt it would help raise my profile as I run for Queen. 462 00:23:27,574 --> 00:23:29,784 - It certainly does. 463 00:23:29,826 --> 00:23:31,745 - Shall we vote, then? - How? 464 00:23:31,786 --> 00:23:33,038 - The only way to know the effects 465 00:23:33,079 --> 00:23:34,956 of fighting a Strigoi on someone that young 466 00:23:34,998 --> 00:23:37,083 is to put them up against a real Strigoi. 467 00:23:37,125 --> 00:23:38,209 This is a nonstarter. 468 00:23:38,251 --> 00:23:39,627 - My cousin at St. Jude says 469 00:23:39,669 --> 00:23:41,963 the Royals there are desperate. 470 00:23:42,005 --> 00:23:44,966 - We must do something, Victor. 471 00:23:45,008 --> 00:23:47,969 - What if--as a stopgap measure, mind you, 472 00:23:48,011 --> 00:23:50,764 while we study alternatives-- 473 00:23:50,805 --> 00:23:54,517 we pull Guardians off Non-Royal Moroi, temporarily? 474 00:23:56,311 --> 00:23:58,772 - You'd get rid of your husband's protection? 475 00:23:58,813 --> 00:24:00,148 - Long enough to stop this lunacy? 476 00:24:00,190 --> 00:24:02,150 Yes, and he would want me to. 477 00:24:03,985 --> 00:24:07,530 - I think that's a marvelous idea. 478 00:24:07,572 --> 00:24:10,617 [tense music] 479 00:24:10,658 --> 00:24:17,832 * * 480 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:30,887 - Not hungry today? 481 00:24:32,806 --> 00:24:34,349 - I should be. 482 00:24:35,975 --> 00:24:38,144 I just got a lot on my mind. 483 00:24:40,689 --> 00:24:42,565 - Something happen with Lissa? 484 00:24:43,942 --> 00:24:45,819 - Is it that obvious? 485 00:24:45,860 --> 00:24:48,822 - Well, it is to me. 486 00:24:48,863 --> 00:24:50,115 [whispering] After all, 487 00:24:50,156 --> 00:24:53,410 you're one of my most faithful customers. 488 00:24:55,328 --> 00:24:59,374 There we go. You wanna tell me about it? 489 00:25:01,292 --> 00:25:02,836 - [sighs] 490 00:25:02,877 --> 00:25:05,005 What's to say? 491 00:25:05,046 --> 00:25:10,051 She's a princess or at least she was, 492 00:25:10,093 --> 00:25:11,678 while I'm-- 493 00:25:11,720 --> 00:25:13,471 - A total catch. 494 00:25:13,513 --> 00:25:16,516 - [scoffs] - Don't listen to the haters. 495 00:25:16,558 --> 00:25:17,642 They don't know you. 496 00:25:21,479 --> 00:25:24,566 - But... 497 00:25:24,607 --> 00:25:26,067 my parents did. 498 00:25:26,109 --> 00:25:28,403 [somber music] 499 00:25:28,445 --> 00:25:30,739 And-- 500 00:25:30,780 --> 00:25:34,909 and they... 501 00:25:34,951 --> 00:25:36,578 they didn't stick around. 502 00:25:39,622 --> 00:25:41,708 - Hey, 503 00:25:41,750 --> 00:25:45,170 your parents loved you. 504 00:25:45,211 --> 00:25:47,672 And they were good people. 505 00:25:47,714 --> 00:25:50,759 Look how you turned out. 506 00:25:50,800 --> 00:25:52,969 And Lissa sees that. 507 00:25:54,387 --> 00:25:56,556 What other people say doesn't matter. 508 00:25:56,598 --> 00:26:00,852 The only thing that matters is what you feel. 509 00:26:00,894 --> 00:26:07,984 * * 510 00:26:23,708 --> 00:26:26,252 - Hey. 511 00:26:26,294 --> 00:26:28,838 I need a favor. 