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Atlantis S2E12 (FINALE) - "The Queen Must Die" Recap


With Icarus' "help," our trio of heroes sneak back into Atlantis. Of course they don't know that Icarus is leading them into a trap. They're planning to break someone out of the amphitheatre and sneak towards it through the sewer system. Pasiphae gets the news from her soldier with whom Icarus is in correspondence. Medea is horrified at the notion that Pasiphae intends to let Jason die.

The gang is able to break the prisoners out of their cells in the amphitheatre with the intention that they'll help them fight to regain Atlantis but with Icarus' betrayal, a great deal of the prisoners end up dead due to an ambush by Pasiphae's soldiers. Pythagoras immediately deduces that Icarus is responsible for this. Medea helps Jason survive the encounter but is spotted by Pasiphae's general, who relays this news to to Pasiphae.

Icarus visits his father who questions why he still hasn't been executed. Icarus doesn't want to tell him what he has done but his father knows that he is hiding something. He demands to know and Icarus finally admits what he has done. His father is disgusted by his actions and says he would rather die than have a traitor for a son, and promptly sends him out, saying he has never been so ashamed.

Pasiphae visits Medea in her room and warns her that if she doesn't stay away from Jason then she will kill her herself.

The trio and remaining ex-prisoners make it back to where Ariadne is waiting in the forest and once again, she asks Jason to marry her and this time he accepts. Hercules marries them in the middle of the forest.

Medea kills a guard and escapes from Atlantis. On her way out, she visits Jason while Ariadne is still sleeping and gives him advice on how to kill Pasiphae. She tells him to go to a particular temple which is the seat of Hecate's power and only those touched by the gods may enter. She also gives him the nectar of the passion flower that will help weaken Pasiphae's power. Medea then leaves to return to her home, now realising that Pasiphae manipulated her into becoming just like her. Medea tries to make a move on Jason once more but he pushes her off, saying he is married to Ariadne. Medea leaves and Jason relays what he has learned to the rest of the group but they still don't trust Medea. He says he is going to follow her advice and go after Pasiphae.

Hercules asks Pythagoras to open up about what is wrong, knowing that it must have something to do with Icarus, with whom Pythagoras has been romantically involved with. Pythagoras doesn't want to talk about his feelings at this time. Jason reaches the temple and finds Pasiphae there performing a ritual for the gods. He tells her he pities her since everyone she has ever loved has abandoned her. He also tells her that Medea is the one who tole him where to find her. Pasiphae tries to perform magic to kill Jason but her powers are failing her because Jason used the nectar that Medea gave him. Jason knows that he doesn't have it in him to kill her himself so he knocks her out and carries her out so others can do the deed.

When Pasiphae is brought back to the camp, she plants seeds in Ariadne's head, telling her about Jason's unfaithfulness and his fling with Medea. Jason says his goodbyes to Pasiphae and she is brought out to a clearing where Hercules executes her after she says her prayers. Jason and Ariadne plan to return to Atlantis as King and Queen. However, they must trick Cilix so they may kill him since he will never agree to what they are doing. Pythagoras suggests that they use Icarus' betrayal in order to do so. Pythagoras meets with Icarus at the cabin in the woods and confirms that Pasiphae is now dead. He also says that Jason genuinely wants to make peace and return to the city. Goran agrees to release Icarus' father and Cilix begins to make plans to take over the throne for himself.

At the meeting in the clearing, Cilix orders the men to kill the band of heroes but they end up killed before he can make his orders. Goran orders his men to stand down and once Jason throws a dagger into Cilix's back, Goran delivers the killing blow. They make an agreement that none of the men will be killed for following Pasiphae's orders so long as they swear loyalty to Jason and Ariadne as rulers of Atlantis (once they ave received the blessing of the gods). Those who do not swear loyalty will be free to leave Atlantis and never return. Ariadne and Hercules remain skeptical of Goran's newfound loyalty to them, noting how much quicker to trust Jason is than they. But for now, they must put their faith in Goran's word.

