Highlander FAQ This version: 2.57 Last updated: 12 Sept, 1997 Maintained by: Debbie Douglass COPYRIGHT NOTICE: The copyright for this work, except derivative information that is copyrighted by Rysher Entertainment and Gaumont , is held by Debra R. Douglass . You may freely copy and distribute this guide for personal use provided that it be distributed in its _entirety_, with all original author and copyright information intact. This includes both the author's name and email address. Any sales of this document or use of it in a for-profit project are expressly forbidden, without the specific consent of the author. This material may not be broken up for use on a Web page without including this Copyright notice in each file or reference. If you use portions of the FAQ on a Web site please let me know the URL by sending me email at DOUGLASS@CHAPLIN.ndhm.gtegsc.com. While you are allowed individual copies of the FAQ, that does NOT mean my FAQ is in the public domain. To quote Bernard Aboba, "Lately, spaghetti publishers have taken to exploiting FAQs and lists, often publishing them without obtaining written permission. This is an abuse of copyright laws, and threatens the continued viability of the FAQ system which benefits us all." ------------------- *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ------------------- 0.0) Introduction 0.1) Places where Highlander Fans congregate on Internet: 0.2) HIGHLANDER: The Animated Series 1.0) _Highlander_, The Movie (There Can Be Only One) 1.1) Quick Summary 1.2) What are the differences between the European release and the American release? 1.3) Is there a soundtrack available for HIGHLANDER? 1.4) Was HIGHLANDER based on a book or a story or something? 1.5) What was the drink that Connor ordered in the bar after following Brenda there? 1.6) Where in Scotland is Connor from? 1.7) What is Ramirez' full name? 1.8) How many Immortals were in the movie? 1.9) Who played so-and-so in the movie? 1.10) Does the book 'A Metallurgical History of Ancient Sword Making' actually exist? 1.11) What year did the duel between Connor and Bassett occur? 1.12) Did the Kurgans, as a people, really exist? 1.13) Why was Fasil's sword so special? Why was Ramirez'/Connor's katana so special? 1.14) What other names has Connor used? 1.15) Are there any HIGHLANDER-related books available? 1.16) Miscellaneous Trivia 1.17) Actors biographies 2.0) The Rules 2.1) What is the Quickening? 2.2) Holy Ground 2.3) The Gathering 2.4) Physiology 2.5) Why do Immortals usually use swords? 3.0) HIGHLANDER: The Series - Episode Guide 3.0.1) Fourth season 3.1) Introduction 3.2) Short Episode Listing 3.3) First Season Episode Details 3.4) Second Season Episode Details 3.5) Third Season Episode Details 3.6) Fourth Season Episode Details 3.7) Fifth Season Episode Details 4.0) HIGHLANDER: The Series - Details and Tidbits 4.1) Biographies 4.1.1) Adrian Paul (Duncan Macleod) 4.1.2) Alexandra Vandernoot (Tessa Noel) . 4.1.3) Stan Kirsch (Richie Ryan) 4.1.4) Werner Stocker (Darius) 4.1.5) Jim Byrnes (Joe Dawson) 4.1.6) Philip Akin (Charlie DeSalvo) 4.1.7) Bob Anderson? 4.1.8) Lisa Howard (Anne Lindsey) 4.1.9) Elizabeth Gracen (Amanda) 4.1.10) Peter Wingfield 4.2) USA vs. Rest of the World 4.3) List of Immortals 4.4) What does Duncan drive? 4.5) What was that drink that Kuyler was drinking in "For Evil's Sake"? 4.6) Addresses 4.7) Where in the World are We? 4.8) Was Richie's Immortality planned in advance? 4.9) Can Immortals be made? I.e. can a mortal become Immortal? 4.10) Miscellanous tidbits 4.11) Tartan Trivia 4.12) Production Number Trivia 4.13) What is 'Forever Knight'? 4.14) TV Immortals' Physiology differences 4.15) Why don't we see more police investigations about all these headless bodies that should be appearing wherever Duncan goes? 4.16) Quotable Quotes 4.17) "Swords used in Highlander: The Series" 4.18) Temporary 'deaths' suffered by Immortals in the TV series 4.19) Translations into various languages of "There can be Only One" 4.20) Little known facts connecting the movies with the Series 5.0) _Highlander II: The Quickening_ 5.1) Summary (American Release) 5.2) Revised Rules of Immortality 5.3) Miscellaneous Tidbits 5.4) Actors biographies 6.0) The "Highlander: the Series" Drinking Games (First and Second Season versions) 7.0) Miscellanea 7.1) Highlander home video, etc. 7.2) Highlander sword replicas 7.3) "Highlander III" mini-section (to be expanded) 7.4) Convention News 7.5) Highlander fan organizations and publications 8.0) TV Series Flashback Timeline 8.1) Duncan MacLeod (basic chronology) 8.2) B.DM. (Before Duncan MacLeod) 9.0) Administrivia 9.1) Who contributed? 