512 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:33,301 I need to go beyond the wards, and...you have a car. 513 00:26:33,343 --> 00:26:37,555 - And if I felt like laughing, that would be hilarious. 514 00:26:37,597 --> 00:26:39,265 Fuck off. 515 00:26:41,184 --> 00:26:42,894 - You know I'm good with fire. 516 00:26:42,936 --> 00:26:46,106 I could teach you how to stand up to your father. 517 00:26:48,066 --> 00:26:50,193 Is he always like that? 518 00:26:50,235 --> 00:26:53,279 - He's just being a dad. 519 00:26:53,321 --> 00:26:55,949 What, you're saying your parents never hit you? 520 00:26:55,990 --> 00:26:57,867 - Never. 521 00:26:57,909 --> 00:27:00,328 They were great. 522 00:27:00,370 --> 00:27:02,539 - Well, they were also fucking Strigoi. 523 00:27:02,580 --> 00:27:06,209 So I'd pick my dad any day, thanks. 524 00:27:06,251 --> 00:27:08,253 No one's fucking touching him. 525 00:27:14,384 --> 00:27:16,386 But there is something else you could do for me. 526 00:27:16,428 --> 00:27:19,597 [suspicious music] 527 00:27:19,639 --> 00:27:22,559 I need you to pick up a girl. 528 00:27:22,600 --> 00:27:25,020 I don't want my father to see me with her. 529 00:27:25,061 --> 00:27:28,982 * * 530 00:27:29,024 --> 00:27:32,736 - I knew you'd find a way. 531 00:27:32,777 --> 00:27:34,821 [engine turns over] 532 00:27:34,863 --> 00:27:37,949 * * 533 00:27:37,991 --> 00:27:41,745 [indistinct chatter] 534 00:27:41,786 --> 00:27:43,246 - * Pardon me as I part the seas * 535 00:27:43,288 --> 00:27:46,249 [overlapping voices] [laughter] 536 00:27:46,291 --> 00:27:49,169 [hip-hop dance music] 537 00:27:49,210 --> 00:27:54,716 * * 538 00:27:56,968 --> 00:27:58,428 - Congratulations, 539 00:27:58,470 --> 00:28:01,222 but you can only hold the top spot for so long. 540 00:28:01,264 --> 00:28:02,599 - Depends. 541 00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:04,225 You might not get so lucky next time 542 00:28:04,267 --> 00:28:06,186 when it comes to who you're fighting. 543 00:28:06,227 --> 00:28:09,230 - What's that supposed to mean? - Nothing. 544 00:28:09,272 --> 00:28:11,066 Just got a lot riding on this. 545 00:28:11,107 --> 00:28:15,111 * * 546 00:28:15,153 --> 00:28:18,782 - All right, moody. 547 00:28:18,823 --> 00:28:20,825 Can you at least just tell me where Christian is? 548 00:28:20,867 --> 00:28:22,369 I need to talk to him. 549 00:28:22,410 --> 00:28:23,912 - He's probably out with that snow bunny 550 00:28:23,953 --> 00:28:26,039 he's hooking up with. 551 00:28:26,081 --> 00:28:28,041 - A girl? 552 00:28:28,083 --> 00:28:29,584 Who? - I don't know. 553 00:28:29,626 --> 00:28:30,835 She wrote down a time and coordinates 554 00:28:30,877 --> 00:28:32,045 on some ski lift ticket. 555 00:28:32,087 --> 00:28:33,713 - Wait, did he tell you 556 00:28:33,755 --> 00:28:35,674 the ski lift ticket was from a girl? 557 00:28:35,715 --> 00:28:36,675 - Not exactly. 558 00:28:36,716 --> 00:28:40,637 * * 559 00:28:40,679 --> 00:28:43,515 - I think it was from his parents. 560 00:28:43,556 --> 00:28:45,892 - His parents are dead. - Not dead enough. 