The group all returns to Atlantis and all the men in the army swear loyalty to Jason and Ariadne. Preparations are made for Jason and Ariadne to get the blessings of the gods the following morning. Ariadne admits to Jason that Atlantis doesn't feel like home the way it used to. Ariadne is feeling doubts because of what Pasiphae said but before she can share what exactly was stated, Jason says that Pasiphae is not to be trusted and Ariadne decides to put her doubts to rest. Meanwhile, Pasiphae is shown to have been resurrected through the powers of dark magic.

Pythagoras goes to Icarus and tells him about what has transpired, including everyone's return to the city and the fact that Jason and Ariadne will soon be on the throne. Pythagoras is preparing to lay a verbal smackdown on Icarus but before he can say anymore, he asks what happened to Daedalus whom is lying asleep, bloody and battered. Pythagoras then says how this is clearly why he betrayed him and Icarus learns how Pythagoras used his betrayal for their plan. They admit their feelings for each other but Pythagoras says he can never forgive Icarus for what he has done. Just as Pythagoras leaves, Daedalus wakes. He comforts his heart-broken son, understanding the hard place his son now finds himself but showing him compassion nonetheless.

Pasiphae re-appears in Atlantis and takes the storm with a new face scar and more angry vengeance in her sorcery than ever. She kills Goran because he refuses to swear loyalty to her and the remaining soldiers swear loyalty to her because they fear her wrath. The soldiers then strike before Jason and Ariadne can receive their blessing from the gods. A battle breaks out in the temple, and Melas ends up dead at the hands of Pasiphae while Cassandra runs off with Jason and the rest of our heroes. Yet again they must flee Atlantis, though they must hide until nightfall when they can make their escape. Fearing the worst, Ariadne asks Jason what happened between him and Medea. He admits that they had a moment during his darkest times but that whatever happened is over and he will never see her again. Icarus and Daedalus create a distraction to help our heroes get out of Atlantis, which consists of Icarus using some home-designed wings to fly overhead and drop bombs of fire-powder (basically gunpowder) onto the soldiers.

While most of the group is making their escape, Pythagoras goes chasing after Icarus since he sees he's about to get shot. He cradles his injured love, and then Hercules then comes to grab them so they can get back on track to flee the city. The following morning, Jason speak with Cassandra, who has had a vision of how Jason may defeat Pasiphae. It will be difficult, but not impossible. He must find the source of her power and destroy it. There's a golden fleece with unimaginable power in Colcous that he must retrieve on this quest. He must also get help from Medea to accomplish this all. All this would-be drama that we'll never get to see since the series has been cancelled!

Jason tells Hercules and Pythagoras of what he must do, saying there will never be peace until Pasiphae is defeated. He tells Ariadne next of what he must do. She wants to come with him and wants to know who will protect him from himself. He must go at it alone. Atlantis is being torn apart under Pasiphae's menacing rule while the group makes their way to the shore to set up camp. Cassandra has another vision of Jason aboard a ship called the "Argo" and being unfaithful to his Queen-wife. Again. Meanwhile, Medea is somehow in on this vision and learns of Jason's impending arrival. Which we will never see.

Atlantis S2E10 - "The Dying of the Light" Recap


Jason and Ariadne make it back to Pythagoras and Hercules but now that he has learned the truth about his mother's identity, his heart has been blackened. Jason goes after a set of guards that is pursuing them and fights them off. Pythagoras and Ariadne come to help him and when there is but one survivor, a lone boy who surrenders himself to them, Jason kills him despite Ariadne's orders to stand down. When they return to Hercules, he picks a fight with Jason who strikes him repeatedly. The group is shocked by Jason's harsh and arrogant ways.

Pasiphae is concerned about the threat Jason poses. Medea assures her that now that Jason knows the truth, he will return but Pasiphae is still determined to have him killed. Mother of the year, that one.