9.2) Where can I get another copy? -------------------- *0.0) INTRODUCTION* -------------------- This is an occasional file that is meant to answer Frequently Asked Questions about the HIGHLANDER universe, which includes three movies, 'HIGHLANDER', 'HIGHLANDER II: The Quickening', 'HIGHLANDER: The Final Dimension' (European title 'HIGHLANDER III: The Sorceror'), and the TV series. It also attempts to catalog the information that fans have been able to glean from individual stories and other, official and non-official sources. Permission is granted to distribute this file UNMODIFIED to other networks and BBSs. The Right to modify the contents of this file is reserved by the updater(s). The file was last updated on 12 September, 1997. COPYRIGHT NOTICE: The copyright for this work, except derivative information that is copyrighted by Rysher Entertainment , Davis Panzer Productions and Gaumont , is held by Debra R. Douglass . You may freely copy and distribute this guide for personal use provided that it be distributed in its _entirety_, with all original author and copyright information intact. This includes both the author's name and email address. Any sales of this document or use of it in a for-profit project are expressly forbidden, without the specific consent of the author. This material may not be broken up for use on a Web page without including this Copyright notice in each file or reference. If you use portions of the FAQ on a Web site please let me know the URL by sending me email at DOUGLASS@CHAPLIN.ndhm.gtegsc.com. While you are allowed individual copies of the FAQ, that does NOT mean my FAQ is in the public domain. To quote Bernard Aboba, "Lately, spaghetti publishers have taken to exploiting FAQs and lists, often publishing them without obtaining written permission. This is an abuse of copyright laws, and threatens the continued viability of the FAQ system which benefits us all." NOTE: A comprehensive section on 'Highlander: The Final Dimension' has still not been completed. *0.1) Places where Highlander Fans congregate on Internet: HIGHLA-L@psuvm.psu.edu Highlander LISTSERV mailing list; send email to douglass@chaplin.ndhm.gtegsc.com for subscription instructions. rec.arts.sf.tv USENET newsgroups; if your feed doesn't rec.arts.sf.movies have these groups talk to your news admin. alt.tv.highlander USENET newsgroup; if your feed doesn't have this group talk to your news admin. There are also Highlander groups on the various commercial services, i.e. AOL, Compuserve (CIS Watchers), Delphi, GEnie, Prodigy to name a few. On AOL: send email to highlander-info@midrange.com for more Highlander information and chat rooms on AOL. -OR- On Thursday nights starting at 11pmET, go to keyword Hollywood, then scroll to find "Hollywood online forums", then choose "Fan Attic', then "Hollywood online backlot", and there you should find Highlander fans. And on Wednesday or Friday nights, starting at 11pmET, they congregacte in a member room called HIGHLANDER. To get there, go to people connection, then click on rooms, then member rooms, then create a member room, and type HIGHLANDER in the box. (The HL FAQ Keeper has never been on AOL so don't hold me accountable for these directions; they are greek to me). *0.2) "HIGHLANDER: The Animated Series" This cartoon airs every Sunday at 11:00am EST on USA Network (cable channel) as part of their 'Cartoon Express'. HL:TAS is set about 800 years beyond a 'holocaust' in yet-another-HL-universe and features yet-another-MacLeod - this one is about 15ish and is named Quenten - and Ramirez (not our Ramirez but he sounds a lot like him) who is his mentor. Since this cartoon is aimed at adolescents, there are the common cartoon elements, a younger (foster) pesky sister, a fuzzy pet of an un-identifiable species, and imposing Villain with an odd looking sidekick. Kortan (the villain) is an evil Immortal who wants to rule the planet and make everyone do things his way and suffer greatly doing it. If you are serious about Highlander you should probably avoid this series. Episode list for Season 1 01. " A Taste Of Betrayal " 04-09-95 02. " Melvyn The Magnificent " 04-16-95 03. " The Last Of The MacLeods " 04-23-95 04. " The Last Weapon " 04-30-95 05. " The Suspended Village " 05-07-95 06. " Exodus " 05-14-95 07. " The History Lesson " 05-21-95 08. " The Cursed " 05-28-95 09. " The Valley Of The Thorn Pods " 06-03-95 10. " Fallout " 06-10-95 11. " The Courage Of Love " 06-17-95 12. " The Setup " 06-24-95 13. " The Sound Of Madness " 07-01-95 ------------------------------------------------------- *1.0) _HIGHLANDER_, THE MOVIE (THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE) ------------------------------------------------------- **1.1) Quick Summary "From the Dawn of time We came; moving