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3. Highlader: The Series - Episode Guide
Highlander: The Series
In other times they bore other names:
The Old Ones, The Elvan Lords, Druids,
Angels, Demons, Gods...
In our time they are called the Immortals.
They are still with us.
...all the legends are true.
(From the Highlander TV series writers' bible)
3.0. When and on what channel does Highlander air?
Since Highlander is a first-run syndicated TV series when and where it airs varies wherever you live. It does not belong to any of the major networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, UPN, etc) but this does not mean that it can't air on your local network affiliate since it is your local channel who buys the syndicated shows. WWOR (cable) airs the current episodes at 12am (midnight Eastern) Saturdays and WGN(cable) airs the current episodes at 6pm Eastern on Saturdays.
In the USA, in addition to the first-run episodes (we're currently in the fourth season) the cable channel USA Network is airing the first three seasons at 5pm Eastern Monday thru Friday and 12am midnight) Mondays.
3.1. Introduction
Heads up, movie fans. According to the producers, the TV series is in an alternate universe/timeline from the movies but the two share *some* characters, events, and rules. This means that, for the TV series, Connor did not win the Prize in 1985 when he killed the Kurgan. The Gathering has just begun and apparently it is a long process. There are still plenty of Immortals left when the TV series opens in 1992.
The Premise:
Duncan MacLeod is a younger clansman of Connor MacLeod and he also is an Immortal. The series opened (first season) with Slan Quince, an evil Immortal hunting down Duncan to take his head. Connor has tracked Quince to Duncan's since he thought Duncan might need help. Duncan has tried to stay out of the Game for many years. Duncan lives in and runs an antique shop with his live-in lover of 12 years, Tessa Noel. Richie Ryan is a young thief who is trying to rob the antique shop in the middle of the night when all of a sudden all these strange men show up brandishing deadly looking swords and threatening to do battle then and there.
In the beginning (4th episode) of the second season, Tessa is killed in a random act of senseless violence. Her death inspires Duncan to become more involved in mortal affairs. He feels he can no longer ignore the sorry state of the world, but must try to do something to improve it.
Richie, killed in the same shooting as Tessa, becomes Immortal. Once trained by Mac, he will go off on his own, becoming a recurring character.
Duncan sells the antique store and moves into an industrial loft over a martial arts dojo. The loft is a spare, masculine space; the Dojo below is a place where serious martial artists and warriors train, not a place for aerobics classes.
CHARLIE DESALVO, runs the Dojo. Charlie's mother was black, and his father is an Italian. He is also an ex-Navy SEAL (Went off to help in a war-torn country in third season "The Revolutionary"; Now Richie runs the dojo).
JOE DAWSON, middle-aged, is first introduced as an unassuming book shop owner. We have learned that he is involved with an age-old secret organization known as THE WATCHERS. The Watchers have secretly observed and recorded the chronicles of the Immortals for countless generations. Dawson knows all about MacLeod -- in fact, he is one of his greatest admirers. After an initial confrontation, the two become allies, and Dawson will occasionally put his formidable intelligence operation at Mac's disposal. Meanwhile, Dawson must confront the renegades within his own organization (lead by his own brother-in-law, James Horton) who believe that the only good Immortal is a dead Immortal. These HUNTERS will periodically come after Duncan MacLeod's head.
3.2. Short Episode Listings
The episode listings show the episodes in the order they aired in the U.S.A. In the second and third season, the airing order is the same as the production order, or very close. And, for the most part, the order the episodes aired is the order they were intended to air, even if production dates were swapped for some reason. In the second and third season, in particular, this was necessary so the plot arcs don't get confused.
THIS is NOT the case with the FIRST season. When they first started the show, they were well into filming several episodes before they had entirely found their 'sea legs,' as it were. So some of the early episodes aired out of order -- neither in the order they were produced, *nor* in the order they were intended, arc-wise.
You can figure out the intended order of the episodes by looking at the production numbers. For instance, "The Gathering" has a production number of 92102-1. "92" is the year, "1" is first season, "02" is production order (filmed second), -1 is "chronologically first," or "meant to air as #1," which it did. "Free Fall" has a production number of 92101-5, meaning it was *filmed first* (which explains why it doesn't entirely fit with the rest of the canon) and intended to air as #5. Following this system, you will see that "Family Tree," 92106-2, was filmed 6th and *intended to air as the 2nd episode.* (Which makes a lot more sense if you think about it.)
First Season
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01 The Gathering 92102-1 (aired week of 1 Oct 92)
02 Innocent Man 92103-4
03 Road Not Taken 92108-3
04 Bad Day in Building A 92107-6
05 Free Fall 92101-5
06 Deadly Medicine 92111-8
07 Mountain Men 92110-7
08 Revenge is Sweet 92109-10
01R The Gathering 92102-1
09 The Sea Witch 92112-9
10 Eyewitness 92115-12
11 Family Tree 92106-2
02R Innocent Man 92103-4
07R Mountain Men 92110-7
05R Free Fall 92101-5
03R Road Not Taken 92103-4
04R Bad Day in Building A 92107-6
06R Deadly Medicine 92111-8
(working title: Never Say Die)
12 See No Evil 92114-11
13 Band of Brothers 92118-13
14 For Evil's Sake 92117-14
15 For Tomorrow We Die 92116-15
16 The Beast Below 92123-16
17 Saving Grace 92120-17
09R The Sea Witch 92112-9
11R Family Tree 92106-2
10R Eyewitness 92115-12
12R See No Evil 92114-11
08R Revenge is Sweet 92109-10
18 The Lady and the Tiger 92121-18
19 Avenging Angel 92122-20
20 Eye of the Beholder 92124-19
21 Nowhere to Run 92125-21
22 The Hunters 92126-22
15R For Tomorrow We Die 92116-15
14R For Evil's Sake 92117-14
01R The Gathering 92102-1
07R Mountain Men 92110-7
09R The Sea Witch 92112-9
10R Eyewitness 92115-12
12R See No Evil 92114-11
16R The Beast Below 92123-16
17R Saving Grace 92120-17
13R Band of Brothers 92118-13
18R The Lady and the Tiger 92121-18
14R For Evil's Sake 92117-14
21R Nowhere to Run 92125-21
20R Eye of the Beholder 92124-19
08R Revenge is Sweet 92109-10
15R For Tomorrow We Die 92116-15
19R Avenging Angel 92122-20
22R The Hunters 92126-22
Second Season
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01 The Watchers 93201 (aired week of 9/27/93)
02 Studies in Light 93202
03 Turnabout 93203
04 The Darkness 93204
05 Eye For An Eye 93205
06 The Zone 93206
07 The Return of Amanda 93207
08 Revenge of The Sword 93208
09 Run For Your Life 93209
10 Epitaph for Tommy 93210
01R The Watchers 93201
02R Studies in Light 93202
03R Turnabout 93203
08R Revenge of the Sword 93208
04R The Darkness 93204
05R Eye for an Eye 93205
09R Run For Your Life 93209
11 Bless The Child 93213
12 The Fighter 93211
13 Under Color of Authority 93212
14 Unholy Alliance, Part 1 93214
15 Unholy Alliance, Part 2 93215
16 The Vampire 93216
17 Warmonger 93217
06R The Zone 93206
07R Return of Amanda 93207
10R Epitaph For Tommy 93210
13R Under Color of Authority 93212
12R The Fighter 93211
11R Bless The Child 93213
18 Pharaoh's Daughter 93218
19 Legacy 93219
20 Prodigal Son 93220
21 Counterfeit Part I 93221
22 Counterfeit Part II 93222
14R Unholy Alliance, Part 1 93214
15R Unholy Alliance, Part 2 93215
16R The Vampire 93216
17R Warmonger 93217
18R Pharaoh's Daughter 93218
19R Legacy 93219
20R Prodigal Son 93220
21R Counterfeit Part I 93221
22R Counterfeit Part II 93222
01R The Watchers 93201
02R Studies in Light 93202
03R Turnabout 93203
08R Revenge of the Sword 93208
04R The Darkness 93204
05R Eye for an Eye 93205
09R Run For Your Life 93209
Third season
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01 The Samurai 94301 (aired week of 09/26/94)
02 Line of Fire 94302
03 The Revolutionary 94303
04 Cross of St. Antoine 94304
05 Rite of Passage 94305
06 Courage 94306
07 The Lamb 94307
08 Obsession 94308
09 Shadows 94309
10 Blackmail 94310
01R The Samurai 94301R
02R Line of Fire 94302R
03R The Revolutionary 94303R
04R Cross of St. Antoine 94304R
05R Rite of Passage 94305R
06R Courage 94306R
07R The Lamb 94307R
08R Obsession 94308R
11 Vendetta 94311
12 They Also Serve 94312
13 Blind Faith 94313
14 Song Of The Executioner 94314
15 Star-Crossed (Roger Daltrey) 94315
16 Methos 94316
09R Shadows 94309R
10R Blackmail 94310R
01R The Samurai 94301R
02R Line of Fire 94302R
03R The Revolutionary 94303R
04R Cross of St. Antoine 94304R
17 Take Back the Night 94317
18 Testimony 94318
19 Mortal Sins 94319
20 Reasonable Doubt 94320
21 Finale, Part 1 94321
22 Finale, Part 2 94322
Fourth season
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01 Homeland 95401 (aired week of 09/25/95)
02 Brothers In Arms 95402
03 The Innocent 95403
04 Leader of the Pack 95404
05 Double Eagle 95405
06 Reunion 95406
07 The Colonel 95407
08 Reluctant Heroes 95408
09 The Wrath of Kali 95409
10 Chivalry 95410
01R Homeland 95401R
02R Brothers In Arms 95402R
03R The Innocent 95403R
05R Leader of the Pack 95404R
05R Double Eagle 95405R
06R Reunion 95406R
07R The Colonel 95407R
08R Reluctant Heroes 95408R
11 Timeless 95411
12 The Blitz 95412
13 Something Wicked 95413
(was 'Hayoka')
14 Deliverance 95414
(was 'Leap of Faith')
15 Promises 95415
09R The Wrath of Kali 95409R
10R Chivalry 95410R
01R Homeland 95401R
02R Brothers In Arms 95402R
03R The Innocent 95403R
04R Leader of the Pack 95404R
05R Double Eagle 95405R
16 Methuselah's Gift 95416
17 The Immortal Cimoli 95417
18 Through a Glass Darkly 95418
19 Till Death 95420
20 Judgment Day 95421
06R Reunion 95406R
07R The Colonel 95407R
08R Reluctant Heroes 95408R
09R The Wrath of Kali 95409R
10R Chivalry 95410R
11R Timeless 95411R
12R The Blitz 95412R
13R Something Wicked 95413R
14R Deliverance 95414R
15R Promises 95415R
16R Methuselah's Gift 95416R
17R The Immortal Cimoli 95417R
18R Through a Glass Darkly 95418R
09R The Wrath of Kali 95409R
10R Chivalry 95410R
19R Till Death 95420R
20R Judgment Day 95421R
22 One Minute to Midnight 95422R (fifth season starts)
Fifth season
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01 One Minute To Midnight 95422 (aired week of 09/23/96)
02 Prophecy 96501
03 The End Of Innocence 96502
04 Manhunt 96503
05 Glory Days 96504
06 Dramatic License 96505
07 Money No Object 96506
08 Haunted 96507
09 Little Tin God 96508
10 Messenger 96509
(was 'Old & Wise')
01R One Minute To Midnight 95422R
02R Prophecy 96501R
03R The End of Innocence 96502R
04R Manhunt 96503R
05R Glory Days 96504R
06R Dramatic License 96505R
07R Money No Object 96506R
08R Haunted 96507R
11 The Valkyrie 96510
12 Comes A Horseman 96511
13 Revelations 6:8 96512
14 TBA 96513
15 Duende 96514
09R Little Tin God 96508R
10R Messenger 96509R
(was 'Old & Wise')
01R One Minute To Midnight 95422R
02R Prophecy 96501R
03R The End Of Innocence 96502R
3.3. First Season Episode Details
Note: Most of the episodes summaries are directly from the
Highlander producers. YAHI = Yet Another Highlander
Inconsistency.
Regular Cast
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Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod
Alexandra Vandernoot as Tessa Noel
Stan Kirsch as Richie Ryan
Text from the beginning of each episode
(spoken by Adrian Paul)
First Form (6 episodes)
"I am Duncan MacLeod, born 400 years ago in the highlands of Scotland.
I am Immortal, and I am not alone. For centuries we have waited for
the time of the Gathering, when the stroke of a sword and the fall of
a head will release the power of the Quickening. In the end, there can
be only one."
Second Form
"I was born 400 years ago in the highlands of Scotland. I am Immortal,
and I am not alone. Now is the time of the Gathering, when the stroke
of a sword will release the power of the Quickening. In the end, there
can be only one."
First Season Episode Details
--------------------------
01) #92102-1 THE GATHERING
Writer: Dan Gordon
Director: Thomas J. Wright
(I)Christopher Lambert as Connor MacLeod
(I)Richard Moll as Slan Quince
Wendell Wright as Sgt. Powell
Duncan MacLeod is roused from his peaceful existence with the love of
his life, Tessa Noel, when he is confronted by two fellow Immortals
from his past. Connor MacLeod, (played by Christopher Lambert,
reprising his role from the films) an old friend and fellow clansman,
finds Duncan after many years and attempts to convince him to join the
fray in the battle of Good versus Evil. Connor also has plans to
finish off the likes of Slan Quince (Played by Richard Moll) an Evil
Immortal who has tracked down Duncan with plans of combat. Realizing
that he can be a threat, Duncan confronts Richie and later befriends
the boy. The threats of Slan Quince come to an end on a bridge when
Duncan saves the life of his comrade Connor and gains a powerful
Quickening at the expense of Slan.
-States the rule that only one-on-one fights are allowed.
-Richie moves in with Tessa and Duncan between this episode and the
next for reasons never made clear.
-Slan uses a modern sword with a concealed 'extra' to defeat Connor.
-Establishes Connor as Duncan's mentor.
-Ages: Tessa celebrates her 34th birthday. Duncan will turn 400 in
4 months and Richie is one month shy of his 18th birthday.
-Duncan wore an earring in this episode but we never see it in any
future episodes.
02) #92103-4 INNOCENT MAN
Writer: Dan Gordon
Director: Jorge Montesi
(I)John Novack as Sheriff Howard Crowley
(I)Victor Young as Lucas Desiree
Vincent Schiavelli as Leo Atkins
Amanda Wyss as Randi McFarland
Wendell Wright as Sgt. Powell
Todd Duckworth as Deputy Struthers
Gary Chalk as Lemoyne
Colleen Winton as Gwenn
Jason Michas as Confederate Guard
A Immortal friend of Duncan's has been beheaded in his isolated
mountain retreat where he had hoped, like Duncan, to retire from the
fights for awhile. A brain damaged, homeless veteran is charged with
the grisly murder. Duncan must try to clear this innocent man and
unravel the mystery of who has Killed his friend.