Pythagoras decides to sneak back into Atlantis to get help from Melas, believing he will hold the key to helping Jason. Upon meeting with Melas, Pythagoras is advised that Jason's father is the key to restoring the balance of dark and light within Jason. Only he can provide the love needed to counter Pasiphae's influence. Pythagoras' friend Icarus turns over where Jason's group is headed, in the hopes of getting his father Daedalus free. Though his father has been spared an execution now, he is still to be locked up.

Pythagoras has tracked down Aeson, Jason's father, and tells him what has happened. Jason's heart is blackened and turned to anger and hatred. Pythagoras pleads with Aeson to help Jason. Aesop doesn't believe he can be what Jason needs.

While soldiers makes plans to hunt down Jason, Medea eavesdrops. It is worth noting that Jason has been having mysterious dreams in which Medea appears.

Pythagoras prepares to leave without Aeson since he has not agreed to help and delivers an impassioned speech which changes Aeson's mind. Ariadne has convinced Hercules to reach out to Jason and try to mend fences. Hercules says that though he cannot deny his own anger, he should not have fought with Jason. Hercules asks some questions about Medusa's decision to sacrifice herself, and Jason answers them. Things are still tense though because Jason tells Hercules he needs to move on. Hercules wants to leave, despite Ariadne's pleas with him to stay.

As Pythoagroas and Aeson are making their journey, they are spotted by a soldier who returns to Atlantis to tell Pasiphae, who decides to ride off after them with soldiers in tow. Medea is following after them in secret. Pythagoras and Aeson are arriving back to Jason and Ariadne but the group is ambushed by Pasiphae and her soldiers before any conversations can be had. A fight breaks out and just as Jason is about to be killed by a soldier sneaking up from behind, Medea uses magic to save her. While Ariadne is fleeing, Hercules grabs her to keep her hidden.

Medea heals a wounded Jason, using magic to do so. She advises him to sleep, which he does. Ariadne and Hercules catch up to Hercules and Aeson, who is still alive. Pythagoras reveals that Aeson is Jason's father but none of the group have any idea where Jason is. Jason wakes, feeling better, and asks Medea why she is helping him. She says they're more alike than he knows. The two then kiss.

Atlantis airs on Saturdays on BBC One at 9PM.

Atlantis S2E9 - "The Gorgon's Gaze" Recap


The new Oracle, Cassandra, declares that the Gods are angry because the rightful heir to the throne is not ruling. The gods have not recognised her as Atlantis' ruler. Pasiphae orders her to be taken away and begins to panic but is advised by her seedy sidekick to force Ariadne to publicly renounce her title and swear allegiance to Pasiphae. Ariadne refuses to do so, so Pasiphae has Delmos taken away to be tortured for her disobeying.

Ariadne gets a still-loyal guard to go to find Jason and the others. Medusa and Pythagoras are the ones met by the guard and Medusa advises him not to tell Jason for fear that he will do something rash. She does, however, have a plan. Pythagoras will go back into the city, since Hercules and Jason are both wanted men.

Delmos is returned to Ariadne's cell, badly wounded, but he makes her promise not to give in no matter what. Pasiphae later returns to the cell to press Ariadne again to give in but she refuses, preferring to die instead. But Pasiphae will not kill Ariadne. Instead, she kills Delmos.

Pythagoras makes it into the city to meet with friends Daedalus and his son Icarus. He says he needs to get back into the temple in order to retrieve Pandora's box. The plan works and Pythagoras makes it into the temple. Melas catches him and nearly calls the guards but Pythagoras convinces him that it is for the good of the city to help undo the bad he has done and so Melas helps him escape.

Pythagoras returns to Medusa and tells her she doesn't have to go through with her plan. She says she doesn't plan to live for long with this cursed state. She begs Pythagoras to not tell Hercules or Jason. Pythagoras only tells them that though Ariadne is still alive, others in the city have not fared so well. Jason want to run into the city but Pythagoras warns him that doing so without a plan would mean certain death and then Ariadne would have no one to help her.

Pasiphae has Ariadne strung up in the cell so Medea can torture her into giving in. Despite all the torture, Ariadne refuses to break.