silently down through the centuries, living many secret lives, struggling to reach the time of the Gathering; when the few who remain will battle to the last. No one has ever known we were among you ...until now." Connor MacLeod was born in 1518AD. 18 years later in 1536, he is killed in battle by The Kurgan, but Connor "recovers." Because of this, his clansmen kick him out of the village, saying that he has made a pact with the devil. In 1541, Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez (Chief Metallurgist to King Charles the Fifth) appears to tell him that he is Immortal. Ramirez tells him that he is a member of a group of people who are Immortal and are involved in The Game. Over the centuries, they will all be drawn toward a far-away city where they will chop off each other's heads until there is only one left. This Immortal will win The Prize. Connor ends up in NYC in 1985, where he and The Kurgan end up being the last two Immortals. In a grand climactic scene, with lots of water, pyrotechnics and broken glass, Connor wins. **1.2) What are the differences between the European release and the ** American release? At least three different cuts were made of this movie: the American version, the European version, and the English/Japanese subtitled version. The Japanese subtitled version has the longest running time with 118 minutes. The American version is 110 minutes. English/Japanese Highlander Extra Material 1. Battle flashbacks during wrestling match. 60s 2. End-to-end tumbling run during fight in garage. 15s 3. Scot girl (same one that says he's in league with Lucifer later) tells Connor that God is on his side before big battle. Tells Angus to watch after him. 60s 4. 3 head-butts just before Angus stops the beating of Connor for being a witch. 15s 5. WWII Flashback/Saves Rachel (as little girl) from Nazis. 120s 6. ** Scene Missing From Euro Version, included in Amer Version ** !! Right before Connor arrives at Brenda's for dinner. Cop sitting in car outside Brenda's, drinking coffee. -10s 7. After Connor walks away from Duel in 1783 flash- back, the other guy's second trys to get Bassett to shoot Connor in the back. Bassett shoots the Second (Hotchkiss) instead! 60s 8. Wacko Marine impaled on blade for extra time 10s 9. In the Church, Kurgan licks the back of the Priest's hand. 10s 10. After sex scene and before Kurgan kidnaps Brenda, scene at Zoo where Connor breaks off relationship with Brenda. Kurgan in background. 60s 11. Rachel says 'Goodbye, Russell Nash' after Connor says 'Hey, it's a kind of magic' from the elevator on his way to final fight with Kurgan. 5s 12. Final fight scene. Underwater bit between when the "I" and the "S" on the sign fall. 30s 13. ** Dialogue Missing From Euro Version included in Amer Version **!! After fight, as Connor lies on the floor, just before he puts his head in Brenda's lap. She's looking down on him and he is not in frame. Connor's voice says, "I want to go home." 115 mins from Opening speech of Ramirez to start of credits. 118 mins to end of credits. American Version - 107 mins/110 mins **1.3) Is there a soundtrack available for HIGHLANDER? Despite the reference in the credits at the end of the movie, there never was an 'official' soundtrack released for HIGHLANDER. There are reports of an orchestral version floating around and there were promos given out when the movie was first released. But an official soundtrack INCLUDING the Queen songs was never released. Most of the Queen songs appeared on their album 'A Kind of Magic' (1986; re-released 1991) which is currently available. In 1995 an album was release that had all of the incidental music (non-Queen) from all three movies. **1.4) Was HIGHLANDER based on a book or a short story? No, HIGHLANDER originated as a screenplay that Gregory Widen wrote for a screen-writing course that he took at UCLA. From the Official Highlander Web page :"While in the writing program at UCLA's Film School, Gregory Widen traveled to Scotland and then England where he visited the Tower of London's world famous armory collection. This visit inspired Widen to imagine life in the Middle Ages and then the life of an Immortal "born" at the same time." **1.5) What was the drink that Connor ordered in the bar after following ** Brenda there? Glenmorangie. a fine Scotch malt whisky. **1.6) Where in Scotland is Connor from? He was born in 1518 in the village of Glenfinnan (which really exists), on the shores of Loch Shiel. The battle was in 1536 and it was between the Macleods and the Frasers. The castle shown in the movie is Eilean Donan Castle which is actually located in Wester Ross in the Scottish Highlands on a small rocky island near the Isle of