-We see a Lucas's grave at the end with his sword driven into the
ground as a grave marker and we see a mini lightening bolt zip
across the hilt.
03) #92108-3 ROAD NOT TAKEN
Writer: Terry Nelson
Director: Thomas J. Wright
Dustin Nguyen as Chu Lin (previously on '21 Jump Street')
(I)Soon-teck Oh as Kiem Sun
Wendell Wright as Sgt. Powell
Christianne Hirt as Angie
Wendell Wright as Sgt. Powell
Kim Kondrashoff as Forks
Alan C. Peterson as Bartender
Paul Stafford as Officer No. 1
Lisa Bunting as Woman Hostage
A deadly herbal drug takes the life of Richie's friend and Duncan
suspects the drug comes from another Immortal. This once Good Immortal
had long sought to perfect this herbal drug and remove its lethal side
effects for the betterment of mankind but became enchanted in the
power that such a substance can give him. Duncan must match wits and
swords with this clever Immortal in order to find the drug and destroy
it before it consumes more lives. This episode underlines the saying
that "The road to hell is paved with good intentions." A cautionary
tale for all, mortal and Immortal.
-An Immortal who is planning to use an army of mortals in the
Gathering.
-Establishes the rule that it is permissible for Immortals to spar
on Holy Ground.
04) #92107-6 BAD DAY IN BUILDING A
Writer: Kevin Droney
Director: Jorge Montesi
Andrew Divoff as Bryan Slade
Amanda Wyss as Randi McFarland
Jay Brazeau as Commissioner Comanski
Alf Humphreys as Janitor
Andrea Libman as Belinda
Gary Jones as Klein
Bill Croft as Mancuso
Ken Kirzinger as Kirby
Vladmir Kulich as Pauling
While visiting a courtroom to clear up some of Tessa's traffic
tickets. Duncan, Tessa and Richie are taken hostage by a desperate
band of men, bent on freeing their leader, Slade, from imprisonment.
Slade runs his gang with paramilitary precision, and when his demands
are not met, he chooses a hostage to sacrifice. Duncan makes sure the
hostage is himself and "returns from the dead" to haunt and hunt down
the killers one by one.
-Duncan tells the little girl, Belinda, a fanciful 'story' about
Immortals.
-Duncan was shot at the base of the neck from behind.
-Blooper: the little girl's doll keeps switching from laying on a
table in the room she is entering and being in her arms as she
enters the room.
-Duncan uses a rubbish picker to dispatch Slade. (Even when without
his sword he finds sword-like weapons to deal with foes.)
-Peter Diamond (who played Aman Fasil, the Immortal that Connor
fights in the parking garage in Highlander I) appears as the
(mortal)brigand who steals from Darius's church and whom Duncan
kills.
05) #92101-5 FREE FALL
Writer: Philip John Taylor
Director: Thomas J. Wright
(I)Joan Jett as Felicia Martins (rock star)
(I)Eli Gabay as Devereux
Jay Brazeau as Commissioner Comanski
Leslie Carlson as Sam Thompson
Claudia Ferri as Devereux's Woman
Patricia Vonk as Female Executive
Ron Chartier as M.E. Assistant
A beautiful young woman throws herself to her death, only to revive
with the realization that she is an Immortal. Through her Immortal
senses, she seeks out Duncan as her mentor and becomes amorously
involved with Richie. Unknown to Richie and Duncan there is more to
this "ingenue" than meets the eye. She is in fact a long-time
Immortal, engaged in a wily scheme to trap Duncan, behead him and
acquire his immense power through the Quickening. Duncan must see
through her deception in time to protect not only himself but also
Richie.
-First in long tradition of Duncan not taking the heads of female
Immortals.
-In a comment to Felicia Duncan says that his katana was given to
him by a kinsman.
06) #92111-8 DEADLY MEDICINE (working title NEVER SAY DIE)
Writer: Robert L. McCullough
Director: Ray Austin
Joe Pantoliano as Doctor Wilder
Amanda Wyss as Randi McFarland
Beverley Hendry as Barbara Madison
Stephen E. Miller as Sgt. Herrald
Leslie Carlson as Sam Thompson
Catherine Lough as Carol
Stephen Fanning as Jack
Duncan is the victim of a hit-and-run auto accident which would take
the life of any mere mortal. After a remarkable recovery in the
hospital emergency room, Duncan is discovered by a doctor who becomes
obsessed in seeking out Duncan MacLeod's secret of regeneration.
Meanwhile, Tessa and Richie, unaware that Duncan is being held
captive, search for the missing Highlander.
-Only time that we've witnessed a wound heal quickly (with a little
electric spark).
-We learn in this ep that Immortals are affected by drugs.
07) #92110-7 MOUNTAIN MEN
Writer: Marie-Chantal Droney
Director: Thomas J. Wright
(I)Marc Singer as Caleb (movie star - 'Beastmaster')
Wes Studi as Sheriff Benson
(I)John Dennis Johnston as Carl the Hermit
Byron Lucas as Joshua Cole
Brent Stait as Eddie Doyle
Rick Poltaruk as Big John
Doug Abrahams as Benson's Deputy
Tessa is kidnapped by a band of primitive survivalists who live off
the land in the vastness of the Pacific Northwest. Duncan must
utilize his own skills, honed a hundred and fifty years earlier, when
he roamed the same mountain fastness. Duncan trails these land pirates
while the leader, Caleb, falls in love with Tessa. When Duncan
confronts Caleb, he soon learns that the only way to resolve his claim
on the woman he loves is a fight to the death of the most elemental
kind.
-First time that a guest Immortal appears who uses a weapon (battle
axe) other than a sword.
-Duncan dies jumping off a cliff. His revival is very dramatic with
bone snaps and cracks.
08) #92109-10 REVENGE IS SWEET
Writer: Loraine Despres
Director: Ray Austin
Vanity as Rebecca Lord
(I)Christoph Ohrt as Walter Reinhardt
Christianne Hirt as Angie Burke
Tim Reid as Sgt. Bennett
Ken Kramer as Doctor Kramer
Kevin McNulty as Harry Dawes
Elizabeth Claridge as Molly Parker
Michael Cavers as Nobleman
Shirley Broderick as Noblewoman
Patrick Stevenson as Street Punk
Seeking revenge for the apparent death of her lover, a woman toys with
Duncan before she attempts to kill him by the same means...the
ancient sword. Unbeknownst to her, the lover is an Immortal and is
using her in a cat and mouse game to draw out Duncan for their final
confrontation.
-Time stamps the Series as definitely occurring in 1992. The episode
opens with a flashback with Duncan joining Tessa at a New Year's party
in 1989 and then we flash ahead to present day 'three years later'.
-When this episode aired it caused many fans to doubt the then
current theory that the Series was occurring before the movie.
-Duncan seems to try to escape the Quickening before it catches up
to him.
-Blooper: in one view Duncan doesn't have a foil in his hand when
talking with Rebecca and within a split second he's holding a
foil.
09) #92112-9 THE SEA WITCH
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Thomas J. Wright
(I)Stephen Macht as Alexei Voshin
Johannah Newmarch as Nikki
Phil Hayes as Marco
John Tench as Reese
Brooklyn Brown as Melinda
Scott McNeil as Dennis
Gina Brunton as Niva
Garry Davey as Soviet Major
Rob Morton as Owner
Adrian Holmes as Street Kid
When an old friend accidentally involves Richie in a drug deal,
Duncan and Tessa become the targets of a malicious drug dealer.
Duncan locates the drug dealer's hideout in an old steamer called
"The Sea Witch II." Duncan has flashbacks of a time when he smuggled
refugees out of Stalinist Russia.
-Fans have speculated that Alexei Voshin is gay or bi-sexual because
he kisses Duncan on the mouth. Others feel that this was simply a
standard Russian greeting for the time.
-First time on the Series that an Immortal is beheaded by something
other than a weapon (boat propeller) and still Duncan gets the
Quickening, even though he didn't actually kill Alexei.
10) #92115-12 EYEWITNESS
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Ray Austin
(I)Tom Butler as Andrew Ballin
Amanda Wyss as Randi McFarland
Tim Reid as Sgt. Bennett (TV: WKRP, Frank's Place)
Sheila Paterson as Greta
Diana Barrington as Anne Wheeler
Christopher Gaze as Martin Sorrel
David Petersen as Detective Taylor
Stephen Fanning as Jack
Tessa witnesses the murder of a painter, Anne Wheeler. The absence of
a body leads everyone but Duncan to doubt her story. Duncan
supports Tessa in her quest to obtain justice for the woman. He soon
discovers that the killer is an Immortal on the police force and that
Tessa is in imminent danger.
11) #92106-2 FAMILY TREE
Writer: Kevin Droney
Director: Jorge Montesi
J.E. Freeman as Joe Scanlon
Peter Deluise as Clinch
Tamsin Kelsey as Mrs. Gustavson
Matthew Walker as Ian MacLeod
Walter Marsh as Mr. Stubbs
Jessica Van der Veen as Secretary
Aurelio Di Nunzio as Security Guard
Mary McDonald as Old Peasant
Richie Ryan attempts to learn more about his parents, whom he has
never known. As he moves forward with the information about his
parents, he falls prey to a con man who needs a place to hide and a
lot of money. While Duncan and Tessa try to keep Richie from being
hurt, Duncan relives his own painful experiences when he first learned
that he was an Immortal and was renounced by the man he had always
believed to be his father.
-Establishes Duncan as a foundling.
12) #92114-11 SEE NO EVIL
Writer: Brian Clemens
Director: Thomas J. Wright
(I)John Hertzler as Marcus Korolus
Dee McCafferty as the Scalper
Moira Walley as Natalie Ward
Amanda Wyss as Randi McFarland
Tim Reid as Sgt. Bennett
Fulvio Cecere as Tony Graffini
Kelli Fox as Police Woman
Raimund Stamm as Herbie
Wanda Wilkinson as Helen
Glynda Fitzgerald as Brunette Woman
There is a mad, vicious serial killer loose in the city and no woman
is safe from his demented taste for murder. Duncan's interest in this
case grows as he notices that the serial killer's pattern for murder
is similar to that of the famous "Scalper Murders" back in the 1920's.
Then the Scalper was an Immortal who, betrayed by the woman he
loved, became a killer. To end the carnage, Duncan was forced to
confront and kill the Immortal back in 1921. Now the killings have
started again, the modern day killer mimicking the 70-year-old M.O.,
killing in the same locations as the previous murders.It falls to
Duncan and Tessa to stop this madman.
-Features an antique Indian motorcycle (made by the former Indian
Motorcycle Company of Springfield, MA).
-Features a clear-cut case of an insane Immortal.
-Duncan uses a business card which says, in big letters, Antiques
and in smaller letters at the bottom it had Duncan's name and
address.
13) #92118-13 BAND OF BROTHERS
Writer: Marie-Chantal Droney
Director: Rene Manzor
(I)Werner Stocker as Darius - introduction
(I)James Horan as Grayson (Seen in one episode of ST-TNG)
Earl Pastko as Victor Paulus
Amanda Wyss as Randi McFarland
Terry Howson as Hoestler
Peter Diamond as Brigand
A warning comes from Duncan's old friend Darius, a monk over 2000
years old. He explains to Duncan that he may be stalked by a powerful
Immortal, Grayson. Both Duncan and Grayson were proteges of Darius.
Grayson, using the knowledge and power he learned from Darius, became
a ruthless arms merchant. Meanwhile, Grayson plots to assassinate
Victor Paulus, a mortal student of Darius, and it is up to Duncan to
protect him. Duncan later joins Richie and Tessa in France where they
live while Tessa takes up her new job as curator of a special
collection of l8th century art.
-Explores the full impact of the safety of Holy Ground.
-The actual church used for the exterior shots is St. Julien Le
Pauvre in Paris
-Peter Diamond, stunt coodinator for seasons 1&2, played the
brigand robbing Darius' church.
14) #92117-14 FOR EVIL'S SAKE
Writers: David Abramowitz & Fabrice Ziolkowski
Director: Ray Austin
(I)Peter Howitt as Kuyler
Hugues Leforestier as Inspector Lebrun
Vernon Dobtcheff as Carlo Luchesi
Michel Voletti as Baron Deshields
Gerard Touroul as Inspector Sole
Jerome Keen as Anthony
An Evil Immortal, Kuyler, has hired himself out down through time as
an assassin... the most successful killer in all of history. He
strikes again in modern day Paris using his signature disguise as a
mime. A French police detective, Lebrun, suspects that Duncan is
connected to Kuyler, but of course cannot imagine that Kuyler once
killed a seventeenth century baron under Duncan's protection. When
the policeman is wounded saving Tessa from Kuyler's men, Duncan hunts
down this Immortal assassin and puts an end to his centuries-old reign
of terror.
-Kuyler drinks absinthe, an illegal liquor that gradually causes
madness and death. Even though Kuyler is immune to death it soon
becomes apparent that the absinthe, after centuries of use, can
cause madness in Immortals.
-Flashback shows the first time Duncan and Tessa met.
-Example of how they add seconds to a too short episode - in the
final Quickening a sequence for one of the exploding mannequins is
used twice.
-Cute dialog: Richie to Duncan - "The CIA and the Intergalactic
Space Patrol couldn't find him, but you, Duncan MacLeod, are going
to find him." Duncan - "Uh-huh."
15) #92116-15 FOR TOMORROW WE DIE
Writer: Philip John Taylor
Director: Robin Davis
(I)Roland Gift as Xavier St Cloud (rock star 'Fine Young Cannibals')
(I)Werner Stocker as Darius
Hugues Leforestier as Inspector Lebrun
Jean Claude Deret as Georges Dalou
Mapi Galan as Renne de Tassigny
Sandrine Caron as Nathalie
Tanguy Gouasdoue as Stan
Francine Olivier as Madame Bertrand
Thierry de Carbonniers as Francois Bertrand
Philippe Agael as Medical Examiner
Crystel Amsalem as Young Girl
Duncan stumbles across the trail of an Immortal, Xavier, who has
lived in hedonistic splendor down through the ages by ruthlessly
robbing and killing innocent men and women. Duncan had nearly fallen
victim to this remorseless killer behind the front lines during World
War One, when Xavier first began using poison gas. In modern day
Paris, Duncan must track down him down before he kills again.
-Shows that Immortals succumb to poisons as quickly as mortals.
-Introduces the question 'Can Immortals regenerate body parts?' after
Duncan cuts off Xavier's hand.
-Interesting quote: Duncan: "...you know, I haven't worn a tux..."
Tessa: "Since you were on the deck of the Titanic." Duncan: "You
have an evil mind." Tessa: "And you love it." (There is no
evidence to suggest that Duncan had actually been on the Titanic
and he's not the sort of person who would joke about it if he had
been personally involved in that tragedy)
-During the WWI flashback Duncan has 'died' from the mustard gas
and when Xavier arrives he doesn't feel Duncan's Buzz until Duncan
revives.
