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The following is an episode list for the American television series Legend of the Seeker that is produced by ABC Studios and distributed in domestic syndication by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. The show is based on the fantasy novel series The Sword of Truth written by Terry Goodkind and follows a woods guide who, after being thrust into a world of magic, is charged with the responsibility to protect the world from evil. The first season premiered with a double bill on November 1, 2008. The series was renewed for a second season in January 2009,[1] which premiered on November 7, 2009. On April 26, 2010 Ausiello Files reported that the series has been cancelled and will not return for a third season.[2] Fans of the series have responded by launching a renewal campaign titled "Save Our Seeker".[3][4][5] Terry Goodkind has expressed his support for the campaign.[6][7]
As of May 22, 2010, a total of 44 episodes have aired.[8]
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[edit] Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | |||
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| Season premiere | Season finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | |||
| 1 | 22 | November 1, 2008 | May 23, 2009 | October 13, 2009[9] | N/A | |
| 2 | 22 | November 7, 2009 | May 22, 2010 | September 28, 2010[10] | N/A | |
[edit] Episode list
[edit] Season 1 (2008–2009)
When Richard Cypher (Craig Horner),a young woodsman, discovers that he is the one true Seeker and is prophecised to kill the evil tyrant Darken Rahl (Craig Parker). Along with the beautiful and mysterious Kahlan Amnell (Bridget Regan), a Confessor who can enslave people with a single touch, and a wise old wizard named Zeddicus Zu'l "Zedd" Zorander (Bruce Spence), Richard embarks on quest to fulfill the prophecy.
| # | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (in millions) |
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| 1 | 1 | "Prophecy" | Mark Beesley | John Shiban & Ken Biller & Stephen Tolkin | November 1, 2008 | 101 | 5.88[11] |
| Kahlan escapes from the Midlands into Westland, where Zedd brought Richard over twenty years ago in an attempt to protect him from Darken Rahl. Kahlan gives Richard the Book of Counted Shadows and Zedd gives him the Sword of Truth, and together they name him Seeker. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Destiny" | Mark Beesley | Ken Biller & Barry Schkolnick | November 1, 2008 | 102 | |
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Richard, Kahlan, Zedd and Dell' Chase Brandstone (Jay Laga'aia), Richard's best friend in Hartland, concoct a plan to find Ranssyn Fane, a D'Haran working for Rahl who almost assassinated Kahlan, killed Richard's adopted father, and stole the Book of Counted Shadows. Meanwhile, Fane brings down the magical boundary which separates the Midlands from Westland and kidnaps Chase's daughter. |
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| 3 | 3 | "Bounty" | Jesse Warn | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | November 8, 2008 | 104 | 4.31[11] |
| When Darken Rahl begins offering a substantial reward for the Seeker's head all over the Midlands, Richard is attack by all kinds of people. Several greedy mercenaries begin to hunt Richard using magical maps, but even more dangerous is a woman named Lily, who attempts to trick him in order to save her younger brother. | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Brennidon" | Jonathan Brough | Erin Maher & Kay Reindl | November 15, 2008 | 105 | |
| Richard returns to his birthtown, Brennidon, only to find it under siege by Rahl's D'Haran soldiers. While trying to escape unnoticed, he comes upon a woman who claims to be his mother. Meanwhile, Kahlan helps Zedd find out if an lover's claims that he fathered her child are true. | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Listener" | Mark Beesley | Stephen Tolkin | November 22, 2008 | 106 | |
| Richard, Kahlan, and Zedd attempt to rescue a young Listener, a boy who has the power to read peoples' minds, from being captured by D'Harans. | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Elixir" | Charlie Haskell | Mike Sussman | November 29, 2008 | 103 | |
| Richard, Kahlan, and Zedd visit a town where peddlers have been selling bottled magic, a thoroughly imprudent practice with far-reaching, dangerous consequences. Zedd faces off with the man behind the new trade: one of his old students. | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Identity" | Garth Maxwell | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | December 6, 2008 | 107 | |