Skye. **1.7) What is Ramirez' full name? Juan Sanchez Villa-Lobos Ramirez and he states that he is the Chief Metallurgist to Charles V of Spain. When he meets Connor in 1541 he is 2,437 year old. He says that he is Egyptian so Ramirez is probably just his latest name. His sword was made in 593 BC by Masamune and his last wife was Shakiko, daughter of Masamune. He was killed by the Kurgan in 1542. There was a family (actually more of a dynasty) of sword makers by the name of Masamune in Japan. But by the dates the one referred to by Ramirez pre-dates the great master Japanese sword smith of that name by a few centuries. **1.8) How many Immortals were in the movie? Five, but a sixth was mentioned. The five were Connor Macleod, Ramirez, the Kurgan (Victor Kruger), Iman Fasil, Sunda Kastagir. Fasil is the Immortal that Connor battled in the parking garage; Connor meets Kastagir on the bridge and reminisces about 'boom-boom.' Kastagir later loses his head to the Kurgan. The sixth Immortal was "Wasilycz" (pronounced Vasilich), a Polish national who was killed in New Jersey two nights before the swordfight with Fasil in the Madison Square Garden parking garage. Of this list only Ramirez dies before the Gathering. **1.9) Who played so-and-so in the movie? How do you spell so-and-so's ** name? (The following is directly from the movie credits:) Connor Macleod - Christopher Lambert (Immortal) Brenda Wyatt - Roxanne Hart Kurgan - Clancy Brown (Immortal) Ramirez - Sean Connery (Immortal) Heather - Beatie Edney Lt. Frank Moran - Alan North Rachel Ellenstein - Sheila Gish Det. Walter Bedsoe - Jon Polito Sunda Kastagir - Hugh Quarshee (Immortal) Kirk Matunas - Christopher Malcolm Iman Fasil - Peter Diamond (Immortal) (also Stunt Coordinator) {Note- this character is referenced in the TV series but his first name is changed to Aman} Dugal Macleod - Billy Hartman Angus Macleod - James Cosmo Kate - Celia Imrie Chief Murdoch - Allistair Findlay Garfield - Edward Wiley Father Rainey - James McKenna Kenny - John Cassady Bassett - Ian Reddington Hotchkiss - Sion Tudor Owen **1.10) Does the book 'A Metallurgical History of Ancient Sword Making' ** actually exist? No. There are numerous librarians on the HIGHLA-L mailing list who have searched all through the various library databases for it with no luck. It's purely fictional. **1.11) What year did the duel between Connor and Bassett occur? 1783 and the duel was held on Boston Common. The cause of the duel? Connor had called Bassett's wife a 'bloated wart hog'. The bottle of brandy that Connor brought to Brenda's apartment was bottled in 1783. Right before the flashback Connor comments about the bottle, "Brandy, bottled in 1783. 1783 was a very good year. Mozart wrote his Great Mass. The Montgolfier brothers went up in their first balloon. (hah!) And England recognized the Independence of the United States." **1.12) Did the Kurgans, as a people, really exist? Yes. According to the movie they were 'an ancient people from the steppes of Russia. For amusement, they'd toss children in pits with hungry dogs to fight for meat.' According to research, the Kurgans, a semi-nomadic pastoralist culture from Russin steppes to Danubian Europe c. 3500 BC. Around 2300 BC the Kurgans arrived in the Aegean and Adriatic regions. They buried their dead in deep shafts and were known as horse breeders. In addition, the term 'kurgan' is usually used to refer to ancient stone-age burial mounds found in Russia. Also 'Kurgan' is a city of over 200,000 in southwestern Siberia. **1.13) Why was Fasil's sword so special? Why was Ramirez'/Connor's ** katana so special? Fasil's sword was a rare Toledo Salamanca supposedly worth over a million dollars. The Ramirez' katana was made for him in 593 BC. using a technique that supposedly wasn't developed until the Middle Ages. Brenda calls it 'the Samurai' with a tone of reverence and awe. **1.14) What other names has Connor used? From the title search that Brenda's friend did on Connor's house, from latest to earliest, Russell Nash, Rupert Wellingford, Alfred Nicholson, Jaques Lefeburt, Adrian Montegue. **1.15) Are there any Highlander-related books available? There was a novelisation published in England 'The Highlander' by Garry Douglas (1986), Severn House, London PR6054.082. See ordering information in Section 7 of this FAQ. **1.16) Did Connor sense the Kurgan before the battle? Yes, he tells Ramirez this later: Ramirez: "When we first met, you fell ill. That wasn't the first time you felt that sensation was it?" Connor replies: "When the Macleod's fought the Frasers, and a black knight, I felt it then. Only it was different, more painful." Ramirez: "That was the Kurgan." **1.17) How was Queen involved