561 00:28:48,228 --> 00:28:49,896 - Shit. 562 00:28:49,938 --> 00:28:52,148 Shit, Rose, the meeting spot was outside the wards. 563 00:28:52,190 --> 00:28:53,942 We gotta go. - No! 564 00:28:53,983 --> 00:28:55,443 We have to tell someone. 565 00:28:55,485 --> 00:28:57,821 - Tell them I let my Royal go outside the fucking wards? 566 00:28:57,862 --> 00:28:59,572 - Look, I've already made the mistake 567 00:28:59,614 --> 00:29:01,241 of breaking that rule once. 568 00:29:01,282 --> 00:29:02,409 - Well, I'm his Guardian, 569 00:29:02,450 --> 00:29:04,160 and I say fuck the rules! 570 00:29:04,202 --> 00:29:06,496 * * 571 00:29:06,538 --> 00:29:09,207 - * Can't stop, won't stop, we all we got! * 572 00:29:23,430 --> 00:29:25,765 - Thanks for the ride. - What is this place? 573 00:29:28,018 --> 00:29:30,145 Wait! 574 00:29:30,186 --> 00:29:33,398 What about Strigoi? We can't just leave him here. 575 00:29:34,482 --> 00:29:36,317 - I'll be fine. 576 00:29:41,990 --> 00:29:44,909 [suspenseful music] 577 00:29:44,951 --> 00:29:51,207 * * 578 00:29:51,249 --> 00:29:52,625 - Rose? You all right? 579 00:29:52,667 --> 00:29:54,753 - We need to find Alberta and Mikhail. 580 00:29:54,794 --> 00:29:56,713 I hate staying here and following your fucking rules, 581 00:29:56,755 --> 00:29:58,965 but he needs more than me right now. 582 00:29:59,007 --> 00:30:01,092 - Who does? Tell me. 583 00:30:01,134 --> 00:30:06,014 - It's Mason. [panting] 584 00:30:06,056 --> 00:30:08,975 [both breathing heavily] 585 00:30:09,017 --> 00:30:15,815 * * 586 00:30:19,110 --> 00:30:21,029 - [gasping] 587 00:30:25,533 --> 00:30:28,453 [heavy breathing fades] 588 00:30:28,495 --> 00:30:35,627 * * 589 00:30:46,429 --> 00:30:47,806 [both gasp] 590 00:30:47,847 --> 00:30:50,809 [both panting] 591 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:03,279 [soft eerie music] 592 00:31:03,321 --> 00:31:10,495 * * 593 00:31:25,093 --> 00:31:26,803 - Christian... 594 00:31:29,389 --> 00:31:30,849 - Mom? 595 00:31:30,890 --> 00:31:32,308 - My boy. 596 00:31:32,350 --> 00:31:33,893 I'm here. 597 00:31:35,895 --> 00:31:38,106 - Where? 598 00:31:40,775 --> 00:31:43,695 - I don't want you to see me, 599 00:31:43,737 --> 00:31:45,613 not yet. 600 00:31:45,655 --> 00:31:48,742 - Is Dad here? - Next time. 601 00:31:48,783 --> 00:31:52,245 - I have so many questions. 602 00:31:52,287 --> 00:31:55,665 - We've missed you so much. 603 00:31:55,707 --> 00:31:59,169 We always meant to come back for you. 604 00:31:59,210 --> 00:32:01,504 - But... 605 00:32:01,546 --> 00:32:04,632 why leave me at all? 606 00:32:04,674 --> 00:32:08,887 - We wanted to be together forever. 607 00:32:08,928 --> 00:32:10,055 - Christian! 608 00:32:14,100 --> 00:32:16,311 - Mom, wait. I can get rid of them. 609 00:32:16,353 --> 00:32:23,443 * * 610 00:32:25,236 --> 00:32:26,446 - Hey. 611 00:32:26,488 --> 00:32:27,655 Hey. 612 00:32:30,241 --> 00:32:32,702 Hey. - I need you to go. 613 00:32:32,744 --> 00:32:35,538 It's okay. She doesn't wanna hurt me. 614 00:32:35,580 --> 00:32:36,706 - If you're talking about your mom, 615 00:32:36,748 --> 00:32:38,208 she's probably less crazy about me. 616 00:32:38,249 --> 00:32:41,294 - No, no, no--Mason! 