Medusa says her goodbyes to Hercules and drugs his food so he won't be able to stop her from going through with her plan. It's then that Medusa and Pythagoras let Jason in on the plan. Jason doesn't want to use this plan but Medusa says she cannot live with the guilt of what she has done. She cannot live a happy life with everything she's done but her death can save Atlantis. She wants Jason to just use her head as the rest of her would "only slow them down." Medusa leaves, saying she will wait in a cave for Jason. Jason is the only one immune to her cursed gaze so he must be the one to wield her power. Alone in the cave, Medusa revives her curse.

Jason arrives and Medusa begs him to do this to save everyone. He leaves the cave with his bloody sword and Medusa's severed head in hand. Hercules wakes and Pythagoras must deliver the bad news. Hercules is devastated.

Jason enters Atlantis and turns guards to stone with Medusa's severed head. When Pasiphae hears the news, she orders him killed but no one can do so because of the gaze of the Gorgon. Perspire takes a sword from a guard and declares that she will take care of this herself. Pasiphae and Jason meet alone and she reveals that she is immune to the Gorgon's gaze, to which Jason responds that he will kill her himself. He easily disarms her and prepares to kill her but she then reveals that she is his mother. Jason seems to know that this is true so he moves his sword away from her throat. But when Pasiphae tries to escape, he knocks her out. Still, Jason is unable to kill her and tosses his sword aside in a fit of rage. Medea appears and confirms Pasiphae's statement. She then says that he, like Pasiphae, is touched by the gods and this is why he can wield the sword better than others and he is immune to the Gorgon's gaze. Medea also claims that the two of them have feelings for each other. Jason says he only feels hatred for her.

Jason heads to the cell and lets Ariadne out, also giving her a gauze to cover her eyes, warning her not to take it off no matter what. The two then walk out together, hand in hand.

Atlantis airs on Saturdays on BBC One at 9PM.

Constantine S01E06 Synopsis: Rage of Caliban (11/28)

RAGE OF CALIBAN (TV-14)

A MURDEROUS SPIRIT TAKES HOLD OF A YOUNG BOY -- 

When a young boy is taken over by a malevolent spirit, John (Matt Ryan) must put aside his misgivings over exorcising a child and convince the parents that their boy is not all that he seems. 

Charles Halford and Harold Perrineau also star. 

Laura Regan, Max Charles and Niall Matter guest star.

Atlantis S2E1 - "A New Dawn: Part One" Recap


Following the loss of her father, King Minos, Ariadne is now Queen of Atlantis. Pasiphae has formed an army and is fully embracing the role of power-hungry warlord. Pasiphae is after a statue known as the Palladium, which is said to hold holy protection for Atlantis.

Ariadne has Jason rescue a man named Sarpedon, an old friend of her father's. He bears news regarding Pasiphae and her plans. When Jason returns, he meets with Pythagoras and the gambling Hercules, who loses against a man named Critias.

As it turns out, Sarpedon is actually a spy for Pasiphae and has snuck a warrior in named Medea to steal the statue. She sneaks through the palace late at night while the city sleeps. Just as she gets hold of the statue, the walls begin to crumble. It's either booby-trapped, or an earthquake, or some deep mystical force. Regardless, it doesn't bode well for the city of Atlantis.

Medea is spotted by some guards and takes off running. She leaps off the side of a palace wall and is intercepted by a flying creature that takes her away. Pythagoras says that something must have happened to have angered Poseidon so. Ariadne summons Jason, Pythagoras, and Hercules to the palace and bestows a quest on them to retrieve the Palladium. Jason promises not to fail her. They must act fast, as Pasiphae is preparing to march on Atlantis.

Sarpedon asks Ariadne if she has feelings for Jason and she simply replies that her duty comes before her feelings, whatever they might be. Ariadne notes that the thief would have had an accomplice and orders that everyone in the palace be questioned.

