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When Zedd is taken captive by the evil Mord'Sith Denna, Richard is forced to abandon his mission to rescue the wizard and instead begin a dangerous life-changing journey.

Director:

Jonathan Brough

Writers:

Kenneth Biller (developer) (as Ken Biller), Stephen Tolkin (developer)

Stars:

Craig Horner, Bridget Regan, Bruce Spence

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Craig Horner	...	Richard Cypher
Bridget Regan	...	Kahlan Amnell
Bruce Spence	...	Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander
Tabrett Bethell	...	Cara Mason
Jessica Marais	...	Denna
Alison Bruce	...	Sister Verna
Miriama Smith	...	Du' Chaillu
Michael Hallows	...	Captain Takoda
Richard Dey	...	Lieutenant Horace
Janine Burchett	...	Sister Katharine
Robert Owens	...	D'Haran Soldier
Vanessa Riddell	...	Sister Elizabeth
Allan Henry	...	Dying D'Haran

Storyline

Zedd is captured by Denna. During the pursuit, Richard is incapacitated by potentially lethal headaches brought on by the Gift (his latent ability as a Wizard) and must leave with the Sisters of the Light in order to be trained. Kahlan and Cara are forced to continue the pursuit without Richard, while Richard attempts to reach the Palace of the Prophets in the old world.

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Plot Keywords:

magical cloak | returning character killed off | prison | presumed dead | invisibility cloak | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

First episode in which Kahlan has her new dark red-ish leather outfit similar to Cara's, except revealing more skin. No explanation is given for the disappearance of her white robes.

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Goofs

When Zed creates fake corpses they lie together, but when Kahlan and Cara find the bodies, they already lie separately.

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Quotes

Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander: [captive] What is it you want with me, Denna?
Denna: Right now I want you to cover our tracks.
[doesn't obey, has to endure Agiel]
Zeddicus Zu'l Zorander: All right, all right! Enough!
[magically covers tracks]
Denna: Keep moving, Wizard.

User Reviews

The magic is strong in this one

The group is trying to recover the compass that Denna stole, but instead ends in a direr situation, Zedd captured by the Mord Sith and Richard victim of strange headaches. It seems his destiny is to become a wizard. The group needs to break up, and while Kahlan and Cara follow Denna and Zedd, Richard will go with the Sisters of the Light in search of the Palace of the Prophets.

This episode is a nice change of pace, as the group breaking up changes the dynamic of the show quite a lot. Richard with some unknown makes from some refreshing moments (even though the special effects on his side of the episode are quite bad) and Kahlan and Cara as a team do for some nice moments of comradeship and banter. Of course, at this moment of the series, all actors feel more or less comfortable with their characters and it shows. The plot is fast paced enough and jumps from one group to the other quite flawlessly. As said above, the effects are on the poor side, but that's the worst to say of a very entertaining episode.

Details

Country:

USA New Zealand

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 January 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

ABC Signature, Paperboy Productions, Renaissance Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9