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The now-obligatory Highlander post
By way of trying to make myself slow down, I've been stopping to write a few things on each episode ... not sure how long this will keep up (or how much of my flist is willing to put up with it *g*) but, well. Here?
Also ... I'm still running very close to the edge of my icon slots on DW, but ... I've been posting so much on the show lately that I think I need more icons (of people other than Duncan) for variety's sake. I've seen people use some very pretty icons in my comments ... are they gankable? A non-spoilery Methos icon would be particularly nice, or one of the women, or something sort of generic for the show ... I would love to add about 50 more Duncan icons (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
scrollgirl offered so many pretty ones when I asked before!), but I have no ROOM!
4x01 - Homeland:
{{{{{DUNCAN}}}}}
Man, his life is just 400 years of tragedy and suck.
(But also, in all seriousness, joy and wonder and love, too. And one of the reasons why I love Duncan so much is because those are the parts that he focuses on -- because he's still the person that he is, and still in love with being alive, in spite of everything.)
This episode was visually gorgeous, though. I guess if you're going to shoot on location in Scotland, as I presume they did, you may as well make the most of it, right? And I noticed this episode was directed by Adrian Paul. Cool.
(Although, in the Quickening scene at the end, WTF GIANT MOON. It was so distracting that it was all I could stare at.)
There's something that really appeals to me about the poignancy of Duncan having his own legend, and being his own "ghost".
4x02 - Brothers in Arms:
AAAAAAAA CHARLIE NOOOOOOO. JOE AND DUNCAN'S FRIENDSHIP NOOOOOOO.
Holy crap, Dawson's Vietnam date in this episode tallies with the dossier that was shown briefly in the last season finale -- yes, I screencapped all the characters' dossiers. XD And Joe's file shows him starting with the Watchers as an historian in 1968 -- shortly after he got back from his tour of Vietnam, obviously -- and he wasn't a field agent for a couple of years because, well, recovering from injuries. CONTINUITY OMG!
On top of that, the little "sponsor" line on those dossiers suddenly clicks into context, because of course to get into a secret society you'd need to have someone recruit you, and you'd need to keep track of it so that you knew who to blame if things went horribly bad with a new recruit.
I like how the Watchers in general are not an unmitigated good or evil -- the show appears to be quite self-aware about the fact that completely unregulated shadow organizations are kind of creepy (a great deal more so than, say, Sanctuary, which seems to take more of a "Secret organization? Claiming they know what's best for you and then pulling strings behind the scenes? AWESOME!" tack. And yet, the Watchers as an institution aren't bad, exactly; some of them are, but many of them are well-meaning people who help keep the Immortals' secret.
Somewhat randomly, it wasn't until the characters were talking about it later that I realized Charlie's flashback to the Balkans was now and not, like, years ago before we met him. Right! 1995 is the present!
Also, {{{{Joe}}}}. And the ups and downs of Joe and Duncan's friendship, from the closest they've ever gotten to Duncan shutting a door on the whole relationship -- agh, this episode ripped my heart out.
4x03 - The Innocent
Yay, Richie's back! :D
And oh, look, someone on the writing staff has apparently read "Of Mice and Men" recently.
This show is so unrelentingly tragic. I'm starting to see why some people compared it to A:tS in the comments to one of my early posts. I might have to slow down with the mainlining just to give myself the emotional space to roll with the punches. *g*
One thing I keep forgetting to mention -- I do enjoy that look of glee that Duncan often gets when he's swordfighting. He may be a nice guy, but he is a warrior at heart (well, your basic warrior-poet/warrior-priest type of guy) and he does like the physical stuff. And he absolutely delights in handing a bully or killer's ass to them.
I like Duncan's new digs. There's something almost painfully apropos about it, at this point in his life -- an old, kinda-isolated, run-down house that needs to be fixed up.
4x04 - Leader of the Pack
More continuity -- from two seasons ago! Awesome! (Sadly, this also means more heart-trampling Tessa montages, aaaaugh.)
hahaha, I love how Duncan and Joe being on the outs is having no effect on Richie going to Joe for advice. And once again -- okay, I know I keep saying this, but I'm so very impressed with how this show maintains emotional continuity with the development of the characters' relationships and personalities.
On a lighter side ... THE LEVITATING HOUSE. I NEARLY DIED LAUGHING. I think this is my favorite Quickening scene to date, because ... FLYING HOUSE. :DDDDDD I will be laughing about this scene for YEARS.
ETA:scrollgirl has hooked me up with lots of icons ... again! Thank you! :)
Also ... I'm still running very close to the edge of my icon slots on DW, but ... I've been posting so much on the show lately that I think I need more icons (of people other than Duncan) for variety's sake. I've seen people use some very pretty icons in my comments ... are they gankable? A non-spoilery Methos icon would be particularly nice, or one of the women, or something sort of generic for the show ... I would love to add about 50 more Duncan icons (
scrollgirl offered so many pretty ones when I asked before!), but I have no ROOM!4x01 - Homeland:
{{{{{DUNCAN}}}}}
Man, his life is just 400 years of tragedy and suck.
