Saturday, June 30, 2012

Watership Down Episode Guide

Series 1

Episode 1- The Promised Land
Seven rabbits, Hazel, Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry, Pipkin, Hawkbit and Dandelion, all set out on a journey from Sandleford warren to find a new home, after Fiver has a vision that Sandleford warren will be destroyed. Fiver dreams about where their new home will be,"The high and lonely hills, where the wind carries every whisper." They make an unusual friendship with a gull and a mouse.
    
Episode 2- Home on the Down
The rabbits try to settle down at their new home, Watership Down. Problems come though, when the burrow needs digging, and there is only one doe, and according to Bigwig "Bucks don't dig!" Also, a weasel arrives on the down, and Bigwig thinks that the Black Rabbit of Inle is coming for him after hearing somebody call his name, but it ends up being Captain Holly.
    
Episode 3- The Easy Life
In search for Pipernel, the rabbits find out that he is in a warren not far from where they live. Bigwig, Hazel, Fiver and Captain Holly set off to the warren to find him. (Pipernel is a survivor from Sandleford warren) But when they arrive, everything seems a litttle too good to be true. There is plenty of food, and the warren is enormous. As they soon find out, the warren is a death trap.
    
Episode 4- Strawberry Fayre
Free from Cowslip's warren, Strawberry tries to settle down at Watership Down. Bigwig forms an Owsla, to investigate a near-by blood-thirsty warren called Efrafa. Strawberry is scared he will let Hazel down, and almost risks his own life for it. Meanwhile, Bigwig, Pipkin, Hawkbit and Dandelion encounter the Efrafans.
    
Episode 5- The Shadow of Efrafa
Hazel, Fiver and Bigwig decide to take a visit to Efrafa, after hearing reports that Efrafa want to kill all out-siders. Hazel encounters General Woundwort, and asks him a few questions, unaware Woundwort is set out to kill him. Hazel falls for a rabbit there, called Primrose. After Fiver has a vision about Woundwort's past, they escape and had just made a new enemy.
    
Episode 6- The Raid
Having alot on his mind, Hazel travels to Nuthanger farm with Pipkin and Fiver to get some new hutch-rabbits to come and join them, in fear that if they don't have enough rabbits living with them, they will be wiped out by Efrafa. Hazel heads for alot of trouble though, involving a man and a gun. They bring back a new rabbit, called Clover.
    
Episode 7- Challenge to Efrafa
Hazel, Bigwig, Fiver, Hawkbit and Blackberry all set off to help rescue Primrose and Blackavar from Efrafa. However, they get trapped under a stone bridge. Bigwig and Hazel have yet another argurment, and Bigwig storms off, forming a plan to rescue Blackavar and Primrose.
    
Episode 8- Escape from Efrafa
Meanwhile, Bigwig joins Efrafa, and plans to help Primrose escape. Hazel and the others are still stuck under the stone bridge, from the Efrafan guards on top of it. They hatch a plan with Kehaar, and they flee towards the grounds of Efrafa, and meet Bigwig, where he tells them his plan to free Primrose and Blackavar. After some time, they finally flee from Efrafa, and make their escape on a boat, leaving Woundwort raging.
    
Episode 9- The Vision
Primrose feels a little homesick from Redstone, so Hazel agrees to take her back, despite Fiver telling them the place is empty. On the down, Fiver has another vision- that one of their past enemys will return. Meanwhile, Hazel and Primrose are shocked to find that Fiver was right about Redstone being empty. The only one left there is Captain Broom.
    
Episode 10- A Tale of a Mouse
Hazel having new babies, decides to take a trip to the farm, with Bigwig, Fiver and Hawkbit, to find some nice food for the baby rabbits. Everything seems to be going well, until they encounter a dog and a cat, and Hannah gets herself into trouble too.
    
Episode 11- Lost
Wondering the burrow, Hawkbit discovers a strange chamber, and believes he saw The Black Rabbit of Inle. Concered, Hawkbit goes to check it out again with Hazel and Fiver, but they encounter a cave-in. But Bigwig believes Hazel, Fiver and Hawkbit have been kidnapped by Efrafa.
    
Episode 12- Friend and Enemy
Certain that the Efrafans are getting closer to the warren, Hazel and his friends decide to leave false trails leading them away from the warren. But trouble lies for Captain Campion, as he has an encounter with a Hawk. Hazel being as caring as he is, helps Campion but puts his own life in danger, when they both meet an enemy the two of them have never encounted before.
    
Episode 13- Kidnapped
Bigwig and Hazel worry about the thought of Watership Down being wiped out, and that they have no idea of Woundwort's plans. Deciding that they will try to get Campion on their side, they find him out on patrol, and ask Campion. Things seem to be going well, until Pipkin is taken away by the river after attempting to swim.

Series 2

Episode 14- Prisoner of Efrafa
The rabbits find out the Efrafans have captured Pipkin. Woundwort begins to treat Pipkin well, in order to find out the location of his warren. Meanwhile, Hazel hatches a plan to free Pipkin, with help from Campion. They manage to grab as many animals as they can in order to make his plan work, and in the end it works better than they expected.