16) #92123-16 THE BEAST BELOW
Writer: Marie-Chantal Droney
Director: Daniel Vigne
(I)Christian Van Acker as Ursa
Dee Dee Bridgewater as Carolyn
(I)Werner Stocker as Darius
Fay Masterson as Jenny Harris
Francois Guetary as Detective
Joe Sheridan as Frank Wells
A mysterious death at the Paris Opera re-acquaints Duncan with Ursa,
one of the strangest Immortals he has met. Ursa is a hulking giant
that is more beast than man and has lived in a cave in the vast empty
wilderness of the Alps. Persecuted by men, Ursa was taken to an abbey
as a place of refuge by Duncan centuries ago. Ursa now makes the
sewers and mysterious catacombs under the streets of Paris his home.
Over the years, Ursa has listened to the music that emanates from the
opera and fallen in love with the beautiful singer, Carolyn. Carolyn
however, is not the Beauty to his Beast nor Christine to his Phantom.
She is a vindictive, ambitious woman that tries to use Ursa's innocent
soul to murder her rival. Duncan must keep this sometimes dangerous
giant from being exploited by this woman, who uses all of her wiles to
turn Ursa against Duncan.
-This episodes show that Immortals are not superior beings. That even
someone with less than average intelligence can be an Immortal.
17) #92120-17 SAVING GRACE
Writers: Elizabeth Baxter and Martin Broussellet
Director: Ray Austin
(I)Julia Stemberger as Grace
(I)Georges Corraface as Carlo Sendaro
(I)Werner Stocker as Darius
Hugues Leforestier as Inspector Lebrun
Bruce Myers as Paul Warren
Grace Chandler, a good Immortal, has been working for the betterment
of mankind as a scientist over the centuries. Her tragic flaw is
another Immortal, Carlo Sendaro. A former conquistador and intrepid
explorer, Carlo possesses an obsessive love for Grace which will
admit no rivals. Sendaro, in modern day Paris, slays Grace's lover.
When she refuses to run off with him, he pins the murder on her. She
turns to Duncan for help and although she realizes that there may be
only one in the end, she wants no harm to come to either of these two
Immortal men.
-We still haven't figured out how Grace has managed to keep her head
all these years. She has no apparent fighting skills.
-Sendaro is beheaded by a subway train. Duncan gets the Quickening
because he is the closer Immortal.
18) #92121-18 THE LADY AND THE TIGER
Writer: Philip John Taylor
Director: Robin Davis
(I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda
(I)Jason Isaacs as Zachary Blaine
Fred Pearson as Pierre
Pierre Gerald as Henry Lamaratine
Bertie Cortez as Ring Master
Michael Hofland as Bavarian Officer
David Lowe as Clown
A day at the circus becomes a high wire act for Duncan when he is
reunited with an Immortal femme-fatale, Amanda, who has always meant
big trouble for him. This time he is in a deadly triangle as Amanda
plots a daring, high stakes burglary and tries to avoid the vengeance
of her former partner who has escaped from prison and wants her head.
-Amanda takes Zachary's head and Quickening after Duncan has almost
defeated him. The Quickening seems to thrust Duncan away while
enveloping Amanda.
-Cute quotes: Tessa to Duncan: "The ghost of Christmas past has come
to pay you a visit. Don't unwrap any presents while I'm gone."
Duncan to clown: "You won't be the first man she's made a clown of."
19) #92122-20 AVENGING ANGEL
Writer: Fabrice Ziolkowski
Director: Paolo Barzman
(I)Martin Kemp as Alfred Cahill (member of rock group 'Spandau Ballet')
Sandra Nelson as Elaine
Patrick Floersheim as Battini
Nathalie Presles as Claudine
Yan Briand as Charles Bagnot
A brand-new Immortal turns vigilante, obsessed with the idea that he
has been chosen to wage a crusade against "perversion" cuts a bloody
path through Paris, menacing an old friend of Tessa's. Duncan alone
knows this killer and can stop him.
-Shows that becoming Immortal will not cure insanity. In fact the
shock of it can put a new Immortal over the edge.
-Shows Duncan becoming aware of Cahill as he is 'dying' for the first
time.
-This episode started a long argument as to whether what we presumed
was the Templars' headquarters/shrine qualified as Holy Ground at
one time but might not be any longer because the Templars were
excommunicated.
-The plaque, outside the Templars' site, which reads
in French "ICI VECUT JACQUES DEMOLAY" basically means in English
"This is where Jacques DeMolay LIVED when he was alive". The
location was also identified in the episode as the Paris HQ of the
Templars - not a church or shrine or burial ground. This should
put to rest the controversy of whether Cahill was beheaded on
Holy Ground.
20) #92124-19 EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
Writer: Christian Bouveron and Larry Shore
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Nigel Terry as Garbiel Piton (movies: Excalibur, TV: 'Covington Cross')
Katia Douvalian as Maya
Rachel Palmieri as Cynthia Hampton
Thomas Kaufman as Police Detective
Olivier Pierre as Waiter
Edwin Gerard as Lawyer
Manault Deva as Duchess
Richie meets a beautiful young woman who leads him into the
world of Haute couture. His youthful jealousy causes him to run
afoul of a world-class fashion designer, who is actually a deadly
Immortal.
-Richie sets Piton on fire and Piton shows no scars later.
-Immortals can get drunk (even very drunk, silly drunk,
falling-down drunk... :-) )
21) #92125-21 NOWHERE TO RUN
Writer: David Abramowitz
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Peter Guinness as Colonel Everett Bellian
Anthony Head as Allan Rothwood ("Taster's Choice" commercials)
Jason Riddington as Mark Rothwood
Marion Cotillard as Lori Bellian
The step-daughter of an Immortal mercenary is raped by the son of a
diplomat, and Duncan must protect Tessa, Richie, and the guilty young
man from the mercenary's vengeance.
-If you look closely in the fight sequence in the mist, you will
see a TV crewman with a 'smoker' accidentally caught on film.
22) #92126-22 THE HUNTERS
Writer: Kevin Droney
Director: Paolo Barzman
(I)Roger Daltrey as Hugh Fitzcairn (rock star 'The Who')
(I)Werner Stocker as Darius
Peter Hudson as Horton
Duncan teams up with another immortal to find out why their immortal
friends are disappearing without a trace -- including Darius.
-Introduction of the Watchers and their renegade sub-group, the
Hunters.
-Establishes the practice of the Hunters killing themselves rather
than be held captive.
-All footage of Darius is from previous episodes because Werner
Stocker was too ill to appear. (See biographies in Section 4)
3.4. Second Season Episode Details
Note: Most of the episodes summaries are directly from the
Highlander producers.
Regular Cast
------------
Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod
Alexandra Vandernoot as Tessa Noel (last episode #4)
Stan Kirsch as Richie Ryan
Jim Byrnes as Joe Dawson
Philip Akin as Charlie DeSalvo
Text from the beginning of each episode
---------------------------------------
(spoken by Joe Dawson)
"He is immortal,
born in the highlands of Scotland 400 years ago.
He is not alone.
There are others like him,
some good, some evil.
For centuries he has battled the forces of Darkness,
with Holy Ground his only refuge.
He cannot die - unless you take his head,
and with it his power.
In the end There Can Be Only One.
He is Duncan MacLeod, The Highlander."
Episode Details (SPOILERS)
--------------------------
1) #93201 THE WATCHERS
Writer: Marie-Chantal Droney
Director: Clay Borris
Jim Byrnes as Joe Dawson (introduction)
Peter Hudson as James Horton
Keli O'Bryne as Lynn Horton, daughter of James Horton
Cameron Bancroft as Robert
Douglas Arthurs as Joey
Brad Loree as Belson
Ajay Karah as Busboy
Determined to investigate the death of his old friend Darius (in
the first season finale, "The Hunters"), Duncan follows a lead
back to his old stomping grounds in the Pacific Northwest. He
meets JOE DAWSON, a bookstore owner with a secret; he soon learns
that Dawson is a high-ranking member of an ancient secret
organization known as THE WATCHERS, who observe and record the
lives of the Immortals, passing their archives down from
generation to generation. Unbeknownst to Dawson, his brother-in-
law, JAMES HORTON (the man who killed Darius), has been
recruiting Watchers to kill Immortals. Horton dies in a battle with
Duncan where Duncan 'dies', too. We are left with the knowledge that
other renegade Watchers may be waiting to try for Duncan's head.
-The following was printed out from Dawson's database on Immortals
(Note the various contradictions to facts from the movie, especially
the Kurgan's age. Fans have tried to justify the inconsistencies
by rationalizing that the Watchers 'database can't be perfect
because all the information is gathered by observation only. The
writers didn't start using a writer's 'bible' and timeline until
after this episode was completed.):
"Subject: Kurgan
Origin: Northern Russia
Immortality: March 20, 1452
Sightings:
1453 to 1535 located Moscow
1536 to 1610 located Scottish Highlands
1611 to 1619 located Milan
1700 to 1755 located Northern Africa
1756 to 1985 UNKNOWN
1985 DECEASED (Connor MacLeod)
Encounters:
Stosch Basalok 1525
Connor MacLeod 1536
Juan Sanchez Villa Lopez Ramirez 1601 (almost beheaded)
Aman Fasil 1640
Sundra Kastagar 1750
Quickenings:
Ivan Trotski 1472
Juan Sanchez Villa Lopez Ramirez 1601
Flavin Parocchi 1663
Sundra Kastagar 1985
Stosch Basalok 1985"
{Movie parallels - Fasil was the Immortal that Connor fought in
the Madison Square Garden parking garage, except in the movie
his first name was Iman. Basalok was Vaselech(sp?) in the movie,
the 'Polish National' who was reported beheaded in New Jersey}
-The clue written in the Watcher's chronicle is the zip code for
Seattle and the code '27NJ' which Duncan figures out to mean
'27 N. Jay Street,' which is the the address of Dawson's bookstore.
-A minor blooper: As Duncan leaves the bookstore he sees the laser
beam of the listening device coming through the window through the
polarized lenses of his sunglasses. There is a midshot of him
taking off his glasses, then a close-up of his glasses sitting on
the end of his nose as he holds on to them, and then another
midshot as he is putting his glasses back on his face.
-Notable quote: Duncan "Great. Another window." This is right after
the plate glass window in the antique store was broken, recalling
how it was broken by Slan Quince in "The Gathering."
2) #93202 STUDIES IN LIGHT
Writer: Naomi Janzen
Director: Peter Ellis
(I)Joel Wyner as Gregor Powers
Sheila Moore as Linda Plager
Gillian Carfra as Young Linda
Shane Kelly as Jonathan
Dwight McFee as Ray Holstrom
Patti Allan as Nurse
Mikal Dughi as Mother
Cayde Ritchie as Frightened Boy
Duncan's old friend GREG POWERS has become a photographer, and
invites Mac to see his work. Mac is disturbed by the violent
images in his friend's work, and is distressed to find that the
sensitive Gregor he knew has been replaced by a hardened cynic.
Another photograph in the exhibit, taken of Duncan 50 years ago,
triggers a flashback of his meeting young photographer LINDA
PLAGER. Then, the now-73-year-old Linda recognizes Duncan as her
old mentor and lover, convincing her nurse that she's thoroughly
senile -- after all, Duncan MacLeod would be an old man by now,
wouldn't he? Learning that Linda is dying, Duncan longs to tell
her the truth, but isn't sure how. Meanwhile, Greg seduces
Richie into his destructive lifestyle -- fascinated by the rush
of fear that accompanies near death, he coaxes Richie into a
dangerous motorcycle stunt. After a confrontation with Duncan,
Greg snaps -- frustrated by his inability to feel any real
emotion because of the insulation from death his Immortality
gives him, he attacks Richie, then Linda, then fights Duncan on
the roof of the hospital. Only when Duncan's sword is inches
from his neck does Greg break down and face the truth that he
doesn't want to die.
-Richie does not heal quicker than mortals for he hasn't gained full
Immortality yet and he won't until he dies his first 'death' in
the fourth episode.
-The writing on Gregor's sword (an El Cid Tizona), was:
'YO SOY LA TIZONA FUE ECHA EN LA ERA DE MILLE QUARENTA'
This means: 'I AM THE TIZONA DATED IN THE ERA OF 1040'. I was told
by SWORDMASTERS that Tizona is either the man who made the sword
or the place that the sword was made.
3) #93203 TURNABOUT
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Clay Borris
(I)Geraint Wyn Davies as Michael Moore (TV: 'Forever Knight')
Introducing Philip Akin as Charlie DeSalvo
John Tierney as Old Father Morton
Alan Robertson as Judge Marvin Singer
Gaetana Korbin as Jeanette
Brittaney Edgell as Nurse
Ian Alden as Young Father Morton
Thirty years ago, evil Immortal QUENTEN BARNES was executed in
the electric chair, and promised he'd be back. He's been trapped
in a tomb ever since; but now, Joe Dawson informs Duncan, he's
out, and killing the people involved in his execution. Mac
declines to get involved unless Barnes gets in his way, but when
his old friend MICHAEL MOORE comes to town, a Flashback shows us
that Barnes killed Michael's wife and has a longstanding grudge
against Michael. Now Mac is involved. He convinces Dawson to
share the Watchers' surveillance file on Barnes with him.
However, the file isn't much help. As the prosecutor and priest
who were at Barnes' execution are killed off one by one, it
becomes clear that Barnes will come after Michael next. However,
it is only after Mac finds the body of the man Dawson sent with
the file that the penny drops and he realizes that Barnes, a
multiple personality, is Michael -- and Mac left him home with
Tessa and Richie! In the end, at Michael's tortured urging,
Duncan must kill Michael to kill Barnes.
-Duncan performs a long kata exercise showing his martial arts
expertise.
4) #93204 THE DARKNESS
Writers: Christian Bouveron & Lawrence Shore
Director: Paolo Barzman
Traci Lords as Greta (porn movie star)
Andrew Jackson as Pallin Wolf
Frank C. Turner as Harry
Lisa Vultaggio as Carmen
(I)Adrian Hughes as James
Richard Lautsch as Roman
Kendall Cross as Michelle
Travis MacDonald as Kid
A mortal named PALLIN WOLF, one of the renegade Watchers who
believes the Immortals must be eliminated, lures an Immortal to
his house and kills him, getting the advantage by tricking him
into a sealed room that is completely dark, then stalking him
with night vision goggles. Meanwhile, a Gypsy fortuneteller they-
meet in a restaurant, GRETA, warns Tessa that she is in danger.