(But also, in all seriousness, joy and wonder and love, too. And one of the reasons why I love Duncan so much is because those are the parts that he focuses on -- because he's still the person that he is, and still in love with being alive, in spite of everything.)
This episode was visually gorgeous, though. I guess if you're going to shoot on location in Scotland, as I presume they did, you may as well make the most of it, right? And I noticed this episode was directed by Adrian Paul. Cool.
(Although, in the Quickening scene at the end, WTF GIANT MOON. It was so distracting that it was all I could stare at.)
There's something that really appeals to me about the poignancy of Duncan having his own legend, and being his own "ghost".
4x02 - Brothers in Arms:
AAAAAAAA CHARLIE NOOOOOOO. JOE AND DUNCAN'S FRIENDSHIP NOOOOOOO.
Holy crap, Dawson's Vietnam date in this episode tallies with the dossier that was shown briefly in the last season finale -- yes, I screencapped all the characters' dossiers. XD And Joe's file shows him starting with the Watchers as an historian in 1968 -- shortly after he got back from his tour of Vietnam, obviously -- and he wasn't a field agent for a couple of years because, well, recovering from injuries. CONTINUITY OMG!
On top of that, the little "sponsor" line on those dossiers suddenly clicks into context, because of course to get into a secret society you'd need to have someone recruit you, and you'd need to keep track of it so that you knew who to blame if things went horribly bad with a new recruit.
I like how the Watchers in general are not an unmitigated good or evil -- the show appears to be quite self-aware about the fact that completely unregulated shadow organizations are kind of creepy (a great deal more so than, say, Sanctuary, which seems to take more of a "Secret organization? Claiming they know what's best for you and then pulling strings behind the scenes? AWESOME!" tack. And yet, the Watchers as an institution aren't bad, exactly; some of them are, but many of them are well-meaning people who help keep the Immortals' secret.
Somewhat randomly, it wasn't until the characters were talking about it later that I realized Charlie's flashback to the Balkans was now and not, like, years ago before we met him. Right! 1995 is the present!
Also, {{{{Joe}}}}. And the ups and downs of Joe and Duncan's friendship, from the closest they've ever gotten to Duncan shutting a door on the whole relationship -- agh, this episode ripped my heart out.
4x03 - The Innocent
Yay, Richie's back! :D
And oh, look, someone on the writing staff has apparently read "Of Mice and Men" recently.
This show is so unrelentingly tragic. I'm starting to see why some people compared it to A:tS in the comments to one of my early posts. I might have to slow down with the mainlining just to give myself the emotional space to roll with the punches. *g*
One thing I keep forgetting to mention -- I do enjoy that look of glee that Duncan often gets when he's swordfighting. He may be a nice guy, but he is a warrior at heart (well, your basic warrior-poet/warrior-priest type of guy) and he does like the physical stuff. And he absolutely delights in handing a bully or killer's ass to them.
I like Duncan's new digs. There's something almost painfully apropos about it, at this point in his life -- an old, kinda-isolated, run-down house that needs to be fixed up.
4x04 - Leader of the Pack
More continuity -- from two seasons ago! Awesome! (Sadly, this also means more heart-trampling Tessa montages, aaaaugh.)
hahaha, I love how Duncan and Joe being on the outs is having no effect on Richie going to Joe for advice. And once again -- okay, I know I keep saying this, but I'm so very impressed with how this show maintains emotional continuity with the development of the characters' relationships and personalities.
On a lighter side ... THE LEVITATING HOUSE. I NEARLY DIED LAUGHING. I think this is my favorite Quickening scene to date, because ... FLYING HOUSE. :DDDDDD I will be laughing about this scene for YEARS.
ETA:
scrollgirl has hooked me up with lots of icons ... again! Thank you! :)
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"Homeland" was filmed partly in Scotland and partly (the very green parts) in Vancouver.
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hahahahaha. I need to get my hands on the DVDs; I've pretty much convinced myself to buy them sometime soon. And yes, the WOBBLING! I think that was one of the main reasons why I couldn't take my eyes off it in fascinated horror, because it kept MOVING!
That's really neat that it was filmed at least partly in Scotland! I figured the long shots had to be; I've been to British Columbia, and that is not what it looks like!
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Duncan & Mei-Ling:
Ceirdwyn:
Connor, Clan MacLeod:
Amanda, Duncan & Amanda:
Rebecca Horne:
Methos:
Stand-alones:
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THERE IS SO MUCH PRETTY IN MY SHINY NEW SHOW.
... and now I have exactly ONE icon slot left, so it's probably time to cull some of my icons from old fandoms and some of the more redundant SGA icons. Awwww.
But thank you again; you are the best!
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