617 00:32:41,336 --> 00:32:44,422 It's not like you think. It's-- 618 00:32:44,464 --> 00:32:46,091 [twig snaps] 619 00:32:46,132 --> 00:32:49,052 [suspenseful music] 620 00:32:49,094 --> 00:32:56,059 * * 621 00:33:02,482 --> 00:33:06,903 - [growling] 622 00:33:06,945 --> 00:33:08,196 - Christian! 623 00:33:10,323 --> 00:33:13,827 [both grunting] 624 00:33:23,420 --> 00:33:26,423 - Orders are to take one alive. 625 00:33:26,464 --> 00:33:30,677 [taser crackling] - [roaring] 626 00:33:30,719 --> 00:33:32,637 - Is that your father? 627 00:33:32,679 --> 00:33:34,639 - [growling] 628 00:33:34,681 --> 00:33:37,684 * * 629 00:33:43,523 --> 00:33:46,443 [soft dramatic music] 630 00:33:46,484 --> 00:33:53,408 * * 631 00:34:09,341 --> 00:34:13,345 - Hey. I'm so sorry I'm late. 632 00:34:13,386 --> 00:34:14,888 - It's all right. 633 00:34:14,929 --> 00:34:18,892 I sit here for hours most days anyways. 634 00:34:18,933 --> 00:34:22,479 - So I have a little secret. 635 00:34:22,520 --> 00:34:26,149 We captured a Strigoi tonight. 636 00:34:26,191 --> 00:34:27,984 It's our first in a while. 637 00:34:28,026 --> 00:34:29,402 But I had to accompany it to lock off, 638 00:34:29,444 --> 00:34:31,946 which took forever, so... 639 00:34:31,988 --> 00:34:38,912 * * 640 00:34:38,953 --> 00:34:42,540 - Hey, you okay? 641 00:34:42,582 --> 00:34:45,085 - I have a secret too. 642 00:34:45,126 --> 00:34:49,631 I'm not supposed to tell you, but I want to. 643 00:34:49,673 --> 00:34:51,466 - You can tell me anything. 644 00:34:51,508 --> 00:34:54,552 * * 645 00:34:54,594 --> 00:34:57,347 - There are some things you don't know about me. 646 00:34:57,389 --> 00:34:59,265 - Like? 647 00:34:59,307 --> 00:35:02,060 - There's a darkness inside me. 648 00:35:04,979 --> 00:35:08,566 It sometimes makes me... 649 00:35:08,608 --> 00:35:10,110 act out. 650 00:35:12,737 --> 00:35:15,824 In ways that might scare you. 651 00:35:15,865 --> 00:35:18,243 - What if I'm not easily scared? 652 00:35:20,161 --> 00:35:22,956 My job is to fight to the death. 653 00:35:22,997 --> 00:35:26,167 Now, I know darkness. 654 00:35:26,209 --> 00:35:30,630 Right now, all I see is light. 655 00:35:30,672 --> 00:35:37,554 * * 656 00:35:44,352 --> 00:35:47,272 [bell tolling] 657 00:35:59,325 --> 00:36:02,620 - Look, I know I should be thanking you, 658 00:36:02,662 --> 00:36:04,789 and I am grateful, but I-- 659 00:36:04,831 --> 00:36:06,958 - Listen. 660 00:36:08,835 --> 00:36:12,589 I get this place has been hard on you. 661 00:36:12,630 --> 00:36:15,717 But you put a lot of people at risk tonight. 662 00:36:15,759 --> 00:36:19,679 It's my duty to put my life on the line for you. 663 00:36:19,721 --> 00:36:21,431 But when you walk headfirst into danger-- 664 00:36:21,473 --> 00:36:22,891 - I know. 665 00:36:25,769 --> 00:36:28,396 I'm sorry. 666 00:36:28,438 --> 00:36:31,858 But... 667 00:36:31,900 --> 00:36:33,943 I wanted to see my parents. 668 00:36:35,945 --> 00:36:38,573 - They're not your parents anymore. 