When Tessa is kidnapped by Wolf, Duncan returns to Greta, asking
for her help. But she's mostly a hustler, and not accustomed to
getting actual visions, so the clues she is able to provide are
meager. Finally, Mac finds Wolf's house, where Wolf is waiting
for him. He meets Wolf in the dark room and all seems hopeless
until he remembers a matchbook Greta gave him with her phone
number in it. Lighting the matches, he regains the advantage and
kills Wolf. However, as Tessa and Richie are heading for the
car, a young junkie accosts them for money, and in an act of
senseless violence, shoots them both. As Mac mourns, Richie
tentatively sits up, healing -- he is an Immortal. But Tessa is
gone.
-Featuring Duncan's controversial trick of lighting the matches
with his sword. Many fans feel that this feat is impossible,
especially in the dark.
-The song played while Duncan grieves for Tessa following her
death, "Dust in the Wind" is by the group Kansas from the album
"Point of Know Return."
-At the end of the episode, when Duncan throws the keys at Richie
and tells him to sell it, he meant the Antique store and the
adjoining apartment NOT the car. He's wanting to get rid of the
home that he and Tessa shared and he later does the same with the
barge in Paris in the season finale, "Counterfeit part 2". Duncan
still has the T-bird when season three opens.
5) #93205 EYE FOR AN EYE
Writers: Elizabeth Baxter & Martin Brossellet
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Sheena Easton as Annie Devlin (rock star)
Philip Akin as Charlie DeSalvo (introduction)
Andrew A. Kavadas as Mick
Callum Keith Rennie as Neal
Eric Schneider as O'Hara
Kris Keller as Tommy
Brian Furlong as Kerry
Terry Arrowsmith as Rawls
When Duncan and Richie are witness to a terrorist attack on an
Ambassador, Richie dives in like a Super-hero, cocky with
Immortality. In the resulting confusion, one of the terrorists
is killed, and another, ANNIE DEVLIN, an Immortal, is captured.
She swears revenge on Richie, and when she escapes from custody,
Duncan takes on the task of educating Richie so that he will
have a chance in combat against her. Meanwhile, Flashbacks
reveal an earlier friendship between Duncan and Annie. Mac
renews the friendship, and the two Immortals who have both
recently lost their lovers find solace in one another. In the
end, Richie defeats Annie but can't bring himself to kill her,
and Duncan convinces her to pursue the blood debt no further.
-Richie refuses to take Annie's head. It's hard to learn to kill.
-Duncan buys Charlie DeSalvo's martial arts dojo and moves into the
loft apartment above it.
-At the end Duncan gives Richie his own single-handed sword. This
is curious because throughout the episode he practiced with a
two-handed katana.
-The Irish phrase that Annie yells at her confederates as they flee
is 'teach solas' pronounced 'chukh solus' or, as Richie thought,
maybe a baseball player Chuck Sollas. It means 'light house'.
6) #93206 THE ZONE
Writer: Peter Mohan
Director: Clay Borris
Santino Buda as Canaan
Sandra P. Grant as Asia
Alphonso Quijada as Tio
Leam Blackwood as Tom McGee
Ken Camroux as Judd Collins
Tom Heaton as Old Man
Michael G. Shanks as Jesse Collins
Brian McGugan as Mark Wells
Lorena Gale as Woman
The Zone is a burned-out urban wasteland, abandoned by the
police, who figure it's easier to just 'let the animals kill each
other.' Now the Zone is being taken over by CANAAN, a
charismatic leader who urges his followers to take the material
possessions that have been denied to them. JOE DAWSON comes to
Duncan for help -- one of his men, who was observing Canaan, has
been killed. Charlie accompanies Duncan down to his old
neighborhood in the Zone and introduces him to ASIA, a nurse at
the local clinic, one of few people who haven't given up on the
neighborhood. After Duncan learns that Dawson was mistaken, and-
Canaan is not an Immortal, Dawson is ready to drop it. But
Duncan has seen the misery in the Zone, and is determined to
break Canaan's hold. He convinces Asia that it's time to stand
up for their rights, and she helps him arrange a meeting of
neighborhood residents who want to take back their streets. But
Asia is involved with Canaan, and she's used as bait to lure him
to his apparent death. Canaan busts up the neighborhood meeting,
but when Duncan arrives and defeats Canaan hand to hand, the
cult leader's hold on the people is broken.
-Notice that we have never actually seen the elevator for Duncan's
loft and the dojo move between floors.
7) #93209 THE RETURN OF AMANDA
Writers: Guy Mullaly and David Tynan
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda
Don S. Davis as FBI agent Palance
Robert Wisden as FBI agent Werner
Jano Franden as Rutger
Joe Maffe as Harry the Jeweler
Michael Puttonen as Lev Arkin
Mitchell Kosterman as Jeffries
Ewan (Sudsy) Clark as Heinrich
Joe Maffei as Harry
Curtis Bechdholt as Busboy
AMANDA, the beautiful Immortal cat-burglar from the first season
episode THE LADY AND THE TIGER, returns to town, telling Duncan
she's retired from her life of crime. Who can blame Duncan for not
believing her? -- especially when two guys start shooting at them.
Duncan thinks the guys might be Watchers, but in fact they are FBI
Agents. Amanda is in possession of some plates for counterfeit
money, stolen in Germany before WWII. She's looking for an
engraver to change the dates, figuring since she's sworn to give up
stealing money, she'll have to print some up. PALANCE, one of the
FBI Agents, sets Duncan and Amanda up to take the fall for his
partner's murder, and demands that they turn the plates over. Mac
and Amanda are forced to "die" on videotape to catch Palance.
-Historical flaw: the United States switched over from Silver
Certificates in the 1960's, thus engraving plates made during WWII
wouldn't be good for forgeries in the present day.
-We get a full view of Duncan's apartment.
-Cute dialog snippets:
Amanda to Duncan: "I swear on my mother's grave!"
Duncan: "You don't *have* a mother!"
Amanda: "Why don't you trust me?"
Duncan: "Experience."
Amanda: "The longer I live, the more attached I get to myself."
8) #93208 REVENGE OF THE SWORD
Writer: Aubrey Solomon
Director: Clay Borris
Dustin Nguyen as Jimmy Sang
Debbie Podowski as Lisa
Robert Ito as Johnny Leong (TV: 'Quincy')
Frank Crudele as Giuseppe
Mina E. Mina as Lao
Johnny Mah as Hong
Vernon Rieta as Soo
Jai West as Kid
JIMMY SANG, a former student of Charlie's, is an up-and-coming
martial arts movie star. His latest movie is filming some scenes
in the dojo. When a stunt-man is "accidentally" killed, Duncan
is the first to realize that Jimmy's life is in danger. It turns
out that the movie is based on Jimmy's youthful experiences as an
enforcer for a powerful gang, and now his former boss wants to
see him dead.
-Dustin Nguyen is the only actor, so far, to play more than one role
on Highlander.
-There were several 'James Bond' references in this episode: Duncan
introduces himself as 'Bond...James Bond', the villain pets a cat,
ala Blofeld, and the bit with trying to fry Jimmy in the coffin at
the crematory is right out of "Diamonds are Forever". Also Johnny
Leong in this episode is the head of the Tong Society and Dr. No
was the head of this society in the James Bond movie "Dr. No."
9) #93209 RUN FOR YOUR LIFE
Writer: Naomi Janzen
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Bruce Young as Carl Robinson (TV: 'ER' 1/2 hr comedy series)
Geza Kovacs as Carter
Roman Podhora as Kenny
Biski Gughese as Ricky
Deejay Jackson as Officer Warren
Mark Acheson as Billy Ray
Bill Mackenzie as Sheriff
John Destry as Bobby
Susan McLennan as Betty
Adrian Holmes as Johnny
Mark Poyser as Ben
CARL ROBINSON is an Immortal who Duncan first met in 1929 when he
rescued him from a KKK lynch mob. Back then, Carl was full of plans
-- to be a Major League Ballplayer, to be President. But today Carl
has given up hope. He and Duncan meet up again when Carl steals
Charlie's car. Mac tries to rekindle Carl's belief in himself, but
Carl doesn't want to listen. When a white cop named CARTER tries to
kill him, Carl attributes the incident to racism, until Duncan
explains about the Watchers who are hunting them. After Carter's
partner (also white) helps Carl and Duncan bring Carter down, Carl
decides to give the world another chance.
-Carl: "Yeah, things change alright. Martin's dead, Malcolm's dead,
and Bobby's selling barbeque sauce." He's referring to Martin
Luther King, Malcolm X, and Bobby Seale (a founding member of the
Black Panther Party and one of the Chicago Seven).
10) #93210 EPITAPH FOR TOMMY
Writer: Philip John Taylor
Director: Clay Borris
(I)Roddy Piper as Gallen (WWF wrestler)
Andrea Roth as Suzanne
Ken Camroux as Honniger
Jan D'Arcy as Betty Bannen
Robert Collins as Johnson
Gabrielle Miller as Bess
Nicholas Harrison as Ned
Bill Dow as Harry
Paul McLean as Frank
Patricia Dahlquist as Mother
Jane Sowerby as Claire
TOMMY is an innocent bystander who's accidentally killed during a
sword fight between Duncan and the Immortal GALLEN. Haunted by the
unnecessary death, Duncan tries to find out more about the dead man
-- and discovers he isn't exactly the innocent bystander he
appeared.
11) #93213 BLESS THE CHILD
Writers: Elizabeth Baxter & Martin Brossollet
Director: Clay Boris
Michelle Thrush as Sara Lightfoot
Jon Cuthbert ?
Ed Lauter as Avery Hoskins
Doug Abrahams as Luke Hoskins
Carolyn Dunn ?
Dean Wray as J.J.
Johnna Wright as Margaret
Charlie and Duncan come to the aid of SARA LIGHTFOOT, an Indian
woman on the run with a baby. She tells them AVERY HOSKINS is
trying to steal her baby. Hoskins and his brothers come after
them, and they are forced to flee overland. After a rugged
flight through a mountain canyon, Duncan learns that the baby is
in fact Hoskins' son, taken by Sara in retribution for her own
child, killed by runoff from Hoskins' mines.
-Duncan shows that he has quite a lot of experience with caring for
babies; they reveal how deeply not being able to father children
affects him.
12) #93211 THE FIGHTER
Writer: Morrie Ruvinsky
Director: Peter Ellis
(I)Bruce Weitz as Thomas Sullivan (TV: Hill Street Blues)
Tom McBeath (the fighter?)
Wren Roberts as Geroge Belcher
Calli Timmins as Iris
Nicholas Lea as Rodney Lange
Russell Roberts as Wilson
Charles Payne as Thunder Rodriguez
Topaze Hasfal-Schou as Marilyn
Ken Roberts as Wallace
Duncan's old friend TOMMY SULLIVAN is a scrappy little Irishman,
a one-time boxer turned trainer, who can charm anyone into
anything. He charms Duncan into backing his current boxer and
charms Charlie into playing Cyrano to help him woo a shy
waitress. But when a rival manager who was trying to steal
Sully's fighter turns up dead, Duncan's opinion of his old
friend begins to be altered forever.
-It looks like Duncan tries to refuse the Quickening of Sullivan
but a fan with access to the script says that this impression was
not intended by the writers and the producers.
13) #93212 UNDER COLOR OF AUTHORITY
Writer: Peter Mohan
Director: Clay Borris
(I)Johnathan Banks as Mako (TV: Wiseguy)
Deanna Milligan as Laura
Lochlyn Munro as Tim
Howard Storey as Sheriff
Gregory Smith as Kid
Richie wants to protect LAURA DANIELS, a young woman who's on the
run from an Immortal bounty hunter, MAKO. Duncan has met Mako
before and doesn't like his methods, but he knows the other man
is lawful. He questions whether Laura is necessarily innocent.
Richie doesn't care, he wants to help her anyway, no matter what
it takes. Duncan is torn between doing what's right and helping
his friend. Richie defeats Mako and receives his first
Quickening, and he and Duncan realize it's time for him to move
on.
-Mako is a lawman of the Old West school, guily until proven
innocent.
-Richie receives his first Quickening and Duncan sends him off on
his own, his training is now complete.
-In this episode, we see the elevator in the dojo/Duncan's
apartment actually move. According to a source, during the filming
of the scene, the machinery is so noisy that they wound up having
to re-record all the dialogue.
14) #93214 UNHOLY ALLIANCE Part I
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Peter Ellis
(I)Roland Gift as Xavier St.Cloud (Rock: Fine Young Cannibals)
Peter Hudson as James Horton
Stacy Travis as Renee Delaney
Alexandra Stewart as Catherine Legris
Terry Barclay as Rick Davis
Roark Critchlow as Jason
Judith Maxie as Surgeon
J. B. Bivens as George
Philippe Agael as Anton Legris
Gerard Smurthwaite as Auric
Franck Dubosc as Michel
Steven Hilton as Barton
Beverly Elliott as Supervisor
XAVIER ST. CLOUD returns, killing Immortals with the help of
mortal mercenaries who shoot his prey, making his kill easy. His
next target is Duncan but, warned by Dawson, Duncan and Charlie just
manage to escape death -- though the dojo is all but destroyed in the
gunfight. RENEE DELANEY, a CID agent investigating the mercenary
angle, gets on the case. Duncan goes after Xavier himself, and
Charlie insists on coming along. During his battle with St. Cloud,
Duncan spots JAMES HORTON, the Hunter who killed Darius. Distracted,
Duncan is 'killed' and falls down an elevator shaft out of beheading
range, and Charlie is badly wounded and lies near death. Blaming
Dawson for helping Horton escape alive, Duncan warns him not to cross
his path again.
Immortals are showing up dead by strange means, first shot by
mortals then beheaded by an Immortal.
-Xavier St.Cloud lost a hand in a fight with Duncan last season in
the episode 'For Tomorrow We Die'). In this episode he shows up
sporting a hook where his hand should be.
-James Horton was presumed dead after a battle with Duncan at the
close of "The Watchers" (second season premiere).
-During the flashback to the Scottish Highlands we discover that
(by an inadvertent camera shot) Scotsmen wear white spandex
bicycle shorts under their kilts. :-) This goof sparked a lot of
off-color jokes about what Scotsmen wear and where on the HIGHLA-L
mailing list.
-Renee's apartment number is 1593 which also happens to be the year
of Duncan's birth.
-One more instance of definite time-stamping of the series:
Horton's tomb gives the year of his death as 1993.
15) #93215 UNHOLY ALLIANCE Part II
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Peter Ellis
(I)Roland Gift as Xavier St.Cloud
Peter Hudson as James Horton
Stacey Travis as Renee Delaney
Michel Modo as Maurice
Alexandra Stewart as Catherine Legris
Denis Fouqueray as Detective Malle
Pierre Lacan as Henri Martin
Manuel Bonnet as Cavalry Captain
France Anglade as Shop Owner
Jean Francois Pages as Luc Bergon
William Cagnard as Marc Cluny
As Charlie regains strength, Duncan accepts help from Dawson one last
time, and barely misses catching Xavier and Horton. He then follows
their trail to Paris -- accompanied by the persistent Renee Delaney.