with the movie? {Compiled from 'Queen: As It Began' and the film documentaries 'Queen: The Magic Years' and 'Queen: Champions of the World'} In September [1985] the band were approached by director Russell Mulcahy, a well-know promotional-video director, who as making his first major feature film, for which he wanted Queen to write and record some of the music. They initially agread to provide at least two tracks, as long as one was used as the title track. Filming has already begun and Russell gave them definite ideas about the type of music needed. It was a strange story, called 'Highlander,' about an immortal man, his life over the 600 years he had so far lived and his subsequent meetings with the other immortals to gain mastery and win 'the prize'. Once the band had wrapped up their current projects they were taken to the studios to see 20 minutes of film from the movie and they were so charged up after the viewing that they promptly decided to write five songs for it. Brian May penned most of the lyrics and music for 'Who Wants To Live Forever' in the limo ride back. In January 1986, the band was working in ernest on the songs for Highlander. The song "It's a Kind of Magic", though not used in the movie, was inspired by a line uttered by the lead character [that line was in a section that was cut in the American release]. They decided to involve Christopher Lambert in the music video that was made for 'Princes of the Universe' to provide a tie-in to the movie. Now it was customary to use clips from a movie for a soundtrack video but Queen wanted something more. So Lambert was flown in from his home in Paris for the shoot, and in the final cut it appears like he walks right out of the movie on to the stage with the band. Roger Taylor claims that most movie actors are closet rockers and Chris Lambert was no exception. Freddie Mercury wrote 'Princes of the Universe' which was used as the title song for Highlander 1 and has been used as the title song for Highlander-The Series. **1.18) Miscellaneous Trivia Christopher Lambert spent time with a dialog coach, developing an accent which sounded unspecifically foreign. In the European version, MacLeod says "It's a kind of magic", which is the name of the Queen album which contains songs from the film. Connor also uses this phrase to Rachel as he leaves his antique shop to go to the final battle the Kurgan. The Vietnam vet, Matunas, who tries to machine-gun Kurgan has the Queen song _Hammer to Fall_ (released on the Queen albums 'The Works' and 'Classic Queen') playing in his car. Also Matunas drives a 1977 Firebird, which soon turns into a 1979 Firebird. The Queen version of "New York, New York", heard on the radio while the Kurgan is careening around New York with Brenda, was never released on any albums. According to Queen member Brian May "New York, New York" was only recorded as a song fragment and all that was recorded exists in the movie. In the last battle, just before Connor and the Kurgan fall through the skylight, the Kurgan's sword is noticeably bent (high quality props??) . By doing the math from the information provided in the movie Ramirez was born in 896BC and died in 1542. And at the time of the movie (1985) Connor Macleod is 467 years old. The Kurgan's phrase "It's better to burn out than to fade away." is originally from the Neil Young song "My My, Hey Hey" from the album "Rust Never Sleeps" (1979). The castle where Connor MacLeod lived is the same castle used for the interior shots for Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974). The wires are obvious suspending MacLeod in the air as he receives The Prize. The shadow of the boom microphone is visibe behind MacLeod and Brenda as he shows her some 18th century silver. The movie was filmed in the following locations: Glencoe, Scotland, UK Eilean Donan Castle, Kyle of Lochalsh, Scotland, UK British Columbia, Canada New York City, New York, USA **1.19) Quotable Quotes [Just before the MacLeod clan goes to war] Kate: Angus, you'll keep him in one piece, ya hear? Dugal MacLeod: And we all know what piece that is! Ramirez: Why does the sun come up, or are the stars just pinholes in the curtain of night? Ramirez: If your head comes away from your neck, it's over! Kurgan to Ramirez: Tonight you sleep in hell. Connor MacLeod: I have been alive for 400 years, and I cannot die. Brenda: Well, everyone has got their problems Candy: Hi, I'm Candy. Kurgan: Of course you are... Kurgan: Forgive me father, I am a worm... Kurgan: Nuns. No sense of humor. Kurgan: It's better to burn out, than to fade away! Kurgan: So now it ends... [Repeated line by Ramirez, The Kurgan and Connor MacLeod] Connor MacLeod: There can be only one! [After he