Episode 15- The Roundabout
Hickory and Marigold decide its time to leave Cowslip's warren, and set off to find Hazel. Hazel agrees to help them escape, and Hawkbit and Dandelion give them lessons on how to live outside, in freedom. Hickory and Marigold decide to start a new warren. Concered, Primrose suggests that they move into Redstone. Trouble is ahead of them though, when Hickory gets trapped on a roundabout.
    
Episode 16- The Market
Kehaar becomes homesick of the Big Water, and decides he must go and visit it, with the rabbits tagging along too. Smelling the glorious smell of carrots and lettace, the rabbits wonder inside a big farm van to nibble at the food. But, suddenly the van wanders off, and the rabbits find themselves at a market, where they make a strange relationship with a pig.

Episode 17- The Great Water
Finally making it to the Big Water, the rabbits loose contact with Kehaar. The rabbits are amazed by their new surroundings, including the salty sea water. But, the rabbits soon realise to sea is getting closer to them. Meanwhile, Kehaar meets up with his old friend, Katerina, but soon realises she isn't as friendly as he thought she once was. The rabbits are helped put by the puffins, after almost being taken away by the sea.

Episode 18- The Stand
Hickory and Marigold finally make their escape from Cowslip's warren, bringing along some friends with them. Bigwig and his friends help Hickory set up his warren at Redstone, unaware Cowslip has watched them, and meets up with Woundwort. Campion warns Hazel that Woundwort will attack at dawn. Woundwort is disappointed to find Redstone empty, and heads off to Cowslip's warren, where he is almost caught by the shining wire. Campion however, is caught out by Vervain, and arrested.

Episode 19- The Orchard
The apples of the orchard are red and delicious, so Hazel and Bigwig go down to have a munch, but retreat back to the warren when they find out a badger lives there. Knowing that the orchard is off-limits, Pipkin and Fiver go down to have a bite of the apples anyway. The badger comes back, and Pipkin flees. But Fiver soon finds out the badger is harmless, and has a name. Bark.

Episode 20- The Great Game
Knowing Campion is still under arrest, and Vervain is starving him to death, Hazel decides he must do something to help. The rabbits make a really cunning plan, and turn Vervain into a mad bunny! Campion however, is soon up and running again.

Episode 21- Winter on Watership Down ~Part 1~
Its been snowing, and the grass has turned white. The rabbits plan on having a big feast, but with no food, Hazel, Bigwig, Hawkbit, Dandelion, Fiver and Kehaar set off to find some. They become lost, and encounter danger, with a fox, and ice. Then Buttercup comes along, and allows the rabbits to say at her warren, right near man.

Episode 22- Winter on Watership Down ~Part 2~
Unconvinced Buttercup's warren is safe, Hazel and his friends decide to flee from there during night. But they soon find out, Buttercup's warren is harmless, and the men that live nearby are harmless too. Buttercup lets them take as much food as they want, and Kehaar leads them back home safely to Watership Down.
    
Episode 23- The Mysterious Visitors
Hawkbit, Fiver, Pipkin and Dandelion raid the farm, and to Hazel's surprise they bring two other rabbits back to the down instead of food. Bluesky and Raincloud, both say they are messengers from Prince Rainbow. Hazel catches on straight away its all a scam, but he keeps it quiet. The two demanding rabbits tell Pipkin they can fly, which leads into alot of trouble.

Episode 24- The Invasion
After a huge storm, to the rabbit's surprise, sheep are at Watership Down. For now, Hazel agrees to let them stay. But after living with them for a while, he soon finds out they arn't that friendly and they attract more enemies. Captain Broom explains about what a sheepdog can do to get rid of the sheep. Hazel hatches a cunning plan to get the sheep of the down.

Episode 25- Bigwig's way
Bigwig sets up an early morning Owsla patrol, but Hannah doesn't show up for her training. Later, she turns up with Hickory, excited that Hickory and Marigold have got baby rabbits. However, Bigwig is annoyed at her, and after an argument, Hannah leaves the down. Kehaar manages to convince Hannah to come to Redstone, and she agrees. On her way to Redstone, she ends up stranded up a tree, and meets a Squirrel, called Tassle.

Episode 26- The Homecoming
Vervain now a slave, escapes and manages to find Hazel's warren. Vervain tells Woundwort, and Campion is horrified. Campion sets off to warn Hazel, and is then amazed by the beauty of Watership Down when he sees it for himself. Hazel and his friends set traps for Woundwort's arrival. It's love at first sight for Blackberry and Campion. Its the final battle, and Fiver's scary vision becomes reality.
    