They track down Horton, and when he almost escapes, he is shot by Joe
Dawson. Duncan, with the help of his humorous new neighbor MAURICE,
then tracks down Xavier and finally takes his head. In a coda,
however, we learn that Horton still lives.
-Duncan beheads Xavier with Xavier's sword.
16) #93216 THE VAMPIRE
Writer: J.P. Couture
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Jeremy Brudenell as Nicholas Ward
Denis Lill as Baines
Trevor Peacock as Jacom
Tonya Kinziger as Juliette
Nathalie Presles as Helene
Jack Galloway as Peter Wells
Peter Vizard as William Stillwell
Claire Keim as Waitress
Michel Feller as Gentleman
Nigel Nevinson as Doctor
Chrystelle LaBaude as Clerk
Duncan comes up against NICHOLAS WARD, an Immortal who conceals
his murders by disguising them as popular hysterias. In the
1840's, Ward created a vampire myth in order to conceal the true
motive behind his killing the owners of a business he wanted.
Mac managed to prevent Ward from marrying (and murdering) the
heiress, but Ward escaped. In the present, Duncan teams up with Joe
Dawson to discover what Ward is up to and protect the young woman
he's set his sights on this time.
-An goofup: the phone number used was 555-4286 but the episode was
set in Paris. An example of a French phone number would be
something like 12.34.56.78.
-A blooper: If you watch closely in the fight scene in the arena,
Duncan's sword falls out of hand onto the floor with a clang. He
then picks it up off the stadium bench. There is no shift of
camera during the fight. Not only can Immortals hide a sword in
wondrous ways, but their sword is mysteriously near their hand
whenever needed.
17) #93217 WARMONGER
Writers: Christian Bouveron & Lawrence Shore
Director: Bruno Gantillon
(I)Peter Firth as Drake
Angeline Ball as Beth
Tom Watson as Eli
Michel Modo as Maurice
Alexandre Klimenko as Bartov
Andre Oumansky as President Chescu
Jerzy Rogulski as Vice President
Daniel Breton as Bodyguard
Frederic Witta as Nikov
Anna Miasedova as Katarina
Julie du Page as Nicole
Dominique Hulin as Ivan
Chinko Rafique as Cashier
In 1918 in the Soviet Union, Duncan promised the Immortal DRAKOV
that he would not fight him, in return for seeing lives spared.
Today Drakov, now called Arthur Drake, still operates behind the
scenes of international politics, a cruel puppet master who is
dragging Eastern Europe toward anarchy. Eli Jarmel, an old man
whose family was destroyed by Drake, urges Duncan to recant his
promise, while Beth Vaughn, a reporter, puts her life in danger by
investigating both Drake and Duncan.
-Blooper: Duncan's scarf kept disappearing and reappearing when he
was coming home from the opera.
18) #93218 PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER
Writers: Elizabeth Baxter & Martin Brossollet
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Nia Peeples as Nefertiri
(I)James Faulkner as Constantine
Jerry di Giacomo as Victor Benedetti
Diane Bellego as Angela Constantine
Duncan feels the Buzz coming from an ancient sarcophagus and opens
it to find NEFERTIRI, Cleopatra's handmaid, buried 2000 years ago
with her mistress. Now revived, she pursues a vendetta against the
Immortal MARCUS CONSTANTINE, who was her lover and her enemy. Duncan
believes Constantine, who claims that he no longer wishes to fight
Nefertiri -- this former Roman General has turned his back on battle
and is now a curator, working to preserve history and its lessons.
But Nefertiri can't let go of the old grudge, and for the first
time, Duncan is forced to face a woman he loves in Immortal combat.
-First time that we see Duncan behead a female Immortal.
-This episode ran quite a bit overtime and the editing staff had to
really work at getting it down to the standard time limits. This is
evident especially in the final battle between Duncan and
Nefertiri. When he takes his final stroke it looks like he's
taking her off at the knees instead of the head.
19) #93219 LEGACY
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Paolo Barzman
(I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda
(I)Emile Abossolo-M'bo as Luther
(I)Nadia Cameron as Rebecca
James Smillie as John Bowers
Pierre Martot as Raynaud
Roger Bret as Vendor
Joseph Rezwin as Paul Millet
Louise Vincent as Alice Millet
Alan Brandon as Retailer
Bernard Herve as Hooded Leader
Guy Dhers as Hooded Man
When her mentor REBECCA is killed, AMANDA is determined to avenge
the death, even though it means going up against the formidable
Immortal LUTHER, and very possibly losing her head. She comes to
Duncan for a final fling before her likely death, and when he
discovers that she's after Luther, he tries to take the battle on
himself, feeling he has a better chance of survival. Together they
discover that Luther is hunting the pieces of an ancient crystal
that Rebecca divided among her students, believing that the whole
crystal will make him invulnerable and ensure that he is the Last
Immortal. In the final confrontations, both Amanda and Duncan take
their turns battling the ascetic Luther.
-Amanda's first death (in 853 AD) was due to a blow to the head
just before she is thrown into the cart, not of the Plague. She
might have been clubbed because she was caught stealing or because
she was seen leaving a house marked as a Plague house.
-Notable quote reminiscent of Monty Python: "Bring out your dead."
-At the end Duncan returns a piece of the crystal to Amanda in
remembrance of Rebecca.
20) #93220 PRODIGAL SON
Writers: Christian Bouveron & Lawrence Shore
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Michael Siberry as Hyde
Valerie Steffen as Inspector Bardot
(I)Nicholas Chagrin as Segur
Michelle Seeberger as Wife
Clement Harari as Scientist
Blake Dawson as Clerk
Xavier Jaillard as Attendant
Richie returns, on the run, turning to Duncan for help. An Immortal
has been following him, refusing to confront him, but committing
grisly murders wherever Richie goes. Richie is arrested for the
murders. Duncan learns that the Immortal Hunter MARTIN HYDE is
behind the murders: considering the Quickening of a green Immortal
like Richie not worth the taking, Hyde has been hounding him in
order to drive him to his teacher. A tactic that he has used before
-- once when Duncan was the student and Connor MacLeod was the
seasoned Immortal to be hunted. Duncan must clear Richie of the
murders and defeat the evil Immortal.
-In the scene where Duncan and Richie are passing the bottle of
cognac back and forth, when the two crack up it's actually a goof
by Stan Kirsch and Adrian Paul but the director liked it so much
they kept it in.
-The famous white spandex shorts show up again but now they are
black with white trim. Look for them when Hyde pushes Duncan to
the ground during their fight in the flashback.
-Connor MacLeod wasn't shown in this episode and the conjecture is
that Hyde never managed to track him down. We know that Duncan
didn't lead Hyde to him.
21) #93221 COUNTERFEIT PART I
Writers: Story by David Tynan & Teleplay by Brad Wright
Director: Paolo Barzman
Martin Cummings as Pete
Meilani Paul as Lisa
Peter Hudson as Horton
Peter Rutherford as Denny Ponance
Godfrey James as Charles Browning
Roger Bizley as Sheriff
Bruno Raffaelli as Police Driver
Jean Paul Solal as Alphonso
Less Clack as Doctor
Dominique Jephcott as Victim
Hugues Profy as Guard
Roger Bret as Brother Andre
Robert Hewett as Operator 1
Abraham Ferguson as Operator 2
Vivienne Avramoff as Coach
PETE WILDER just saved Richie from an attack by some guys wearing
Watcher tattoos. Or did he? Nothing is what it seems, and Duncan
becomes increasingly wary of Pete, despite Richie's protests that
the guy is his friend. When Duncan's mistrust gets the possibly
innocent Pete killed, Duncan becomes increasingly unsure of himself.
Unknown to Duncan, his old enemy HORTON is pulling all the strings.
Horton is secretly training escaped killer LISA HALLE to go after
Duncan while he's troubled and vulnerable.
-The voice coach prompting Lisa was actually portrayed by the
Highlander staff voice coach.
-The actress playing Lisa, Meilani Paul, is Adrian Paul's wife in
real life.
-Reportedly, Martin Cummings was also up for the role of Richie
Ryan along with Stan Kirsch when they were initially casting the
series.
-The script did not call for Duncan to tell the priest he was
Immortal. Adrian Paul ad-libed it on his own. There is no hidden
meaning.
22) #93222 COUNTERFEIT PART II
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Dennis Berry
Alexandra Vandernoot as Lisa
Peter Hudson as Horton
(?) rest of credits missing
Joe Dawson arrives in Paris to let Duncan know that Horton may still
be alive and coming after him. However, when Duncan meets "Lisa
Milon," a dead-ringer for Tessa (Lisa Halle after plastic surgery),
all thoughts of Horton and the Watchers go out of his head. Richie,
unsure if Duncan is thinking clearly, goes to Dawson for help and
winds up taking couple of bullets for him when Horton tries a hit.
Lisa is kidnapped, and Duncan insists on going after her even though
his friends warn him it may be a setup. He can't take a chance on
burying her again. When Lisa finally tries to kill Duncan, he turns
the tables on her and Horton at long last gets what's coming to him.
-Masterful performance by Alexandra Vandernoot portraying
essentially three characters, innocent Lisa Milon, psychotic
killer Lisa Halle, and, in the flashbacks, Tessa.
-Horton is now really dead, silencing forever the endless
speculation by fans that he might actually be an Immortal.
-Tessa's tombstone gives her birth date as August 24, 1958.
-Memorable dialog: Dawson -"I'd say you were dying." Richie -
"Oh no, not again. Stick around. I'll be right back."
-Duncan sells the barge, the second home that he and Tessa shared
on the Series. (We don't know yet if he still has the cabin)
3.5. Third Season Episode Details
Note: Most of the episodes summaries are directly from the
Highlander producers.
Regular Cast
------------
Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod
Stan Kirsch as Richie Ryan
Jim Byrnes as Joe Dawson
Lisa Howard as Anne Lindsey
Philip Akin as Charlie DeSalvo
Text from the beginning of each episode
---------------------------------------
(spoken by Joe Dawson)
"He is immortal,
born in the highlands of Scotland 400 years ago.
He is not alone.
There are others like him,
some good, some evil.
For centuries he has battled the forces of Darkness,
with Holy Ground his only refuge.
He cannot die - unless you take his head,
and with it his power.
In the end There Can Be Only One.
He is Duncan MacLeod, The Highlander."
Episode Details (SPOILERS)
--------------------------
1) #94201 THE SAMURAI
Writer: Naomi Janzen
Director: Dennis Berry
Tamlyn Tomita as Midori Koto
(I)Stephen McHattie as Michael Kent
Robert Ito as Hideo Koto
Hiro Kanagawa as Akira Yosida
Terry Arrowsmith as Haley
After MIDORI KOTO sees her husband, rich industrialist MICHAEL KENT,
murder her lover, she kills Kent and runs to Duncan MacLeod for
protection. She reminds Duncan of a vow of protection his 'ancestor'
(actually Duncan himself) made to her family over 200 years
before. Flashbacks tell the story of Duncan coming to the aid of the
samurai HIDEO KOTO after Duncan is shipwrecked in Japan(1778). Hideo
befriends Duncan -- even though the penalty for helping a 'gaijin'
(foreigner) in isolationist Japan is death. When Hideo is forced to
commit 'seppuku' (ritual suicide) by his feudal overlord for that
crime, Duncan serves as his second. He vows to Hideo he will always
protect the Koto family and was bequeathed the dragon-head katana
sword he uses to this day. Back in the present, Duncan discovers
that Kent is an Immortal and he's still alive. Over Duncan's
protests, in order not to further dishonor her family's name, Midori
returns to Kent. When Duncan interfers, Kent challenges him,
whereupon Duncan fulfills his vow to the Koto family and frees
Midori from her loveless marriage.
-Origin of Duncan's katana revealed (in contradiction to information
given in 1st season 'Free Fall'). Production office explains that
Duncan didn't tell Felicia the truth because he didn't trust
her. YAHI. Hideo claimed that the sword was made by
Masahiro. There actually were sword smiths by that name around
almost at the time the sword was supposed to be made.
-The Koto family schrine (Shinto) is holy ground.
-Kent's sword was said to be made by Muramasa. This is the name of
one of legendary sword maker Masamune's (See Section 1.7 )
better-known students, who was also known to be quite mad.
-Duncan cuts Michael Kent with his own sword. Legend states that
Muramasa blades will eventually taste the blood of anyone who owns
them.
-This is Robert Ito's second role on Highlander. He first appeared
in 'Revenge of the Sword' as Tong leader Johnny Leong.
-amusing Duncan quote: "This is a Scottish body, and it can wash
itself!"
2) #94302 LINE OF FIRE
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Clay Borris
(I)Randall "Tex" Cobb as Kern
Chandra West as Donna
Michelle Thrush as Little Deer
Andrew Wheeler as Father Mathew
Peter Bob as Kahani
Rick Poltaruk as Clerk
Richard Leacock as Jamal
James & Mathew Harrington as Jeremy
Donna, a girl Richie dated briefly several years ago, returns with
her 18-month-old son -- who she claims is Richie's! While Duncan
reminds him that it's impossible, that Immortals are unable to have
children, Richie sees this as an opportunity to have the family he
never had and never will be able to again. When KERN, an evil
Immortal, rides into town, Duncan is reminded of his own foster son,
KAHANI. Kahani and his Sioux Indian mother, Little Deer, were
massacred over a hundred years ago by US soldiers led by Kern, then
a mercenary scout. Duncan is eager to even the score. When Donna
finds Richie's sword and demands to know what it's for, Richie is at
a loss to tell her. Duncan advises Richie that it would be safer and
kinder to Donna and the baby to leave them. When his new-found
family is threatened by Kern, Richie realizes Duncan is right. While
Duncan rids the world of the evil Kern, Richie lets go of the only
family he'll ever have.
-Connor was airbrushed out of the flashback scene where Duncan
mourns Little Deer
3) #94303 THE REVOLUTIONARY
Writer: Peter Mohan
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Miguel Fernandes as Paul Karros
Liliana Komorowska as Mara
Lisa Howard as Anne Lindsey
Bernard Cuffling as Harry Wellfleet
John Novak as Mason
Andrew Kavadas as Anthony Dourcef
Lisa Vultaggio as Elda
Robert Iseman as Mike
L. Harvey Gold as Bourchek
The people of a tiny Balkan nation are rising up in arms against an
oppressive dictator. The freedom fighters are let by PAUL KARROS, a
vibrant, charismatic leader. Karros is an Immortal who once served
as a slave under Roman oppression and fought his way to freedom with
Spartacus. Since that time, whenever the common people have been
fighting against oppression, Karros has been at their side. Karros
and his assistant, MARA, have come to the US to drum up support for
their cause. Duncan and Karros fought together in the Mexican
Revolution and Karros tries to convince Duncan to fight with him in
this just cause. Duncan turns him down, but Charlie is tempted both
by the cause and by Mara. When FATHER STEFAN, a local liaison, is
critially wounded in an assissination attempt, Duncan realizes that
Karros is determined to fight the war at any cost -- even at the
cost of sabotaging peace negotiations by killing those who trust
him. When Mara discoves the truth, she threatens to expose
him. Karros responds by attempting to kill her. Duncan is forced to
challenge his old comrade. When Mara returns home to the Balkans,
Charlie goes with her to help the people.
