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Aaaaand more Highlander
Show ... oh, show.
I didn't write down specific episode reactions this time, so I just have a sort of general squee. After the heaviness of the 2-parter, the humor episodes ("The Ransom of Richard Redstone" and "The Stone of Scone") were a great change of pace. The latter in particular ... omg, SHOW. *helpless giggling*
And "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" -- oh, I love this show and these characters SO MUCH. Amanda and Methos going all out to keep their idiot friend from getting himself killed! Character-arc and thematic continuity with the Horseman episodes! The plot even tied back to Sean Burns' death in Deliverance (particularly poignant in this episode, since it was Methos that dragged Duncan back from the dark side that time). Oh, Duncan, your friends love you so much, you dork. And yet, I can see where he's coming from, too -- he wouldn't be the person they love if he wasn't having to struggle with this burden of guilt, this conflict of ethics.
I also loved that the show not only continued to deal with the emotional fallout from the Horsemen arc, but was fairly subtle about it. Clearly Duncan and Methos are still struggling to repair the trust they used to have, but they're trying. The "forgiveness" line at the end ... ouch, but also, awwww. (Wasn't really sure how to read Duncan's noncommittal reaction to that ... I think he recognizes Methos' point, especially after this episode, but is still having to work through it a bit. But he's getting there.)
Also, since I have the DVDs now, I've started watching the bonus scenes on some of these -- and, hahahaha, the outtake for "Forgive Us Our Trespasses", with Elizabeth Gracen and Peter Wingfield cracking up in the bedroom scene ... "Methos, he'll die!" "Then we'll have our own show!" THEY ARE SO ADORABLE. ♥
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I didn't write down specific episode reactions this time, so I just have a sort of general squee. After the heaviness of the 2-parter, the humor episodes ("The Ransom of Richard Redstone" and "The Stone of Scone") were a great change of pace. The latter in particular ... omg, SHOW. *helpless giggling*
And "Forgive Us Our Trespasses" -- oh, I love this show and these characters SO MUCH. Amanda and Methos going all out to keep their idiot friend from getting himself killed! Character-arc and thematic continuity with the Horseman episodes! The plot even tied back to Sean Burns' death in Deliverance (particularly poignant in this episode, since it was Methos that dragged Duncan back from the dark side that time). Oh, Duncan, your friends love you so much, you dork. And yet, I can see where he's coming from, too -- he wouldn't be the person they love if he wasn't having to struggle with this burden of guilt, this conflict of ethics.
I also loved that the show not only continued to deal with the emotional fallout from the Horsemen arc, but was fairly subtle about it. Clearly Duncan and Methos are still struggling to repair the trust they used to have, but they're trying. The "forgiveness" line at the end ... ouch, but also, awwww. (Wasn't really sure how to read Duncan's noncommittal reaction to that ... I think he recognizes Methos' point, especially after this episode, but is still having to work through it a bit. But he's getting there.)
Also, since I have the DVDs now, I've started watching the bonus scenes on some of these -- and, hahahaha, the outtake for "Forgive Us Our Trespasses", with Elizabeth Gracen and Peter Wingfield cracking up in the bedroom scene ... "Methos, he'll die!" "Then we'll have our own show!" THEY ARE SO ADORABLE. ♥
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