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 convinces Duncan that the dark-hooded figure haunts all Immortals and that the way to defeat it is to not fight it, to accept it for what it is. When Duncan, haggard and exhausted, faces the specter for the last time, puts down his sword and refuses to fight the specter as it goes for his head -- until at the last moment Duncan discovers what the figure really is. -F. Braun McAsh, the current fightmaster on HL played the hooded figure. 10) #94310 BLACKMAIL (pre-air titles of 'Swords, Lies, and Videotape' and 'Evidence') Writer: Morrie Ruvinsky Director: Paolo Barzman Bruce Dinsmore as Bruno Wylie Barbara Tyson as Barbara Wylie (I)Anthony de Longis as Lymon Kurlow (I)Bill Croft as Peter Matlin Kelly Fiddick as Johnny Vicent Gale as Lattimore Justine Priestley as Lisa Crane P. Adrien Dorval as Jailer Gordon Tipple as Hangman BRUNO WYLIE is leaving his mistress' apartment with his camcorder when he sees Duncan in combat with another Immortal. Bruno makes sure he gets it all on tape -- the fight, the death, the Quickening. He then tries to cut a deal with Duncan: if Duncan kills Bruno's wife, then Bruno won't go to the police. When LYMON KURLOW, partner of the Immortal Duncan killed on the tape, comes after Duncan, Bruno, unaware of what he's dealing with, proposes another deal. A la "Strangers on a Train," Bruno will kill Kurlow and Duncan will kill Bruno's wife, and no one will suspect a thing. Bruno challenges Kurlow, who kills Bruno easily and Duncan is left to save Bruno's wife and get rid of Kurlow. 11) #94311 VENDETTA Writer: Alan Swayze Director: George Mendeluk (I)Tony Rosato as Benny Carbassa Ken Pogue as Simon Lang Stella Stevens as Margaret Lang Tamara Gorski as Peggy McCall Michael Sunczyk as Syd Edgar Davis Jr. as Joey Aurelio' Di Nunzio as Sal Ernie Prentice as Grey-haired Man To save his own hide, petty hoolum BENNY CARBASSA, the Nathan Detroit of Immortality, turns Duncan over to an aging gangster determined to see Duncan dead before he dies. 12) #94312 THEY ALSO SERVE Writer: Lawrence Shore Director: Paolo Barzman Mary Woronov as Rita Luce (I)Barry Pepper as Michael Christian (I)Vivian Wu as May-Ling Shen Michael Anderson Jr. as Ian Bancroft Marc Baur as Mike Oliver Becker as Justin Lorraine Landry as Maureen Mina E. Mina as Kahn Recent Immortal MICHAEL CHRISTIAN has been on an incredible string of luck, taking a number of heads from unarmed and vulnerable opponents, including MAY-LING SHEN, who taught Duncan the martial arts. Christian's Watcher, RITA LUCE, has been supplying him with classified information on the other Immortals and their weaknesses. The race is on for Joe Dawson to figure out Rita's secret before Christian sets his sights on Duncan. 13) #94313 BLIND FAITH Writer: Jim Makichuk Director: Gerry Ciccoritti (I)Richard Lynch as John Kirin/Cage Conrad Dunn as Matthew Dave Cameron as Todd Milchan Nick Vrataric as Tim Parriot Alfonso Quijada Jr. as Carlos Celine Lockhart as Nun Ravinder Toor as Cop Robert Iseman as Mike F. Braun McAsh as Derelict When a religious leader, JOHN KIRIN, dies on Anne's operating table and then returns from the dead, his believers know a miracle has occurred. Duncan knows better. He watched as Kirin, then known as CAGE, massacred POWs in the Spanish Civl war and left a band of Cambodian refugee children to die at the hands of the Khmer Rouge. Kirin swears that experience changed him forever, turning him from a man of war to a man of peace. When a tabloid reporter trying to get the goods on Kirin winds up dead, Duncan is certain he knows who is responsible. 14) #94314 SONG OF THE EXECUTIONER Writer: David Tynan Director: Paolo Barzman (I)David Robb as Kalas (I)Eugene Lipinski as Br. Paul (I)Demetri Goritsas as Br. Timon John Tench as Max Jupe Vince Metcalfe as Dan Tarendash Lynda Boyd as Karen Catherine Lough as Marcia Paul Bittante as Detective Allixandria East as Nurse In the 1600s, Duncan sought refuge for a time in a monastery founded by PAUL, another Immortal. There he encountered KALAS, an Immortal monk with a heavenly singing voice. When Duncan discovered that Kalas was routinely taking the heads of Immortals as they left the sanctuary, Duncan had Kalas expelled from the monastery, destroying the life that Kalas loved. Now Kalas is determined to return the favor by destroying the lives of those close to Duncan -- Paul, Dawson and Anne. 15) #94315 STAR-CROSSED Writer: Jim Makichuk Director: Paolo Barzman (I)Roger Daltrey as Hugh Fitzcairn (I)David Robb as Kalas Michel Modo as Maurice Frederic Witta as Patrick Valerie Zarrouk as Naomi Gian-Franco Salemi as Doge Elodie Frenck as Arianna Guillaume Barriere as Scribe Gerard Touratier as Watch Fabrice Bagni as Manservant Virginie Peignien as Inspector Duncan, forced to leave the States by KALAS, returns to France where he is reunited with his old friend, HUGH FITZCAIRN. For the first time in the 350 years Duncan has known him, Fitz has settled down with the love of his life, NAOMI. When Naomi's jealous ex-lover is murdered and the clues point to Fitz, Fitz goes on the run from the police. Duncan realizes that Fitz is being framed by KALAS, who has followed him from the U.S., intent on destroying those around him. 16) #94316 METHOS Writer: J.P. Couture Director: Dennis Berry (I)David Robb as Kalas (I)Peter Wingfield as Methos Carmen Champlin as Maria Campolo Patrice Valota as Marc Saracen Olivier Marchal as Philippe Patrice Valota as Marc Saracen Jean Francois Pages as Basil Dornin Ken Samuels as Roger George Birt as Don Salzer Charles Maquignon as Bartender Denis Sylvain as Inspector Debbie Davis as Danielle KALAS is looking for METHOS, the mythical "oldest Immortal." Duncan knows that, with Methos' quickening, Kalas would finally be strong enough to defeat him. Kalas and Duncan race to be the first to find Methos. In flashbacks to the world of opera in Paris in the 1920, we see a previous battle in which Duncan inflicts the throat wound destroying the singing voice that had been Kalas' life since the Middle Ages. 17) #94317 TAKE BACK THE NIGHT Writer: Alan Swayze Director: Paolo Barzman (I)Kim Johnston Ulrich as Ceirdwyn Michel Modo as Maurice Benjamin Pullen as Marc Edouard Leon as Paolo Peter Semler as Callum Jean Francois Pages as Basil Dornin Ariane Le Roux as Neva David Gregg as Steven Frank Messin as Gaston Terence Leroy-Beaulieu as Mario Jonathan Zaccai as Louis Anthony Miceli as Raoul Olivier Siou as Laurent Thierry Bois as Blond Man John Charles Maratier as Angus When Immortal CEIRDWYN and her mortal husband are gunned down by a street gang, she calls upon her skills as an ancient Celtic warrior to exact her revenge on the members of the gang, one by one. Duncan, who has known Ceirdwyn since before they helped smuggle Bonnie Prince Charlie out of Scotland in 1746, must stop Ceirdwyn and make her see that revenge is not the answer. In return, Ceirdwyn helps Duncan see that, although loving a mortal can be dangerous for the mortal, it is the mortal who must choose whether to take the risk. 18) #94318 TESTIMONY Writer: David Tynan Director: Dennis Berry (I)Alexis Daniel as Kristov Selina Giles as Tasha Xavier Schliwanski as Alexei Georges Keyl as Bohdan Bertrand Lacy as Doctor Chandon Lawrence Shore as Man at Airport Duncan decides to tell Anne the truth about his Immortality and she flies to Paris to be with him. En route, Anne helps save the life of a young woman, TASHA, who turns out to be smuggling drugs for the Russian Mafia. Tasha is the lover of KRISTOV, the head of the Russian gang and formerly the leader of band of Cossacks Duncan encountered on his way to the Orient in 1750. Duncan and Anne try to convince Tasha to testify against Kristov, while Kristov is determined to make sure Tasha dies before she can testify. Kidnapped by Kristov as a pawn in this game, Richie must grow as an Immortal -- or die. - Mercedes are regularly used as work vehicles in Europe such as the taxi in this episode. 19) #94319 MORTAL SINS Writer: Lawrence Shore Director: Mario Azzopardi (I)Andrew Woodall as Ernst Daimler Roger Bret as Father Bernard Jean-Claude Deret as Georges Dalou Claude Berthy as Father Guillaume Thierry Gary as Iggy Georges Janin as Young Bernard Laurent Deutsch as Young Georges Lyes Salem as Aram Pierre Rousselle as Jean FATHER BERNARD has a secret he thought he'd buried 50 years ago at the bottom of the Seine. When ERNST DAIMLER, the Nazi Major who Bernard killed as a young boy in the French Resistance, appears at his church looking not a day older than the day he died, Father Bernard realizes he's like Duncan. When the Nazi starts looking for revenge, Bernard, who has kept Duncan's Immortality a secret all these years, goes to Duncan for help. Meanwhile, Anne has some secrets of her own that could change the course of Duncan's life. -They used the real voice of Jean Claud Deret (Dalou) in this episode. He was looped in "For Tomorrow We Die". 20) #94320 REASONABLE DOUBT Writer: Elizabeth Baxter Director: Denis Berry (I)Paudge Behan as Lucas Kagan Geraldine Cotte as Simone Tomas Richard Lintern as Tarsis Michel Modo as Maurice Dolores Chaplin Jacques Ciron as Head Clerk Didier Terron as Claude Rebecca Potok as Madame Camille Laurence Mercier as Woman Olivier Kandel as Young Kagan Pierre Alexis Hollenbeck as Rudy Azzedine Melliti as Rene When a valuable DaVinci sketch is stolen from a friend of Duncan's in a robbery that kills two guards, Duncan offers to act as go-between to ransom it back. He discovers the sketch was stolen by KAGAN, an Immortal he faced once before, when Kagan was a bank robber in 1930 Paris and Duncan killed his mentor. Meanwhile, Maurice asks Duncan to help his troubled niece, Simone, who turns out to be more troubled than Maurice knows. 21) #94321 FINALE, PART ONE Writer: David Tynan Director: Mario Azzopardi (I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda (I)David Robb as Kalas (I)Peter Wingfield as Methos Michel Modo as Maurice (I)Roland Gift as Xavier St. Cloud Sian Weber as Christine Salzer John Suda as Hamza Debbie Davis as Danielle Matthew Geczy as Martin Emmanuel Karsen as Nino Patrick Albenque as Genet Charles Maquignon as Gerard Mykhael Georges-Schar as Business Man KALAS returns, escaped from prison and determined to finish Duncan for good. He goes after Maurice and kidnaps AMANDA to use as bait for Duncan. Meanwhile, the widow of a Watcher killed by Kalas decides to get her revenge on Immortals and Watchers alike by exposing their secret to the media. Dawson and METHOS team up to try and stop her -- any way they can. - Methos drove a VW convertible bug. 22) #94322 FINALE, PART TWO Writer: David Tynan Director: Denis Berry (I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda (I)David Robb as Kalas (I)Peter Wingfield as Methos Sian Weber as Christine Salzer George Harris as Vemas David Gilliam as Jeremy Clancy Matthew Geczy as Martin Emmanuel Karsen as Nino Karim Salah as Sultan Albert Pariente as Guard Immortals and Watchers face the end of the world as they know it. KALAS manages to get his hands on the Watcher's database before it can be spread to the media and he offers Duncan a deal -- Duncan offers up his head to Kalas or the contents of the disk are made public. They meet on the Eiffel Tower to settle things once and for all. **3.6) Fourth Season Episode Details ------------------------------------ Note: Most of the episodes summaries are directly from the Highlander producers. Regular Cast ------------ Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod Stan Kirsch as Richie Ryan Jim Byrnes as Joe Dawson Text from the beginning of each episode --------------------------------------- (spoken by Joe Dawson) "He is Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander. Born in 1592 in the highlands of Scotland, he is still alive. He is immortal. For 400 years he's been a warrior, a lover, a wanderer, contantly facing other immortals in combat to the death. The winner takes his enemy's head and with it his power. I am a Watcher, part of a secret society of men and women who observe and record but never interfer. We know the truth about immortals. In the end, there can be only one. May it be Duncan MacLeod." Episode Details (SPOILERS) -------------------------- 01) #95401 HOMELAND Writer: David Tynan Director: Adrian Paul Kristin Minter as Rachael MacLeod (I)Carsten Norgaard as Kanwulf Matthew Walker as Ian MacLeod Laurie Holden as Debra Campbell Scott McNeil as Robert MacLeod Anna Hogan as Mary MacLeod Ewan (Sudsy) Clark as George Lalonde John Tierney as Angus William Samples as Bruce Gerard Plunkett as James Bailey Robert Moloney as Kevin McSwain Billy Mitchell as Brian McSwain Forbes Angus as Constable Andrew MacGregor as Donal In the season opener, Duncan returns to the land of his youth. After purchasing an antique bracelet in Paris, he heads off to Glenfinnan, to return it to the grave of DEBRA, the first love of his life. In the Glenfinnan of the present, the men who robbed Debra's grave are found sliced open -- the Blood Eagle, the trademark of KANWULF The Destroyer, the legendary Viking marauder who pillaged the area for hundreds of years and killed Duncan MacLeod's father. But according to local legend, Duncan MacLeod came back from the dead and killed Kanwulf nearly 400 years ago. Or did he? -Portions of this episode, were filmed on location in Glenfinnan, Scotland. -The haunting Scottish song is 'Bonny Portmore.' The version used was arranged by HL series composer Roger Bellon and sung by Laura Creamer, a talented singer from Los Angeles who has sung other songs for the series over the previous three seasons. The producers wanted to secure the rights to Loreena McKennitt's original recording (which was used in the third HL movie and which is also available on her album "The Visit") but that proved too difficult given budget and time constraints. The version used in this episode is not available commercially. 02) #95402 BROTHERS IN ARMS Writer: Morriee Ruvinsky Director: Charles Wilkinson Philip Akil as Charlie DeSalvo (I)Wolfgang Bodinson as Andrew Cord Liliana Komorowska as Mara Chris Bradford as Young Joe Dawson Jeffrey Renn as Young Ian Bancroft Garrison Chrisjohn as Dr. Weldon Mercedes Tang as Vietnamese Woman Friends become enemies and the past is revealed, when Immortal ANDREW CORD is gunned down and Duncan discovers the sniper is CHARLIE DESALVO, his good friend who used to run the dojo. Charlie, who left Duncan to fight the good fight in the Balkans with his love, Mara, is after Cord, who murdered her. Dawson knows Cord as the man who saved his life in Viet Nam after a mine explosion took his legs and he begs Duncan not to fight him. Duncan agrees -- until Cord turns the tables and sets his sights on Charlie. 03) #95403 THE INNOCENT Writer: Alan Swayze Director: Dennis Berry (I)Pruitt Taylor Vince as Mikey (I)Callum Keith Rennie as Tyler King Philip Hayes as Alan Wells Chilton Crane as Helen Wells Dwight McFee as Jack Spice Darryl Shackelly as Chaske Hagan Beggs as Doc Hobbs Patrick Stevenson as Lockport George Austin as Anderson Craig Bunanski as Sheriff Bobby Stewart as Office Winston Terry Howson as Water Delivery Man In an episode filled with danger and compassion, Richie encounters MIKEY, a huge Immortal of limited mental development and a fascination with trains. Richie takes Mikey home to Duncan, who advises him that taking care of Mikey could be trouble. Duncan remembers coming to the aid of a young Indian in trouble, when his help got the man killed. While Duncan faces TYLER KING, an Immortal who's coming after Mikey, Richie must find the maturity to take responsibility for Mikey's situation. 04) #95404 LEADER OF THE PACK Writer: Lawrence Shore Director: Mario Azzopardi Justin Louis as Mark Roszca Travis MacDonald as Kanis Venus Terzo as Rachel Hayward as Jenafor Ryane as Alicia Kim Restell as Julie Yee Jee Tso as Gerald Greg Rogers as Detective Sheridan Veena Sood as Shandra Devane Christopher Gaze as Sheriff Michael Dobson as Cop Christopher Lovick as Shepherd The past comes back to haunt Richie when he spies MARK ROSZCA, the street punk who killed Tessa and Richie in the second season episode "The Darkness." Richie is determined to go after Roszca and revenge Tessa's death. Meanwhile, Duncan is distracted by the return of an old Immortal enemy, KANIS -- a master of hounds who uses his pack of dogs to track and exhaust his prey. This time his prey is Duncan MacLeod. 05) #95405 DOUBLE EAGLE Writer: David Tynan Director: Mario Azzopardi (I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda (I)Nicholas Campbell as Kit O'Brady Tim Henry as Jim Rainey Garvin Cross as Ray Tony Marr as Laundry Worker Duncan's old friend, KIT O'BRADY, comes into town in search of a good race horse and a change of luck. Duncan knew Kit back in Gold Rush San Francisco, when Kit ran the Double Eagle Saloon. Kit lost the Double Eagle to Amanda in a poker game and has blamed her ever since for his string of bad luck -- and he's vowed to kill her. When Amanda chooses to breeze back into Duncan's life while Kit is there, Duncan is hard pressed to keep them apart and to keep them from killing each other. 06) #95406 REUNION Writer: Elizabeth Baxter Director: Dennis Berry (I)Myles Ferguson as Kenny Lisa Howard as Anne Lindsey (I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda (I)Mike Preston as Terence Kincaid Ryan Michael as Sheriff Luc Corbeil as Merriman Joel Wirkkunen as McPhee Lisa Butler as Kenny's Mother Running for his life from Immortal TERENCE KINCAID, KENNY (the child Immortal from "The Lamb") runs straight into Anne Lindsey's emergency room. Stashing Kenny in the hospital chapel, Anne calls Duncan for help. Duncan agrees to harbor him for one night only, but when Duncan gets him home, Kenny discovers his long-lost teacher there -- Amanda! 07) #95407 THE COLONEL Writer: Durnford King Director: Dennis Berry (I)Sean Allen as Simon Killian Lisa Butler as Melissa Dave "Squatch" Ward as Cisco Antony Holland as The General Sean Campbell as Sgt. Merion World War I was officially over when Colonel SIMON KILLIAN ordered his troops into one last bloody attack on the Germans. Duncan witnessed the massacre and made sure his testimony at Killian's court martial got Killian locked up forever. Seventy years later, Killian is back to return the favor. Meanwhile, Amanda has found a new friend, MELISSA, a young thief out for thrills. Melissa wants to be just like Amanda so she changes her hair and her clothes to look just like her -- so much so that Killian kidnaps her, thinking she's Duncan's girlfriend. 