Series 3

Episode 27- Campion Lives
The Efrafan Owsla flees the collapsing caverns, leaving only Woundwort, Vervain, Moss, and a handful of officers alive. Realizing that not even the cave-in will stop General Woundwort from trying to destroy them, Hazel, Fiver, and Bigwig make preparations to wage war on Efrafa, with Pipkin recruiting all his animal friends. Fiver meanwhile senses that Campion is not dead, and indeed the Efrafan captain manages to pull himself free from the rubble of the caverns, alive but horribly scarred. He meets the Black Rabbit of Inle, who tells him his time has not yet come and he has a special destiny in store for him. Meanwhile, Moss, seeing that Woundwort is going mad, teams up with a doe named Heather to overthrow him, but then the Watershippers attack Efrafa in full force.
Episode 28- Woundwort Never Gives Up
Following the liberation (and destruction of Efrafa), the Efrafans move into Watership Down with Moss, the highest-ranking surviving officer, as their reluctant leader. Tensions are, though, as three of the other surviving officers try to bully Pipkin and end up getting into a fight with Bigwig. Meanwhile, Woundwort has survived and runs into two other rabbits in a swamp, letting them sink to their deaths in a mire after they refuse to swear loyalty to him. The Black Rabbit of Inle shows Campion this, and tells him his destiny is stop Woundwort, who "threatens the world of the living." Campion also has a horrible vision of Blackberry in danger, and himself being threatened by a fierce green rabbit. Meanwhile, Moss and Heather decide to take the rest of the Efrafans to start a new warren elsewhere.
Episode 29- The Wanderer
Bigwig is fed up with his Owsla messing up, and is pleased when the junior Owsla actually knock him off his feet. Blackberry becomes suspicious of Pipkin when he keeps wondering off and learning new Owsla tricks so fast. Vervain gets himself into trouble and almost drowns, but luckily Captain Holly, Primrose and Fiver are nearby. Even after they saved his life, he teams up once again with the "one-eyed evil".
Episode 30- The Challenge
The Junior Owsla and Kehaar help an orphaned Hawk survive, whilst at the same time trying to prove to Hazel they are responsible enough to go on solo patrol. But what they don't know is that Hazel has been secretly watching them save the Hawk. So when they actually ending up saving the Hawk, they have proven themselves to her.
Episode 31- Woundwort in the trap
Undercover, Woundwort begins to gain the trust of the rabbits at Redstone Warren. He has to fight off his own allies in order to finally gain there trust. Meanwhile, Blackberry finally finds out about Campion.
Episode 32- Kehaar's Departure
Woundwort works his way to chieftainship of Redstone. Meanwhile, Kehaar decides to leave the warren for good with his new mate Gluck.
Episode 33- Redstone Falls
Woundwort discovers that a human construction crew plans to bulldoze Redstone, and so he and Vervain travel to the Warren of the Shining Wire. There, he tells Cowslip he will show him Redstone destroyed if Cowslip will give him his seer, Silverweed. Meanwhile, Hickory and Flax talk of revolt against "Wheatstalk" while Marigold races to Watership Down to warn Hazel and the others of Woundwort's return. The wandering Campion stumbles across a new warren, Darkhaven, populated by savage rabbits who await the prophesized return of "the Dark One", and becomes their chief after he defeats their strongest warrior, Granite, winning the respect of a tough doe named Spartina.
Episode 34- Magic
Woundwort, Vervain and Silverweed arrive at Darkhaven, just in time to meet up with Campion. At the same time, Hannah seeks Hedge the Wizard, hoping to learn magic so she can help her friends.
Episode 35- An Unfair Due
Silverweed traps Fiver in a twisted dreamworld illusion, allowing him to invade Fiver's mind and see through his eyes to learn the location of Watership Down for his master, Woundwort. Fiver manages to fight off Silverweed's hold, but not before Silverweed deduces that Watership Down is "in the high hills, near a lone beech tree." Hazel realizes how dangerous Silverweed is, so he and the others journey to Darkhaven with the intent of kidnapping him. Meanwhile, Campion and Blackberry have the same idea, whilst Granite becomes Woundwort's new second-in-command when he challenges Vervain to single combat and Vervain forfeits rather than face the stronger Granite.
Episode 36- The Spy
Spartina is sent by Woundwort to befriend Hazel and the others and act as a spy for him. Before she leaves, she informs Granite that if she does not return to Darkhaven by the next full moon, he is to kill Blackberry. Meanwhile, Bigwig has Silverweed play a trick on Dandelion and Hawkbit, making them believe that no-one on the Down can see or hear them.
Episode 37- Campion's Betrayal
While trying to return to Darkhaven in time to save Blackberry, Spartina is found out by the Watership Down rabbits. She confesses everything, even admitting to putting Blackberry in danger. After discovering Spartina's betrayal, Woundwort uses her and Blackberry to make Campion confess as to where Watership Down is, and to lead his army into battle there.
Episode 38- Hannah's Big Achievement
The Watership Down rabbits prepare for the last battle with Woundwort, while Blackberry, Spartina and Campion plan their escape from Woundwort. A reluctant Hannah joins Skree in helping their friends escape. During the escape, Campion is pushed into a river by Granite. While unconscious, he is told by the Black Rabbit of Inle that Woundwort will be defeated by the Watership Down rabbits, but that one of their number must give themselves to him in order to do so.
Episode 39- The Last Battle
It's time to end the battle once and for all. Both sides collide and there can be only one winner. Bigwig goes one on one with Woundwort and Hannah plans to use 'the magic' to finally be rid of Woundwort forever, but Silverweed knows that a high price must be made to use it. So he plans to use it, instead of Hannah.

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