| In an attempt to avert a vision she has had of the Seeker's death, the witch woman Shota (Danielle Cormack) casts a spell on Richard that causes him to switch bodies with a merchant's son, Gryff. Richard must marry Bronwyn, Gryff's fiancee, while Gryff accompanies Kahlan and Zedd on a plot to kill Demmin Nass, a D'Haran general on the verge of finding a Box of Orden. | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Denna" | Michael Hurst | Ken Biller & Mike Sussman | January 10, 2009 | 108 | |
| Kahlan leaves Richard's side after she realizes that their love and her power could potentially destroy him. But without her protection, Richard is captured by one of Rahl's Mord-Sith, Denna (Jessica Marais). Denna begins to torture and "break" him while Kahlan and Zedd try to find a way to save him. | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Puppeteer" | Mark Beesley | Nicki Paluga | January 17, 2009 | 109 | |
| Darken Rahl purchases the third and last Box of Orden from the Queen of Tamarang and begins travelling towards her palace. In order to prevent him from obtaining it, Zedd sneaks into the Palace as a puppeteer and enlists the help of a servant girl, Rachel. | |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Sacrifice" | Michael Hurst | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | January 24, 2009 | 111 | |
| Kahlan realises that her sister, Dennee Amnell (Tania Nolan), is still alive, but is being held prisoner in a nearby D'Haran prison. When she disguises as a Mord-Sith and rescues her, she finds out that Dennee is with child. But Dennee gives birth to a male Confessor, and she and Richard are forced to fight the Mother Confessor herself in order to save him. | |||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Confession" | Garth Maxwell | Barry Schkolnick | January 31, 2009 | 110 | |
| Richard and Kahlan investigate the death of Conner, the leader of the Resistance movement against Darken Rahl, while Zedd obtains the key to the ancient crypt of Kieran from his younger brother. | |||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Home" | Charlie Haskell | Stephen Tolkin | February 21, 2009 | 114 | |
| Darken Rahl has his wizard, Giller, cast a spell on Richard while he sleeps. The spell forces Richard to hallucinate that he is back in Hartland that Kahlan doesn't exist. Rahl enters the hallucination as Richard's old girlfriend, Anna, and tries to make him reveal the location of the third Box of Orden. | |||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Revenant" | Geoffrey Cawthorn | Erin Maher & Kay Reindl | February 28, 2009 | 112 | |
| Richard, Kahlan, and Zedd take the third Box of Orden to the crypt of Kieran, the last Seeker, where they plan to hide it with Kieran's remains. Richard is endangered when the spirits of Kieran, his Confessor Viviane, and his wizard Amfortas involve them all in long-forgotten struggles. | |||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Hartland" | Mark Beesley | Mike Sussman | March 7, 2009 | 113 | |
| While Zedd takes the third Box to an undisclosed location to hide it, Richard and Kahlan meet up with Chase, whose entire family has been kidnapped. Richard, Kahlan, and Zedd go back to Westland in order to discover what happened to the Brandstones, and find out that Hartland has been occupied by D'Harans. | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Conversion" | Andrew Merrifield | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | March 14, 2009 | 115 | |
| Giller has been studying the bodies of dead Confessors in an attempt to find a way of bestowing the power of Confession on Darken Rahl. The test subjects for his grotesque experiments include the captured Brandstones, who Richard, Kahlan, and Chase are trying to rescue. | |||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Bloodline" | Garth Maxwell | Nicole Paluga | March 21, 2009 | 116 | |
| Richard, Kahlan, and Zedd save a young woman named Jennsen Rahl (Brooke Williams) from Denna, who has kidnapped her in order to get the third Box of Orden. It turns out that Jennsen is closer to Richard than he could ever have imagined, and that she herself is more powerful than she ever knew. | |||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Deception" | Chris Martin-Jones | Raf Green | March 28, 2009 | 117 | |
| Darken Rahl has begun using a new weapon against the Midlands' civilians: Whisperers, which, when detonated, kill every person a league in all directions. While Zedd is taking Jennsen to safe location, Richard and Kahlan plan a spy mission to steal the D'Harans' supply of Whisperers. They get more than they bargained for when several members of the Resistance decide that they want to use the weapons for revenge. | |||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Mirror" | Jonathan Brough | Story: Michael K. Sheeter Teleplay: Stephen Tolkin |
April 25, 2009 | 118 | |
| Two common thieves obtain the magic to disguise themselves as Richard and Kahlan, and use the ruse to cause havoc all over the Midlands. Unmasking the doubles becomes a matter of life and death for Richard, Kahlan, and Zedd. | |||||||