is shot by the German officer] Conner MacLeod to Rachel: Hey, it's a kind of magic. [Looking at the body lying next to its head] Garfield: What do you think the cause of death was, Lieutenant? Connor MacLeod: You only have one life! Value it! **1.20) Actors Biographies ***1.20.1) Christopher Lambert (Connor MacLeod) Born in 1957 (March 29) in Great Neck, New York to diplomatic surroundings (his father was serving as a UN diplomat). When he was two when his family returned to Europe. Two years into his studies at the Paris Conservatoire he was chosen as the lead in the Academy Award-winning director Hugh Hudson's "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan." (During the principal filming Christopher really learned English; rather than the "school English" that he learned in Swiss boarding schools). In his motion picture debut Lambert gave a commendable performance and has since emerged as an important and exciting star in the international film arena. He is particularly fond of acting in Action/Adventure type movies. In 1985 Lambert worked with director Luc Besson and starred in "Subway" for which he garnered the French Cesar Award for Best Actor. Film credits: "Telephone Bar" {Le Bar due Telephone} (1980) (French), "Legitimate Violence" 1980) (French), "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes" (1984), "Love Songs" (1984), "Subway" (1985) (French), "I Love You" (1986) (French), "Highlander" (1986), "The Sicilian" (1987), "To Kill a Priest" (1988), "Priceless Beauty" (1989), "Why Me?" (1990), "Highlander II: The Quickening" (1991), "Max and Jeremy" (1992) (French), "Knight Moves" (1992), "Fortress" (1993), "The Gunmen" (1993), "The Roadkillers" (1994; video only), "Highlander: The Final Dimension {Highlander III: The Sorceror}" (1995), "The Hunted" (1995), "Mortal Kombat" (TBA) Fanmail will eventually reach Christopher Lambert if sent to the following address: Christopher Lambert c/o Brillstein and Grey Entertainment 9150 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 350 Beverly Hills, CA 90212 ***1.20.2) Sean Connery (Ramirez) Born Thomas Sean Connery, on 25 August 1930, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Despite his childhood rearing in a blue collar family, Connery found fame and fortune as the suave, sophisticated British agent, James Bond. After six Bond films, Connery yearned to break from the Bond image, and eventually earned an Oscar as veteran Chicago cop, Jimmy Malone, in THE UNTOUCHABLES. A genuine movie star, his co-stars often complement his professionalism. Connery continues to be at his best when he plays no-nonsense characters. Most recently he has delighted audiences as Indiana Jones' father in "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade," and the sexy but crusty Dr. Campbell in "Medicine Man. He is also the father of actor Jason Connery. Trivia: In 1953, he entered the Mr. Universe contest, finishing third in the tall man's division. He was voted PEOPLE's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 1989. Notable quote: "I never disliked Bond, as some have thought. Creating a character like that does take a certain craft. It's simply natural to seek other roles." "More than anything else, I'd like to be an old man with a good face, like Hitchcock or Picasso." Mr. Connery's extensive film credits are too numerous to include here. For a complete list visit the Internet Movie Database . ***1.20.3) Clancy Brown (The Kurgan) Mr. Brown (playing John Danziger) graced U.S. TV screens (94-95 season) on NBC as a member of the ensemble cast of "Earth 2", about a colonizing expedition to a distant Earth-like planet 200 years in the future. Brown's admiration for acting began in high school in Urbana, Ohio, where he made his stage debut in the avant-garde drama, "Woyzeck." Summers brought Ted Walch's repertory Shakespeare and Co. to Brown's hometown, and the teenaged talent appeared in small roles in such productions as "The Cherry Orchard," "The Merchant of Venice," "The Seagull" and "A Streetcar Named Desire." At 6'3", Brown was a solid athlete, and he attended Northwestern University on a track scholarship, specializing in the discus. He was also attracted to the university's drama department, and he appeared in such productions as "The Merchant of Venice," "Hippolytus" and "Short Eyes." Following graduation he worked on the Chicago stage, mixed drinks as a bartender at a northside tavern and became a member of the Chicago Dramatists Workshop, a theatre lab which presented plays written by its members. He made his film debut in the 1983 teen gang drama, "Bad Boys," and won wide recognition for a trio of early film performances, as the Frankenstein Monster, in "The