-Paul Karros fought with Spartacus (who was killed in 71 BC) which
would make Karros at least 2065 years old.
4) #94304 THE CROSS OF ST. ANTOINE
Writer: Morrie Ruvinsky
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda
David Longworth as Priest(?)
(I)Brion James as Armand Thorne/John Durgan
David Hauka as Martin Blinder
Jason Gray-Stanford as Jonah
Lloyd Berry as Billows
Gerry Rousseau as Rafe
Willow Johnson as Miss Welsley (school teacher)
Charles Andre as Bellam
J. B. Bivens as George
Dawson has a new girlfriend, art historian LAUREN GALE, and a new
attitude on life. Unfortunately, after the successful opening night
of his blues club, he, Duncan, and Amanda arrive at Lauren's house
to find she's been murdered. We discover the murderer is ARMAND
THORNE, benefactor of the Thorne Museum of Antiquities, who was
being investigated by Lauren. Duncan finds an ancient gold cross on
display in Thorne's museum, a cross that had been stolen out from
under his protection nearly two hundred years before. Armand Thorne,
Duncan discovers, is actually JOHN DURGAN, the Immortal trapper who
murdered a frontier priest and stole the cross. Duncan persuades
Amanda to come out of cat-burglar retirement and help him to steal
the cross from the museum in order to lure Thorne out of his heavily
protected fortress. Duncan confronts Thorne, taking his head, and
finally gets to return the Cross of St. Antoine to the Church, its
rightful owner.
5) #94305 RITE OF PASSAGE
Writer: Karen Harris
Director: Mario Azzopardi
(I)Rob Stewart as Axel Whittaker
(I)Gabrielle Miller as Michelle Webster
Alan Scarfe as Mr. Webster
(I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda
Marie Stillin as Nancy Webster
(I)Alexa Gilmour as Sharon
Robert Iseman as Mike
Lisha Snelgrove as Singer
MICHELLE WEBSTER, the rebellious teenage daughter of a friend of
Duncan's, drives away from her parents' house in a rage and right
over a cliff. Trama surgeon ANNE LINDSEY tries he best to save
Michelle, but it's too late. Duncan rushes to the hospital to
comfort his grieving friends -- and sneak their newly Immortal
daughter out of the morgue. He tries to train her in the arts of
Immortality, but Michelle just wants to have fun. She meets Immortal
AXEL WHITTAKER who promises her all the fun and adventure she could
imagine if she stays with him. In flashback, we see that Axel uses
beautiful new Immortal women as bait to trap other Immortals and
take their heads -- Duncan barely escaped with his in 1894
Boston. Axel uses Michelle to lure Duncan to his yacht, where they
continue the battle they started a hundred years before. Duncan
defeats Axel. Michelle, witnessing the fearsome power of the
Quickening, agrees to be trained as an Immortal under the protection
of AMANDA.
6) #94306 COURAGE
Writer: Nancy Heiken
Director: Charles Wilkinson
(I)John Pyper Ferguson as Brion Cullen
Stefan Arngrim as
Jonathan Scarfe as Kelly
Jennifer Copping as Katherine
Mark Acheson as Laszlo
Catherine Lough as Marcia
Peter Bryant as Orderly
Colleen Rennison as Robin
Marc Baur as Mike
CULLEN, an old friend of Duncan's and once known as the greatest
swordsman in Europe, is burnt out from centuries of playing The Game
and has turned to drugs and alcohol to get the courage to keep on
playing. After having a catastrophic run-in with Richie, Cullen
'awakens' to find himself in a hospital emergency room. And he still
is determined to have Richie's head. Duncan (who was at the hospital
visiting his favorite doctor) tries to convince Cullen to stop using
the drugs, which reminds Duncan how he once tried to help Cullen
overcome his opium addiction a hundred years ago in San Francisco.
Deluded by his progressive loss of confidence and his drug habit,
Cullen believes Duncan is just trying to render him helpless.
Finally, Duncan has no choice but to confront his former
comrade.
-Duncan is 'fatally' crushed between a van and a stack of
construction pipes. Cullen (driving the van) also 'dies' in the
crash - thus giving Duncan time to revive.
7) #94307 THE LAMB
Writer: J. P. Couture
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Myles Ferguson as Kenny
(I)Eric Keenleyside as Dallman Ross
(I)Alf Humphreys as Frank Brody
Linden Banks as Commander
Jesse Moss as Sean
Christina Jastrzembska as Catherine
What happens to a kid who hits Immortality before he hits puberty?
Duncan and Richie take in 10-year-old KENNY, who asks for their
protection after the fatherly Immortal who was protecting him is
beheaded. Kenny, we discover, is not the sweet little lamb he
appears to be. He has bee Immortal for nearly 800 years, and has
survived all that time by convincing other Immortals to take him in
and protect him -- and then taking their heads.
-This finally settles the controversy as to whether a
child-Immortal would every grow up.
8) #94308 OBSESSION
Writer: Lawrence Shore
Director: P. Ziller
(I)Cameron Bancroft as David Keogh
Nancy Sorel as Jill Pelentay
Sherry Miller as Sarah Carter
Duncan Fraser as
Laura Harris as Julia Renquist
Kim Kondrahoff as Henry Carter
Nancy Sivak as Ginny
John R. Taylor as Jake
Immortal DANIEL KEOGH, once an indentured servant, is a noted
craftsman with his heart set on marrying his sweetheart,
JILL. Unfortunately, Jill does not agree. Although she loved Keogh
once, she was unable to handle it when he confided the secret of his
Immortality. Now Keogh won't leave her alone and she's coming to
Duncan, whom Keogh respects and might listen to, for help. But Keogh
won't listen, convinced that Jill needs him as much as he needs her.
9) #94309 SHADOWS
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Charles Wilkinson
(I)Garwin Sanford as Garrick
Frank C. Turner as Official
Margaret Barton as Hag
Catherine Lough as Marcia
Catherine Lough as Marcia
Dorian Joe Clark as Cop One
Jonathan Palis as Sheriff
James Timmins as Merchant
Amy Adamson as Margaret of Devon
James Rogers as Cory
Duncan is tormented by frighteningly real visions of his own death,
beheaded by a mysterious dark-hooded figure. Anne tries to convince
him to seek medical help, but instead he turns to his old friend
GARRICK, who has spent centuries studying the mind. Duncan last saw
Garrick in the 17th Century, when Duncan barely escaped being burned
as a witch. What Duncan didn't know was that Garrick was not able to
escape as well. Garrick convinces Duncan that the dark-hooded figure
haunts all Immortals and that the way to defeat it is to not fight
it, to accept it for what it is. When Duncan, haggard and exhausted,
faces the specter for the last time, puts down his sword and refuses
to fight the specter as it goes for his head -- until at the last
moment Duncan discovers what the figure really is.
-F. Braun McAsh, the current fightmaster on HL played the hooded
figure.
10) #94310 BLACKMAIL (pre-air titles of 'Swords, Lies, and
Videotape' and 'Evidence')
Writer: Morrie Ruvinsky
Director: Paolo Barzman
Bruce Dinsmore as Bruno Wylie
Barbara Tyson as Barbara Wylie
(I)Anthony de Longis as Lymon Kurlow
(I)Bill Croft as Peter Matlin
Kelly Fiddick as Johnny
Vicent Gale as Lattimore
Justine Priestley as Lisa Crane
P. Adrien Dorval as Jailer
Gordon Tipple as Hangman
BRUNO WYLIE is leaving his mistress' apartment with his camcorder
when he sees Duncan in combat with another Immortal. Bruno makes
sure he gets it all on tape -- the fight, the death, the
Quickening. He then tries to cut a deal with Duncan: if Duncan kills
Bruno's wife, then Bruno won't go to the police. When LYMON KURLOW,
partner of the Immortal Duncan killed on the tape, comes after
Duncan, Bruno, unaware of what he's dealing with, proposes another
deal. A la "Strangers on a Train," Bruno will kill Kurlow and
Duncan will kill Bruno's wife, and no one will suspect a thing.
Bruno challenges Kurlow, who kills Bruno easily and Duncan is left
to save Bruno's wife and get rid of Kurlow.
11) #94311 VENDETTA
Writer: Alan Swayze
Director: George Mendeluk
(I)Tony Rosato as Benny Carbassa
Ken Pogue as Simon Lang
Stella Stevens as Margaret Lang
Tamara Gorski as Peggy McCall
Michael Sunczyk as Syd
Edgar Davis Jr. as Joey
Aurelio' Di Nunzio as Sal
Ernie Prentice as Grey-haired Man
To save his own hide, petty hoolum BENNY CARBASSA, the Nathan
Detroit of Immortality, turns Duncan over to an aging gangster
determined to see Duncan dead before he dies.
12) #94312 THEY ALSO SERVE
Writer: Lawrence Shore
Director: Paolo Barzman
Mary Woronov as Rita Luce
(I)Barry Pepper as Michael Christian
(I)Vivian Wu as May-Ling Shen
Michael Anderson Jr. as Ian Bancroft
Marc Baur as Mike
Oliver Becker as Justin
Lorraine Landry as Maureen
Mina E. Mina as Kahn
Recent Immortal MICHAEL CHRISTIAN has been on an incredible string
of luck, taking a number of heads from unarmed and vulnerable
opponents, including MAY-LING SHEN, who taught Duncan the martial
arts. Christian's Watcher, RITA LUCE, has been supplying him with
classified information on the other Immortals and their weaknesses.
The race is on for Joe Dawson to figure out Rita's secret before
Christian sets his sights on Duncan.
13) #94313 BLIND FAITH
Writer: Jim Makichuk
Director: Gerry Ciccoritti
(I)Richard Lynch as John Kirin/Cage
Conrad Dunn as Matthew
Dave Cameron as Todd Milchan
Nick Vrataric as Tim Parriot
Alfonso Quijada Jr. as Carlos
Celine Lockhart as Nun
Ravinder Toor as Cop
Robert Iseman as Mike
F. Braun McAsh as Derelict
When a religious leader, JOHN KIRIN, dies on Anne's operating table
and then returns from the dead, his believers know a miracle has
occurred. Duncan knows better. He watched as Kirin, then known as
CAGE, massacred POWs in the Spanish Civl war and left a band of
Cambodian refugee children to die at the hands of the Khmer Rouge.
Kirin swears that experience changed him forever, turning him from a
man of war to a man of peace. When a tabloid reporter trying to get
the goods on Kirin winds up dead, Duncan is certain he knows who is
responsible.
14) #94314 SONG OF THE EXECUTIONER
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Paolo Barzman
(I)David Robb as Kalas
(I)Eugene Lipinski as Br. Paul
(I)Demetri Goritsas as Br. Timon
John Tench as Max Jupe
Vince Metcalfe as Dan Tarendash
Lynda Boyd as Karen
Catherine Lough as Marcia
Paul Bittante as Detective
Allixandria East as Nurse
In the 1600s, Duncan sought refuge for a time in a monastery founded
by PAUL, another Immortal. There he encountered KALAS, an Immortal
monk with a heavenly singing voice. When Duncan discovered that
Kalas was routinely taking the heads of Immortals as they left the
sanctuary, Duncan had Kalas expelled from the monastery, destroying
the life that Kalas loved. Now Kalas is determined to return the
favor by destroying the lives of those close to Duncan -- Paul,
Dawson and Anne.
15) #94315 STAR-CROSSED
Writer: Jim Makichuk
Director: Paolo Barzman
(I)Roger Daltrey as Hugh Fitzcairn
(I)David Robb as Kalas
Michel Modo as Maurice
Frederic Witta as Patrick
Valerie Zarrouk as Naomi
Gian-Franco Salemi as Doge
Elodie Frenck as Arianna
Guillaume Barriere as Scribe
Gerard Touratier as Watch
Fabrice Bagni as Manservant
Virginie Peignien as Inspector
Duncan, forced to leave the States by KALAS, returns to France where
he is reunited with his old friend, HUGH FITZCAIRN. For the first
time in the 350 years Duncan has known him, Fitz has settled down
with the love of his life, NAOMI. When Naomi's jealous ex-lover is
murdered and the clues point to Fitz, Fitz goes on the run from the
police. Duncan realizes that Fitz is being framed by KALAS, who has
followed him from the U.S., intent on destroying those around him.
16) #94316 METHOS
Writer: J.P. Couture
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)David Robb as Kalas
(I)Peter Wingfield as Methos
Carmen Champlin as Maria Campolo
Patrice Valota as Marc Saracen
Olivier Marchal as Philippe
Patrice Valota as Marc Saracen
Jean Francois Pages as Basil Dornin
Ken Samuels as Roger
George Birt as Don Salzer
Charles Maquignon as Bartender
Denis Sylvain as Inspector
Debbie Davis as Danielle
KALAS is looking for METHOS, the mythical "oldest Immortal." Duncan
knows that, with Methos' quickening, Kalas would finally be strong
enough to defeat him. Kalas and Duncan race to be the first to find
Methos. In flashbacks to the world of opera in Paris in the 1920,
we see a previous battle in which Duncan inflicts the throat wound
destroying the singing voice that had been Kalas' life since the
Middle Ages.
17) #94317 TAKE BACK THE NIGHT
Writer: Alan Swayze
Director: Paolo Barzman
(I)Kim Johnston Ulrich as Ceirdwyn
Michel Modo as Maurice
Benjamin Pullen as
Marc Edouard Leon as Paolo
Peter Semler as Callum
Jean Francois Pages as Basil Dornin
Ariane Le Roux as Neva
David Gregg as Steven
Frank Messin as Gaston
Terence Leroy-Beaulieu as Mario
Jonathan Zaccai as Louis
Anthony Miceli as Raoul
Olivier Siou as Laurent
Thierry Bois as Blond Man
John Charles Maratier as Angus
When Immortal CEIRDWYN and her mortal husband are gunned down by a
street gang, she calls upon her skills as an ancient Celtic warrior
to exact her revenge on the members of the gang, one by one.
Duncan, who has known Ceirdwyn since before they helped smuggle
Bonnie Prince Charlie out of Scotland in 1746, must stop Ceirdwyn
and make her see that revenge is not the answer. In return,
Ceirdwyn helps Duncan see that, although loving a mortal can be
dangerous for the mortal, it is the mortal who must choose whether
to take the risk.
