Synopsis: Kahlan is mediating disputes since people can't lie to her. Bored watching that, Richard heads off on a hunt for a 12-point buck. Zedd meets an old flame so he lets Richard go. During the hunt Richard comes by Brennidon, the town where he was born. He walks by the graves of the first-borns from that town. Richard is too curious to let it be so he sneaks into Brennidon
In the town a woman is about to be executed for speaking her mind. Richard saves her and is accosted by the town guards. He is then saved by a woman who hides him and tells him that she is his mother. He also meets her son named Mark. In the woods Zedd's old flame tells her he has a kid that she wants him to raise. Zedd does not believe her and asks Kahlan to settle the dispute. She determines that he is not the father but that Zedd has another secret.
Mark turns on Richard and plans to give him over to the D'harans. Richard escapes and is about to flee the town when he realizes that all the women are rounded up. At the center square, Richard's mother speaks out against the D'harans claiming she is the Seeker's mother. All the other women have a Spartacus type moment and claim they are the mothers. The D'haran says he will execute them all unless the Seeker turns himself in.
Richard goes and convinces Mark to help him out. Mark takes Richard to the D'harans and he is to be executed along with his mother. Zedd clears the air with the kid by giving him some self confidence and hearing that Richard might be in trouble he and Kahlan head off to save Richard. Richard actually got the whole town on his side and they attack the D'harans after Mark stabs the D'haran's leader. Zedd and Kahlan lend a hand.
As Zedd is admonishing Richard for being reckless, the woman claiming to be Richard's mother admits to only being the midwife at his birth. She claims to have lied because he reminds her of her son. Uhh what?!?? The real mother disappeared. As the gang rides off into the sunset we find out that Zedd is Richard's grandfather.
Commentary: Now I like this show. I always claim that for what this show is trying to be, it generally succeeds. However, if you wanted to mock this show, this is the episode to do it. There are several stunning family revelations. I'm your mother. I'm your brother. He's your son. I'm his grandfather. I felt like I needed Maury Povich to help me sort it out.
The fighting at the end of the episode was pretty half assed. Why did everything happen in slow motion? This show generally does fight scenes pretty well but there was like five minutes of nothing but slow motion. Also how hilarious was it that after pummeling the D'harans with the veggies, in the aftermath of the fight the people start gathering all the vegetables.
We did get some gorgeous shots of New Zealand scenery. I almost feel like instead of the family plotline, I would have preferred the episode be about Richard and the hunters going after the stag. I feel like they could have developed some Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd moments. Also what was with the shot of the stag in the beginning and the end of the episode?
Each episode of the show generally has a theme. This episode's theme is Believe in Yourself. That's all anyone has to do to succeed in life. The townspeople started believing in themselves and they stood up to the D'harans. So did that kid that tried to pretend he was Zedd's son. Only problem is we don't see them succeeding. I feel like they could have gotten all this self-confidence and they could come crashing down. Not like those villagers can fight off the D'harans. Nor is that kid going to become a great hunter. I hope he doesn't get mauled by another boar.
Richard and Kahlan Romance Index: 1 out of 10. They really were not together for much of this episode. I will give a point out for Kahlan jumping up (in slow motion again) onto the platform and staring at Richard while she does it.
Zedd's Creepiness Factor: 8 out of 10. Noone can really pull off saying "Magical Protection" like Bruce Spence. Did anyone else wonder what the magical protection consisted of? I'm gonna guess it was something creepy and gross. Also he mentioned something to that woman implying that he remembered multiple sexual encounters with her over a short period of time. Creepy.
In case if anyone was wondering, "Magical Protection" is a metaphor for condoms. Noone was really wondering that, were they?
Notable Quotes:
Stupid D'haran: "I will kill the seeker at midday."
Kahlan: "Why didn't you warn him?"
Zedd: "Because he's the most stubborn man I've ever met."
Stupid D'haran: "The legend of the Seeker seems greater than the man."
Richard: "That legend will go on if you kill me"
Richard: "You were wrong D'haran. The prophecy was not averted."
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