Bride" (1985), as the cowboy Rawhide in "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension" (1984) and as the evil, immortal Kurgan in "Highlander" (1986). Other motion picture credits include "Extreme Prejudice" (1987), "Season of Fear" (1989), "Blue Steel" (1990), "Thunder Alley," "Shoot to Kill" (1988), "Waiting for the Light" (1990), "Ambition" (1991), "Pet Semetary II" (1992) and "Past Midnight" (1992), "The Shawshank Redemption" (1994). On the small screen, Brown has starred in the telefilms "Love, Lies and Murder" (1991), "Desperate Rescue: The Cathy Mahone Story" (1992), "Johnny Ryan" (1990) "Bloodlines: Murder in the Family" (1993), Showtime's "Last Light" (1993), "The Room Upstairs" (1987) and the HBO movies "The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains" and "Cast A Deadly Spell" (1991). He has also guest-starred on HBO's "Tales from the Crypt" and the series "China Beach," "Bay City Blues" and "Chicago Story." ***1.20.4) Roxanne Hart (Brenda Wyatt) Born 1952 in Trenton NJ. Film credits: "Chicago Hope" (TV) 1994-present, "Living a Lie" (TV) 1991, "Once Around" 1991, "Tagget" (TV) 1991, "Big Time" 1988, "Pulse" 1988, "The Last Innocent Man" (TV) 1987, "Highlander" 1986, "Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story" (TV) 1986, "Vengeance: The Story of Tony Cimo" (TV) 1986, "The Little Sister" (TV) 1984, "Oh, God! You Devil" 1984, "Old Enough" 1984, "Special Bulletin" (TV) 1983, "The Verdict" 1982, "Kent State" (TV) 1981, "The Bell Jar" 1979, HBO's "Dream On". (If you have more biographical information on Roxanne Hart please forward it to Debbie Douglass at douglass@chaplin.ndhm.gtegsc.com) ***1.20.5) Beatie Edney (Heather) Daughter of British actress Sylvia Syms. Film credits: Esther in "The Affair" 1995, Susan Covington in "Prime Suspect: The Lost Child" 22 October 1995 (TV-PBS), Louisa in "Hard Times" 1994 (TV), Natalia in 'MacGyver' episode "Trail to Doomsday" 24 Nov. 1994 (TV), Carole Richardson in "In the Name of the Father" 1993, Celia Rudbeck in "Mister Johnson" 1991 (UK), "Just Another Secret"(TV-UK) 1989, "Diary of a Mad Old Man" 1988 (USA), Marjorie in "A Handful of Dust" 1988 (USA), Tina in "Onassis: The Richest Man in the World" 1 May 1988 (TV), and, of course, Heather in "Highlander" 1986. (If you have more biographical information on Beatie Edney please forward it to Debbie Douglass at douglass@chaplin.ndhm.gtegsc.com) ------------------------------------------------------ *2-0) The 'Rules' of the Game ------------------------------------------------------ NOTE: This section is pure speculation based on clues provided in the TV Series and in the Movies except where references are cited. **2.1) What is the Quickening? The official definition from the producers is "An Immortal can only be killed by beheading. When an Immortal is killed, the Immortal who killed him receives his power and his essence and his knowledge through a mystical process known as "The Quickening." The power of the Quickening is the equivalent to a major electrical storm hitting -- windows explode, lights short circuit, it is almost as if the victorious Immortal is in the center of a lightning storm." Traditionally 'quickening' is a term used to describe the first discernible movement of a baby in the womb, i.e. when the fetus first shows signs of life. It has been theorized that Greg Widen chose this term do describe the peculiar life force of Immortals. As Adrian Paul describes it, "The Quickening is the receiving of all the power and knowledge another immortal has obtained throughout his/her life. It is like the receiving of a sacrament or a massive orgasm. That's my motivation." **2.2) Holy Ground Ramirez tells Connor "You are only safe on holy ground. No one will violate this. It's tradition." Their Code will not allow them to fight in sacred locations. The consensus of all the discussions is that Holy Ground is any place held sacred by any religion. **2.3) The Gathering Ramirez told Connor "You must learn to conceal your special gift, and harness your power (pause) until the time of the Gathering... When only a few of us are left, we will feel an irresistible pull towards a far away land, to fight for the Prize... We must fight until only one remains..." During the movie, we assume that the Gathering lasted only a few weeks, at most a few months. But, in the TV series premiere, we are told that the Gathering has begun and, in the second season premiere, we are told that Connor killed the Kurgan eight years ago. So presumably the Gathering will last several years, or at least as long as the TV series :-). **2.4) Physiology Immortals differ from mortals as follows: they (male and female) are sterile from