18) #94318 TESTIMONY
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Alexis Daniel as Kristov
Selina Giles as Tasha
Xavier Schliwanski as Alexei
Georges Keyl as Bohdan
Bertrand Lacy as Doctor Chandon
Lawrence Shore as Man at Airport
Duncan decides to tell Anne the truth about his Immortality and she
flies to Paris to be with him. En route, Anne helps save the life
of a young woman, TASHA, who turns out to be smuggling drugs for the
Russian Mafia. Tasha is the lover of KRISTOV, the head of the
Russian gang and formerly the leader of band of Cossacks Duncan
encountered on his way to the Orient in 1750. Duncan and Anne try
to convince Tasha to testify against Kristov, while Kristov is
determined to make sure Tasha dies before she can testify.
Kidnapped by Kristov as a pawn in this game, Richie must grow as an
Immortal -- or die.
- Mercedes are regularly used as work vehicles in Europe such as the
taxi in this episode.
19) #94319 MORTAL SINS
Writer: Lawrence Shore
Director: Mario Azzopardi
(I)Andrew Woodall as Ernst Daimler
Roger Bret as Father Bernard
Jean-Claude Deret as Georges Dalou
Claude Berthy as Father Guillaume
Thierry Gary as Iggy
Georges Janin as Young Bernard
Laurent Deutsch as Young Georges
Lyes Salem as Aram
Pierre Rousselle as Jean
FATHER BERNARD has a secret he thought he'd buried 50 years ago at
the bottom of the Seine. When ERNST DAIMLER, the Nazi Major who
Bernard killed as a young boy in the French Resistance, appears at
his church looking not a day older than the day he died, Father
Bernard realizes he's like Duncan. When the Nazi starts looking for
revenge, Bernard, who has kept Duncan's Immortality a secret all
these years, goes to Duncan for help. Meanwhile, Anne has some
secrets of her own that could change the course of Duncan's life.
-They used the real voice of Jean Claud Deret (Dalou) in this
episode. He was looped in "For Tomorrow We Die".
20) #94320 REASONABLE DOUBT
Writer: Elizabeth Baxter
Director: Denis Berry
(I)Paudge Behan as Lucas Kagan
Geraldine Cotte as Simone Tomas
Richard Lintern as Tarsis
Michel Modo as Maurice
Dolores Chaplin
Jacques Ciron as Head Clerk
Didier Terron as Claude
Rebecca Potok as Madame Camille
Laurence Mercier as Woman
Olivier Kandel as Young Kagan
Pierre Alexis Hollenbeck as Rudy
Azzedine Melliti as Rene
When a valuable DaVinci sketch is stolen from a friend of
Duncan's in a robbery that kills two guards, Duncan
offers to act as go-between to ransom it back. He
discovers the sketch was stolen by KAGAN, an Immortal he
faced once before, when Kagan was a bank robber in 1930
Paris and Duncan killed his mentor. Meanwhile, Maurice
asks Duncan to help his troubled niece, Simone, who turns
out to be more troubled than Maurice knows.
21) #94321 FINALE, PART ONE
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Mario Azzopardi
(I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda
(I)David Robb as Kalas
(I)Peter Wingfield as Methos
Michel Modo as Maurice
(I)Roland Gift as Xavier St. Cloud
Sian Weber as Christine Salzer
John Suda as Hamza
Debbie Davis as Danielle
Matthew Geczy as Martin
Emmanuel Karsen as Nino
Patrick Albenque as Genet
Charles Maquignon as Gerard
Mykhael Georges-Schar as Business Man
KALAS returns, escaped from prison and determined to finish Duncan
for good. He goes after Maurice and kidnaps AMANDA to use as bait
for Duncan. Meanwhile, the widow of a Watcher killed by Kalas
decides to get her revenge on Immortals and Watchers alike by
exposing their secret to the media. Dawson and METHOS team up to
try and stop her -- any way they can.
- Methos drove a VW convertible bug.
22) #94322 FINALE, PART TWO
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Denis Berry
(I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda
(I)David Robb as Kalas
(I)Peter Wingfield as Methos
Sian Weber as Christine Salzer
George Harris as Vemas
David Gilliam as Jeremy Clancy
Matthew Geczy as Martin
Emmanuel Karsen as Nino
Karim Salah as Sultan
Albert Pariente as Guard
Immortals and Watchers face the end of the world as they know it.
KALAS manages to get his hands on the Watcher's database before it
can be spread to the media and he offers Duncan a deal -- Duncan
offers up his head to Kalas or the contents of the disk are made
public. They meet on the Eiffel Tower to settle things once and for
all.
3.6. Fourth Season Episode Details
Note: Most of the episodes summaries are directly from the
Highlander producers.
Regular Cast
------------
Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod
Stan Kirsch as Richie Ryan
Jim Byrnes as Joe Dawson
Text from the beginning of each episode
---------------------------------------
(spoken by Joe Dawson)
"He is Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander.
Born in 1592 in the highlands of Scotland,
he is still alive.
He is immortal.
For 400 years he's been a warrior,
a lover,
a wanderer,
contantly facing other immortals in combat to the death.
The winner takes his enemy's head and with it his power.
I am a Watcher,
part of a secret society of men and women who observe
and record but never interfer.
We know the truth about immortals.
In the end, there can be only one.
May it be Duncan MacLeod."
Episode Details (SPOILERS)
--------------------------
01) #95401 HOMELAND
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Adrian Paul
Kristin Minter as Rachael MacLeod
(I)Carsten Norgaard as Kanwulf
Matthew Walker as Ian MacLeod
Laurie Holden as Debra Campbell
Scott McNeil as Robert MacLeod
Anna Hogan as Mary MacLeod
Ewan (Sudsy) Clark as George Lalonde
John Tierney as Angus
William Samples as Bruce
Gerard Plunkett as James Bailey
Robert Moloney as Kevin McSwain
Billy Mitchell as Brian McSwain
Forbes Angus as Constable
Andrew MacGregor as Donal
In the season opener, Duncan returns to the land of his youth. After
purchasing an antique bracelet in Paris, he heads off to Glenfinnan,
to return it to the grave of DEBRA, the first love of his life. In
the Glenfinnan of the present, the men who robbed Debra's grave are
found sliced open -- the Blood Eagle, the trademark of KANWULF The
Destroyer, the legendary Viking marauder who pillaged the area for
hundreds of years and killed Duncan MacLeod's father. But according
to local legend, Duncan MacLeod came back from the dead and killed
Kanwulf nearly 400 years ago. Or did he?
-Portions of this episode, were filmed on location in Glenfinnan,
Scotland.
-The haunting Scottish song is 'Bonny Portmore.' The version used
was arranged by HL series composer Roger Bellon and sung by Laura
Creamer, a talented singer from Los Angeles who has sung other
songs for the series over the previous three seasons. The producers
wanted to secure the rights to Loreena McKennitt's original
recording (which was used in the third HL movie and which is also
available on her album "The Visit") but that proved
too difficult given budget and time constraints. The version used
in this episode is not available commercially.
02) #95402 BROTHERS IN ARMS
Writer: Morriee Ruvinsky
Director: Charles Wilkinson
Philip Akil as Charlie DeSalvo
(I)Wolfgang Bodinson as Andrew Cord
Liliana Komorowska as Mara
Chris Bradford as Young Joe Dawson
Jeffrey Renn as Young Ian Bancroft
Garrison Chrisjohn as Dr. Weldon
Mercedes Tang as Vietnamese Woman
Friends become enemies and the past is revealed, when Immortal
ANDREW CORD is gunned down and Duncan discovers the sniper is
CHARLIE DESALVO, his good friend who used to run the dojo. Charlie,
who left Duncan to fight the good fight in the Balkans with his
love, Mara, is after Cord, who murdered her. Dawson knows Cord as
the man who saved his life in Viet Nam after a mine explosion took
his legs and he begs Duncan not to fight him. Duncan agrees --
until Cord turns the tables and sets his sights on Charlie.
03) #95403 THE INNOCENT
Writer: Alan Swayze
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Pruitt Taylor Vince as Mikey
(I)Callum Keith Rennie as Tyler King
Philip Hayes as Alan Wells
Chilton Crane as Helen Wells
Dwight McFee as Jack Spice
Darryl Shackelly as Chaske
Hagan Beggs as Doc Hobbs
Patrick Stevenson as Lockport
George Austin as Anderson
Craig Bunanski as Sheriff
Bobby Stewart as Office Winston
Terry Howson as Water Delivery Man
In an episode filled with danger and compassion, Richie encounters
MIKEY, a huge Immortal of limited mental development and a
fascination with trains. Richie takes Mikey home to Duncan, who
advises him that taking care of Mikey could be trouble. Duncan
remembers coming to the aid of a young Indian in trouble, when his
help got the man killed. While Duncan faces TYLER KING, an Immortal
who's coming after Mikey, Richie must find the maturity to take
responsibility for Mikey's situation.
04) #95404 LEADER OF THE PACK
Writer: Lawrence Shore
Director: Mario Azzopardi
Justin Louis as Mark Roszca
Travis MacDonald as Kanis
Venus Terzo as
Rachel Hayward as
Jenafor Ryane as Alicia
Kim Restell as Julie
Yee Jee Tso as Gerald
Greg Rogers as Detective Sheridan
Veena Sood as Shandra Devane
Christopher Gaze as Sheriff
Michael Dobson as Cop
Christopher Lovick as Shepherd
The past comes back to haunt Richie when he spies MARK ROSZCA, the
street punk who killed Tessa and Richie in the second season
episode "The Darkness." Richie is determined to go after Roszca and
revenge Tessa's death. Meanwhile, Duncan is distracted by the
return of an old Immortal enemy, KANIS -- a master of hounds who
uses his pack of dogs to track and exhaust his prey. This time his
prey is Duncan MacLeod.
05) #95405 DOUBLE EAGLE
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Mario Azzopardi
(I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda
(I)Nicholas Campbell as Kit O'Brady
Tim Henry as Jim Rainey
Garvin Cross as Ray
Tony Marr as Laundry Worker
Duncan's old friend, KIT O'BRADY, comes into town in search of a
good race horse and a change of luck. Duncan knew Kit back in Gold
Rush San Francisco, when Kit ran the Double Eagle Saloon. Kit lost
the Double Eagle to Amanda in a poker game and has blamed her ever
since for his string of bad luck -- and he's vowed to kill her.
When Amanda chooses to breeze back into Duncan's life while Kit is
there, Duncan is hard pressed to keep them apart and to keep them
from killing each other.
06) #95406 REUNION
Writer: Elizabeth Baxter
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Myles Ferguson as Kenny
Lisa Howard as Anne Lindsey
(I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda
(I)Mike Preston as Terence Kincaid
Ryan Michael as Sheriff
Luc Corbeil as Merriman
Joel Wirkkunen as McPhee
Lisa Butler as Kenny's Mother
Running for his life from Immortal TERENCE KINCAID, KENNY (the child
Immortal from "The Lamb") runs straight into Anne Lindsey's
emergency room. Stashing Kenny in the hospital chapel, Anne calls
Duncan for help. Duncan agrees to harbor him for one night only,
but when Duncan gets him home, Kenny discovers his long-lost
teacher there -- Amanda!
07) #95407 THE COLONEL
Writer: Durnford King
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Sean Allen as Simon Killian
Lisa Butler as Melissa
Dave "Squatch" Ward as Cisco
Antony Holland as The General
Sean Campbell as Sgt. Merion
World War I was officially over when Colonel SIMON KILLIAN ordered
his troops into one last bloody attack on the Germans. Duncan
witnessed the massacre and made sure his testimony at Killian's
court martial got Killian locked up forever. Seventy years later,
Killian is back to return the favor. Meanwhile, Amanda has found a
new friend, MELISSA, a young thief out for thrills. Melissa wants to
be just like Amanda so she changes her hair and her clothes to look
just like her -- so much so that Killian kidnaps her, thinking she's
Duncan's girlfriend.
08) #95408 RELUCTANT HEROES
Writer: Scott Peters
Director: Neill Fearnley
(I)Peter Outerbridge as Paul Kinman
Jill Teed as Kaayla Brooks
Kevin McNulty as David Markum
Nicola Cavendish as Queen Anne
Tony Scanling as Lord Keating
Fred Henderson as Desantis
Stephen Dimopoulos as Vince Petrovic
Kevin Lesmister as Earl of Welsley
Eileen Barrett as Alice Markum
Peter Bryant as Cop
Coming home from the movies, Duncan and Richie witness a murder
attempt on grocer DAVID MARKUM. Duncan saves Markum, but Markum's
wife Alice is hit and killed. Duncan and Richie go after the
murderer and discover he's Immortal PAUL KINMAN just as the police
arrive and arrest him. Duncan want's Kinman's head. Kinman killed
Duncan's good friend DENNIS KEATING when they were in the court of
Queen Anne. FBI agent KAAYLA BROOKS asks Duncan and Richie if they
can testify against Kinman, but Duncan refuses because he can't
kill Kinman if Kinman's in jail.
09) #95409 THE WRATH OF KALI
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Duane Clark
(I)Kabir Bedi as Kamir
? as Deva Ennis
? as Vashti
Veena Sood
Brent Stait
Molly Parker
Sue Mathew
Alec Willows as Martin Millay
An ancient statue of the Hindu goddess Kali is purchased by the
university where Duncan teaches and is put on display. Its creator,
Immortal KAMIR, who has been searching for it for centuries, arrives
determined to take it back to its' home in India. DEVA ENNIS, the
half-Indian department chairman who found the piece for the
university, is equally determined to keep it. Duncan, who has known
Kamir since the Raj period, when India was controlled by the British
Empire, knows Kamir is the last of the Thugee, a cult who worshipped
Kali by ritually strangling her enemies.
10) #95410 CHIVALRY
Writer: Michael O'Mahoney & Sasha Reins
Director: Paolo Barzman
(I)Peter Wingfield as Adam Pierson/Methos
(I)Anne Turkel as Kristin Gilles
Beverly Hendry as Louise
Emmanuelle Vaugier as
Nearly 350 years ago, Duncan was the devoted lover of KRISTIN
GILLES, a beautiful Immortal who taught him to be a gentleman. When
he found another love, Kristin refused to let him go, killing his
new lover. Now Kristin is sharing her bed with another new Immortal
full of potential -- Richie. Methos, who knows Duncan has never
been able to kill Kristin because of his strict code of honor, has
arrived in town to watch the fireworks as Duncan tries to convince
Richie that his new-found love is dangerous.