669 00:36:38,615 --> 00:36:41,117 - I know. They're Strigoi. 670 00:36:41,159 --> 00:36:45,205 They're monsters, but... 671 00:36:45,246 --> 00:36:48,375 what if that's not all they are? 672 00:36:49,292 --> 00:36:52,504 - You want something you can't have, Christian. 673 00:36:52,545 --> 00:36:56,883 * * 674 00:36:56,925 --> 00:37:00,095 That way lies madness. 675 00:37:00,136 --> 00:37:04,015 - When I was a kid... 676 00:37:04,057 --> 00:37:08,645 our family had this cat named Harvey. 677 00:37:08,687 --> 00:37:10,021 [chuckles] 678 00:37:10,063 --> 00:37:13,692 Wasn't the friendliest. 679 00:37:13,733 --> 00:37:16,236 Except to me, for some reason. 680 00:37:16,277 --> 00:37:17,404 He'd follow me around 681 00:37:17,445 --> 00:37:20,657 and bring me gifts of dead birds. 682 00:37:20,699 --> 00:37:22,951 [laughing] I know. 683 00:37:22,992 --> 00:37:25,704 I thought it was gross too. 684 00:37:25,745 --> 00:37:30,542 And then I realized 685 00:37:30,583 --> 00:37:32,961 that was his way of showing affection. 686 00:37:34,629 --> 00:37:37,007 I mean, if a cat, 687 00:37:37,048 --> 00:37:39,009 with a brain the size of a pea, 688 00:37:39,050 --> 00:37:41,136 can feel that way... 689 00:37:44,514 --> 00:37:46,683 Maybe my parents still can too. 690 00:37:46,725 --> 00:37:53,440 * * 691 00:37:58,486 --> 00:38:00,447 - Mason. 692 00:38:00,488 --> 00:38:03,283 - 'Cause you just had to snitch, didn't you? 693 00:38:03,324 --> 00:38:06,828 Because of you, I got knocked out of the Benchmarks 694 00:38:06,870 --> 00:38:08,747 and tanked on the leaderboard. 695 00:38:11,666 --> 00:38:14,961 - I didn't snitch. I got your shit saved. 696 00:38:15,003 --> 00:38:18,006 Forgive me if I didn't want to see you get hurt or worse. 697 00:38:18,048 --> 00:38:20,133 - Don't act like you did this for me. 698 00:38:20,175 --> 00:38:21,468 You just didn't wanna risk your ranking. 699 00:38:21,509 --> 00:38:24,429 - That's bullshit. - You are all about you. 700 00:38:24,471 --> 00:38:27,057 We only hook up when you want it. 701 00:38:27,098 --> 00:38:29,642 We only talk when you need it. 702 00:38:29,684 --> 00:38:33,188 If it's not about you, it doesn't exist. 703 00:38:34,689 --> 00:38:36,941 Do you even know why 704 00:38:36,983 --> 00:38:39,778 I wanted to win today? 705 00:38:39,819 --> 00:38:43,323 Because if I got to go on the Royal Tour, 706 00:38:43,365 --> 00:38:44,949 I was gonna get to see my father. 707 00:38:44,991 --> 00:38:48,411 - Mason, I didn't know that. - Of course you didn't know. 708 00:38:48,453 --> 00:38:51,206 Because you never fucking ask. 709 00:39:04,219 --> 00:39:06,304 [knock at door] - Come in. 710 00:39:10,183 --> 00:39:11,893 Lissa, what are you-- 711 00:39:11,935 --> 00:39:14,729 - Dimitri told me about tonight. 712 00:39:14,771 --> 00:39:17,482 Hey, you could've died, Christian. 713 00:39:17,524 --> 00:39:19,401 I know you don't care about what I think, but-- 714 00:39:19,442 --> 00:39:22,404 - I care too much about what you think. 715 00:39:25,031 --> 00:39:26,700 I'm sorry. 716 00:39:26,741 --> 00:39:28,118 I never wanna scare you. 717 00:39:28,159 --> 00:39:31,871 [soft ballad] 718 00:39:31,913 --> 00:39:34,749 Um, what have you got there? 