| 19 | 19 | "Cursed" | Mark Beesley | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | May 2, 2009 | 119 | |
| Shota casts a spell on King Gregor, a ruler who aids the Resistance against Rahl, so that he turns into the monstrous Calthrop at night. Richard, Kahlan, and Zedd try to find a way to break the spell and protect Gregor's people; along the way, Kahlan discovers a dangerous new power of her own. | |||||||
| 20 | 20 | "Sanctuary" | Garth Maxwell | Mike Sussman | May 9, 2009 | 120 | |
| Shota informs Zedd that there is another copy of the Book of Counted Shadows in the town of Breamont, and that the town's librarian, Lydia, is the only one who can find it. Unfortunately, Rahl has also received the same information, so Richard, Kahlan, and Zedd must race to get the book before he does. | |||||||
| 21 | 21 | "Fever" | Jonathan Brough | Nicki Paluga | May 16, 2009 | 121 | |
| Darken Rahl discovers the town where Jennsen has been hiding with two of the Boxes of Orden. Jennsen manages to hide the Boxes before Rahl's men can capture her, and looses her memory when they try to beat the information out of her. Rahl uses this to his advantage, and tricks Jennsen into believing that Richard is the enemy. | |||||||
| 22 | 22 | "Reckoning" | Michael Hurst | Ken Biller & Stephen Tolkin | May 23, 2009 | 122 | |
| A magical cataclysm sends the Mord-Sith Cara Mason (Tabrett Bethell), Richard, and all three Boxes of Orden fifty-eight years into the future. With Richard out of the way, Darken Rahl proclaims his victory, and forces Kahlan to become his wife. However, Kahlan, Cara, and Richard work together across time to turn back the clock and defeat Rahl. | |||||||
[edit] Season 2 (2009–2010)
The team discovers that the death of Darken Rahl caused a tear in the veil which separates the world of the living and the Underworld and the only way to close it is to find the Stone of Tears. The team is also joined by the Mord - Sith Cara who helped Richard kill Darken Rahl.
| # | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
U.S. viewers (in millions) |
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| 23 | 1 | "Marked" | Mark Beesley | Ken Biller & Stephen Tolkin | November 7, 2009 | 201 | 2.58[12] |
| The team discovers that the death of Darken Rahl caused a tear in the veil which separates the world of the living and the Underworld and the only way to close it is to find the Stone of Tears.The team is also joined by the Mord - Sith Cara who helped Richard kill Darken Rahl. | |||||||
| 24 | 2 | "Baneling" | Michael Hurst | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | November 14, 2009 | 202 | 2.24[12] |
| When the team discover a new creature called a baneling: Dead souls who bargain with the Keeper for a second life in exchange for killing a person each day, they try to rid the first few banelings Darken Rahl sends after them and when they find a man called Flynn who has the rune which opens the vault to the compass which guides people to the Stone of Tears only in the hands of the seeker, they let him join the team. | |||||||
| 25 | 3 | "Broken" | Nicki Paluga | Chris Martin-Jones | November 21, 2009 | 203 | 2.50[12] |
| When Cara reveals to the group that all the confessors in Valaria are dead and that she personally killed Kahlan's sister Denne Amnell, Kahlan attempts to kill her. Cara flees and returns to her hometown but is captured by the towns people and Kahlan is forced to confess Cara to death as Cara was once a Mord - Sith. But, Richard saves Cara by proving the people wrong and Kahlan allows Cara to rejoin the group. | |||||||
| 26 | 4 | "Touched" | Garth Maxwell | Arika Lisanne Mittman | November 28, 2009 | 204 | 2.41[12] |
| When Kahlan finds out that there is still one more living confessor in the world apart from her, the team set off to find and train the confessor. But, when she refuses, deadly consequences happen. | |||||||
| 27 | 5 | "Wizard" | Jonathan Brough | Stephen Tolkin | December 5, 2009 | 205 | 2.30[12] |
| When Shota casts a spell on Zedd which makes him young and forget all his past, Zedd escapes her and becomes king of a town which is threatened to plunge into a rift to the underworld. When his queen is killed, he goes into the underworld to find her while Richard follows him. What is the deadly consequence that will happen to Zedd and Richard? | |||||||
| 28 | 6 | "Fury" | Andrew Merrifield | Raf Green | December 12, 2009 | 206 | 2.67[12] |
| When the Sword of Truth's magic overcomes Richard, Zedd must teach Richard how to control the sword and his rage and to forgive all the people who brought him anger in the past. | |||||||
| 29 | 7 | "Resurrection" | Jesse Warn | Mike Sussman | January 9, 2010 | 207 | 2.27[12] |
