One more little thing about 4x16

[sholio]

I think one of the things that gets to me most of all about Methos is "Methuselah's Gift" is how hard he's struggling to hold it together -- emotionally, I mean. He spends the first half of the episode not really displaying a whole lot; I'd actually wondered if the show had gone and forgotten about Alexa (up to the point where it became obvious that Alexa was THE WHOLE POINT OF THE PLOT) but, no, it's just that he's ... trying not to crack, mostly. That's one of the most heartbreaking things about that scene with Amanda, when he finally lets the mask slip, because he cries on her shoulder for a few heartbeats and then pulls away, pulls it together, keeps going. And there are a couple of bits in the goodbye scene at the end, too, when he's obviously right on the edge of losing it and then doesn't.

Oh Methos.

Comments

[giglet]

Hi, I found you via my network, and I've been reading your HL postings and enjoying them really a lot! And yes, although I saw Methuselah's Gift a long long time ago, I do remember that scene on the bridge.

[sholio]

Hi! I'm glad you're enjoying the HL posts -- I'm really having a lot of fun with the show. :) I am just completely in love with Duncan and his little group of oddball friends.