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Episode Title: "Daybreak"
Original Fox Air Date: n/a
Sci-Fi Air Date: 05/25/2004
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Conor meets with one of Longinus' defectors, who presents Conor with a box containing the remains of Conor's father, King Derek. Conor and Fergus journey to Derek's birthplace, where they meet an old friend, Gweneth. Gweneth welcomes them back, but the rest of the village resents Conor's presence. The village council refuses to let Conor bury his father there. Gweneth's daughter, Edain, says the villagers believe that Derek and Fergus left the village out of cowardice, to flee the Romans.
Longinus enters the village. Conor sees his father's ring on Longinus' hand. The sorceror announces that the village has betrayed him by taking in Conor. At daybreak, he says, anyone still here will be destroyed with the village. Conor urges the villagers to fight back. He promises that reinforcements will come. His words fall on deaf ears.
As the villagers pack their carts, Conor and Fergus marshall a few farmers to weather the assault. The "defector" who gave Conor his father's remains rides into the village and commits suicide as a tribute to Longinus. Demoralized by the fanaticism of the sorcerer's troops, the entire village deserts Conor, who nonetheless chooses to stay and risk his life defending the village, in order to restore his family's honor.
Queen Diana, tired of Longinus' abuse, packs her belongings. With an entourage of servants, she departs for a nearby port to board a Rome-bound ship. At a certain point, however, all her servants desert her – Longinus gave them orders to go only so far. Diana drags one last, heavy crate by herself.
As night falls, Diana enters the village to find Conor and Fergus. She tells them Longinus has only 20 soldiers with him. Not entirely trusting her, they send her on her way, and finish the burial of King Derek. Afterward, the two men sneak into Longinus' camp and slay several of his soldiers. The remaining troops chase them back to the village. Conor and Fergus lure the soldiers into a trap; some of them escape and retreat.
At daybreak, Longinus' remaining soldiers attack – and are ambushed by Conor and Fergus. The battle is brief and ends with the two heroes surrounded by Longinus and a handful of soldiers. Then Gweneth and Edain attack Longinus' men. In the melee, Conor chops off Longinus' hand and takes back his father's ring.
Conor allows one soldier to escape, to spread the story of Conor's victory. Later, the villagers return and help Conor to complete the burial of his father. Nearby, Longinus rests as his hand regrows. Out on a cliff, Diana sees the ship she missed, and in a moment of self-liberation, hurls her remaining belongings to the wind.
Unconfirmed
Heath Ledger [Conor]
Lisa Zane [Diana]
Sebastian Roche [Longinus]
Vera Farmiga [Catlin]
John Saint Ryan [Fergus]
Alonzo Greer [Tully]
Created By
Shaun Cassidy
&
Ron Koslow
ROAR
Guest Star
Susanna Thompson [Gweneth]
Michela Noonan [Edain]
Neil Fitzpatrick [Morgan]
Tim McCunn [Terrell]
Tiriel Mora [Brigg]
Music By Jon Ehrlich
Co-Executive Producer Michael Nankin
Co-Producer Lawrence Meyers
Co-Producer Brian Chambers
Consulting Producer Jefery Levy
Producers Paul Barber
& Larry Barber
Produced By Howard Grigsby
Written By Paul Barber
& Larry Barber
Directed By Ian Toynton
Executive Producer
Ron Koslow
Executive Producer
Shaun Cassidy
Associate Producer Todd London
Co-Starring
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Featuring
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Director of Photography John Stokes
Production Designer Stewart Burnside
Edited By Casey Brown
Unit Production Manager Gina Black
First Assistant Director Peter Fitzgerald
Second Assistant Directors Angella McPherson
Vera Biffone
Casting by Megan Branman, CSA (L.A.)
Maura Fay
Lynne Ruthven (Australia)
Set Designer Jacinta Leong
Art Director Michael Rumpf
Supervising Sound Editor Andrew Dawson
Music Editor Eduardo Ponsdomench
Visual Effects Supervisors John F. K. Parenteau
Branden L. Smith
Production Services Village Roadshow Pictures
Sound Mixer Bob Clayton
Panaflex(R) Camera and
Lenses by Panavision (R)
Costume Designer Jean Turnbull
Make-up/Hairstylist Viv Rushbrook
2nd Unit Director of
Photography Ian "Thistle" Thorburn
Stunt Coordinator Danny Baldwin
Filmed at Warner
Roadshow Movie
World Studios,
Queensland
Produced with the
assistance of the
Queensland Government
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