Post by Kriss on Aug 15, 2009 12:07:43 GMT -5
Summary:
The Caliph of Baghdad has sent Sinbad and his crew to visit Omar of Basra, "The Savage Sultan," to retrieve a magical Egyptian Obelisk that gives unlimited power to whomever owns it. Maeve is excited to go to Basra because she has heard that a woman who studied with her mentor, Dim-Dim lives there. She hopes that this woman can lead her closer to Dim-Dim. The crew arrives bringing gifts to Omar, including many of Firouz's inventions. In return, Omar gives Sinbad a necklace with a gold medal to wear while in Basra, which gives Sinbad an honored status and allows him to be the only one with permission to enter the room holding the sacred Obelisk. In the meantime, Maeve has found Dim-Dim's partner, Cairpra, whose lesson for Maeve is that a strong heart and unwavering belief in your own power is the only way to defeat dark magic.
Sinbad is not the only one with eyes on the Obelisk. The evil sorceress, Rumina, has plans to steal magical relic, as well as to make another attempt at capturing Sinbad's heart. She rents a room in the "Witchlight District" of Basra and watches Sinbad through a magical tray, learning everything she needs to know about gaining access to the Obelisk. She heads to Omar's palace and pretends to be a belly dancer at a dinner party. Sinbad goes out into the garden to confront her and, without warning, she spills a handful of sparkling dust on Sinbad and he shrinks him to miniature size. Rumina takes the medallion and puts Sinbad in her pocket.
From Cairpra, Maeve learns that she is the only one who can undo Rumina's black magic, but that good magic is harder to learn than evil. Meanwhile, back in her room, Rumina places Sinbad in a bottle, puts the medallion around her neck and transforms herself into Sinbad's double. Rumina returns to the palace posing as Sinbad, causes havoc at breakfast. She infuriates Omar enough to want to arrest him and his crew. After a scuffle with the guards, "Sinbad" insults Doubar and runs away. The guards immediately capture the stunned crew.
Back in her room, Rumina tries to seduce Sinbad by taking a bath, but he is too busy trying to escape to notice. He causes his bottle to crash to the floor but in a race to safety, he is attacked by Cicero, Rumina's cat. Before he can get away, Maeve arrives at the door looking for her hawk, Dermott. Rumina transforms again into Sinbad and tries to seduce her. When Maeve resists, she manages to cast a spell on Maeve, making her fall to the floor unconscious. Before Rumina can cause any more damage, Cairpra arrives, magically chains Rumina to the wall and leaves with Maeve and the tiny Sinbad. However, Rumina is still determined to obtain the Obelisk, wanting to ruin Sinbad's reputation in the process. Using seduction, the fully restored Sinbad is able unmask Rumina's treachery, clearing his good name. Later, the crew learn Cairpra is Dim-Dim's wife.
Starring:
Zen Gesner (Sinbad), George Buza (Doubar), Tim Progosh (Firouz), Oris Erhuero (Rongar), Dermott (Himself), Jacqueline Collen (Maeve)
Guest Stars:
Julianne Morris (Rumina), Brian O'Shaughnessy (Omar), Adrienne Pearce (Cairpra), Christo Loots (Advisor #1), Pete Butler (Advisor #2)
Curiosity:
Rumina's land lady was played by wife of Tim Progosn(Firouz)
Scripts:
members.tripod.com/~aos_scripts/dt.html
