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Highlander: fangirl bait edition
Certain elements of my flist will be happy to know that I've finally reached 3x16.
But first, there was ...
3x14 - Executioner's Song: So I had assumed from the first few minutes that this was going to be another filler-type episode - friend from Duncan's past shows up, la la la, lots of flashbacks, there's a beheading, etc. Imagine my surprise when it took a sudden 180 into IMPORTANT STORY ARC STUFF. Wait, we're leaving the city and the dojo again? Where are we going now? And most importantly, is Duncan taking his friends with him?
Actually, in general, there is way more plot in this show than I was expecting! Things change. People change. Relationships change. The show doesn't just stay in the same city with the same set of characters for its whole run. I really like that (even though sometimes it's tough watching Duncan's heart getting repeatedly ripped out and stomped on).
3x15 - Star-Crossed: ... or, as the case may be, we could go back to Paris. (Do they actually film this in Paris? Or is it in Canada with occasional stock Paris footage for the long shots?) I was expecting somewhere new, but, hey, Paris is good too.
FITZCAIRN! ;_; Come on, can't Duncan have just ONE of his old friends survive for a change? (I had no idea Fitzcairn was going to die, although I could see the writing on the wall from the time that he left his pipe on the boat. I kept hoping for a reprieve of execution, though, because really, does everyone Duncan cares about have to die? Poor Duncan.)
Also? While I wasn't looking, Richie, um, grew up. And got sexy. XD
3x16 - Methos: HMMM I WONDER WHAT THIS EPISODE IS ABOUT. XDDD
I've had so much anticipation for this, because I've known about Methos for years -- in the sense of "there is this character on Highlander called Methos, and he's apparently everyone's favorite". But I didn't know anything about him, except for the out-of-context clips that I'd seen on fanvids. I couldn't actually tell from the clips if he was an ally or one of the later Big Bads in the series. (In fact, turns out I've been mispronouncing his name in my head all these years, even ... I'd always given it a short "e", like in "methamphetamine".)
ANYWAY. So knowing that most of the fandom fell hard for him, I was wary that it would be all buildup and no payoff. Would the hype be too much, or am I as susceptible to the Methos charm as the entire rest of fandom?
The latter. Very much the latter. OH GOD. He totally had me in his first scene, actually -- the quirky little-kid charm (sitting on the floor!), the weirdly innocent quality with the sudden switches into badassness, the way he seems so sweet and yet you can tell he's hiding a lot under that placid exterior ... um. Yes. I'm sold. SO VERY SOLD. I started grinning when he showed up and JUST DID NOT STOP until the end of the episode! I guess I was expecting him to be sort of evil, at the very least a dark and dangerous character; I absolutely was not expecting him to be cute, charming and sort of a nerd, not to mention not actually all that good at fighting. I can see why this character took the fandom by storm. I WANT MORE.
... it's kind of a huge relief, actually, to know that I'm not out of step with fandom on this. I was a bit stressed about it, because I figured the odds (based on my track record) were about 50/50 for taking the fangirl bait or not! But I LOVE HIM, and can't wait to see more of him, eeeee.
Spoiler alert ETA: Since I know at least one of you (![[personal profile]](https://s.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
dossier) is a first-time viewer at about the same place I am, the LJ comments -- specifically my comments thread with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
xparrot -- contain vague references to the one other Highlander spoiler I know that hasn't happened yet. I don't come right out and say it, but I don't know how spoilerphobic you are; you might want to skip that thread if you're worried about figuring out too much from context.
This entry is also posted at http://friendshipper.dreamwidth.org/320179.html with
comments.
But first, there was ...
3x14 - Executioner's Song: So I had assumed from the first few minutes that this was going to be another filler-type episode - friend from Duncan's past shows up, la la la, lots of flashbacks, there's a beheading, etc. Imagine my surprise when it took a sudden 180 into IMPORTANT STORY ARC STUFF. Wait, we're leaving the city and the dojo again? Where are we going now? And most importantly, is Duncan taking his friends with him?
Actually, in general, there is way more plot in this show than I was expecting! Things change. People change. Relationships change. The show doesn't just stay in the same city with the same set of characters for its whole run. I really like that (even though sometimes it's tough watching Duncan's heart getting repeatedly ripped out and stomped on).
3x15 - Star-Crossed: ... or, as the case may be, we could go back to Paris. (Do they actually film this in Paris? Or is it in Canada with occasional stock Paris footage for the long shots?) I was expecting somewhere new, but, hey, Paris is good too.
FITZCAIRN! ;_; Come on, can't Duncan have just ONE of his old friends survive for a change? (I had no idea Fitzcairn was going to die, although I could see the writing on the wall from the time that he left his pipe on the boat. I kept hoping for a reprieve of execution, though, because really, does everyone Duncan cares about have to die? Poor Duncan.)
Also? While I wasn't looking, Richie, um, grew up. And got sexy. XD
3x16 - Methos: HMMM I WONDER WHAT THIS EPISODE IS ABOUT. XDDD
I've had so much anticipation for this, because I've known about Methos for years -- in the sense of "there is this character on Highlander called Methos, and he's apparently everyone's favorite". But I didn't know anything about him, except for the out-of-context clips that I'd seen on fanvids. I couldn't actually tell from the clips if he was an ally or one of the later Big Bads in the series. (In fact, turns out I've been mispronouncing his name in my head all these years, even ... I'd always given it a short "e", like in "methamphetamine".)
ANYWAY. So knowing that most of the fandom fell hard for him, I was wary that it would be all buildup and no payoff. Would the hype be too much, or am I as susceptible to the Methos charm as the entire rest of fandom?
The latter. Very much the latter. OH GOD. He totally had me in his first scene, actually -- the quirky little-kid charm (sitting on the floor!), the weirdly innocent quality with the sudden switches into badassness, the way he seems so sweet and yet you can tell he's hiding a lot under that placid exterior ... um. Yes. I'm sold. SO VERY SOLD. I started grinning when he showed up and JUST DID NOT STOP until the end of the episode! I guess I was expecting him to be sort of evil, at the very least a dark and dangerous character; I absolutely was not expecting him to be cute, charming and sort of a nerd, not to mention not actually all that good at fighting. I can see why this character took the fandom by storm. I WANT MORE.
... it's kind of a huge relief, actually, to know that I'm not out of step with fandom on this. I was a bit stressed about it, because I figured the odds (based on my track record) were about 50/50 for taking the fangirl bait or not! But I LOVE HIM, and can't wait to see more of him, eeeee.
Spoiler alert ETA: Since I know at least one of you (
dossier) is a first-time viewer at about the same place I am, the LJ comments -- specifically my comments thread with xparrot -- contain vague references to the one other Highlander spoiler I know that hasn't happened yet. I don't come right out and say it, but I don't know how spoilerphobic you are; you might want to skip that thread if you're worried about figuring out too much from context.This entry is also posted at http://friendshipper.dreamwidth.org/320179.html with
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