08) #95408 RELUCTANT HEROES Writer: Scott Peters Director: Neill Fearnley (I)Peter Outerbridge as Paul Kinman Jill Teed as Kaayla Brooks Kevin McNulty as David Markum Nicola Cavendish as Queen Anne Tony Scanling as Lord Keating Fred Henderson as Desantis Stephen Dimopoulos as Vince Petrovic Kevin Lesmister as Earl of Welsley Eileen Barrett as Alice Markum Peter Bryant as Cop Coming home from the movies, Duncan and Richie witness a murder attempt on grocer DAVID MARKUM. Duncan saves Markum, but Markum's wife Alice is hit and killed. Duncan and Richie go after the murderer and discover he's Immortal PAUL KINMAN just as the police arrive and arrest him. Duncan want's Kinman's head. Kinman killed Duncan's good friend DENNIS KEATING when they were in the court of Queen Anne. FBI agent KAAYLA BROOKS asks Duncan and Richie if they can testify against Kinman, but Duncan refuses because he can't kill Kinman if Kinman's in jail. 09) #95409 THE WRATH OF KALI Writer: David Tynan Director: Duane Clark (I)Kabir Bedi as Kamir ? as Deva Ennis ? as Vashti Veena Sood Brent Stait Molly Parker Sue Mathew Alec Willows as Martin Millay An ancient statue of the Hindu goddess Kali is purchased by the university where Duncan teaches and is put on display. Its creator, Immortal KAMIR, who has been searching for it for centuries, arrives determined to take it back to its' home in India. DEVA ENNIS, the half-Indian department chairman who found the piece for the university, is equally determined to keep it. Duncan, who has known Kamir since the Raj period, when India was controlled by the British Empire, knows Kamir is the last of the Thugee, a cult who worshipped Kali by ritually strangling her enemies. 10) #95410 CHIVALRY Writer: Michael O'Mahoney & Sasha Reins Director: Paolo Barzman (I)Peter Wingfield as Adam Pierson/Methos (I)Anne Turkel as Kristin Gilles Beverly Hendry as Louise Emmanuelle Vaugier as Nearly 350 years ago, Duncan was the devoted lover of KRISTIN GILLES, a beautiful Immortal who taught him to be a gentleman. When he found another love, Kristin refused to let him go, killing his new lover. Now Kristin is sharing her bed with another new Immortal full of potential -- Richie. Methos, who knows Duncan has never been able to kill Kristin because of his strict code of honor, has arrived in town to watch the fireworks as Duncan tries to convince Richie that his new-found love is dangerous. 11) #95411 TIMELESS Writer: Karen Harris Director: Duane Clark (I)Peter Wingfield as Adam Pierson/Methos (I)Ron Halder as Walter Graham (I)Rae Dawn Chong as Claudia Jardine Ocean Hellman as Alexa Bond Brent Fidler as Jeremy Beaufort David MacKay as Gremio World famous pianist CLAUDIA JARDINE has a secret that even she doesn't know -- she's destined to become Immortal. Immortal impresario WALTER GRAHAM, who has guided the careers of mortal greats like Shakespeare, sees his chance to shepherd Claudia's genius forever and kills her, triggering her latent Immortality -- against Duncan's better judgment. Meanwhile, Methos has fallen for ALEXA, at waitress at Joe's who has a secret of her own. And why is Duncan wearing that dress? The classical music selections in this episode were: 1) In opening scene: - Chopin's C minor Etude 2) When Claudia plays for Mac and Walter: - Debussy's Claire de Lune 3) Tag ending when Claudia plays and Mac listens: - was supposed to be Bach's Invention #8 in F, but ended up as an improvised riff 12) #95412 THE BLITZ Writer: Morrie Ruvinsky Director: Paolo Barzman Lisa Howard as Anne Lindsey Duncan Fraser as Beverley Elliott as Alison Noir as Diane Terrin Robert Iseman as Mike Tim Dixon as Harry Tracy Olson as Lord Sewell David Adams as Emcee ER trauma surgeon Anne Lindsey responds to the call for help after an explosion devastates a subway station, but when a subsequent explosion rocks the station, Anne is trapped. Duncan remembers WWII London where he and the woman he loved, reporter Diane Terrin, were trapped in a bombed air-raid shelter during The Blitz, running out of time and air. Duncan is desperate to rescue Anne before he loses her like he lost Diane. 13) #95413 SOMETHING WICKED Writer: David Tynan Director: Dennis Berry (I)Byron Chief Moon as Jim Coltec (I)Benjamin Ratner as Bryce Korland Darcy Laurie as Harry Kant Carla Temple as Denise Dan Muldoon as Captain Michael Gall as Tall Beatnik Colin Foo as Clerk Carl Chase as Robert Davis The Immortal Coltec is a Native American Hayoka -- a shaman whose responsibility is to take evil into himself to protect his people. After the massacre of Duncan's Indian family in 1872, Coltec saved Duncan by taking in the evil and rage he felt. Since the death of his tribe, Coltec has become Hayoka to the world, protecting it from evil Immortals. But Coltec's capacity for evil isn't endless and when evil finally overtakes him, Duncan must find a way to save Coltec without being drawn into the evil himself. 14) #95414 DELIVERANCE (working title LEAP OF FAITH) Writer: David Tynan Director: Dennis Berry (I)Peter Wingfield as Adam Pierson/Methos (I)Michael J. Jackson as Sean Burns Carl Chase as Robert Davis Valeria Cavalli as Dominique Davis Kristin Minter as Rachel MacLeod Valeria Cavalli as Dominique Carl Chase as Robert Davis Geoffroy Boutan as Claude Massanet Morgan Cooke as Antoine Patrick Burgel as Albert Julien Bizot as Driver Duncan arrives in France, leaving a trail of hate and destruction in his wake. Methos finds him and discovers just how evil Duncan has become when he tries to take Methos' head on holy ground. After Duncan kills another good friend, Methos realizes that the only way to save Duncan may be to kill him. 15) #95415 PROMISES Writer: Lawrence Shore Director: Paolo Barzman Kristin Minter as Rachel MacLeod (I)Ricco Ross as Kassim Ben Feitelson as Vernon Dobtcheff as Hamad Tomer Sisley as Reza Peta Wilson as Inspector Karim Salah as Boadin Al Deneb Soumaya Akaaboune as Aliya Dine Souli as Official In 1755, Duncan made a promise in order to save the life of a young friend. It comes back to haunt him when Kassim, the Immortal to whom he made the promise, demands that Duncan assassinate the tyrannical dictator of a small Middle Eastern country. When his refusal gets a good man killed and puts Rachel's life in jeopardy, Duncan is torn between doing what he believes is right and keeping his promise. 16) #95416 METHUSELAH'S GIFT Writer: Michael O'Mahoney and Sasha Reins Director: Adrian Paul (I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda (I)Peter Wingfield as Adam Pierson/Methos Anthony Hyde as Jamie Harris as (I)Nadia Cameron as Rebecca Patrick Serraf as Man Guy Amram as Kelly When masked thugs try to take Amanda's head in her sleep and steal the crystal given to her long ago by Rebecca, Amanda and Duncan investigate. They discover that the crystal may be part of the Methuselah Stone, a mystic talisman said to impart eternal life and invulnerability to the wearer and that the person willing to kill Amanda to get it may be -- Methos? 17) #95417 THE IMMORTAL CIMOLI Writers: Story by Sophia Descroisette; Teleplay by Scott Peters Director: Yves Lafaye (I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda (I)Crispin (Jason?) Bonham Carter as Danny Cimoli Louise Vincent as Lina Cimoli Simon Kunz as Damon Case Louise Vincent as Lina Cimoli Roger Lumont as Marco Mastina Patrick Mille as Jean Philippe de LeFaye III Stephane Boucher as Edward Bellamy Veronique Baylaucq as Annie (I)T. C. Holmes as Immortal Two bit magician Danny Cimoli gets a whole new act then he's hit by a truck and becomes The Immortal Cimoli. Amanda and Duncan find him in a curious a circus, taking bullets in the heart of delight of the audience and blissfully unaware he's now part of The Game. 18) #95418 THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY Writer: Alan Swayze Director: Dennis Berry (I)Dougray Scott as Warren Cochrane (I)Peter Wingfield as Adam Pierson/Methos Laura Marine as Nancy Goddard Struan Rodger as Bonnie Prince Charles Gresby Nash as Andrew Donnelly Luc Bernard as Inspector Deon F. Braun McAsh as Innkeeper Shannon Finnegan as Sarah George Salmon as James Duncan's old friend Warren Cochrane is hiding a horrible secret he can't bear to remember. Realizing that an Immortal, Duncan who won't remember what he is is a soon to be dead Immortal, Duncan tries to help Warren by reminding him of the history they shared together, of their battles for Scotland's freedom, and of their mission to return Bonnie Prince Charlie to the throne. But Duncan might have helped his freind more by letting the past stay buried. 19) #95420 TILL DEATH Writers: Story be Beatrice Mathouret; Teleplay by Michael O'Mahony & Sasha Reins Director: Dennis Berry (I)Roger Daltry as Hugh Fitzcairn (I)Jeremy Brudenwell as Robert de Valicourt (I)Cecile Pallas as Gina de Valicourt (I)Peter Wingfield as Adam Pierson/Methos (I)Michael J. Jackson as Sean Burns Michel Feller as Footman When Gina and Robert de Valicourt met 300 years ago, even Gina's suitors Duncan and Fitzcaim had to admit they were destined for each other. Each century, as Robert and Gina renewed their wedding vows before their friends and fellow Immortals, their love grew stronger. But now their marriage is on the rocks. Duncan decides it's up to him to reunite the once happy couple, and he enlists a very unwilling accomplice in his cunning plan. 20) #95421 JUDGMENT DAY Writer: David Tynan Director: Gerard Hameline Jesse Joe Walsh as Jack Shapiro (I)Peter Wingfield as Adam Pierson/Methos Stephen Tremblay as Jacob Galati Graham McTavish as Benjamin Boyer as David Shapiro Danielle Durou as Realtor Nicholas Bonnefous as Gate Guard Christine Rivere as Nadia Dawson's life is on the line when the Watchers try him on the charge of treason for his friendship with Duncan MacLeod. Watcher deaths have risen dramatically since Dawson first told MacLeod about the Watchers and the Tribunal is determined to punish Joe and stop the killing. Duncan and Dawson argue his case, but even as the trial goes on, the Watcher killings continue. **3.7) Fifth Season Episode Details ------------------------------------ Note: Most of the episodes summaries are directly from the Highlander producers. Regular Cast ------------ Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod Stan Kirsch as Richie Ryan Jim Byrnes as Joe Dawson Text from the beginning of each episode --------------------------------------- (spoken by Joe Dawson) "He is Duncan MacLeod, the Highlander. Born in 1592 in the highlands of Scotland, he is still alive. He is immortal. For 400 years he's been a warrior, a lover, a wanderer, contantly facing other immortals in combat to the death. The winner takes his enemy's head and with it his power. I am a Watcher, part of a secret society of men and women who observe and record but never interfer. We know the truth about immortals. In the end, there can be only one. May it be Duncan MacLeod." Episode Details (SPOILERS) -------------------------- 01) #95422 ONE MINUTE TO MIDNIGHT Writer: David Tynan Director: Dennis Berry (I)Peter Wingfield as Methos (I)Stephen Tremblay as Jacob Galati Jesse Joe Walsh as Jack Shapiro (I)Romina Mondello as Irena Galati Peter Hudson as James Horton Michel Feller as Mikel Yan Epstein as Jean Dumar Xavier Jaillard as Magistrate Zoltan Csala as Guard Manuel Guillot as Emile Olivier Vitrant as Watcher Immortals and Watchers are poised at the brink of war. On the orders of the Watcher Tribunal, every Watcher in Europe is hunting for Duncan MacLeod. Their mission: bring him in dead or alive. Duncan discovers that the real killer is Jacob Galati, a gypsy he once traveled with who has vowed to destroy all the mortals who wear the Watcher tatoo. Galati is convinced the Watchers are out to destroy all Immortals. 02) #96501 PROPHECY Writer: David Tynan Director: Dennis Berry (I)Tracey Scoggins as Cassandra (I)Gererd Plunkett as Roland Kantos (I)Jeremy Beck as Young Duncan Matthew Walker as Ian MacLeod Ann Hagan as Mary Macleod Allan Clow as Neil MacGregor Deryl Hayes as Andrew Beckmann Tom Heaton as Old Tom Ernie Pitts as Cop Cluny MacPherson as Robert Macleod Kasper Michaels as Partner When Duncan MacLeod was but a wee lad in the Highlands he thought Cassandra, the Witch of Donan Woods, was just a fairy story told by crazy old men to scare the children. That is until the night she found him alone in Donan Woods. It's four hundred years later and Cassandra has found Duncan again. She needs Duncan to fulfill an ancient prophecy that only he can challenge and defeat the voice of darkness. 03) #96502 THE END OF INNOCENCE Writer: Morrie Runvinsky Director: Gerard Hameline (I)Real Andrews as Haresh Clay (I)Chris Humphreys as Graham Ashe (I)Chris Martin as Carter Wellan Rachel Hayward as Delila Gerry Rousseau as Raymond Fairchild Gary Jones as Hotel Guest The last time Richie Ryan saw Duncan MacLeod, Duncan was about to take his head. A bullet from Watcher Joe Dawson's gun stopped Duncan but it was too late. Richie's world was shattered. Now Richie's back -- kicking butt and taking heads. One of those heads belonged to Carter Wellan and now Wellan's goof friend Haresh Clay is out to avenge his comrade. Duncan has his own long-time grudge against Clay, who humiliated and destroyed one of Duncan's finest teachers. Duncan must try to rebuild Richie's trust while vying with him to be the one who faces Clay in combat. 04) #99503 MANHUNT Writer: David Tynan Director: Peter Ellis (I)Bruce A. Young as Carl Robinson Eric McCormick as Matthew McCormick (I)Eric Keenleyside as Trey Franks Stephen Dimopoulos as Seth Hobart Aaron Pearl as Corman Jim Leard as Detective Frayne Chris Villarruel as Fan Rhys Williams as Talbot Kevin Hansen as Clayton Hobart Jo Bates as Glenda Carl Robinson, the former slave turned baseball player (he first appeared in "Run For Your Life") has finally found the good life as a Major League star. His new found good luck takes a turn for the worse when Carl is challenged by another Immortal. When witnesses find Carl standing over a decapitated body, he becomes a fugitive from the law. Pursued by lawman Matthew McCormick, whose interest in Carl goes beyond cop and criminal, Carl turns to Duncan for help. 05) #96504 GLORY DAYS Writer: Nancy Heiken Director: Gerard Hameline (I)Ian Tracey as Johnny Kelly Marcia Stressman as Betsy Fields Jim Crescenzo as Mr. Luca Robin Mossley as Jimmy The Weasel Aurelio DiNunzio as Guard Mike Kopsa as Tommy Bob Dawson as O'Grady Bob Wilde as Dominic Delio Philip Heinrich as Bobby Larry Morrison as Roadie Mario Battista as Big Gino Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, Dawson's high school sweetheart, Betsy Fields, had to walk into his. Meanwhile, Duncan's got his hands full with Johnny Kelly, a teenage mobster wannabe when Duncan knew him during Prohibition who is now a cold-blooded assassin. The only rules Johnny K knows are the rules of the street -- and Duncan's going to have to play by them if he wants to keep his head. 06) #96505 DRAMATIC LICENSE Writer: Michael O'Mahoney and Sasha Reins Director: Peter Ellis (I)Elizabeth Gracen Sandra Bernhard as Carolyn Marsh (I)Alistair Duncan as Terence Coventry April Telek as Roxanne Keith Homgren as Gerald Stephen Sisk as Tim Sheila Tyson as Assistant CAROLYN MARSH'S latest best-seller is a hot and sexy romance novel featuring a smoky-eyed swashbuckling Highland hero named Duncan MacLeod. Both Duncan and TERENCE COVENTRY, the Immortal depicted as the borish villain of the novel, are out tofind the author -- Duncan to find out how much she really knows about him, and Coventry to kill her. 07) #96506 MONEY NO OBJECT Writer: James Thorpe Director: Rafal Zielinski (I)Stan Kirsch as Richie Ryan (I)Nicholas Les as Cory Raines Tim Henry Tom McBeath Alex Bruhanski as Reynaldo John Moore as Farmer Duncan and Amanda are reunited with CORY RAINES, the charming, smooth-talking "Clyde" to Amanda's "Bonnie" during their five state crime spree in the 1920s. Amanda, always ready for a little larceny, is tempted by the carefree and adventurous lifestyle Cory offers her and takes him up on the offer when she realizes Duncan won't beg her to stay with him. But Duncan rides to rides to the rescue when one of Cory's schemes goes astray. 08) #96507 HAUNTED Writer: Scott Peters Director: James Bruce Jim Byrnes as Joe Dawson Kathy Evison as Jennifer Hill (I)Kevin John Conway as Alec Hill John Novak as Lisa Butler as Genevieve Larke Miller as Woman JENNIFER HILL believes the spirit of her dead husband Alec, an Immortal, is still with her. She comes to Alec's old friend Duncan and begs him to appease Alec's spirit by whacking the son-of-a-bitch who took Alec Hill's head. Richie finds himself strangely attracted to the grieving young widow -- until he realizes he's the son-of-a-bitch who took Alec Hill's head. 09) #96508 LITTLE TIN GOD Writer: Richard Gilbert Hill Director: Rafal Zielinski (I)Roger R. Cross as Derek Worth (I)Andrew Divoff as Gavriel Larca Nathaniel DeVeaux as Reverend Bell (I)Roger R. Cross as Derek Worth (I)Steve Bacic as Luke (I)Terry Barclay as Paco (I)Christopher J. P. Racasa as Enrique Kira Clavell as Coyantu DEREK's faith in God helped save him from a violent life on the urban streets. When the young gospel singer is killed in a drive-by shooting, he awakens in the arms of God and is given the gift of eternal life. But what's he to do when that God recruits him as a warrior in the Holy War against Satan -- and Satan turns up to be Duncan MacLeod? 10) #96509 MESSENGER Writer: David Tynan Director: James Bruce (I)Peter Wingfield as Methos Jim Byrnes as Joe Dawson (I)Ron Perlman as The Messenger Robert Wisden as William Culbraith Awaovieyi Agie as Jeffrey Patrick T. Gorman as Sergeant Hickson Mitch Davies as Captain Greenwell Lloyd Berry as Harry Richie's found a new teacher: an Immortal who preaches a message of peace. An Immortal who believes all Immortals can lay down their swords and live together as brothers. An Immortal who claims to be the oldest of their kind still alive -- Methos. Will laying down his sword in the name of peace mean Richie will lose his head? And what does this mean for the friend Duncan already calls Methos? 