719 00:39:34,791 --> 00:39:36,251 - Spirit Use is real... 720 00:39:36,292 --> 00:39:40,922 * * 721 00:39:40,964 --> 00:39:43,466 And it's hiding in plain sight. 722 00:39:43,508 --> 00:39:45,719 Look. 723 00:39:45,760 --> 00:39:48,138 It's Compulsion. 724 00:39:48,179 --> 00:39:50,974 - That's St. Vladimir. 725 00:39:51,016 --> 00:39:52,809 He has a golden threaded tongue. 726 00:39:52,851 --> 00:39:55,145 The one I read about. That's the same as you. 727 00:39:55,186 --> 00:39:56,730 - Yeah. 728 00:39:56,771 --> 00:39:58,106 This stuff is kind of everywhere, 729 00:39:58,148 --> 00:40:00,108 if you know what you're looking for. 730 00:40:00,150 --> 00:40:01,901 - [sighs] This feels dangerous. 731 00:40:01,943 --> 00:40:05,155 - But if it is real and I have this new magic 732 00:40:05,196 --> 00:40:06,656 and I can gain a seat at the table 733 00:40:06,698 --> 00:40:08,033 where decisions are being made-- 734 00:40:08,074 --> 00:40:09,242 - Yeah, but how? 735 00:40:09,284 --> 00:40:10,952 Using Compulsion on the Council? 736 00:40:10,994 --> 00:40:13,329 - No, never. 737 00:40:13,371 --> 00:40:17,751 I'm just saying maybe I'm not powerless anymore, 738 00:40:17,792 --> 00:40:19,461 in more ways than one. 739 00:40:19,502 --> 00:40:21,504 If even a part of this is real, 740 00:40:21,546 --> 00:40:23,214 maybe Compulsion is just the start 741 00:40:23,256 --> 00:40:26,092 of what Spirit Users can do. 742 00:40:26,134 --> 00:40:28,011 In these stories, 743 00:40:28,053 --> 00:40:30,847 there's even Spirit Users who can see auras. 744 00:40:30,889 --> 00:40:34,768 - * Ooh * 745 00:40:34,809 --> 00:40:35,894 * Ooh * 746 00:40:35,935 --> 00:40:37,020 - Some can even heal people. 747 00:40:37,062 --> 00:40:39,773 - * Keep it all behind these eyes * 748 00:40:39,814 --> 00:40:41,441 [energy humming] 749 00:40:41,483 --> 00:40:44,069 * If you wanna look behind * 750 00:40:44,110 --> 00:40:47,155 [bird twittering] 751 00:40:48,740 --> 00:40:51,910 - Yeah, there's a darkness that comes with Spirit, 752 00:40:51,951 --> 00:40:55,246 because that kind of power always comes with a price. 753 00:40:55,288 --> 00:40:57,832 Still, I don't know how much of this is true. 754 00:40:57,874 --> 00:41:00,835 Can't do half of these things, but... 755 00:41:00,877 --> 00:41:03,546 if it is true, 756 00:41:03,588 --> 00:41:05,840 can you imagine all the people I could help? 757 00:41:05,882 --> 00:41:08,968 - I can imagine. 758 00:41:09,010 --> 00:41:12,222 - * Ooh * 759 00:41:12,263 --> 00:41:14,015 * Ooh * 760 00:41:14,057 --> 00:41:15,767 * If you want me now * 761 00:41:15,809 --> 00:41:18,353 * Ooh * 762 00:41:18,395 --> 00:41:23,358 * Keep it all behind these eyes * 763 00:41:23,400 --> 00:41:25,610 - I think you should get some sleep. 764 00:41:30,323 --> 00:41:31,991 - Sure. 765 00:41:32,033 --> 00:41:36,329 * * 766 00:41:36,371 --> 00:41:38,540 [door clicks open and shut] 767 00:41:46,131 --> 00:41:47,549 - Victor? 768 00:41:51,886 --> 00:41:54,180 I thought you'd be at the Council meeting. 