birth, they heal quickly from almost any wound, they don't age, they can only be killed by decapitation, and they can sense each other's presense by an internal Buzz they feel when they come in close proximity to each other (a distance ranging from ~20-~100 feet). An Immortal will 'die' from anything that will kill a mortal. But they regenerate and recover. The more extensive the injury, the longer it takes to regenerate. Scars received before the first 'death' remain but scars from almost-decapitating wounds don't disappear (Kalas in "Song of the Executioner" and the Kurgan in the original movie). We found out in the 2nd season episode 'Unholy Alliance Part I' than an Immortal doesn't seem to be able to regenerate a lost limb (Xavier St.Cloud is sporting a hook). Fans have speculated that the hand may have reattached if it could have been held against the stump for a period of time. And others have speculated that maybe it takes longer than a year for a limb to regenerate (There was about a year between "For Tomorrow We Die" and "Unholy Alliance Part I"). Immortals (male and female) are sterile from birth. An Immortal carries the "seed" of his Immortality within him in life. If he is "killed," he becomes Immortal and never grows any older and heals quickly. They can sense each other's presence. The producers call it "The Buzz." Immortals appear to have all the characteristic of mortals when they are born except they are sterile and have a very faint Buzz. They cannot sense other Immortals with the Buzz. Their healing abilities and other Immortal traits remain latent until they receive a mortal wound. One major difference in Immortals physiology between the movies and the TV series is whether or not they 'die' when they received a normally mortal wound. In the first movie Connor seems to get near death ("You, talking and breathing, and last night all but a corpse" -Dougal MacLeod in the tavern after the battle with the Frasers and the Kurgan) but don't actually die. Connor MacLeod even appears to breathe underwater. Whereas in the TV series, Immortals appear to actually die and then recover/reawaken. TV Immortals have been pronounced dead by modern medical professionals; Felicia Martins was transported all the way to the City Morgue before she recovered in the first season episode 'Free Fall'. And Duncan was buried and then unearthed by Lucas Desiree in a flashback in the first season episode 'Innocent Man'. Even Richie makes a trip to the morgue in the third season. But they all recover quickly (rate seems to be dependant on the severity of the damage that caused the 'death') and their wounds heal. Also in the TV series we've seen two instances in which a wound on an Immortal has healed with sparks and little lightning effects (Duncan in 'Deadly Medicine' and 'Counterfeit Part II'). In the TV series if a mortal decapitates an Immortal nothing happens, no Quickening. To quote Hugh Fitzcairn in "The Hunters" (first season finale): "This...this is madness! There are no Immortals here. All I have will be wasted! What do you want?!?! There will be no Quickening! What do you want? You are mad!" **2.5) Why do Immortals usually use swords? A sword is one of the best way to ensure that when an Immortal takes the head of another he will be close enough to receive the Quickening. As with any weapon, to use it effectively you must practice to maintain your skill. So Immortals probably prefer the weapon that they are the most familiar with. Considering the age of most Immortals, it stands to reason that the sword is usually the weapon of choice. In addition the relationship between an Immortal and his sword (or other prefered weapon) is almost a mystical one, considering the way they almost always them on hand and their weapons also seem to be connected to the Quickening process. For example, the sparks from the swords when they contact an opponent weapon or other metal object during a battle with another Immortal and, at the end of 'Innocent Man', a small flash of lightning appeared on Lucas Desiree's sword from atop his grave where Duncan had planted it, indicating some residual force left over. -------------------------------- *3.0) HIGHLANDER: 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) ***3.0.1) 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 ------------ 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 ------------- 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 ------------ 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 ------------ 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 ------------ 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 ------------ 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 c