Jason pays a visit to the Oracle before he and his friends will begin their quest. She tells him it is time, and gives him a drink, telling him to clear his mind. He begins to convulse and has visions of himself in battle, Pasiphae, a ship called "Argo," Ariadne with bloody hands. The Oracle tells him only he can stop all of this from coming to pass, and that he must embrace his destiny.

Medea delivers the Palladium to Pasiphae, who says that nothing can stop them from taking Atlantis now. Jason and the others begin their quest to retrieve it and Hercules tells Jason he's being foolish in letting his feelings cloud his judgement. Jason says that he thinks he has a much bigger purpose than this that he is now beginning to understand.

A man is apprehended as an accomplice to the intruder. He is chained up and Ariadne states he must be made to talk. The Atlantis Trio are attacked by men shooting arrows. They run through the woods and engage in combat with their attackers. They kill most of them but when they encounter one who is unarmed, Jason refuses to kill him while he is unarmed. Pythagoras says that they can't let him go either since he will jeopardise their plans. Jason says that if he wants him dead, he must kill him himself. The man begs for his life and Pythagoras is unable to follow through. The man says he just wants to go home and Jason tells him to leave. The man runs off uttering his thanks.

Sarpedon poisons the man before he can be questioned, apologising and saying he can't take the risk of being exposed. Pythagoras asks Hercules what he thinks about Jason's so-called destiny, and Hercules notes that he is the fastest man he has ever met and that he is special enough to not turn to stone when looking at Medusa. Hercules says he follows Jason because in doing so, he hopes he will become the man he pretends to be. Pythgoras says that he loves the both of them and are the only family he has.

The Atlantis trio come across Pasiphae's camp and decide to intrude under the cover of nightfall. They're able to get in and retrieve the Palladium but are spotted by Pasiphae while making their escape. She orders her men after them and the Atlantis Trio are forced to make their escape via a giant catapult which sends them into the ocean.

The next day, the Atlantis Trio are caught up to by Pasiphae's men and engage in battle once again. Jason is injured with an arrow by the soldier whose life he had previously spared. Hercules kills him and Pythagoras examines Jason's wound after removing the arrow. Jason tells his friends to leave him there and bring the Palladium back to Ariadne, preferring death over failing her, but they refuse to leave him behind. They help Jason along and decide to take refuge in a cave, hoping that Pasiphe and her men will pass them by.

On the way to the cave, the Atlantis trio have to cross a rickety bridge which Hercules cuts after they make it across in order to slow down their followers. Once in the cave, Pythagoras prepares to redress Jason's wound. Pasiphae performs magic to cause a rockslide that blocks the Atlantis Trio from making it out that entrance. She tells her men it is time to march on Atlantis. Ariadne receives news that Pasiphae's men will reach the city by nightfall.

The Atlantis Trio make their way through the cave in search of a way out. Sarpedon tries to get Ariadne to flee the city but she refuses to abandon her people, also holding on to faith that Jason will return. The Atlantis soldiers that fled the city are apprehended by Pasiphae's men and brought to her to be questioned. They say that they only fled because the Palladium was stolen. Pasiphae orders them to be released and word to be give out that safe passage will be granted to all Atlantians that wish to flee.

Meanwhile, the Atlantis Trio are unknowingly being pursued in the cave by a Cyclops.

Atlantis S2E2 "A New Dawn: Part Two" will air on Saturday, Nov 22, on BBC One at 20:15.

Constantine S01E05 Synopsis: Danse Vaudou (11/21)

DANSE VAUDOU (TV-14)



CONSTANTINE AND PAPA MIDNITE MUST JOIN FORCES TO LAY TO REST A DEADLY THREAT – 

EMMET SCANLAN AND MICHAEL JAMES SHAW GUEST STAR – 

In New Orleans, Constantine’s (Matt Ryan) unusual knowledge of a string of crimes gets him into trouble with Detective Jim Corrigan (guest star Emmett Scanlan). He must form an unholy alliance with Papa Midnite (guest star Michael James Shaw) when a voodoo ritual to help people communicate with their dead loved ones takes a deadly turn. 

Charles Halford and Angélica Celaya also star.
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