11) #96510 THE VALKYRIE Writer: James Thorpe Director: Richard Martin (I)Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod (I)Peter Wingfield as Methos, Jim Byrnes as Joe Dawson (I)Musetta Vander as Ingrid Henning Jan Triska as Nicolae Breslaw Fulvio Cecere as Alan Wilkinson Martin Evans as Colonel Stauffenburg L. Harvey Gold as Igor Stefanovich Peter Hanlon as Karl Brandt Patrick Keating as Adolph Hitler Dean Balkwill as David Jim Leard as Detective Frayne Noah Heney as Brownshirt Raoul Ganeev as Guard In 1944, Ingrid Henning had the chance to kill Adolf Hitler and failed. She's been atoning for that failure ever since by killing dictators, tyrants, racists and fascists who might have potential to become as dangerous. MacLeod has a chance to stop her before she kills more mortals, but by stopping her, does MacLeod commit the same evil for which he's judged her guilty? 12) #96511 COMES A HORSEMAN Writer: David Tynan Director: Gerard Hameline (I)Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod (I)Peter Wingfield as Methos, Jim Byrnes as Joe Dawson (I)Tracy Scoggins as Cassandra (I)Valentine Pelka as Kronos (I)Richard Ridings as Silas (I)Marcus Testory as Caspian Greg Michaels as Tippet David Longworth as Paxton Sotigui Kouyate as Hijad MacLeod knew him as Melvin Koren, a desperado who left a trail of death and fire across the Old West, but Cassandra remembers him as an evil far older. He is Kronos, leader of the Four Horsemen, mounted Bronze Age raiders who murdered, raped and pillaged their way across two continents. Never was a band of Immortals more cruel or more feared. He destroyed Cassandra's people and she's been hunting him across the millennia. But Kronos has a different target now -- Methos. 13) #96512 REVELATION 6:8 Writer: Tony DiFranco Director: Adrian Paul (I)Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod (I)Peter Wingfield as Methos Jim Byrnes as Joe Dawson (I)Tracy Scoggins as Cassandra (I)Valentine Pelka as Kronos (I)Richard Ridings as Silas (I)Marcus Testory as Caspian Bertie Cortez as Dr. Cernavoda Bertrand Milliot as Inmate Nathalie Gray as Nurse One by one, Kronos is putting the Four Horsemen back together. Once they struck fear in the hearts of men with sword and axe. Today, their weapons of destruction are different, but their goal is the same: to bring mankind what it fears most, the Apocalypse. Only Duncan MacLeod stands between them and the end of the world. 14) #96513 THE RANSOM OF RICHARD REDSTONE Writer: David Tynan Director: Gerard Hameline (I)Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod (I)Stan Kirsch as Richie Ryan Sonia Codhant as Marina LeMartin Tom Russell as Edward Cervain Gary Hetherington as Carlo Capodimonte Frank Middlemass as Baron Lemartin -Astrid Veillon as Desiree -Sylvain Rougerie as James Foulard -Matthew Thompson as James -George Gay as Parking Attendant The Chateau LeMartin has been in MARINA's family for generations, but now the slimy CARLO CAPODIMONTE threatens to foreclose on an old loan and take the chateau for himself. Desperate to save the family heritage, Marina kidnaps an American millionaire in order to pay off the loan. Unfortunately for Marina, the rich and charming "Richard Redstone" she has tied up in the cellar is none other than Richie Ryan. 15) #96514 DUENDE Writer: Jan Hartman Director: Richard Martin (I)Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod (I)Stan Kirsch as Richie Ryan (I)Anthony DeLongis as Otavio Consone Deborah Epstein as Luisa Hidalgo Carmen DuSautoy as Anna Hidalgo Dolores Chaplin as Theresa -Astrid Veillon as Desiree -Sylvain Rougerie as James Foulard -Matthew Thompson as James -George Gay as Parking Attendant Spanish swordplay, like Spanish dancing, is equal parts passion, skill, and strict discipline. The Immortal OTAVIO CONSONE is a master of both. An arrogant Spaniard who 150 years ago tried to teach MacLeod the sword art called "The Mysterious Circle," Consone vied with MacLeod for the hand of a beautiful senorita, with tragic results. Now MacLeod must protect a Flamenco artist and her daughter from Consone's revenge. 16) #96515 THE STONE OF SCONE Writers: Michael O'Mahony & Sasha Reins Director: Richard Martin (I)Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod (I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda (I)Roger Daltrey as Hugh Fitzcairn Michael Culkin as Bernie Crimmins David Barrass as Harry Harry Jones as Andrew Neville Phillips as Butler Paul Barrett as Bobby Colin Reese as Uriah Barnaby Apps as Patrick Valerie Ann Wyss as Barmaid According to official statements by the British government, the theft of the Stone of Scone, the legendary royal throne of Scotland, from Westminster Abbey in 1950 was simply a rowdy schoolboy prank. But was it? Or was it actually the bungled work of three rather hapless Immortals, attempting to fullfil a promise made centuries before? 17) #95419 DOUBLE JEOPARDY Writer: David Tynan Director: Charles Wilkinson (I)Adrian Paul as Duncan MacLeod Stacey Travis as Renee Delaney (I)Marc Warren as Morgan D'Estaing (I)Roland Gift as Xavier St. Cloud Jean-Paul Muel as Inspector Dufay David Gabison as Manager Hester Wilcox as Angela Richard Lukas as Detective Philippe Bouclet as Philippe d'Estaing Stan Reitz as Bernard d'Estaing Pascal Laurent as Hastings Are MacLeod and the police seeing a ghost when the evidence in a diamond theft and poison gas murder points to the very evil, but very dead, XAVIER ST. CLOUD? CID Agent RENEE DELANEY as (Season 2 "Unholy Alliance") returns to ask for MacLeod's help in finding the killer. Could it be Xavier or simply a memorial to a fallen teacher by Xavier's former student, MORGAN D'ESTAING? 18) #96516 FORGIVE US OUR TRESPASSES Written by: Dom Tordjmann Directed by: Paolo Barzman (I)Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda (I)Peter Wingfield as Methos (I)Chris Larkin as Steven Keane Michael J. Jackson as Sean Burns Barbara Keogh as Grandmother Geoffrey Bateman as Richard Dunbar Marine Jolivet as Inspector Begue After the Scottish massacre at the Battle of Culloden in 1746, Duncan MacLeod was a man possessed, obsessed, with killing the English bastards who had destroyed his people. Now Immortal STEVEN KEANE has come to make MacLeod pay for his murderous crimes. Amanda urges MacLeod to take Keane's head and be done with it, but in his heart MacLeod knows that Keane is right -- he is a murderer -- and that Keane is judging him just like MacLeod has judged so many others. 19) #96517 THE MODERN PROMETHEUS Written by: James Thorpe Directed by: Adrian Paul (I)Peter Wingfield as Methos (I)Jonathan Firth as Lord Byron Jeffrey Ribier Tracy Keating as Mary Shelley Michel Modo as Maurice Katie Carr as Claire Clairmont Christopher Staines as Percy Shelley (I)F. Braun McAsh as Hans Kershner Don Foran as Jerry Lord Byron, the brilliant Romantic poet, is alive and well and living the decadent life of a rock star. He lives life way over the edge and has taken some promising young musicians over the edge with him. When following in Byron's footsteps tragically ends the life of Dawson's protege, MacLeod is faced with a decision -- is the beauty and genius that is Byron worth the cost? 20) #96518 ARCHANGEL Written by: David Tynan Directed by: Dennis Berry (I)Edward Jewesbury as Jason Landry (I)Peter Wingfield as Methos (I)Valentine Pelka as Kronos Emily Raymond Peter Hudson as James Horton Reinhild Steger as Medical Officer Patrick Gordon as Hermit Richard Temple as Foster Michel Scourneau as Cemetary Official Pierre Rousselle as Detective Bruno Grimaud as Customs Man The dead are walking the streets of Paris. The forces of evil are coming. Is MacLeod being readied for some higher calling -- or is he simply losing his mind? -------------------------------- *4.0) HIGHLANDER: The Series - Details and Tidbits -------------------------------- **4.1) Biographies ***4.1.1) Adrian Paul (Duncan MacLeod) A cross between Errol Flynn and Douglas Fairbanks, Adrian Paul was born (May 29, 1959) and raised in London. His father is British and his mother is Italian. His family was not very drama-oriented and they didn't exactly know how to react when Adrian informed them that he wanted to become an actor. He studied Shakespeare and performed in school plays, but his focus was always on sports. He played semi-pro soccer and then traveled around Europe to model. In Europe, he danced and choreographed for six years and then moved to Los Angeles to dance and seek out acting roles. His first acting experience was on the ABC Television series "The Colbys." Adrian portrayed a Russian dancer, which was based on the Baryshnikov character in the motion picture "White Nights." After a year on "The Colbys," Adrian appeared with Tom Berenger in the motion picture "Last Rites." He appeared in the 1989 "Days Like This" Sheena Easton video.In addition he as appeared in "Love Potion #9" and in 'Masque of the Red Death' as Prospero (a very forgettable role). Adrian was a series regular (John Kincaid) on "War of the Worlds" during the second season and has made guest appearances on shows such as "Murder, She Wrote," "Dark Shadows," and "Beauty and the Beast" and two episodes of the failed Tarzan TV series from a few years ago. He has also done the voice of 'Gunner' on the animated series 'Phantom 2040.' His wife, Meilani, is one of the 'Uh-Huh Girls," who appears in the popular Diet Pepsi commercials with Ray Charles. Meilani, along with her two counterparts, has been given the dubious honor of "Women We Love," in a recent Esquire magazine. Says Paul, "Everywhere we go, people are singing 'uh-huh'. In the HIGHLANDER, the saying is 'there can be only one,' so Meilani and I are going to combine the slogans, which will read 'there can be only one -- uh-huh." His most recent live-action acting job, other than Highlander, was 'The Cover Girl Murders' a TV movie which he did during the summer hiatus in 1993. It aired on the USA Channel in late November, 1993. And he does a voice on the cartoon "Phantom 2040". Adrian Paul has studied the martial arts Choy-Li-Fut and Hung Gar. ***4.1.2) Alexandra Vandernoot (Tessa Noel) Alexandra Vandernoot has been living in France for the past six years, but is originally from Belgium. She comes from an arts-related family. Her late father was a symphony conductor, and her mother was a dancer. She studied drama, earning a degree at the Conservatory in Brussels. After graduation, she started to work immediately in the theater. After appearing in a number of plays, she decided to move to Paris. Two years later, she went back to school to continue her acting education before making the jump to American television. Her first American acting role was opposite Timothy Hutton in the HBO movie 'Strangers'. She also guest starred in an episode of the syndicated series "Counterstrike:. Other credits include: Marie Thoreau in "Blood of the Hunter" 1995 (USA), news reporter in "Ready to Wear" 1994, Elisa in "L' Affaire" 1993 (French), the Mother in "Comme un Bateau la Mer en Moins" 1993 (French), The Duchess in "Le Souper" 1993, and Elisa in "Les Exploits d'un Jeune Don Juan" 1987. Vandernoot lives in Paris. During her free time, she renovates her recently purchased country house. (Taken from the HIGHLANDER: THE SERIES press kit.)" Alexandra Vandernoot left the series after the fourth episode of the second season. She wished to continue with her feature film career and did not wish to be separated from her family in Paris for the part of the year necessary for filming in Canada. She returned briefly in the two part second season finale 'Counterfeit'. ***4.1.3) Stan Kirsch (Richie Ryan) Stan Kirsch (born July 15, 1968), originally from New York City, moved to Los Angeles three years ago. "I'm an urban kid who grew up in the city with a sister and two great parents." His first acting experience was a Campbell's Soup commercial when he was 4 years old, which was followed by a few modeling jobs. He left the business for a while, but returned to it in high school at St. Paul's Boarding School in New Hampshire. While attending Duke University as a political science major, Kirsch worked on his acting skills with a master trainer of acting. "I went through the whole spectrum of acting, movement, and voice work, which was all geared toward Shakespeare and regional theatre." Kirsch performed in summer stock and fell in love with the profession. "I made $24 a night to perform in a play six times a week in the mountains of North Carolina. It was the greatest summer I'd ever had and I couldn't get rid of the acting bug." After graduating from Duke, he moved to New York, and within six months, he signed with an agent, got his Screen Actors Guild card and headed out to Los Angeles. Stan Kirsch's first acting experience was a Campbell's Soup commercial when he was four years old. After high school and modeling and acting jobs, he attended Duke University as a political science major and performed summer stock. Upon graduation from Duke, he moved to New York, and within 6 months, he signed with an agent, got his Screen Actors Guild card, and moved to LA. Stan has made guest appearances on the ABC daytime drama "General Hospital," FOX's "True Colors," and the ABC pilot "The Streets of Beverly Hills." During the 94-95 season of the hit TV show "Friends" Stan portrayed Courtney Cox's under-age boyfriend in one episode. In the second and third seasons of Highlander, the character of Richie Ryan appeared in approximately half of the episodes. ***4.1.4) Werner Stocker (Darius - recurring character from first season *** Paris episodes) Highlander fans grew to love the character of the Immortal priest Darius (who was first introduced in "Band of Brothers") and we were all shocked when this character was killed off in the first season's closing episode "The Hunters". Then we were greatly saddened last July to hear belated news of the death Werner Stocker, the actor who portrayed him. Gradually details trickled in from various sources. The original sub-plot was that the character Darius would appear in 5 episodes and would be killed off in the fifth one, the season finale. Shortly before filming was supposed to start on "The Hunters", Werner Stocker informed the producers that he was too sick to report to the set in Paris. The writers frantically rewrote the episode script in three days. (All the scenes containing Darius in this episode came from footage shot for previous episodes). A month and a half later Mr. Stocker died of a cerebral tumor. Werner Stocker was born on April 7,1955 in Flintsbach, Bavaria and died in the third week of May 1993. He stood 6'3" and had green eyes and light brown hair. He began to study acting at The New Munich Acting School and later at the Falckenberg School. In 1978, he got his first role in a French TV movie, "Les Rebelles." He then played in several German TV series. In 1989, he won the Bavarian Movie Award for his role in the film "Herbstmilch." In 1991 he starred in "Rama Dama" (the sequel to Herbstmilch). Werner Stocker was not married and had no children. ***4.1.5) Jim Byrnes (Joe Dawson, second season recurring character) Born on September 22, 1948, Jim Byrnes grew up in St. Louis, the middle child of a middle class family. He learned to play blues guitar at age 13-- and continues to play on his favorite guitar, a Gibson 1969 Hummingbird. An eclectic individual, he studied for the priest hood in a seminary, and was even a professional shepherd at one point. He studied acting at Boston University and St.Louis University. Byrnes is a gifted actor and an inspiring individual. He lost both his legs in an automobile accident Feb. 26,1972-- the same day he landed his pivotal "Wiseguy" role as Lifeguard fifteen years later. ***4.1.6) Philip Akin (Charlie DeSalvo, second and third season recurring *** character who was also brought back for a fourth season episode) Philip Akins brings to HIGHLANDER, an extensive list of film, television and theater credits. A serious martial artist himself, Philip holds a fourth degree black belt in Yoshinkan Aikido. He also studies Kung Fu and Tai Chi at a dojo near his home in Toronto. An avid bicyclist, Philip has been known to cycle everywhere, including the audition that got him the job on Highlander. Philip worked with Adrian Paul previously when their roles briefly coincided on 'War of the Worlds.' Akin played Norton, a wheelchair bound technical whiz, and Adrian played John Kincaid, an erstwhile mercenary who's brother was killed by the aliens. ***4.1.7) Bob Anderson, Sword Master for Highlander TV series and movies. Bob Anderson is the sword master on both of the Highlander movies and the first two seasons of the TV series His career spans several decades and his extensive credits include 'Star Wars', 'The Princess Bride', and the new 'The Three Musketeers' movie and 'First Knight. When Bob wished to return to working in movies the producers found an excellent replacement for the TV series in F. Braun McAsh. ***4.1.8) Lisa Howard (Anne Lindsey, third season recurring character) Lisa Howard came to HIGHLANDER with an impressive film and television background. Here prominent film credits include a featured role in "Moonstruck" with Cher and Nicolas Cage as well as the lead actress in "Rolling Vengeance" with Don Michael Paul for Apollo Pictures. On the small screen, she has held regular roles in such popular series as NBC's "Days of Our Lives," ABC's "All My Children," "Perfect Couples," and "Valley of the Dolls". Her list of guest starring roles includes spots on "Robocop: The Series," "Wings," "Likely Suspects," "Forever Knight," "Counterstrike," "E.N.G.," three episodes of "Sweating Bullets," and "Perry Mason: Case of the Shooting Star." ***4.1.9) Elizabeth Gracen (Amanda, recurring character) Born Elizabeth Ward in 1960 in Booneville, Arkansas. She was Miss Arkansas and Miss America in 1982. Divorced once but remarried in 1989 to Brendan Hughes. She created "Gracen" to add to her name because there was already a Elizabeth Ward in the Screen Actors Guild. Professionally she uses both Elizabeth Gracen and Elizabeth Ward Gracen. Shortly after posing for a full pictorial for Playboy in 1992, a news story broke linking her romantically to then-candidate Bill Clinton. Always ready to capitalize on notoriety, Playboy promoted her pictorial to the cover of the May 1992 issue. When asked about the rumors of her relationship with Mr. Clinton she had no comment other than to say that her sexual life is her business and no-one else's. Her credits include "Final Mission" (HBO), "Sundown, the Vampire in Retreat" (1989), "Marked for Death" (1990), "Lisa" (1990), "The Death of the Incredible Hulk" (1990) (TV), "83 Hours 'Til Dawn" (1990) (TV), "Sidney Sheldon's The Sands of Time" (1992) (TV), "Lower Level" (1992) (V), "Discretion Assured" (1993), and episode of "Time Trax", an episode of "Murder, She Wrote", a two-part episode of "Renegade" (1994), an episode of "The Flash", and an semi-regular on "Extreme" (1995). ***4.1.10) Peter Wingfield (Methos, recurring character) Born in Cardiff, Peter trained as a doctor at Brasenose College, Oxford and St. Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College. His drama training was at the National Youth Theatre in Wales and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. On leaving drama school in 1990, Peter made his television debut in Beeban Kidron's Screen Two production of ANTONIA AND JANE before going on to play lead roles television drama series. His credits include "Alex" in Granada TV's MEDICS; "Lt. Nick Pasco" in SOLDIER SOLDIER for Central TV;and "Tom Walton" in THE MEN'S ROOM, a five-part series for BBC TV; a second series of MEDICS; "Martin Welford" in Tim Luscombe's revival of Noel Coward's POINT VALAINE; "Fourth Actor" in Pirandello's SIX CHARACTERS IN SEARCH OF AN AUTHOR, for the BBC2 Performance series of films; "Miglioritti" in Pirandello's THE RULES OF THE GAME; "Paul", the younger brother, opposite Alfred Molina in TRUST ME, a film for BBC Television; "Josh" in BLISTERS, a comedy pilot for BBC TV; "Durrant" in Marivaux's THE GAME OF LOVE AND CHANCE; "Alun Lewis" in ALUN LEWIS: DEATH AND BEAUTY, for BBC Wales; "Rufus" in the first episode of LIFEBOAT, a Lynda La Plante series for BBC TV; "Max" in Jim McBride's THE FLEMISH BOARD (his first role in a feature film); "Karl" in 3 episodes of INTO THE FIRE, a new BBC drama series; "Philip" in DEGAS AND PISSARRO FALL OUT, a half-hour drama for the "Without Walls" strand on Channel 4; "John Westlock" in Pedr James' BBC TV hugely successful five-part serialization of Dickens' MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT; "Barry" in the BBC's NICE DAY AT THE OFFICE directed by John Kilby; "Danny" in four episodes of CROCODILE SHOES, directed by David Richards and "D.S. Pete Dyson" in the BBC Screen One MURDER IN MIND, directed by Bob Bierman. * Miscellaneous information.. o He is former National Trampoline Champion o Peter ran the 1995 London Marathon in 3 hours 8 minutes. o He plays saxophone and flute to studio standard. o He holds an Advanced Level Stage Fighting certificate. **4.2) U.S.A. vs. Rest of the World Each episode sold for U.S. syndication is four minutes shorter than the episodes sold for the European market. This is due to the longer commercial time allocated in the U.S. market. **4.3) List of Immortals First Season (episode number in parentheses) ------------ Duncan Macleod Connor MacLeod (1) Slan Quince (1) (deceased, killed by Duncan) Lucas Desiree (2) (deceased, killed by Howard Crowley) Howard Crowley (2) (deceased, killed by Duncan) Kiem Sun (3) Felicia Martins (5) Devereux (5) (deceased, killed by Felicia Martins) Caleb Cole (7) (deceased, killed by Duncan) Carl the Hermit (7) (deceased, killed by Caleb) (there is some debate as to Carl's immortality but the producers say he was Immortal) Walter Reinhardt (8) (deceased, killed by Duncan) Alexei Voshin (9) (deceased, killed by his ship's propellers) Andrew Ballin (10) (deceased, killed by Duncan) Marcus Korolus (12) (deceased, killed by Duncan in the 1920's) Grayson (13) (deceased, killed by Duncan) Darius (13,15-17,22) (deceased, killed by mortals in 22) Kuyler (14) (deceased, killed by Duncan) Xavier St. Cloud (15) (dis-armed by Duncan) Ursa (16) Grace Chandler (17) Carlo Sendaro (17) (deceased, beheaded by subway train) Amanda (18) (named in a flashback as Amanda Darieux) Zachary Blaine (18) (deceased, killed by Amanda) Alfred Cahill (19) (deceased, killed by Duncan) Gabriel Piton (20) (deceased, killed by Duncan) Col. Everett Bellian (21) Hugh Fitzcairn (22) Second Season (episode number in parentheses) ------------- Gregor Powers (2) Michael Moore/Quenten Barnes (3) (deceased, killed by Duncan) James (4) (deceased, killed by renegade Watcher Pallin Wolf) Richie Ryan (4) Annie Devlin (5) Amanda (7) Carl Robinson (9) Anthony Gallen (10) (deceased, killed by Duncan) Thomas Sullivan (12) (deceased, killed by Duncan) Mako (13) (deceased, killed by Richie) Xavier St.Cloud (14,15) (deceased, killed by Duncan) Anton LeGris (14) (deceased, killed by Xavier with help from mortals) Jason Talbot (14) (deceased, killed by Xavier with help from mortals) Michel de Bourgogne (14) (flashback - deceased, killed by Duncan) Nicholas Ward (16) (deceased) Arthur Drake/Drakov (17) (deceased, killed by Duncan) Nefertiri (18) (deceased, killed by Duncan) Marcus Constantine (18) Luther (19) (deceased, killed by Duncan) Rebecca Horne (19) (deceased, killed by Luther) Hyde (20) (deceased, killed by Duncan) Charles Browning of York (21) Third Season (episode number in parentheses): ------------- Michael Kent (1) ( deceased, killed by Duncan) Kern (2) (deceased, killed by Duncan ) Paul Karros (3) ( deceased, killed by Duncan) John Durgan (4)( deceased, killed by Duncan ) Amanda (4, 5) Axel Whittaker (5) (deceased, killed by Duncan ) Sharon (fb) (5) (deceased, killed by Axel ) Michelle Webster (5) Brion Cullen (6) (deceased, killed by Duncan ) Zoltan Laszlo (6) Kenny (7) Dallman Ross (7) ( deceased, killed by Kenny) Frank Brody (fb) (7) ( deceased, killed by Kenny) Sean the Drummer Boy (fb) (7)( deceased, some question of whether he is killed by an Immortal or a cannonball) Daniel Keogh (8) Garrick (9) ( deceased, killed by Duncan) Benny Carbassa (11) Lyman Kerlow (10) ( deceased, killed by Duncan ) Peter Matlin (10) ( deceased, killed by Duncan) Michael Christian (12) ( deceased, killed by Duncan ) May-Ling Shen (12) (deceased, killed by M. Christian ) John Kirin/Cage (13) Bro. Paul (14) ( deceased, killed by Kalas) Bro. Timon (fb) (14) ( deceased, killed by Kalas) Kalas (14, 15, 16, 21, 22) (deceased, killed by Duncan) Hugh Fitzcairn (15) (deceased, killed by Kalas ) Methos (16, 21, 22) Ceirdwyn (17) Kristov (18) Ernst Daimler (19) Lucas Kagan (20) **4.4) What does Duncan drive? In Vancouver, he drives a black 1965 Thunderbird Convertible. The Washington State (USA) license plate numbers are 827-KEG. The 1965 Thunderbird is sought by collectors because it was the 10th Anniversary Edition--the first T-Birds were 1955 models (released in late '54). In Paris, he drives a black French Citroen, DS model. Tessa drove a white four-door Mercedes covertible (model and year unknown). Richie drove a Suzuki Katana 600 motorcycle. **4.5) What was that drink that Kuyler was drinking in "For Evil's ** Sake"? Absinthe, a bitter emerald green liquor made from wormwood and gradually causes madness and death in those who drink it. It is illegal in most countries today. It is made milky white by diluting with water and sweetening with sugar. **4.6) Addresses Send mail concerning the series and/or the actors to either of the following addresses: SSA PUBLIC RELATIONS RYSHER TPE 16027 VENTURA BLVD 2401 COLORADO AVENUE SUITE 206 #200 ENCINO, CA 91436 SANTA MONICA CA 90404 Rysher will send you an InfoPack with lots of nifty information about the series when you write them and include a long Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope. Rysher now has a home page on the World Wide Web. The URL is . The executive producers of Highlander, Davis/Panzer Productions have established a web site just for Highlander (and HL merchandise). The URL is . To write to Bill Panzer by snail mail: Davis/Panzer Productions 8500 Melrose Avenue Suite 202 West Hollywood, CA 90069 **4.7) Where in the World are we? The first 13 episodes of the first season, the first 14 episodes of the second, and the first 14 of the third are filmed in Vancouver, BC, Canada. No attempt is made to avoid or disguise major landmarks. The actually city name is never specifically stated in the series. It is thought that the producers of the show simply want it to be a "Generic, Nondescript American City." All the vehicles have Washington State (USA) license plates as if it were supposed to be Seattle, Washington. Throughout this FAQ, it is called Vancouver, though some of the fans jokingly refer to it as Sea-couver. The last 9 episodes of the first season, the last 8 of the second, and the last 8 of the third are filmed in Paris, France. This location change is specifically indicated in the series. Filming for the Paris episodes started early in January. This is due to the fact that Highlander is a joint Canadian/French venture. **4.8) Was Richie's Immortality planned in advance? In an early version of the script for the pilot "The Gathering" Richie was killed and discovered that he was Immortal. By the time the pilot was filmed, this subplot had been discarded. What we had left was, at the end, Connor telling Duncan that 'the kid' needed watching. This subplot was revived for the second season. Apparently the theory that all TV Immortals are foundlings is canon, too. According to Adrian Paul in a Chat on AOL.com, the official explanation is that Duncan sensed during "The Gathering" that Richie was a pre-Immortal. Which means that Richie's 'recovery' from death in "The Darkness" came as no surprise to Duncan. **4.9) Can Immortals be made? I.e. can a mortal become Immortal? No. Immortals are immortal from birth, but their bodies behave as mortal (normal healing rates, no 'BUZZ') until they experience their first 'death'. Until this time the only apparent way that they differ from 'mortal' humans this the fact that they are sterile. If a mortal kills an Immortal the mortal does not become Immortal. **4.10) Miscellanous tidbits At the date referenced in 'The Gathering' (approximately Sept. or Oct. 1992) Connor Macleod is 474 years old (birth year found in early version of script) and Duncan Macleod is almost 400 ("I won't be 400 for another four months" -Duncan to Tessa in 'The Gathering'). The oldest known Immortals seen so far is The Kurgan in the movies and Methos (recurring character introduced in third season episode 'Methos' - he's at least 5000 years old) in the TV series. In the TV series, Nefertiri and Marcus Constantine both run a distant second (second season episode "Pharaoh's Daughter"). They are shown in a flashback during Cleopatra's time (30 BC) in Egypt. According to Nefertiri's Persona card in the Highlander Card Game (which is canon according to the producers), in 30 BC she was about 1200 years old which would make her over 3200 years old. Darius is younger since his age was given as 'over 2000 years old' in 'Band of Brothers'. **4.11) Tartan Trivia Question: I've seen Duncan MacLeod wear several different tartan patterns when we see him in a kilt in flashbacks. And there was also the tartan fragment that led Duncan to discovering the Watcher's chronicle in "The Hunters". Do the MacLeods really have that many tartans? The pattern for the tartan that Duncan wears, Macleod of Harris and Dunvegan (also known as Macleod of Macleod), is R6 BK4 G30 BK20 B40 BK4 Y4. The numbers represent the number of threads in that color sequence in the pattern. (R = Red, BK = Black, Y = Yellow, G = Green, B = Blue). The tartan fragment that we saw was done with coarse yarn to make it look older, more period, as if it were a piece that Duncan had given Darius very early in their friendship, maybe a fragment from one of Duncan's original kilts. The red sequence in the pattern, since it was closest to the camera, seemed to stand out. The appearance of a tartan can vary according to dyes and wool processing over the centuries but the essential pattern is usually the same. Which means that Duncan has always worn the MacLeod tartan. Actually there are two Clan MacLeods, the MacLeods of Harris and Dunvegan and the (extinct) MacLeods of Lewis and Ramsey. The pattern for the Macleods of Lewis is primarily yellow and black and we've seen it crop up in the Movies. The MacLeod of Lewis pattern is R2 Y24 BK16 Y2 BK16. **4.12) Production Number Trivia Question: The production numbers for the first season as listed in the Episode Guide are different from the numbers for the second season. Why is that and what do the numbers signify? The episode guide in Section lists the episodes in the order aired in the U.S. In the second season, for the most part, the airing order is the same as the production order, or very close. And, for the most part, the order the episodes air in is the order they were intended to air in, even if production dates were swapped for some reason (as with a couple of episodes in the upcoming season). In the second and third season, in particular, this is necessary so the plot arcs don't get confused. But when the show was first starting out, though, they were filming 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.) **4.13) What is this 'Forever Knight' that I keep hearing about on the ** HIGHLA-L mailing list? "Forever Knight" is a TV series that was orginally part of CBS's 'Crimetime after Primetime' block of shows during the 92-93 TV season. When David Letterman announced that he was moving his talk show to CBS this block of shows were cancelled. After a year and an impassioned campaign by the fans "Forever Knight" was brought back as a first-run syndicated TV show. The first episode of the second season aired on ~16 September, 1994. The series aired on USA Network for the first 16 episodes of the third season while also appearing on syndicated stations. But just before Christmas, 1995, USA Network pulled the plug. The third season of Forever Knight continues to air on the syndicated U.S. stations and overseas but it is unlikely there will be a fourth season. FOREVER KNIGHT chronicles the life of Nick Knight (Geraint Wyn Davis), an 700+ year old vampire seeking to regain his mortality. Towards this goal he serves as a homicide detective permanently assigned to the night shift in Toronto with the help of his partner, the wise-cracking, rough around the edges, Don Schanke (John Kapelos). The only mortal who knows his secret is Dr. Natalie Lambert (Catherine Disher), department pathologist. She's devoted herself to searching for a way to restore Nick's mortality. Lurking in the background is LaCroix (Nigel Bennett), the vampire who made Nick into one those many centuries ago, who is determined to stop Nick's search. A few changes were made at the start of the third season: the characters Don Schanke (Detective John Kapelos), Janette (Deborah Duchene), and Captain Cohen (Natsuko Ohama) departed and the vampire Vachon (Ben Brass), Detective Tracy Vetter (Lisa Ryder), and Captain Joe Reese (Blu Mankuma) came on. The connections that "Forever Knight" has to Highlander are many and varied: 1) Vampires are immortal (except that they are 'undead') but not Immortal so both shows attract the same people as fans, 2) the star of "Forever Knight," Geraint Wyn Davies, appeared in the 2nd season episode "Turnabout" (as an Immortal, not as a vampire) during a time when his series was canceled (it has now been sold into first run syndication and its second season starts this weekend), and 3) last, but not least, the Forever Knight mailing list, FORKNI-L, is sort of an aunt to HIGHLA-L (see Section 0). It was through my membership on FORKNI-L that I learned about LISTSERV mailing lists and, when I started HIGHLA-L, PSUVM was the first site that I approached to host it. Several subscribers of HIGHLA-L are also subscribers to FORKNI-L. -Debbie Douglass **4.14) TV Immortals' Physiology TV Series Immortals differ from Movie Immortals in a few ways: they can't breath under water ('The Gathering' and 'The Samurai'), they seem to 'die' (appear clinically dead) for a period of time before reviving, usually mostly healed of the 'fatal' wound. Another anomaly that was never addressed in the Movie is 'where do the bullets go when an Immortal is shot? Are the bullets expelled or absorbed or just lie dormant as in mortals?' The common consensus on the Highlander mailing list (HIGHLA-L) is that the bullets are expelled, usually explained by citing the pinging sound of what is thought to be two bullets hitting the ground right after Duncan is shot guarding Tessa in the T-bird in 'Eyewitness'. Another commonly held theory is that an Immortal will not revive until the cause of his 'death' is removed enough for the injury to heal. For example. Connor in 'The Gathering' apparently died from drowning because he 'woke' up after Duncan pulled him from the water following his fight with Slan Quince but his chest wound didn't start healing until Duncan pulled the knife from Connor's chest (Connor had been in the water several hours since the fight had taken place at night and when Duncan rescued him it was daylight). Nefertiri in 'Pharoah's Daughter' was 'dead' for ~2000 years because there wasn't any air in her sarcophagus. It has been theorized that the seal on the sarcophagus broke while it was being shipped which is why Duncan sensed Nefertiri just before the truck carrying the sarcophagus wrecked. **4.15) Why don't we see more police investigations about all these ** headless bodies that should be appearing whereever Duncan goes? David Panzer, Highlander Executive Producer, explained at the Highlander Convention (Oct 7,8,9, 1994) that they stopped dealing with this aspect of Immortality in the second season because if they continued to do this they'd end up dealing with it just about every week. This would take too much away time from the primary story line of each episode. So we really don't know where all the bodies go. :-) **4.16) Quotable Quotes (If you want more in this section send email to douglass@chaplin.ndhm.gtegsc.com) Richie: "These guys should sell tickets!" Connor: "I'm Connor MacLeod - same clan, different vintage." Connor: "In the end there can be only one - remember that rule?" Connor: "Do you think we ever lived like this? Like a tribe, with a name and a reason for each living thing? Did we ever belong somewhere... a time... a place... however briefly?" -'The Gathering' "I don't care who does the killing - I'm tired of it. I'm tired of the endless mindless fighting, I'm tired of death!" -Duncan MacLeod, 'The Gathering' "When was the last time you had such an enthusiastic opponent." -Connor MacLeod, 'The Gathering' Connor: A mere pinprick. Duncan: By my count you look more like a pincushion. - 'The Gathering' "I'm an artist. I'm supposed to have this tremendous... imagination. But who could imagine this!" -Tessa Noel, 'The Gathering' "I'm on like, uh, America's Funniest Home Videos, right? -Richie Ryan, 'The Gathering' "It's over when I cut off your head." -Duncan MacLeod, 'The Gathering' "Check it out. One night only, everything must go." -Richie Ryan, 'The Gathering' "You'd think in four hundred years a