| Richard is brought into conflict with a D'haran general, unwittingly becoming a pawn in former Mord - Sith Denna's scheme to control the throne of D'Hara. | |||||||
| 30 | 8 | "Light" | Jonathan Brough | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | January 16, 2010 | 208 | 2.34[12] |
| Kahlan and Cara must save Zedd from Denna while the Sisters of the Light take Richard to the Old World to be trained to use his wizard han. | |||||||
| 31 | 9 | "Dark" | Garth Maxwell | Nicki Paluga | January 23, 2010 | 209 | 2.45[12] |
| Richard arrives at the Palace of the Prophets to begin his wizard training. He meets the beautiful and mysterious Sister Nicci (Jolene Blalock) who tells him that the sisters are lying to him and that he must get out from here. Not knowing who to trust, Richard is forced into a dark alliance with Nicci while Kahlan, Zedd and Cara find and name a new seeker called Leo Dane. | |||||||
| 32 | 10 | "Perdition" | Mark Beesley | Charley Dane | January 30, 2010 | 210 | 2.58[12] |
| Richard is trapped in the Valley of Perdition experiencing his worst fears. Whatever happens in his mind happens in his body. Can the team save him in time with the Sisters of the Dark on their trail? | |||||||
| 33 | 11 | "Torn" | Chris Martin-Jones | Story: Kristine Huntley Teleplay: Arika Lisanne Mittman |
February 13, 2010 | 211 | 2.62[12] |
| While using a magical amulet to travel back to Aydindril, Kahlan splits in two: One with Richard with no powers and one with Zedd in Aydindril with powers. Joining them back together could mean killing both Kahlans. | |||||||
| 34 | 12 | "Hunger" | Michael Hurst | Raf Green & Ken Biller | February 20, 2010 | 212 | 2.11[12] |
| When Cara becomes a baneling and finds a cure for banelings, she journeys far out into the woods with no one to kill except for her friends! | |||||||
| 35 | 13 | "Princess" | Garth Maxwell | Stephen Tolkin | February 27, 2010 | 213 | 2.23[12] |
| When Kahlan is kidnapped by the Margrave of Rothenburgh who is secretly allied with Sister Nicci (Emily Foxler) who has been resurrected by her sisters, Cara must pose as the Princess of Thrice and win the affections of the Margrave, steal the key and free Kahlan. | |||||||
| 36 | 14 | "Bound" | Chris Martin-Jones | Arika Lisanne Mittman & Nicki Paluga | March 20, 2010 | 214 | 2.27[12] |
| When Sister Nicci casts the maternity spell on Kahlan linking their fates, Richard is forced to protect her from the Sisters of the Dark and lead her to the Stone of Tears while Kahlan, Zedd and Cara break the spell. | |||||||
| 37 | 15 | "Creator" | Mike Smith | Mike Sussman & Ken Biller | March 27, 2010 | 215 | 2.44[12] |
| When a powerful woman claiming to be the Creator comes to execute Richard, proving her wrong and unraveling her identity becomes a matter of life and death. | |||||||
| 38 | 16 | "Desecrated" | Garth Maxwell | Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux | April 10, 2010 | 216 | 2.02[12] |
| Kahlan and Cara are trapped in a magical tomb during Richard's birthday party. Can Richard and Zedd find them within a day's time before it's too late? | |||||||
| 39 | 17 | "Vengeance" | Michael Hurst | Charley Dane | April 17, 2010 | 217 | 2.34[13] |
| Zedd and Thaddicus (Jon Braizer) go to look for Panis Rahl while Panis disguises as a kindly old scholar to help Richard find an ancient scroll which contains vital instructions for the owner of the Stone of Tears. | |||||||
| 40 | 18 | "Walter" | Andrew Merrifield | Stephen Tolkin & Ken Biller | April 24, 2010 | 218 | 2.41[14] |
| A D'Haran captain tells a man who believed that Darken Rahl should have never died how they almost restored the throne. The team is on Sister Marriana's trail while Darken Rahl plots to exit the underworld. | |||||||
| 41 | 19 | "Extinction" | Jesse Warn | Teleplay: Chad Fiveash & James Stoteraux Story: Nicki Paluga |
May 1, 2010 | 219 | 1.96[14] |
| Richard has to team up with Darken Rahl in order to save the world while the Keeper tries to send the Sisters of the Dark to kill Rahl. | |||||||
| 42 | 20 | "Eternity" | Garth Maxwell | Raf Green & Arika Lisanna Mittman | May 8, 2010 | 220 | 2.21[15] |
| Richard and Kahlan are trapped in a Magical Valley which contains the Stone of Tears while Cara is being broken by Darken Rahl. | |||||||
| 43 | 21 | "Unbroken"[8] | Michael Hurst | Mike Sussman | May 15, 2010 | 221 | 2.23[16] |
| When Zedd casts the Spell of Undoing on Cara, the whole world changes and Zedd has to restore the whole world back before it's too late. | |||||||
| 44 | 22 | "Tears"[8] | Mark Beesley | Ken Biller & Stephen Tolkin | May 22, 2010 | 222 | 2.27[17] |
| When the Keeper opens a wide rift that separates Richard from his companions, Richard has to continue searching for the Stone of Tears while Zedd and Cara have to save Kahlan from the deadly Nicci's clutches. | |||||||
[edit] Specials
This section indexes official specials.