11) #95411 TIMELESS
Writer: Karen Harris
Director: Duane Clark
(I)Peter Wingfield as Adam Pierson/Methos
(I)Ron Halder as Walter Graham
(I)Rae Dawn Chong as Claudia Jardine
Ocean Hellman as Alexa Bond
Brent Fidler as Jeremy Beaufort
David MacKay as Gremio
World famous pianist CLAUDIA JARDINE has a secret that even she
doesn't know -- she's destined to become Immortal. Immortal
impresario WALTER GRAHAM, who has guided the careers of mortal greats
like Shakespeare, sees his chance to shepherd Claudia's genius forever
and kills her, triggering her latent Immortality -- against Duncan's
better judgment. Meanwhile, Methos has fallen for ALEXA, at waitress
at Joe's who has a secret of her own. And why is Duncan wearing that
dress? The classical music selections in this episode were:
1) In opening scene:
- Chopin's C minor Etude
2) When Claudia plays for Mac and Walter:
- Debussy's Claire de Lune
3) Tag ending when Claudia plays and Mac listens:
- was supposed to be Bach's Invention #8 in F,
but ended up as an improvised riff
12) #95412 THE BLITZ
Writer: Morrie Ruvinsky
Director: Paolo Barzman
Lisa Howard as Anne Lindsey
Duncan Fraser as
Beverley Elliott as
Alison Noir as Diane Terrin
Robert Iseman as Mike
Tim Dixon as Harry
Tracy Olson as Lord Sewell
David Adams as Emcee
ER trauma surgeon Anne Lindsey responds to the call for help after
an explosion devastates a subway station, but when a subsequent
explosion rocks the station, Anne is trapped. Duncan remembers WWII
London where he and the woman he loved, reporter Diane Terrin, were
trapped in a bombed air-raid shelter during The Blitz, running out of
time and air. Duncan is desperate to rescue Anne before he loses her
like he lost Diane.
13) #95413 SOMETHING WICKED
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Byron Chief Moon as Jim Coltec
(I)Benjamin Ratner as Bryce Korland
Darcy Laurie as Harry Kant
Carla Temple as Denise
Dan Muldoon as Captain
Michael Gall as Tall Beatnik
Colin Foo as Clerk
Carl Chase as Robert Davis
The Immortal Coltec is a Native American Hayoka -- a shaman whose
responsibility is to take evil into himself to protect his people.
After the massacre of Duncan's Indian family in 1872, Coltec saved
Duncan by taking in the evil and rage he felt. Since the death of his
tribe, Coltec has become Hayoka to the world, protecting it from evil
Immortals. But Coltec's capacity for evil isn't endless and when evil
finally overtakes him, Duncan must find a way to save Coltec without
being drawn into the evil himself.
14) #95414 DELIVERANCE (working title LEAP OF FAITH)
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Peter Wingfield as Adam Pierson/Methos
(I)Michael J. Jackson as Sean Burns
Carl Chase as Robert Davis
Valeria Cavalli as Dominique Davis
Kristin Minter as Rachel MacLeod
Valeria Cavalli as Dominique
Carl Chase as Robert Davis
Geoffroy Boutan as Claude Massanet
Morgan Cooke as Antoine
Patrick Burgel as Albert
Julien Bizot as Driver
Duncan arrives in France, leaving a trail of hate and destruction in
his wake. Methos finds him and discovers just how evil Duncan has
become when he tries to take Methos' head on holy ground. After Duncan
kills another good friend, Methos realizes that the only way to save
Duncan may be to kill him.
15) #95415 PROMISES
Writer: Lawrence Shore
Director: Paolo Barzman
Kristin Minter as Rachel MacLeod
(I)Ricco Ross as Kassim
Ben Feitelson as
Vernon Dobtcheff as Hamad
Tomer Sisley as Reza
Peta Wilson as Inspector
Karim Salah as Boadin Al Deneb
Soumaya Akaaboune as Aliya
Dine Souli as Official
In 1755, Duncan made a promise in order to save the life of a young
friend. It comes back to haunt him when Kassim, the Immortal to whom
he made the promise, demands that Duncan assassinate the tyrannical
dictator of a small Middle Eastern country. When his refusal gets a
good man killed and puts Rachel's life in jeopardy, Duncan is torn
between doing what he believes is right and keeping his promise.
16) #95416 METHUSELAH'S GIFT
Writer: Michael O'Mahoney and Sasha Reins
Director: Adrian Paul
(I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda
(I)Peter Wingfield as Adam Pierson/Methos
Anthony Hyde as
Jamie Harris as
(I)Nadia Cameron as Rebecca
Patrick Serraf as Man
Guy Amram as Kelly
When masked thugs try to take Amanda's head in her sleep and steal
the crystal given to her long ago by Rebecca, Amanda and Duncan
investigate. They discover that the crystal may be part of the
Methuselah Stone, a mystic talisman said to impart eternal life and
invulnerability to the wearer and that the person willing to kill
Amanda to get it may be -- Methos?
17) #95417 THE IMMORTAL CIMOLI
Writers: Story by Sophia Descroisette;
Teleplay by Scott Peters
Director: Yves Lafaye
(I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda
(I)Crispin (Jason?) Bonham Carter as Danny Cimoli
Louise Vincent as Lina Cimoli
Simon Kunz as Damon Case
Louise Vincent as Lina Cimoli
Roger Lumont as Marco Mastina
Patrick Mille as Jean Philippe de LeFaye III
Stephane Boucher as Edward Bellamy
Veronique Baylaucq as Annie
(I)T. C. Holmes as Immortal
Two bit magician Danny Cimoli gets a whole new act then he's hit by
a truck and becomes The Immortal Cimoli. Amanda and Duncan find him in
a curious a circus, taking bullets in the heart of delight of the
audience and blissfully unaware he's now part of The Game.
18) #95418 THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY
Writer: Alan Swayze
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Dougray Scott as Warren Cochrane
(I)Peter Wingfield as Adam Pierson/Methos
Laura Marine as Nancy Goddard
Struan Rodger as Bonnie Prince Charles
Gresby Nash as Andrew Donnelly
Luc Bernard as Inspector Deon
F. Braun McAsh as Innkeeper
Shannon Finnegan as Sarah
George Salmon as James
Duncan's old friend Warren Cochrane is hiding a horrible secret he
can't bear to remember. Realizing that an Immortal, Duncan who won't
remember what he is is a soon to be dead Immortal, Duncan tries to
help Warren by reminding him of the history they shared together, of
their battles for Scotland's freedom, and of their mission to return
Bonnie Prince Charlie to the throne. But Duncan might have helped his
freind more by letting the past stay buried.
19) #95420 TILL DEATH
Writers: Story be Beatrice Mathouret;
Teleplay by Michael O'Mahony & Sasha Reins
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Roger Daltry as Hugh Fitzcairn
(I)Jeremy Brudenwell as Robert de Valicourt
(I)Cecile Pallas as Gina de Valicourt
(I)Peter Wingfield as Adam Pierson/Methos
(I)Michael J. Jackson as Sean Burns
Michel Feller as Footman
When Gina and Robert de Valicourt met 300 years ago, even Gina's
suitors Duncan and Fitzcaim had to admit they were destined for each
other. Each century, as Robert and Gina renewed their wedding vows
before their friends and fellow Immortals, their love grew
stronger. But now their marriage is on the rocks. Duncan decides it's
up to him to reunite the once happy couple, and he enlists a very
unwilling accomplice in his cunning plan.
20) #95421 JUDGMENT DAY
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Gerard Hameline
Jesse Joe Walsh as Jack Shapiro
(I)Peter Wingfield as Adam Pierson/Methos
Stephen Tremblay as Jacob Galati
Graham McTavish as
Benjamin Boyer as David Shapiro
Danielle Durou as Realtor
Nicholas Bonnefous as Gate Guard
Christine Rivere as Nadia
Dawson's life is on the line when the Watchers try him on the charge
of treason for his friendship with Duncan MacLeod. Watcher deaths
have risen dramatically since Dawson first told MacLeod about the
Watchers and the Tribunal is determined to punish Joe and stop the
killing. Duncan and Dawson argue his case, but even as the trial
goes on, the Watcher killings continue.
3.7. Fifth Season Episode Details
Note: Most of the episodes summaries are directly from the
Highlander producers.
Regular Cast
------------
Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod
Stan Kirsch as Richie Ryan
Jim Byrnes as Joe Dawson
Text from the beginning of each episode
---------------------------------------
(spoken by Joe Dawson)
"He is Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander.
Born in 1592 in the highlands of Scotland,
he is still alive.
He is immortal.
For 400 years he's been a warrior,
a lover,
a wanderer,
contantly facing other immortals in combat to the death.
The winner takes his enemy's head and with it his power.
I am a Watcher,
part of a secret society of men and women who observe
and record but never interfer.
We know the truth about immortals.
In the end, there can be only one.
May it be Duncan MacLeod."
Episode Details (SPOILERS)
--------------------------
01) #95422 ONE MINUTE TO MIDNIGHT
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Peter Wingfield as Methos
(I)Stephen Tremblay as Jacob Galati
Jesse Joe Walsh as Jack Shapiro
(I)Romina Mondello as Irena Galati
Peter Hudson as James Horton
Michel Feller as Mikel
Yan Epstein as Jean Dumar
Xavier Jaillard as Magistrate
Zoltan Csala as Guard
Manuel Guillot as Emile
Olivier Vitrant as Watcher
Immortals and Watchers are poised at the brink of war. On the orders
of the Watcher Tribunal, every Watcher in Europe is hunting for Duncan
MacLeod. Their mission: bring him in dead or alive. Duncan discovers
that the real killer is Jacob Galati, a gypsy he once traveled with
who has vowed to destroy all the mortals who wear the Watcher
tatoo. Galati is convinced the Watchers are out to destroy all
Immortals.
02) #96501 PROPHECY
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Dennis Berry
(I)Tracey Scoggins as Cassandra
(I)Gererd Plunkett as Roland Kantos
(I)Jeremy Beck as Young Duncan
Matthew Walker as Ian MacLeod
Ann Hagan as Mary Macleod
Allan Clow as Neil MacGregor
Deryl Hayes as Andrew Beckmann
Tom Heaton as Old Tom
Ernie Pitts as Cop
Cluny MacPherson as Robert Macleod
Kasper Michaels as Partner
When Duncan MacLeod was but a wee lad in the Highlands he thought
Cassandra, the Witch of Donan Woods, was just a fairy story told by
crazy old men to scare the children. That is until the night she
found him alone in Donan Woods. It's four hundred years later and
Cassandra has found Duncan again. She needs Duncan to fulfill an
ancient prophecy that only he can challenge and defeat the voice of
darkness.
03) #96502 THE END OF INNOCENCE
Writer: Morrie Runvinsky
Director: Gerard Hameline
(I)Real Andrews as Haresh Clay
(I)Chris Humphreys as Graham Ashe
(I)Chris Martin as Carter Wellan
Rachel Hayward as Delila
Gerry Rousseau as Raymond Fairchild
Gary Jones as Hotel Guest
The last time Richie Ryan saw Duncan MacLeod, Duncan was about to
take his head. A bullet from Watcher Joe Dawson's gun stopped Duncan
but it was too late. Richie's world was shattered. Now Richie's back
-- kicking butt and taking heads. One of those heads belonged to
Carter Wellan and now Wellan's goof friend Haresh Clay is out to
avenge his comrade. Duncan has his own long-time grudge against Clay,
who humiliated and destroyed one of Duncan's finest teachers. Duncan
must try to rebuild Richie's trust while vying with him to be the one
who faces Clay in combat.
04) #99503 MANHUNT
Writer: David Tynan
Director: Peter Ellis
(I)Bruce A. Young as Carl Robinson
Eric McCormick as Matthew McCormick
(I)Eric Keenleyside as Trey Franks
Stephen Dimopoulos as Seth Hobart
Aaron Pearl as Corman
Jim Leard as Detective Frayne
Chris Villarruel as Fan
Rhys Williams as Talbot
Kevin Hansen as Clayton Hobart
Jo Bates as Glenda
Carl Robinson, the former slave turned baseball player (he first
appeared in "Run For Your Life") has finally found the good life as a
Major League star. His new found good luck takes a turn for the worse
when Carl is challenged by another Immortal. When witnesses find Carl
standing over a decapitated body, he becomes a fugitive from the
law. Pursued by lawman Matthew McCormick, whose interest in Carl goes
beyond cop and criminal, Carl turns to Duncan for help.
05) #96504 GLORY DAYS
Writer: Nancy Heiken
Director: Gerard Hameline
(I)Ian Tracey as Johnny Kelly
Marcia Stressman as Betsy Fields
Jim Crescenzo as Mr. Luca
Robin Mossley as Jimmy The Weasel
Aurelio DiNunzio as Guard
Mike Kopsa as Tommy
Bob Dawson as O'Grady
Bob Wilde as Dominic Delio
Philip Heinrich as Bobby
Larry Morrison as Roadie
Mario Battista as Big Gino
Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, Dawson's
high school sweetheart, Betsy Fields, had to walk into his. Meanwhile,
Duncan's got his hands full with Johnny Kelly, a teenage mobster
wannabe when Duncan knew him during Prohibition who is now a
cold-blooded assassin. The only rules Johnny K knows are the rules of
the street -- and Duncan's going to have to play by them if he wants
to keep his head.
06) #96505 DRAMATIC LICENSE
Writer: Michael O'Mahoney and Sasha Reins
Director: Peter Ellis
(I)Elizabeth Gracen
Sandra Bernhard as Carolyn Marsh
(I)Alistair Duncan as Terence Coventry
April Telek as Roxanne
Keith Homgren as Gerald
Stephen Sisk as Tim
Sheila Tyson as Assistant
CAROLYN MARSH'S latest best-seller is a hot and sexy romance novel
featuring a smoky-eyed swashbuckling Highland hero named Duncan
MacLeod. Both Duncan and TERENCE COVENTRY, the Immortal depicted as
the borish villain of the novel, are out tofind the author -- Duncan
to find out how much she really knows about him, and Coventry to kill
her.
07) #96506 MONEY NO OBJECT
Writer: James Thorpe
Director: Rafal Zielinski
(I)Stan Kirsch as Richie Ryan
(I)Nicholas Les as Cory Raines
Tim Henry
Tom McBeath
Alex Bruhanski as Reynaldo
John Moore as Farmer
Duncan and Amanda are reunited with CORY RAINES, the charming,
smooth-talking "Clyde" to Amanda's "Bonnie" during their five state
crime spree in the 1920s. Amanda, always ready for a little larceny,
is tempted by the carefree and adventurous lifestyle Cory offers her
and takes him up on the offer when she realizes Duncan won't beg her
to stay with him. But Duncan rides to rides to the rescue when one of
Cory's schemes goes astray.
08) #96507 HAUNTED
Writer: Scott Peters
Director: James Bruce
Jim Byrnes as Joe Dawson
Kathy Evison as Jennifer Hill
(I)Kevin John Conway as Alec Hill
John Novak as
Lisa Butler as Genevieve
Larke Miller as Woman
JENNIFER HILL believes the spirit of her dead husband Alec, an
Immortal, is still with her. She comes to Alec's old friend
Duncan and begs him to appease Alec's spirit by whacking the
son-of-a-b