person would learn how to listen." -Tessa Noel, 'The Gathering' "When I was growing up there was a legend in my clan about a ... strange man in my grandfather's time. Who was killed in battle and then miraculously revived." -Duncan MacLeod, 'The Gathering' Richie: What do you guys got anyway - secret handshake? Duncan: Tattoo. -'Innocent Man' Crowley: Your friend Lucas died on his knees begging for his life. Duncan: We'll see how you do. -Innocent Man Duncan: I already have my little black book out. Tessa: I've seen it. It's three hundred years out of date. -'Road Not Taken' Not a line, but the look on Duncan's face when when the little girl, Belinda, said, "I have to go to the bathroom" was a picture! -'Bad Day in Building A' "Now this is an interesting test of your reflexes; can you turn and fire that thing before I skewer you?" -Duncan MacLeod, 'Bad Day in Building A.' Tessa to Felicia: "I may not be able to kill you, but I'll give you a facial you won't forget!" -'Free Fall' Richie: "What was I supposed to say to her, 'I'm sorry you're having a bad day, now get lost'?" -'Free Fall' Felicia: "You make it sound as if we're linked together in some way." Duncan: "We ARE... We're linked and locked for all time." -'Free Fall' "There *is* light at the end of the tunnel. It's up to you to get to it." -Tessa Noel, 'The Sea Witch' "I'm telling you, you can always buy new clothes but you cannot buy a new head!" -Richie Ryan, 'Sea Witch' "I'm just callin' 'em as I see 'em." -Richie Ryan, 'Eyewitness' Duncan: "My father couldn't understand what had happened." Richie: "Who could? Man, he musta freaked. I mean, there you were all of a sudden, on your feet again - zombie in a kilt!" -'Family Tree' Duncan: It is a miracle! Ian MacLeod: It is the work of the demon master from the world below! -'Family Tree' Richie: You never found out who your real parents were? Duncan: No. But after a couple of hundred years...you get over it. One day so will you. -'Family Tree' "We were a primitive clan. Primitive and superstitious. Fear ruled our lives." -Duncan MacLeod, 'Family Tree' "There's a proverb in Northern India: If you go hunting tigers, be sure you're prepared to find one." -Duncan MacLeod, 'Family Tree' "Art can be hard work." -Tessa Noel, 'Family Tree' Duncan: I was raised a warrior. I choose battles I believe to be just. Darius: Oh I'm sure. You're quite loyal to your convictions and compatriots. But I wonder what these men think about that. About convictions and compatriotism now. -'Band of Brothers' "Moderation is for monks MacLeod." -Baron Deshields, 'For Evil's Sake' Tessa: Why do I argue with you. Duncan: Cause you're contrary by nature. -'For Tomorrow We Die' Tessa: He came across this one in Ghana. Said it cost him an arm and a leg. Duncan: Did he say whose? -'For Tomorrow We Die' "So. Is God as good a business as they say, Darius." -Xavier St.Cloud, 'For Tomorrow We Die' "Parisians don't mind a little larceny now and then. If it's done with ingenuity, no one gets hurt." -Georges Dalou, 'For Tomorrow We Die' "Holy ground's a wonderful thing. It allows us to speak almost like friends." -Xavier St.Cloud, 'For Tomorrow We Die' Tessa: Why do I argue with you? Duncan: Because you are contrary by nature. Tessa: I am not. Duncan: Yes, you are. Tessa: No, I am not. Duncan: Yes, you are. Tessa: No, I am not. Duncan: See what I mean. -'The Beast Below' "It's time that keeps shifting things under our feet." -Grace Chandler, 'Saving Grace' Tessa: "Friend of yours?" Duncan: "Just a bad habit." -'Lady and the Tiger' Clown: Amanda wouldn't lie to me. Duncan: Trust me. You won't be the first man she's made a clown of. -'The Lady and the Tiger' Amanda(suggestively): You haven't let me thank you properly for saving my life. Duncan: Send me a card. -'The Lady and the Tiger' "A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do." -Amanda Darieux, 'The Lady and the Tiger' Elaine: How'd you get to be so smart. Duncan: Trial and error. Like a rat that bumps into a lot of walls until he finally learns the maze. Lots of trial and error. -'Avenging Angel' Tessa: You've been hacking on the computer again. Duncan: Yeah well it's either that or fill out twenty forms and wait six months. -'Avenging Angel' Duncan: At least my women don't send armed patrols after me. Piton: I won't have it any other way. It adds spice to my love life. Duncan: And lead to your hide. -'Eye of the Beholder' "You know what they say. Breaking up is hard to do." -Gabriel Piton, 'Eye of the Beholder' Fitzcairn: I hope that sword isn't for me. -'The Hunters' "It's not state of the art, I agree. But it's effective." -James Horton, 'The Watchers' "You're not stupid maybe you're just blind." -Duncan MacLeod, 'The Watchers' "He's slow but I love him anyway." -Lynn Horton, 'The Watchers' Skinhead: I'm going to kill you Duncan: Oh, I don't think so -'The Watchers' Richie: This is just great - just great! I mean, he's there, they're there, we're here, nobody's anywhere! Tessa: You ever think of running for Congress? -'The Watchers' "Your camera sees what you want it to see. You can shoot hope, or despair. Garbage or flowers. It all depends on where you wanna spend your life." -Duncan MacLeod, 'Studies in Light' "Were you born sensitive or did you have to study." -Tessa Noel, 'Studies in Light' Duncan: I'm meeting an old friend. Richie: Oh. Wait - old as in [makes sword noises]? Duncan: Yeah - [sword noises]. -'Studies in Light' Linda: Why'd you do that? Duncan: Do what? Linda: Run into the burning building. Duncan (sarcastically): Because that's where the fire was? -'Studies in Light' "All I get is bits and pieces. It's not like I can put in a tape and watch the movie." -Greta, 'The Darkness' Charlie: You walk pretty close to the edge MacLeod. What're you hiding. Duncan: You don't wanna know Charlie. Some of the people that found out aren't around anymore. -'The Zone' Amanda: "Why can't you believe me, MacLeod?" Duncan: "Experience." -'Return of Amanda' Amanda: "I swear on my mother's grave." Duncan: "You don't have a mother." -'Return of Amanda' Duncan: There's this guy watching you you know. Amanda: There usually is. -'The Return of Amanda' "I never kiss on the first date." -Amanda, 'The Return of Amanda' Amanda: You really expect me to steal, don't you? Duncan: I expect sharks to bite, too. Don't take it personally. -'The Return of Amanda' "The main difference between a wise man and a fool, is that a fool's mistakes never teach him anything." -Duncan MacLeod, 'Revenge of the Sword' Duncan: He grows on you Charlie. Charlie: So does cancer. -'Run for your Life' Carl about a Watcher-cop who wants to kill him: I don't care if he's a damned cop, it'll be self-defense, man! Duncan: Yeah, and what are you gonna tell 'em? That you're an Immortal and he's a member of a secret organisation and they're trying to kill you? -'Run for your Life' "Men are like horses -- big and stupid. But they do have their uses." -Bess, 'Epitaph for Tommy' "Us Highlanders have to stick together." -Duncan MacLeod, 'Epitaph for Tommy' Richie (referring to Suzanne's age and hoping Duncan isn't interested in her): 25? And how old are you? Duncan: 400. But you know what, Richie? Today I feel like a kid. -'Epitaph for Tommy' Mako: I'm looking for a girl Duncan: Try working on your personality. -'Under Color of Authority' "Don't worry I don't bite. In fact I haven't had to wear a muzzle in years." -Duncan MacLeod, 'Unholy Alliance I' "You cut off his arm didn't you. No wonder he's pissed." -Charlie DeSalvo, 'Unholy Alliance I' "I believe there's an order in the universe; that there's purpose; that things eventually fit. Even if you can't see how or why." -Duncan MacLeod, 'Unholy Alliance I' "Everyone's a critic." -Nicholas Ward, 'The Vampire' "Nefertiri, you don't give, you just trade." -Duncan MacLeod, 'Pharaoh's Daughter' "You don't buy loyalty with sex." -Duncan MacLeod, 'Pharaoh's Daughter' Maurice: Are you suggesting I change the facts? Duncan: No, you manufacture 'em Maurice. -'Legacy' "You stuck your nose in without being asked -- the least you could do is say you're sorry!" -Amanda Darieux, 'Legacy' Richie: I'd kiss you, but people might talk. Duncan: They might. -'Prodigal Son' Joe: Look, if we had of revealed your secret in more superstitious times you can imagine the witch hunts Duncan: I don't have to imagine Joe: And today, you'd probably end up on page 3 of one of those supermarket rags right next to the 2 headed monkey and I'd be in a straight jacket -'Prodigal Son' Hyde: You ever gutted a bear with a knife or taken a lion with a spear, even in death they continue to fight. But it's nothing compared to the kill of a seasoned immortal. -'Prodigal Son' Richie: Mac, well, I... Duncan: I missed you, too, tough guy. [They hug] -'Prodigal Son' Richie: They don't still use the guillotine in France, do they? -'Prodigal Son' Maurice: They claimed I stole a chicken. Duncan: But you'd never do that. Maurice: Of course not. It was a duck. -'Prodigal Son' Richie: I should'a whacked the son-of-a-bitch. Duncan: Yeah - but I saw him first. -'Prodigal Son' Lisa: I need to sleep. Horton: You'll sleep when you're dead. -'Counterfeit I' Joe: I owe you one Richie: You might regret that. -'Counterfeit II' Fr. Andre: Are you a police officer. Duncan: No. I'm an Immortal. -'Counterfeit I' Duncan: Stay in the car. Richie: Okay, everybody who's Immortal, raise their hand. [Raises hand] [To Duncan] Looks like it's just the two of us. -'Counterfeit' [Richie intercepts bullets meant for Dawson] Dawson: You've been hit. Richie: Yeah, I caught that part. -'Counterfeit' Richie: Mac, I am freezing out here! Duncan: No Immortal ever died of a chill. -'Counterfeit' [The sheriff in the flashback is about to behead Duncan for poaching] Duncan: But the penalty for poaching is hanging. That's it! Hang me! Hang me! -'Counterfeit' "They say everyone has a double somewhere. I'd love to meet mine." -Lisa Millon, 'Counterfeit II' Hideo: If they see you, you will be crucified Duncan looks unphased. Hideo: And then beheaded. Duncan: That's a thought. -'The Samurai' Duncan: It looks like raw octopus. [Silence. He eats it.] Maja: It IS raw octopus. Duncan: <*Gulp*> It's delicious. -'The Samurai' Duncan: I bathe once a month! Maja: You smell like it! -'The Samurai' Maja: Wash outside tub, soak inside tub, it is Japanese custom! Duncan: This is a Scottish body, and it can wash itself! -'The Samurai' "I'm kinda tired of hanging around old antiques like you. Look at me I'm growing mold!" -Joe Dawson, 'Line of Fire' "You can't protect them. It doesn't matter what you do it doesn't matter how much you love them or how hard you try - you just can't." -Duncan MacLeod, 'Line of Fire' "Never confuse people with what they don't need to know." -Paul Karros, 'The Revolutionary' "For three hundred years you've been telling me to go legit - now that I'm straight you want me to steal!" -Amanda Darieux, 'The Cross of St. Antoine' "Murdering a priest is an interesting way to find religion." -Duncan MacLeod, 'The Cross of St. Antoine' Thorne: I acquire many things, and nothing is ever taken from me. Duncan: How about your head? -'The Cross of St. Antoine' "Don't sweat the past. It's history." -Axel Whittaker, 'Rite of Passage' Duncan: Do you dance? Anne: Like a giraffe on rollerskates. -'Courage' "Excuse me. Reality calls." -Anne Lindsey, 'Shadows' Duncan: If it happens again, you do whatever you have to to survive. You do whatever you have to! Richie: NO! I can't kill you! I can't! -'Shadows' Cop (to Duncan about his sword): And, Bruce? Leave this thing at home. -'Shadows' Robert: What's with you guys and the swords? There are easier ways to kill people. -'Blackmail' Syd: Any famous last words? Duncan: Nothing that's not a cliche. -'Vendetta' "Look at you sexy long-haired Immortal you... You Stud Man, you! -Benny Carbasa, 'Vendetta' "When one's life is in danger, one is capable of doing extraordinary things." -May-Ling Shen, 'They Also Serve' (Mei Ling is talking about how her teacher began to see her as more than a student) Mei Ling: So the student had to teach the teacher a lesson. Duncan: And what was that? Mei Ling: Sometimes a man's greatest asset is also his greatest liability. (She knees him in the you-know-where.) Duncan: (bent over and groaning) I had to ask. -'They Also Serve' Richie (holding up tickets to a basketball? game): Courtside seats! Jack Nicholson does not have a better view! -'They Also Serve' Joe: Sometimes, in life, you have to do more than just watch. -'They Also Serve' Richie: Just how bad is he. Duncan: Bad enough to kill. -'Blind Faith' "We're beasts when we kill...men when we judge...God when we forgive" -John Kirin, 'Blind Faith' "You got a hell of a sense of humor for a man who's facing a .38." -Matthew Hopkins, 'Blind Faith' Timon: You don't sing? Duncan: Only over a keg of ale. -'Song of the Executioner' "You just don't strike me as the celibate type." -Anne Lindsey, 'Song of the Executioner' "He has a tricky way with words, mister Shakespeare." -Duncan MacLeod, 'Song of the Executioner' Fitzcairn: That was a rotten trick. Duncan: Ah, quit yer whining. -'Star-Crossed' "Imagine an immortal so old, that he doesn't remember the time of his birth." -Joe Dawson, 'Methos' "I'd never make it as a Puritan." -Duncan MacLeod, 'Testimony' "Would you look at the bright side too -- I mean she already saw you die once; at least you're not going to have to kill yourself *again* in order to prove it." -Richie Ryan, 'Testimony' "Gotta hand it to you MacLeod, you got a memory like an elephant." -Amanda Darieux, 'Finale I' "You Europeans invented the minutes. Here there is only morning, noon and night." -Hamza el Kahir, 'Finale I' Amanda: Look, I appreciate your help. Duncan: And I'd appreciate being a thousand miles away from you. -'Finale II' (Amanda being hauled off in chains.) Amanda: What are you, eunuchs? Eunuch: Listen! Be silent! Amanda: Or what? You'll add another lifetime to my sentence? Eunuch: You won't stay long... -'Finale II' Katana: "Ashes to Ashes, dust to dust, if you don't take it out and use it, it's going to rust" -'Highlander II' **4.17) "Swords used in Highlander: The Series" ** by Diana Waldier (Swordmasters Inc.) and Scott Viguie Season One "The Gathering" Dragon Head Katana -------------- Duncan MacLeod Silver braid Tachi -------------- Connor MacLeod Custom Broadsword --------------- Slan Quince Swords on display in the Antique Store: Customized El Cid Colada (the one Richie tried to steal) This sword is now owned by Diana Waldier. While this sword photographed beautifully, in person it is very ugly. Garcia De Paredes Mandoble "Innocent Man" Confederate Cavalry Saber ------- Lucas Desiree Claymore ------------------------ Sheriff Crowley "Road Not Taken" Standard Tai Chi Chuan sword ---- Kiem Sun Twin Wakizashi ------------------ Chu Lin "Bad Day in Building A" NO SWORDS, but a 'rubbish picker' was used by Duncan MacLeod "Free Fall" Black Handled Tachi ------------- Felicia Martins Claymore ------------------------ Devereux "Deadly Medicine" NO SWORDS "Mountain Men" NO SWORDS, Custom Battle Axe ---- Caleb "Revenge is Sweet" Spanish Cavalry Sabre------------ Walter Reinhardt (They call it a German sabre) \Rebecca Lord(Vanity) Olympic Epee -------------------- Rebecca Lord(Vanity) "The Sea Witch" Manchu Broadsword --------------- Alexei Voshin "Eyewitness" Charles V, Bronze --------------- Police Chief Andrew Ballin Sabre (custom made for breaking)- " " " "Family Tree" Excalibur-type broadsword, Bronze ---------------------------- Duncan's father in flashback "See No Evil" Charles III rapier -------------- Marcus Korolus "Band of Brothers" Kris Broadsword ---------------- Grayson Spanish Cavalry Sabre ---------- Thief Scottish Basket-hilt Claymore -- Duncan MacLeod in flashback Charles III -------------------- Antique Store Case Spanish Cavalry Sabre ---------- Antique Store Case Viking Sword ------------------- Antique Store Case Customized El Cid Colada, "Pina Colada" --------------------------- Antique Store Case "For Evil's Sake" Charles V bronze shortsword ------- Kuyler "For Tomorrow We Die" World War I army issue Katana -- Xavier St. Cloud "The Beast Below" Custom Scythe ------------------ Ursa Broadsword (country unknown) --- Duncan MacLeod "Saving Grace" courtier Rapier ---------------- Duncan MacLeod Custom Machete ------ Carlo Sendaro "Lady and the Tiger" Italian Rapier ----------------- Zachary Blaine English Broadsword with wheel pommel --------------------------- Amanda "Avenging Angel" Broadsword with wheel pommel, and mace --------------------------- Alfred Cahill "Eye of the Beholder" Transistional Rapiers with small sword handles --------------------------- Gabriel Piton Black Braid Katana ------------- " " "Nowhere to Run" Military Saber ----------------- Colonel Everett Bellian "The Hunters" courtier sword ----------------- Hugh Fitzcairn Scottish Basket Hilt ----------- Duncan in war flashback SEASON TWO "The Watchers" El Cid Tizona ------------------- Hanging in Dawson's bookstore "Studies in Light" El Cid Tizona, Silver (etched blade) --------------------------- Gregor Powers 'YO SOY LA TIZONA...' is engraved on the sword's blade "Turnabout" Charles III --------------------- Michael Moore\ Quenten Barnes "The Darkness" Custom Kris --------------------- Pallin Wolf Charles V bronze shortsword------ James "Eye for an Eye" Short Duke of Alba shortsword which pommel removed --------------------------- Annie Devlin Gold Braid Tachi ---------------- Richie Ryan's practice sword Black Braid Katana -------------- Richie, fighting Annie Columbus 500th Anniversary Rapier --------------------------- given to Richie by Duncan This sword is exactly like the Don Quixote Clamshell Rapier except the Columbus has a wire wrapped handle and a ship on the clamshell while the Quixote has a velvet insert handle and Don Quixote on horseback on the clamshell. "The Zone" NO SWORDS "The Return of Amanda" Olympic Sabre ------------------- Duncan\Richie\Amanda "Revenge of the Sword" Twin Wakazashi ------------------ Duncan MacLeod Double Rooster Tai Chi Chuan sword --------------------------- Jimmy Sang "Run For Your Life" Custom broadsword made by Bob Anderson to resemble an oversized Machete --------- Carl Robinson "Epitaph for Tommy" Garcia De Paredes Mandoble broadsword --------------------------- Anthony Gallen "Bless the Child" NO SWORDS "The Fighter" Spanish Cavalry Sabre ----------- Thomas 'Sully' Sullivan "Under the Cover of Athority" Charles V bronze shortsword ----- Mako "Unholy Alliance - Part