| # | Title | Narrated by | Original air date |
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| N/A | "The Making of a Legend" | Lucy Lawless | October 18, 2008 |
[edit] References
- ^ Littleton, Cynthia (January 26, 2009). "'Seeker' gets second look". Variety. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999045.html. Retrieved January 26, 2009.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael; Patrick, Andy (April 26, 2010). "Exclusive: 'Legend of the Seeker' canceled". The Ausiello Files,. http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/04/26/legend-of-the-seeker-canceled/. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
- ^ Spelling, Ian. How You Can Help Save Legend of the Seeker for a Third Season, TV Star, April 28, 2010. Accessed April 29, 2010.
- ^ http://thetorchonline.com/2010/04/28/legend-of-the-seeker-fans-to-buy-a-thank-youplease-consider-ad-in-a-trade-publication/
- ^ http://forums.legendoftheseeker.org/showthread.php/2496-The-Renewal-Warwagon
- ^ http://www.sword-of-truth.com/news/2010-05-08/terry-goodkind-offers-full-support-to-save-our-seeker-campaign/
- ^ http://forums.legendoftheseeker.org/showthread.php/2690-Terry-Goodkind-Offering-Full-Support
- ^ a b c "Legend of the Seeker's official episode guide". http://dadt.com/lots/episode_guide.html. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
- ^ "Legend of the Seeker: The Complete First Season (2008)". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002GY9F9K. Retrieved February 16, 2010.
- ^ "Legend of the Seeker - Official Studio Announcement for The Complete 2nd Season on DVD". tvshowsondvd.com. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Legend-Seeker-Season-2/13880. Retrieved June 10, 2010.
- ^ a b Robert Seidman (2008-11-19). "Syndicated Top 25: Once Again Judge Judy Tops Oprah, Plus Legend Of The Seeker". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/11/19/syndicated-legend-of-the-seeker-outperforms-almost-every-cw-show/8442. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Bill Gorman (2010-04-20). "Syndicated Top 25: Once Again Judge Judy Tops Oprah, Plus Legend Of The Seeker". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/20/syndicated-top-25-once-again-judge-judy-tops-oprah-plus-legend-of-the-seeker/49224#more-49224. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ Robert Seidman (2010-04-27). "Syndicated Top 25: Yet Again Judge Judy Tops Oprah, Plus Legend Of The Seeker". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/04/27/syndicated-top-25-yet-again-judge-judy-tops-oprah-plus-legend-of-the-seeker/49743. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ a b Robert Seidman (2010-05-11). "Syndicated Top 25: Judge Judy Wins Again as Oprah Slips 20% vs 2009 + Legend Of The Seeker". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/05/11/syndicated-top-25-judge-judy-wins-again-as-oprah-slips-20-vs-2009-legend-of-the-seeker/51057. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^ Robert Seidman (2010-05-18). "Syndicated Top 25: Face Covering Tumor Paces Oprah To First Ratings Win Over Judge Judy In Nearly Two Months". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/05/18/syndicated-top-25-face-covering-tumor-starving-brothers-former-first-lady-pace-oprah-to-first-ratings-win-over-judge-judy-in-nearly-two-months/51733. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
- ^ Robert Seidman (2010-05-25). "Syndicated Top 25: Judge Judy Beats Oprah Again; Oprah Down 15% Vs. Last Year". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/05/25/syndicated-top-25-judge-judy-beats-oprah-again-oprah-down-15-vs-last-year/52344. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ Bill Gorman (2010-06-15). "Syndicated Top 25: Judge Judy Tops Oprah For Tenth Time In Twelve Weeks, Plus Legend Of The Seeker". TV by the Numbers. http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/15/syndicated-top-25-judge-judy-tops-oprah-for-tenth-time-in-twelve-weeks-plus-legend-of-the-seeker/54156. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
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