Deception 

Richard and Kahlan return to a helpful village, only to find everyone dead. Objects a captured enemy calls Whisperers killed the people - and Darken Rahl has more of them in a keep. Richard decides to enter by impersonating the prisoner.

Director:

Chris Martin-Jones

Writers:

Terry Goodkind (novel), Raf Green

Stars:

Craig Horner, Bridget Regan, Bruce Spence

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Craig Horner	...	Richard Cypher
Bridget Regan	...	Kahlan Amnell
Bruce Spence	...	Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander (credit only)
Don Hany	...	Captain Ensor
Phil Brown	...	Garrick
Dean O'Gorman	...	Carver Dunn
Fraser Brown	...	Sergeant Frye
Rowan Bettjeman	...	Dror
Gabrielle Anwen	...	Chloe
Rod Lousich	...	Voss
Kevin Keys	...	Guard
Edward Hall	...	Ty
Dale Francis	...	Tanner

Storyline

Richard and Kahlan return to a helpful village, only to find everyone dead. Objects a captured enemy calls Whisperers killed the people - and Darken Rahl has more of them in a keep. Richard decides to enter by impersonating the prisoner.

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Plot Keywords:

man tied up | bound and gagged | bound in chains | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Richard (impersonating soldier) and the captain spot elk tracks and figure it weighs 600 maybe 800 stone. For perspective, a large male Earth elk weighs less than 800 pounds; if a stone equalls 14 pounds an 800 stone elk would need to be about the size of an African elephant.

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Goofs

When Kahlan is in disguise as Archer Dunn's wife (who is in fact Richard in disguise), after she slaps him, she yells, "You haven't sent a penny home for your children." While previously sums of money were expressed in gold, those were often representing large sums, like for bribes, in amounts that were beyond what ordinary citizens would see in their lives. Ordinary soldiers earn pay in smaller increments, such as, for example, copper pennies. A term which has been in use for centuries, not just referring to American one cent pieces.

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Quotes

Richard Cypher: [as Carver Dunn, to Captain Ensor, after beating the crap out of several D'Haran soldiers] These men are cowards. They can't track, they can't fight, and if you don't want those rebels to kill you all, you need a man like me.

User Reviews

S01Ep17 - Deception

S01Ep17 - an interesting contrast of the rebels' view of Darken Rahl's troops, compared with Richard's inside-view which he gains by replacing a "confessed" archer and entering the stronghold, then visiting the village where the Captain's wife and family live.

Kahlan stays with the rebels, awaiting his return and trying to teach them the difference between seeking justice and seeking revenge - a very fine line in this world.

The time with the soldier's family gives a nice counterpoint to the violence and touches on the impact of violence upon the perceptions of children. Kahlan finds herself in a moral dilemma regarding the Rebels' use of the seized weapons. At the end, our two main characters understand each other a little more than before.

Kahlan also delivers the best slap so far when she is playing the wife of Richard's character - I hope that the actors accomplished this in just one take!

This was an enjoyable episode, delving deeper into the motivations of our two start characters, when I discovered this (2008-2010 vintage) series in early 2018.

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 March 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Buckaroo Entertainment, Ghost House Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9