I & II" Charles V bronze shortsword ----- Xavier St. Cloud Charles III shortsword ---------- Anton Degre\James Talbet Confederate Cavalry Sabre ------- Michell De Bogon "The Vampire" Sword Cane ---------------------- Nicholas Ward Charles V nickel shortsword ----- " " "The Warmonger" modified Kris broadsword -------- Drake Military Sabre ------------------ " "Pharaoh's Daughter" Alexander the Great ------------- Nefertiri Roman Short Sword --------------- Marcus Constantine "Legacy" Single Ring Rapier -------------- Rebecca & Amanda Manchu Broadsword --------------- Luther "Prodigal Son" Rapier -------------------------- Hyde Garcia De Pardes Mandoble ------- Hyde, flashback Scottish Basket Hilt ------------ Duncan, flashback "Counterfeit, Part I & II" NO SWORDS "The Samurai" Boarding Sabre ------------------ Duncan, on beach Katana -------------------------- Duncan, in Japan Katana -------------------------- Kent "Line of Fire" Confederate Cavalry Sabre ------- Kern with Matching Bowie Knife "Revolutionary" Alexander the Great ------------- Paul Karras "The Cross of St. Antoine" Roland -------------------------- John Durgan "Rite of Passage" Garcia De Pardes Mandoble ------- Axel "Courage" Briquet Sabre ------------------- Brian "The Lamb" Agincourt (with shortened blade) --------------------------- Kenny **4.18) Temporary 'deaths' suffered by Immortals in the TV series (compiled by Claire Maier). Now, in some cases, it's hard to tell whether the immie actually temporarily died or not, so I'm including all cases where what happened would have killed a mortal, whether or not the immie "died", or even lost consciousness, for that matter. (fb)=during flashback; (1st)=first death (*)=may not have or did not die The Gathering Connor-shot with projectile in chest Innocent Man Duncan-hanged (fb) Free Fall Felicia-jumps from building Bad Day in Building A Duncan-shot in back Deadly Medicine Duncan-run over by car Sea Witch Duncan-jumps in water and stays under (*) Family Tree Duncan-stabbed in chest (fb) (1st) Revenge is Sweet Reinhardt-falls off building into water (fb) (*) Mountain Men Duncan-jumps off cliff Eyewitness Duncan-shot in chest (*) Band of Brothers Darius-stabbed in torso (fb) (*) For Evil's Sake Kuyler-drinks absinthe (*) The Beast Below Ursa-stabbed in chest (fb), falls from roof Saving Grace Carlo-electrocuted on subway rail (*) For Tomorrow We Die Duncan-poison gassed (fb) Xavier-poison gassed Avenging Angel Cahill-stabbed in chest (1st) Eye of the Beholder Piton-set on fire (*) Nowhere to Run Duncan-shot in chest (fb) The Hunters Duncan-shot in chest with projectile (*) Fitz-shot in chest with crossbow The Watchers Duncan-shot in back and chest Studies in Light Gregor-shot in chest (fb) Turnabout Michael/Quenten-electric chair (fb) The Darkness Richie-shot in chest (1st) Eye for an Eye Annie-jumps out of window The Zone Duncan-beaten and thrown in river (*) The Return of Amanda Duncan-shot in back Amanda-shot in back Run for Your Life Duncan-shot in chest (fb) Carl-run over by car (*) Epitaph for Tommy Duncan-thrown out window Galen-shot in chest Unholy Alliance, part 1 Duncan-shot in heart Anton LeGris-shot in chest (*) Jason Talbott-shot in back and chest (*) The Vampire Ward-shot and staked in heart (fb) Pharoah's Daughter Nefertiri-takes poison (fb) Legacy Amanda-clubbed in head (1st) (fb) Prodigal Son Hyde-shot and falls off roof Counterfeit, part 2 Richie-shot in chest Duncan??? (shot or playing possum?) **4.19) Translations into various languages of "There can be only One" and other Highlander phrases. (gathered by Scott Viguie) There can be only one (English) Il ne peut y en avoir qu'un (French) No Crea Solo Uno (Italian) No peudo haber solamente uno (Spanish) hitori sonzai suru nomi (Japanese) Es Kann nur Einen geben (German) Dor Kuennt bloss een bleven (Northern German dialect) Daar kan slegs een wees (Afrikaans) Povas esti nur unu (Esperanto) Vain Yksi Voi Jaada (Finish) Det Kan bara vara en (Sweedish) Mozhet Bwit Syevo Adain (Russian) Tam Moze byc tylko jeden (Polish) Muzhe trvat jenom jeden (Czech) Potest esse nur unus (Latin) Suf davar echad levad (Hebrew) Tusm sof ken nor Zayn eyner aleyn (Yiddish) Puede be isa nalang (Tagalog) rathlaHebj wa' neH (Klingon) Its a kind of magic. (English) C'est une sorte magie (French) Det eren slags magi (Norwegian) Who wants to live forever? (English) Qui veunt vivre Pour tojours? (Frech) Haven onskar a leve for evig (Norwegian) **4.20) Little known facts connecting the movies with the Series Bob Anderson was the Sword Master for Highlander I and II and was also the Sword Master for 12 of the first season and 20 of the second season episodes. Peter Diamond was the Stunt Coordinator for Highlander I and also played the part of Iman Fasil, the Immortal that Connor fought in the parking garage at the beginning of the movie. He was also was the Stunt Coordinator for 10 of the first season episodes and had a small part in 'Band of Brothers.' **4.21) Reused locations Yes, there are only so many good location shots in Vancouver and Paris and the producers try very hard to make the most of them. (this section under construction) ------------------------------------------------------- *5.0) _HIGHLANDER II, The Quickening_ ------------------------------------------------------- **5.1) Summary (American Release) This was a rather disjointed movie that taken by itself was an OK action/adventure film, but, taken as a sequel of the original movie, was a major disappointment to a lot of HIGHLANDER fans. Though some people do like this movie IF it isn't viewed as being part of the Highlander Universe. We are told that Immortals are actually political exiles sent to Earth from another planet, Zeist, 500 years ago and we are introduced to a rather convoluted redefinition of the Rules of Immortality to fit this scenario. We learn that Connor MacLeod, after winning the Prize, lead the effort to erect a planet-covering Shield to protect the Earth from the Sun's radiation since we've almost totally destroyed the Ozone layer by pollution. And that during their relationship on Zeist Connor and Ramirez had become linked by the magic of the Quickening, enabling Ramirez to come whenever Connor calls. Twenty-five years pass before we encounter Macleod again, now an old man, rambling along, living out his remaining years, at ease with the fruits of his past glory as a world renown scientist. The Earth now has a universal climate of moderately hot and humid due to the hothouse effect caused by years under the Shield. The corporation that maintains the Shield has grown into an all-powerful tyrant that resists any threat to its continued existence, even though some have started to suspect that the Ozone layer has now repaired itself and the Shield Corporation prefers to continue it's monopoly as the world's energy provider and savior. A terrorist organization called Cobalt, headed up by Louise Marcus, is currently conducting raids on the Shield installations trying to obtain concrete evidence of the Ozone layer's condition. After Louise acquires the evidence, she seeks out the elderly Macleod, in hope that he can do something about taking down the Shield. Meanwhile back on Zeist, General Katana becomes anxious that, now that Macleod has 'Won' the Prize, that he'll return to his home planet to resume leadership of the rebellion there. So he transports two goons to Earth to kill Macleod once and for all. They attack the elderly Macleod and after a long dramatic, and sometimes airborne, battle, complete with pyrotechnics, Macleod defeats the two goons. During the battle Connor calls out for Ramirez. Just at the end of the battle a semi-tractor trailer hauling a tankload of some sort of highly volatile fuel breaks free and crashes into the victorious Macleod. Especially distinctive is the imagery of the huge pair of lips painted on the end of the trailer as it careens toward him, to give him the 'kiss of death' as it explodes. A rejuvenated Macleod walks out of the flames to greet the dumbfounded Louise Marcus. Connor's 'call' bounces off the Shield to Glencoe, Scotland and resurrects Ramirez. He suddenly appears on the stage of a production of Hamlet, just as the actor portraying Hamlet starts the soliloquy with the skull of Yoric. Once Ramirez realizes that he is on a stage in the middle of a play he bows and exits gracefully, absconding with the actor's sword. {Curiously he uses this sword, presumably a stage prop, as a real weapon later while dueling with Connor} As he walks backstage to the theater exit, he spies himself in a mirror, flexes his neck, and comments "Rather glad the magic works" as he reassures himself that he is now whole again. After encountering some of the wonders of the twentieth century, Ramirez makes his way to a tailor to get a new suit since his clothes are somewhat worse for wear after his final battle with the Kurgan in a crumbling castle. He is greeted by the proprietor with "We are the oldest gentlemen's tailor in Scotland" to which he replies "Well then, I've come to the right place; since I am, without a doubt, the oldest gentleman in Scotland." This results in one of the funnier sequences in the movie as a whole shop full of tailor hurry about to complete Ramirez' suit in one afternoon for the price of his huge pearl earring (hanging from his _pierced_ ear). Back on Zeist, General Katana realizes that his henchmen have failed so he transports himself to Earth to take care of things in person. He proceeds to the Shield Corporation and take over the Board of Directors by a demonstration of his power. Meanwhile, Ramirez travels to New York and rejoins Connor. Together with Louise they go to MAX, a maximum security prison controlled by the Shield Corp, to rescue Alan Newman, Connor's friend who helped design and build the Shield. While there, they are trapped in a room with a large deadly fan bearing down on them, ready to slice them to pieces. Ramirez gives his life by using the concentrated 'magic' of his Quickening to hold the fan above their heads for a few moments while Connor and Louise make their escape. Connor and Louise fight their way to the main Beam room where Connor battles General Katana to the death. Victorious, he steps into the Shield Beam and destroys the Shield, restoring the world to normal sky and a normal Ozone layer. **5.2) The Revised Rules of Immortality In Connor's house Louise restates the rules that Connor has told her to see if she has them correct: Louise: "OK. Now let me just see if I cant get this straight. You come from another planet. And you're mortal there. But you're immortal here, until you kill all the guys from there who have come here -- and then you're mortal here. Unless, you go back there -- or some more guys from there come here. In which case you become Immortal here -- again. Connor: "Something like that." Louise:[sardonically] "Of course, it would be 'something like that,' wouldn't it." **5.3) Miscellaneous tidbits Ramirez says that he is 'the chief metallurgist of King Philip of Spain' rather than King Charles V as in the first movie. Connor drives an off-white Porsche convertible, though it is a different model (Porsche 911) from the one (Porsche 365) used in HIGHLANDER I. When General Katana first arrives on our planet, he is the first Immortal to exhibit the snapping and popping of re-aligning and healing bones after a 'fatal' fall when he crashes to Earth, or rather through it, into the subway car. Katana reminds Connor of one of the Rules "Remember the Golden Rule, Highlander. We must never fight on Holy Ground." In contrast to the first movie, Immortals actually seem to die from 'fatal' wounds, but recover quickly. After they recover from being shot to pieces entering MAX, Connor proudly counts 108 bullet holes and then is outdone when Ramirez announces that he got a total of 112. When they proceed to the lower levels of MAX, Ramirez has his sword from the first movie (presumably Connor returned it to its former owner after their duel at his apartment) and Connor carries the sword he acquired from one of the Zeistian goons. Ramirez' sword is with him when Louise and Connor leave him to his death in the giant fan room, standing stuck in the floor. But later as Louise and Connor flee through MAX, Connor sometimes has the Zeistian sword and sometimes has Ramirez' sword (this is due to a re-edit of two battle sequences into one in the American version). During the final battle with Katana, Connor fights with Ramirez' katana. **5.4) Actors Biographies ***5.4.1) Christopher Lambert (Connor MacLeod) - See Section 1.18 ***5.4.2) Sean Connery (Ramirez) - See Secion 1.18 ***5.4.3) Virginia Madsen (Louise Marcus) - "I play Louise Marcus, an environmental activist along the same lines as someone who would work for Greenpeace," Virginia says of her role in "Highlander II." She is a very strong woman with a very positive female image and she can fight physically and emotionally for what she believes in. That's what I like about this character - she's not just the girl thrown into the story." She had auditioned for the part of the Highlander's first wife in "Highlander" and was terribly disappointed not to get it. "Now of course I am delighted because I wouldn't have been able to be in this movie! When I met Russell I liked him immediately and the same with Christopher. Even when I did the audition it was so much fun and refreshing compared to the parts I had just done. In 'Hotspot,' I play a real bitch who destroys everyone's lives," she explains. From a very young age Virginia wanted to be an actress. Her mother is a writer, her brother an actor, and her sister, before having three children, was also an actress. She feels however, that it was her father who gave her the acting bug. "He was a fireman and he's the all-time great storyteller!" She studied acting in Chicago where her sister had studied before her and became the youngest student (at 17) Ted Liss ever had. "I had wanted to join his class since I was 12. It was well worth the wait because I don't think I could have got that sort of training anywhere else especially in the United States. There are so many people who take a course for 8 weeks and at the end you are supposed to be a trained actress and I think it's terrible. I always wanted to make a real career out of acting. To me it is the same as studying to be a doctor and I gave it that kind of time and that kind of focus. I knew that fame and fortune might come with it but I wanted to work for the rest of my life." Virginia's extensive film and TV credits attest to her hard work. She has been featured in a dozen TV movies, and her film credits include: "Dune," "The Hotspot," "Becoming Collette," and "Candyman." ***5.4.4) Michael Ironside (General Katana) - "Katana is the epitome of an obsessive compulsive personality who believes that 'more' will fix it. More power, more authority, more real estate, more money, and the one threat to his so-called dream of running everything is MacLeod, the so-called people's choice," says Michael of his character, General Katana. "I was attracted to the script because you have two classic personas. Someone like Katana who thinks that things on the outside will fix his inside whether it's power or money or prestige, and then you have MacLeod who is saying that no man is an island and that we are all just part of the flow. He represents the every day man with spiritual concepts and Katana is working to screw the every day man. I want it all!" Michael Ironside tends to always play the baddie, probably due to his ability to make his characters show extreme charm and attractiveness which can change with a look into a menacing, maniacal psychopath: "It's not very often that you get a character that is a heavy or bad guy that is that full!" he says. "When he finally dies there is a slight educational process we are trying to give whereby Chris tries to get over to Katana that everything he has ever touched has gotten worse rather than better, and that his way of doing things does not work and if we can accomplish that it would be great." "I would never play a villain where someone in the audience could identify with that character and that the bad guy, in this case Katana, is making some progress. I find that scary. This character is - if you live by the sword, you die by the sword." "When I first met Chris and we started working together, I felt that I had known him for a long time. I had seen his work, and he had seen mine, but that wasn't it. We had this personal connection. Our first scene together was the scene in the graveyard when I am mocking him for talking to his dead wife. When I saw the rushes there was something there that you can't act. They call it chemistry, I think." For one of the more spectacular sword fights, Michael fights Christopher Lambert with a broadsword. "It weighs 22 pounds and what kills me is that I have to make it look light! Part of me wants the audience to know what a bitch it is, and how heavy it is to swing. I have an ego problem there! I did some fencing when I was younger but this is a whole different thing, and you work with it differently I had a chance to talk to a stuntman on "Total Recall," and he suggested that I exercise the joints of my arms every day before starting the film "We were able to practice a bit before the movie started, getting the basic moves. We started with five basic positions and learning how to block the other's swing. We did have a few accidents however. On one occasion I moved the wrong way and the edge of Chris' sword hit my front teeth knocking a tiny piece off one of them. I also hurt Chris quite badly when he moved wrongly and the sword came down between his knuckles and it went straight through his two pairs of gloves. The problem with a sword that size is, that when you have committed yourself to a swing, that's it." There were stuntmen, standing by, but Michael was able to do most of his own work with the help of Frank Orsatti, the stunt coordinator. "We had fun in the board room with the bullet hits and my total destruction of Blake's bodyguard. It is all body language and not as dangerous as it looks but I grab him, smash his head twice on the table, I flip him over, and put both my hands in his mouth ripping his jaw off, then break his neck and watch him slide off the table as I calmly sit down in his chair!" Michael explains smiling. "All in a day's work actually. We took the ripping of the jaw from the original "King Kong" when King Kong fights with a tyrannosaurus rex. There