769 00:41:54,222 --> 00:41:55,765 - I'd rather be with you. 770 00:42:01,229 --> 00:42:05,066 [somber music] 771 00:42:05,108 --> 00:42:07,861 - You saw a doctor, didn't you? 772 00:42:07,902 --> 00:42:12,782 * * 773 00:42:12,824 --> 00:42:15,827 - [breathing deeply] 774 00:42:15,869 --> 00:42:22,792 * * 775 00:42:40,518 --> 00:42:43,188 - I hate that I wasn't there to help. 776 00:42:43,229 --> 00:42:44,814 [both grunting] 777 00:42:47,108 --> 00:42:49,444 - You don't think you helped? 778 00:42:49,486 --> 00:42:50,737 Because of you, 779 00:42:50,779 --> 00:42:53,198 Christian and Mason survived the night. 780 00:42:53,239 --> 00:43:00,622 * * 781 00:43:01,748 --> 00:43:05,251 - All I did was tell you that my friends were in trouble. 782 00:43:05,293 --> 00:43:06,836 I didn't fight. 783 00:43:06,878 --> 00:43:08,129 I just sat here, 784 00:43:08,171 --> 00:43:10,632 while you and the other Guardians saved them. 785 00:43:12,884 --> 00:43:15,512 Mason said that I didn't come after him 786 00:43:15,553 --> 00:43:17,222 to protect my ranking. 787 00:43:17,263 --> 00:43:20,225 - He's wrong. 788 00:43:20,266 --> 00:43:23,269 What you did was far harder than fighting tonight, 789 00:43:23,311 --> 00:43:25,313 at least for you. 790 00:43:25,355 --> 00:43:26,981 You're number one because you obeyed 791 00:43:27,023 --> 00:43:28,983 the chain of command. 792 00:43:29,025 --> 00:43:31,027 You did your duty. 793 00:43:31,069 --> 00:43:33,238 - Well, it sucked. 794 00:43:33,279 --> 00:43:35,448 - Maybe. 795 00:43:35,490 --> 00:43:38,827 But tonight, Roza, you were brave. 796 00:43:38,868 --> 00:43:40,328 - Roza? 797 00:43:40,370 --> 00:43:42,539 - Sorry. 798 00:43:42,580 --> 00:43:46,251 Every now and then, my Russian childhood comes out. 799 00:43:46,292 --> 00:43:52,215 * * 800 00:43:52,257 --> 00:43:53,466 - I like it. 801 00:43:53,508 --> 00:43:55,802 * * 802 00:43:55,844 --> 00:44:00,181 - You also live to fight another day, 803 00:44:00,223 --> 00:44:03,977 which brings us to another important rule-- 804 00:44:04,019 --> 00:44:08,481 always be ready, 'cause today is a new day, 805 00:44:08,523 --> 00:44:10,775 and the Benchmarks continue. 806 00:44:13,153 --> 00:44:17,115 [whispering] Good luck, Roza. 807 00:44:17,157 --> 00:44:20,076 [suspenseful music] 808 00:44:20,118 --> 00:44:21,161 * * 809 00:44:21,202 --> 00:44:23,329 - Forgive the late hour, 810 00:44:23,371 --> 00:44:25,457 but a way forward has been suggested. 811 00:44:25,498 --> 00:44:27,500 - Has it? 812 00:44:27,542 --> 00:44:28,835 - Victor was right 813 00:44:28,877 --> 00:44:31,838 when he said the only way to test a Novice's acumen 814 00:44:31,880 --> 00:44:34,799 is by confronting them with a real Strigoi. 815 00:44:34,841 --> 00:44:38,595 It would appear we now have one available 816 00:44:38,636 --> 00:44:41,097 and the votes to make it happen. 817 00:44:41,139 --> 00:44:44,100 - [growling] 818 00:44:44,142 --> 00:44:50,899 * * 819 00:44:54,402 --> 00:44:57,322 [electronic orchestral music] 820 00:44:57,364 --> 00:45:04,454 * * 821 00:45:48,415 --> 00:45:49,499 [dog barks]