are only so many ways that you can cut an apple, but we looked back to try and remember what had impressed us as children. I'm sure it will make people cringe a bit when they see both my hands go into his mouth and with a nice bone crack laid over on the soundtrack..." He has also thrown Blake through a glass window, mauled the cabbie and hung him from the roof of his lair by the throat, and given a few people in the tube train a rough ride when he first came to Earth. "He's the sort of character that you don't want to invite to a party because if he has too good a time he is definitely going to hurt someone! A real social misfit." Since his role in "Highlander II," Michael has gone on to star in such films as "Free Willy," "Fatherhood," "The New Karate Kid," and "Major Payne." -------------------------------- *6.0) _Highlander: The Series_ Drinking Games -------------------------------- **6.1) First Season - Mark V - July 29, 1993 by Lady Johanna Constantine This game was born one evening over Spring break when the author was showing her friend all the episodes she had on tape. They were viewed consecutively over a 9 hour period, very late at night, in Carbondale, Illinois. Oddly enough, no alcohol was involved, and the author is ashamed to admit she came up with mark I completely sober. Additions and corrections from all the fine folks on USENET, a few from "The Raven" (a Forever Knight letterzine), and a woman in Cleveland who shall be known only as Maddog. Units of measurement One Drink = one swallow or sip. Or, if you are feeling really daring, m&m's or Reeses peanut butter cups can be substituted for beverages, if you prefer to be able to walk the following morning. Vocabulary notes immie = USENET slang for a Highlander-style immortal Seacouver = Seattle/Vancouver, i.e. the "Generic American City" Highlander takes place in 2/3rds of the time *the* leather jacket = That black, dimensionally transcendental leather jacket that Duncan hides 3 feet of steel yet is still able to do jumps, kicks, and rolls without any sign of the damn thing. dimensionally transcendental = does the word TARDIS mean anything to you? ie, bigger on the inside than on the outside. Masamune = The Japanese guy mentioned from the movie who made Ramirez's sword, not to be confused with Masamune Shirow (no Appleseed here, folks) warning: this game has apparently caused people to burst into audible laughter. If you are in a public place, proceed with caution. You have been warned. Someone who is supposedly American sounds suspiciously Canadian for some reason - One drink Someone who is watching the episode with you suddenly remarks "Hey, that looks like Vancouver." - One drink You point out the Washington State license plates to them in an attempt to assist the suspension of disbelief - Three drinks Duncan kisses Tessa - One drink Duncan tells Richie to stay, and Richie ignores him - One drink A rearranged "Who Wants to Live Forever?" is used for incidental music - One drink A Queen song is playing in background - One drink An immie says "Who wants to live forever?" - One drink A mortal says "Who wants to live forever?" - One drink Randi or the law enforcement officer of your choice says "What are you, MacLeod? FBI? CIA?" or any variation thereof - Two drinks Tessa works on a sculpture - Two drinks Tessa is threatened by an immie - One drink Tessa is threatened by a mortal - One drink A sword is drawn - One drink That sword is a katana/daito - One drink That sword is a Masamune katana/daito (other than Duncan's) - Two drinks Duncan meets an immie on holy ground - One drink Duncan meets with Darius - One drink Duncan wears *the* leather jacket - One drink Duncan is wearing *the* leather jacket and suddenly whips out his katana - Two drinks (where *does* he hide it?) Duncan wears any of his numerous trenchcoats - One drink Duncan says "I am Duncan MacLeod of the clan MacLeod." - Two drinks Duncan speaks with a Scots accent - One drink Duncan says "there can be only one" - Two drinks (Three drinks if he says it and then doesn't take their head) Any other immie says "there can be only one" - One drink Duncan wears his hair down - One drink Duncan wears his hair down in a sequence other than a flashback - Two drinks A flashback starts - One drink That flashback involves hair extensions of any kind - Two drinks A flashback ends - One drink You are in one of the cities that edits the episodes heavily and you hear the sound effect of a flashback starting, but then there is no flashback - Two drinks An immortal woman is introduced - One drink That immortal woman was one of Duncan's lovers - Two drinks That immortal woman introduced is one whom Duncan hasn't slept with - Four drinks (it's so rare) Duncan senses another immie (Quickening/spider sense) - Two drinks Duncan draws blood - One drink Duncan is wounded - One drink Duncan beheads another immie - Three drinks They actually show the headless corpse - Four drinks Duncan lets another immie live - Two drinks Duncan uses something other than a sword to parry (ie: wood, a pipe, a body part, etc.) - One drink Duncan uses a sword that is not his Masamune katana - Two drinks Duncan is witness to a crime - One drink A rock singer guest stars as an immie - Four drinks Duncan takes after someone at a sprint - One drink Duncan takes his shirt off - Four drinks One of LeBrun's officers speaks perfect, unaccented English - Three drinks One of LeBrun's officers' voices is looped in by someone who speaks perfect, unaccented English - One drink Someone in Paris starts a conversation in English for no apparent reason save that subtitles would cost too much, and might be distracting - Two drinks Duncan uses the phone *while* he is also using the modem - Three drinks There are more than two immies in the same episode - One drink (this includes Duncan and Darius) There are more than two immies in the same scene - Two drinks There are more than three immies in the same episode - Three drinks There is more than three immies in the same scene - Four drinks Richie refers to Duncan as "Mac" - One drink Tessa refers to Duncan as "Mac" - Two drinks (after the pilot, she almost never does this. Take care while watching "The Gathering", and do not operate heavy machinery afterwards. This may include your vcr) Richie tries to speak French - One drink for every word correct QUESTIONS for the girls: You are watching the show with a guy who makes a lewd comment about Alexandra, and you are forced to hit him - One drink You make a lewd comment about Adrian, and one of the guys reminds you he is married - One drink -- **6.2) Second Season - Mark I - June 13, 1994 By Tara O'Shea (Lady Johanna Constantine) This game was born because so many people, after reading the first season game, desired an edition and hounded me until I wrote one. Actually, I got bored one night, and taking all those lovely people into consideration, decided it was time we had a second series game too. Units of measurement One Drink = one swallow or sip. Or, if you are feeling really daring, m&m's or Reeses peanut butter cups can be substituted for beverages, if you prefer to be able to walk the following morning. Vocabulary notes immie = USENET slang for a Highlander-style immortal Seacouver = Seattle/Vancouver, i.e. the "Generic American City" Highlander takes place in 2/3rds of the time WARNING: this game has apparently caused people to burst into audible laughter. If you are in a public place, proceed with caution. You have been warned. Someone who is supposedly American sounds suspiciously Canadian for some reason - One drink Someone who is watching the episode with you suddenly remarks "Hey, that looks like Vancouver." - One drink You point out the Washington State license plates to them in an attempt to assist the suspension of disbelief - Three drinks Duncan kisses Tessa - One drink Duncan kisses someone other than Tessa, in the present, who just happens to be blonde and spunky, and amazingly attracted to him - Two drinks Duncan kisses someone who looks just like Tessa, but isn't - Three drinks Tessa is threatened by an immie - One drink Tessa is threatened by a mortal - One drink Tessa dies - Okay, so it only happened once, but you'll need the liquor if you're as mushy as I am, and a good cry always helps. Duncan tells Richie to stay, and Richie ignores him - One drink Duncan tells Richie to go, and all the fans on Usenet freak out - Two drinks Duncan tells Richie to go, and all the fans who freaked are flamed by the ones who never got over the fact that Tessa died and need to strike out somehow - Three drinks (You'll need 'em as you try to reason with 'em) A rearranged "Who Wants to Live Forever?" is used for incidental music - One drink A rearranged "Who Wants to Live Forever?" should be used for incidental music - Two drinks They use "Dust in the Wind" instead - Three drinks They use "Dust in the Wind" instead and you end up bursting into tears - Forget the glass, go with the bottle and a box of Puffs and go marathon first season for a while. An immie says "Who wants to live forever?" - One drink A mortal says "Who wants to live forever?" - One drink A Watcher says "Who wants to live forever?" and smirks evilly - Run, it's Horton back from the dead again. Duncan says "I am Duncan MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod." - Two drinks Duncan speaks with a Scots accent - One drink Duncan says "there can be only one" - Two drinks (Two more drinks if he says it and then doesn't take their head) Any other immie says "there can be only one" - One drink Duncan wears his hair down - One drink Duncan wears his hair down in a sequence other than a flashback - Two drinks It's actually all Adrian's hair too - Two and a half drinks (you don't want to pass out and miss anything good, now do you? He might have his shirt off in the same episode, and you want to be consious for that, ladies...) A flashback starts - One drink That flashback involves hair extensions of any kind - Two drinks That flashback actually uses a wigh to simulate short hair now that Adrian's gone to all the trouble of growing it long - Three drinks A flashback ends - One drink An immortal women is introduced - One drink That immortal woman was one of Duncan's lovers - Two drinks That immortal woman introduced is one whom Duncan hasn't slept with - Four drinks (it's so rare) Duncan then sleeps with that immortal woman - One drink (don't tell me you're surprised?) Duncan sleeps with her because he was guilt-tripped/grief-tripped into it - Two drinks Duncan senses another immie (Buzz/spider sense) - Two drinks Duncan beheads another immie - Three drinks That immie just happens to be a dear old friend who Duncan was forced to kill because they had stepped over the line - Four drinks They actually show the headless corps - Four drinks Duncan lets another immie live - Two drinks Duncan uses something other than a sword to parry (i.e. wood, a pipe, a body part, etc.) - One drink A rock singer guest stars as an immie - Four drinks Suddenly, every single perp in Seacouver knows Kung Fu - One drink You remark on this fact, mumble something disparaging about David Still-Not-Asian Carradine, and are immediately chewed out by the nearest martial arts fanatic who swears HL only became interesting and worth watching with the episodes "The Zone" and "Revenge of the Sword" - Chug. Then find a Mac truck and run the bugger down. The cops will swear it's justifiable homicide, just tell 'em JLC sent you. Duncan takes after someone at a sprint - One drink Duncan takes his shirt off - Four drinks A native French speaker speaks perfect, unaccented English - Three drinks That native French speaker's voice is looped in by someone who speaks perfect, unaccented English - One drink The woman doing the looping just happens to be married to the series star - Two drinks (what, didn't you get a copy of the AOL Center Stage Chat?) Some one in Paris starts a conversation in English for no apparent reason save that subtitles would cost too much, and might be distracting - Two drinks Someone speaks English for no apparent reason except that the writers didn't want to have to use up act one explaining where a 2000 year old immortal from, say Egypt, who had been, say, out of it for most of the development of Western culture, would pick it up - Forget the booze, shake the babble fish out of your TV and ask *it* for answers 'cause I got *none*. Duncan uses the phone *while* he is also using the modem - Three drinks Someone immediately suggests a cellular modem, and you have a debate about four hundred immortal technophobes that ends up in a verbal brawl and you miss act three almost completely - Chug There are more than two immies in the same episode - One drink (this includes Duncan and Richie) There are more than two immies in the same scen - Two drinks There are more than three immies in the same episode - Three drinks There are more than three immies in the same scene - Four drinks Richie refers to Duncan as "Mac" - One drink Charlie finished two sentences in a row with the word "Man" - One drink Charlie and MacLeod spar - One drink Charlie actually gets MacLeod on the mat - Three drinks MacLeod whups Charlie's butt in front of all his students with a smile and a twinkle in his eye - Two drinks An episode guest stars a Forever Knight actor - One drink An episode is written by a Forever Knight writer - Two drinks Duncan dies - One drink Richie dies - Two drink (yes, this counts the first, highly important time) One or both bounces right back, and makes a trivial comment on how annoying being riddled with bullets/some other messy form of dying/etc. can be - Three drinks Amanda guest stars - One drink There is an episode without any of the principles save for Adrian - One drink There is an episode with Maurice - One drink Maurice is intoxicated - One drink Maurice is sober - Yeah, right! Horton guest stars - One drink Horton is shot/stabbed/generally supposedly killed - Two drinks The bastard stays dead - Go ahead and get plastered. You deserve it. Dawson swears he didn't know Horton was alive - Two drinks Dawson swears he didn't know Horton was alive, and this time he's not lying - Three drinks --------------------- *7.0) MISCELLANEA --------------------- **7.1) Highlander merchandise (available in USA excepted where indicated) 1) "Highlander", (original movie) available on VHS tape and laserdisc. The 10th Anniversary Director's Cut was released in the USA on Sept. 3, 1996. This edition is in Letterbox format and is available on VHS tape and Laserdisc and includes all scenes and footage that were on the previous international releases. Call 1-800-280-9325, FAX 1-800-280-9334 or International 1-801-371-6842 for ordering information or check out the official Highlander web site . 2) "Highlander II, The Quickening" available on VHS tape and Laserdisc. 3) "Highlander: The Final Dimension" available on VHS tape and Laserdisc. 4) "Highlander: The Gathering", a feature length video (VHS tape) containing the first and eighth episode (edited together) from the first season of the TV Series. This video is no longer available for purchase but it available for renting in many video rental stores. 5) The first, second, and third seasons are now available on home video (VHS only). Call the Highlander hotline at 1-800-538-0404 to order your copies (11 tapes per season, two episodes per tape, each episode is the 4-minute longer Euro-version). The Highlander Store has announced that the third season will be released in September 1996. For Official Highlander Merchandise other than the videos (such as t-shirts, leather and denim jackets, sweatshirts, key-chains, scripts, photos, Watchers CDROM, etc.), the toll free number (USA) for the Highlander Store is 1-800-280-9325. International callers should use 708-922-4016. A free catalog may be requested from either of those numbers or by calling 1-800-280-9331 or writing Highlander: The Store at 100 Fusion Way Country Club Hills, IL 60478. Whenever you talk to an operator on the toll free number please ask for and note his/her name for later use if you experience problems with your order. To rectify merchandise problems call 708-922-4016 or call Mary Kolacki in customer service at 800-959-2481 (M-F, 8am-8pm Central time) or send email to Davis/Panzer's merchandise help address . 6) "The Renegade Version" of HIGHLANDER II, on Laserdisc and VHS, has been released. This version included 16 extra minutes of missing footage and all references to Zeist have been removed. They have been replaced by the concept that Immortals are from a civilization long before the dawn of written history and that they can travel through time between here and there. And improvement but many feel it still isn't Highlander. 7) "Highlander - The Director's Cut" will be released on 5 September, 1996 in honor of the 10th Anniversary of the movie's original release. "The VHS and Laser Disc editions will include: Never-before-seen footage. New state-of-the-art digital widescreen transfer supervised by the producers. Digitally re-mixed audio surround sound. Original theatrical trailers. New collector's edition packaging. Video commentary by the film's producers, director and cast members. The Laser Disc edition will also include: THX Certified. Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound. Extensive supplemental section detailing the evolution of the film with original letters, faxes and script change notes. Still photo gallery featuring never-before-seen photographs. Scene specific audio commentary by the film's producers and director." 8) "Highlander" by Garry Douglas, novelisation of the original movie. Now available through the Highlander Store. The title is _Highlander_, by Garry Douglas c1986, Originally published by Severn House Publishers, Ltd. 9) First season video tapes available in the United Kingdom. (EVS1101) The Gathering / Revenge Is Sweet (EVS1111) Free Fall / Mountain Men (EVS1121) Family Tree / The Road Not Taken (EVS1122) Innocent Man / Bad Day In Building A (EVS1123) The Sea Witch / Deadly Medicine (EVS1124) See No Evil / Eye Witness (EVS1125) Band Of Brothers / For Evils Sake (EVS1126) Nowhere To Run / The Hunters (EVS1127) Avenging Angels / Eye Of The Beholder (EVS1129) For Tomorrow We Die / Saving Grace (EVS1130) The Beast Below / The Lady and the Tiger 10) Warner Aspect (a division of Time Warner) has a series of Highlander Novels - Released as of June 1997 are "Highlander - The Element of Fire" (ISBN 0-446-60283-3) by Jason Henderson (who has also penned "The Iron Thane" and "The Spawn of Loki" for Baen Books, 1994); "Highlander - Scimitar" (ISBN 0-446-60284-1) by Ashley McConnell; "Highlander - Scotland the Brave" by Jennifer Roberson; "Measure of a Man" by Nancy Holder. Upcoming novels are "Zealot" by Donna Lettow; "Dark Obsessions" by Rebecca Neason; and "The Captive Soul" by Josepha Sherman. 11) "Music from Highlander-the Series" is a seventy minute album (CD or cassette) of original music from Roger Bellon, the composer for the TV series. These are selection from the first three seasons of original musical compositions from the series, digitally recorded and remastered. Cost is 13.98 plus 3.50 shipping for CDs and 9.98 plus 3.50 for cassettes. Bellchant Records Sample the music on the c/o Bellchant Music, Inc. -OR- Bellchant Web page PO Box 46-2030 http://www2.fornext.com/~bellchant Los Angeles, CA 90046-2030 Roger Bellon can be reached by Email at rbellon@primenet.com 12) Hair Ties The hair ties from First and Second Season episodes were handmade from old buttons and brooches by Costume Designer Christina McQuarrie and are not available commercially. Third Season hair ties are for sale from Peace: The Adrian Paul Fan Club (see below under Fan organizations). 13) Games A card game based on Highlander, created by Thunder Castle Games, is now available from comic book and games stores in the U.S. Thunder Castle is also developing a role playing game based on Highlander. The Movie Edition of the card came is scheduled for release soon. **7.2) Highlander sword replicas Note: The swords, Japanese style katanas, used by Connor in the movies and by Duncan in the series are noticeably different. The dragon head on Connor's sword is rendered in the Chinese style with a wide rounded head (similar to the dragon used in the Chinese New Year's parades) whereas the dragon head on Duncan's sword has an elongated head rendered in the Japanese style. In addition, Connor used a traditional katana with a silk-wrapped handle in "The Gathering" the pilot episode. The Dragon Head Katana is a mass produced replica. The blade is 420 Stainless Toledo Steel. The balance point is 3 inches from the hand guard. To cut costs it's scabbard is black aluminum. The sword will be shipped 'live', which means sharpened. The swords are considered decorative only and not for general use. 1) The Noble Collection offers the "Dragon Head Katana"(TV) and "Dark Magic" (HLIII) and the "Highlander Sword"(TV). All are officially licensed Highlander swords. The address is; The Noble Collection, P.O. Box 831, Merrifield, VA, 22116. Customer Service phone # is: (703) 242-8752 or call 1-800-86602538 to get a catalog. 2) Call Musuem Replicas Limited for a free catalog of swords, ancient weapons, period costumes and other related merchandise. Some of Japanese swords are made by Marto (others too, perhaps). Museum Replicas Limited A Division of Atlanta Cutlery 2143 Gees Mill Rd. Box 840 Conyers, GA 30207 1-800-883-8838 (Toll-Free, anytime) 3) Atlanta Cutlery: Dark Magic #1-280 $199.00 Ordering: 1-800-883-0300 4) The Edge Company: Dark Magic Sword #H1-116 $189.00 Ordering: 1-800-732-9976 **7.3) "Highlander III" mini-section (This will be expanded in to a full ** section of the FAQ shortly) Filming of "Highlander: The Final Dimension" completed in April 1994 and it was released in the U.S. on January 27th, 1995. The film stars Christopher Lambert, Mario Van Peebles, and Deborah Unger. This film was formerly known by its working title "Highlander III: The Magician" and was released in the UK on November 25th, 1994 with the title "Highlander III: The Sorceror." Three hundred and fifty years ago in feudal Japan, Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert) seeks out an ancient magician who can teach him the mystical Power of Illusion. Hidden away in a deep cave in the heart of a mountain, his lessons progress. An exceptionally nasty Immortal, Kane (Mario Van Peebles) seeks MacLeod out and challenges him at his final lesson. In the ensuing confrontation, the mountain is destroyed and Kane is buried along with his three henchmen. Moving forward to the present day, a contruction project is taking place in Japan. The buried mountain cavern is discovered, releasing Kane and his henchmen. Connor returns to New York where Knae has renewed his search for The Highlander with vengence. Complicating matters for MacLeod is the archeologist called in to examine the underground cavern, Alexandra Smith (Deborah Unger). Her only clue to unraveling the mystery of the cave is through Connor MacLeod, in whom she inspires unsettling memories of loves long gone. Unraveling the mysteries of the past and dealing with Kane who IS coming for him, inevitably leads MacLeod to a final confrontation with Kane and the awesome Power of Illusion. (story synopsis courtesy of 'The Gathering', The Official Highlander fan club.) **7.4) Convention News "THE GATHERING," the HIGHLANDER fan club, has begun working on the third OFFICIAL HIGHLANDER CONVENTION, called 'The Gathering 3'. The convention will be October 11th, 12th & 13th (Friday-Sunday) of 1996 in Denver, Colorado. For more information send a Self Addressed Stamped Envelope to Krystmas Tarr, the club director, at the club address listed below. **************************************************************** THE GATHERING - THE OFFICIAL HIGHLANDER FILMS AND SERIES FAN CLUB PO BOX 123 AURORA CO 80040-0123 **7.5) Highlander fan organizations and publications Note) SASE -- Self Addressed Stamped Envelope THE GATHERING - THE OFFICIAL HIGHLANDER FILMS AND SERIES FAN CLUB PO BOX 123 For membership information send a SASE. AURORA CO 80040-0123 Email addresses: hfanclub@AOL.Com The Gathering - The Official Highlander Fanclub krystmas@AOL.Com Krystmas Tarr, Director of "The Gathering" "CLAYMORE", Official Highlander Fanclub c/o Elaine Nicol 107 Cairnswell Avenue Halfway, Cambuslang Glasgow, G72 8SP Scotland The Clan:T.R.H.A.S(The Renegade Highlander Appreciation Society) c/o Grant Kempster 111a Waterdell, Leighton Buzzard, Befordshire, LU7 8PL. England PEACE - The Adrian Paul Fan Club President Rebecca Flynn 12439 Magnolia Blvd. #159 For membership information North Holywood CA 91607 Send a SASE (merchandise also available) peaceapfc@aol.com HIGHLA-L An electronic mailing list available on Internet and BITNET for flame-free discussion of Highlander (the movies and the TV series), the actors, the plots, and anything else related. For more information send an email message to Debbie Douglass at . HIGHLANDER BUZZ An open discussion letterzine for fans to voice c/o Valerie Meachum their feelings and opinions on HIGHLANDER. Send 1914 DEBORAH COURT a SASE for more information. 6 issues per year. COLUMBUS OH 43229 "THISTLE AND SABRE" A HIGHLANDER fanzine currently available. Robin Schindler For price and ordering information send a 15982 ATITLAN DRIVE SASE to Robin or Christine. HACIENDA HEIGHTS CA 91745 or Christine Reynolds 1539 LODGE STREET ALCOA TN 37701 IMMORTAL TALES! A fanzine based upon HIGHLANDER is seeking Mary Anne McKinnon submissions of fiction, poetry, and art based 245 BLUNK AVENUE upon the movie or the television series. PLYMOUTH MI 48170 Send SASE for more information. WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER? I A HIGHLANDER fanzine currently available Mystery Frank for $17.90 (includes first class 145 LaFontenay Dr. postage). One dollar discount for Louisville, Ky. 40223-3123 HIGHLA-L members. This zine contains the novella 'The Color of Our Eyes' by Claire Maier. WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER? II is open for submissions. Send SASE to address above for more information. FOREVER This fanzine features Highlander, Forever Knight c/o Tara O'Shea and FK/HL crossover fiction by Tara O'Shea, SRC 244 UNM Susan Garrett, Valerie Meachum, and more. Albuquerque, NM 87131 Artwork by Tara O'Shea. Send $15 + $3 for shipping and handling and allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. "THE PRIZE, the newsletter of the Watchers of CI$, is now available monthly on the Compuserve Information Service. We cover the results of discussion in our thriving on-line Highlander fan-club / three-ring-circus. Information, hardcopy back issues ($2.00 US) and non-fiction submissions: SAMANTHA LYNN, 73524,43@compuserve.com or Snail SAMANTHA LYNN at C/O Judy Kunz, Kibby Labs, 25235 Dequindre, Madison Heights, MI 48071. Issue #1 relates the film to the series; Issue #2 contains an ambitious series timeline! The Watchers of CI$ exist on the Compuserve Information Service. For info on Compuserve and the SF Forum (where the SF TV section containing HIGHLANDER is), call 1-800-848-8990 and ask for representative 186." THE MANIFEST Fanzine of paranormal media (Forever Knight, X-Files, She-Wolf, etc.) is looking for Highlander fiction and art for future issues. For more information, snail-mail SASE to Deborah M. Walsh, 2 Spring Hill Terrace, Somerville, MA 02143. E-Mail to debwalsh@aol.com (DEB WALSH on AOL). WWOR (Superstation TV) 9 Broadcast Plaza Seacaucus NJ WGN (Superstation TV) 2501 Bradley Place Chicago IL 60618 http://www.wgntv.com/ --------------------- *8.0) Series Flashback Timeline --------------------- **8.1) Duncan MacLeod (basic chronology) By Velia Tanner and Julie Beamer (updated 8/26/96) Duncan MacLeod (basic chronology) 1592-1630? Scotland (Family Tree) Duncan was born in the Highlands and lived there until his Immortality became known (1622, 4- Homeland); was still in the area at the time of his father's death in 1624 (4-Homeland); found and trained by Connor MacLeod; met Martin Hyde as a young Immortal (2-Prodigal Son); left Scotland sometime later. early 1630's France, near Paris? (Beast Below) While traveling Duncan meets Urse, a more simple-minded Immortal, and finds Urse sanctuary in a monestary. 1635 France (2-Legacy) Duncan meets Amanda and her mentor, Rebecca. 1637 Verona, Italy (3-Star-Crossed) Duncan meets Hugh Fitzcairn while trying to keep the Prince's daughter's virtue intact (he's a little late). In the end, he "kills" Fitz and they go off together to learn to read. circa 1639 Italy (The Hunters) Duncan is a bodyguard with Fitzcairn for an Italian Duke and is attracted to the Duke's daughter. 1653 Algiers (3-Finale, pt.1) When traveling with an Immortal Arab friend, Duncan is witness to the challenge by Xavier St.Cloud. When his friend tries to avoid the fight, Duncan goes in his place only to have his friend arrive, to keep Duncan from fighting Xavier (the friend loses). 1658 European Monestary (3-Song of the Executioner) Duncan goes to a monestary run by Immortals to look for his friend and to find a refuge. He meets Kallas who uses the sanctuary to kill Immortals when they leave. Duncan has Kallas thrown out. 1659/60 Normandy (4-Chivilry) Duncan lives with Kristen Gilles in her chateau until he suspects her of murdering the artist he fell in love with. circa 1660 France? (Saving Grace) Again traveling (wearing a type of uniform), Duncan meets Grace who is delivering a baby. 1663 England (4-Timeless) Duncan as an actor in a 2nd rate traveling show; he's not that good :). 1665 England (3-Shadows) Was almost burned at the stake for being a witch. circa 1670 Scotland (2-Unholy Alliance, pt.1) Was Weapons Master and military tutor for a chief's son. circa 1685 China (Road not Taken) [mentioned in dialog] 1696 France, near Paris (4-Till Death) Gina meets her future husband, Robert de Valincourt, with Duncan and FitzCairn flabbergasted witnesses. circa 1700 Paris (2-Prodigal Son) Hyde kills MacLeod's friend Segur. 1712 England (4-Reluctant Heros) Duncan tries to plead Scotland's cause with Queen Anne, but a friend is killed in a dual with an Immortal; Duncan is labeled a coward because of it. circa 1728 London-Dover Road (Revenge is Sweet) Traveling from London to Dover; claimed to be a merchant and used a common accent with the people in the coach and reverted to his Scots accent during the encounter with Walter Reinhart. 1730 English Forest/Inn (2-Counterfeit, pt.1) Was caught poaching and was rescued by another Immortal who later tries to kill him. 1745/46 Scotland (4-Through the Glass, Darkly) Duncan fights for the Jacobite cause with his friend, Immortal Warren Cochrane who gets "killed" in the process. 1746 Scotland (3-Take Back the Night) Duncan is escaping with Prince Charles Stuart after the defeat at Culloden. They take refuge with Ceirdwyn (using the name of Flora MacDonald). She dresses the prince as a woman. Duncan stays to make the English pay and Ceirdwyn eventually convinces him that the time to kill is over. 1750 Don region, Russia (3-Testimony) Duncan meets Cossack leader Kristov while traveling, but he is disgusted when they attack and sack a defenseless village. 1753 Constantinople (3-Finale, pt.1) Duncan saves Amanda from having her hands cut off for theft (she's a clumsy dancing girl). [note: this could be the event mentioned in "Lady and the Tiger"; the time is right.] 1755 North Africa (4-Promises) Duncan makes a promise to another Immortal with a "life for a life" bargin to save a boy from execution. 1765 India (4-Wrath of Khali) Duncan serves as a guide to the British and finds himself respecting the Indian culture more than his own. 1778 Japan (3-The Samurai) Duncan was shipwrecked in Japan, accidentally forcing the suicide of his host who gave Duncan his katana. 1778 South Pacific (4-Reunion) Duncan maroons an evil Immortal ship's captain on a deserted island. circa 1780 China (Road not Taken) Duncan returned to visit Kiem Sun who had perfected his mind control drug--except it killed the subjects. 1780 Outer Mongolia (3-They also Serve) After leaving Kiem Sun Duncan goes looking for an Immortal martial arts master. He finds her -- Mei Ling. She teaches him and after ending their pupil-teacher relationship, invites him to stay. circa 1783 Paris (For Evils Sake) Duncan was guarding a French Baron during peace talks with the English. 1785 England (4-Leader of the Pack) Duncan is living with a Duchess with Royal connections when he and she fall afoul of Kanis and his pack of dogs. 1786 Normandy (4-Through the Glass Darkly) Duncan and Warren Cochrane go to visit "Bonnie Prince Charlie" -- later they will remember the event quite differently, with Duncan remembering a broken man and Cochrane, a noble hero. 1795 England (4-The Immortal Cimoli) Duncan has a young Immortal student, Jean- Philippe, who's too cocky and loses his head. 1796 France (4-Till Death) Gina and Robert de Valincourt's 100th wedding anniversary. Gina saves Robert from the guillotine, with a little help from FitzCairn and Duncan. 1799-1816 Europe - Napoleonic/Empire period 1799--Duncan boozed and caroused with Gabriel (Eye of the Beholder), 1803--had an affair with a Duchess in England and fought Gabriel (Eye of the Beholder), 1804--lived with Amanda in a Bavarian Inn (Lady and the Tiger), 1805--just returned to England with a mortal friend and hangs in his place when the friend is accused of murder (3-Blackmail) 1810--travels through Switzerland to French border with Immortal friend Brian (both drinking) (3-Courage), ?--in the British Army [a highlander reg.] in the early Napoleonic Wars (2-Unholy Alliance, pt.2), 1814/15--Meets Darius on the battlefield and joins him in Paris, leaving him about a year later (Band of Brothers). 1817 Snake River, Montana (3-Cross of St. Antoine) Duncan runs across Immortal Durgan, who kills a priest to steal the Cross. Duncan promises the priest he will return the cross to the church. [note: Snake River is a mythical location.] 1825 Philadelphia (3-Obsession) Duncan is friends with Immortal David Keogh, who wants to marry a wealthy man's daughter and is refused. circa 1835 London (the Gathering) [mentioned in dialog] circa 1840 Paris (Saving Grace) Duncan sees Grace off to the Amazon with Sendaro with a warning about him--he was right. circa 1840 Paris (2-The Vampire) Duncan's looking for business investments and his partners are killed by another Immortal who wants to marry the daughter of one of the victims for her money. circa 1842 Europe (a gypsy camp) (2-The Darkness) a gypsy lover of Duncan's, curses him when she sees in his palm he will never marry anyone, even though he said he would marry her. 1854 San Francisco (3-Courage) Meets Immortal Brian Cullen again, who has lost his nerve and is addicted to opium. 1861-1865 American Civil War (Innocent Man and 3-The Lamb) Duncan is hung as a spy when he is caught helping slaves escape without his uniform. Lucas Desiree, an Immortal, is a witness to the hanging and digs him up. Also while helping slaves escape, Duncan finds a child Immortal; unfortunately the child is decapitated when Duncan leaves him. 1866 Annapolis, MD (2-Epitaph for Tommy) Duncan is challenged to a duel by the fiance of Bess, with whom he was rolling in the hay (literally). Bess is killed by accident. 1867 Mexico (3-The Revolutionary) Duncan fights against Maximilian in Mexico with an Immortal friend, Paul, a former Roman slave. He realizes Paul fights for the love of the fight. 1872 Great Plains, Black Hills? (The Gathering & 3-Line of Fire) The Lakota band Duncan is living with is massacred by soldiers when he wasn't there. The army scout was an Immortal Kern who Duncan kills in 1994. Presumably, Duncan then headed for Holy Ground in the Pacific Northwest and stayed there. 1873 Great Plains (4-Something Wicked) Still tracking Kern and consumed by hatred, Duncan meets Coltec, a hayoka, who helps him let go of the hatred and get on with his life. circa 1870s Pacific Northwest (Mountain Men) Duncan meets Carl the Hermit who teaches him to track. circa 1880's Location unknown (Lady and the Tiger) [Another encounter with Amanda, mentioned in dialog, post 1876.] 1882 Pacific Northwest (2-Under Color of Authority) & (3-Obsession) (unknown which is first) Duncan tries to protect a young man from an Immortal bounty hunter. The young man is shot. (some of the date stamps in the script indicate later dates, but 1880's was intended). Also, Duncan wants to marry Sarah, who is unfortunately already married; Duncan almost kills her husband in a rage and he is shot by the husband in front of Sarah, who rejects Duncan in terror when he revives. 1880's Pacific Northwest (2-Studies in Light) Duncan and Gregor try to help in a cholera epidemic. Gregor is "killed" by a distraught father. 1888 San Francisco (4-Double Eagle) Duncan's living at a Saloon with friend Kit O'Brady when Amanda wins the saloon from Kit in a card game. 1890's Seacouver (?) (2-The Fighter) Duncan fights in an illegal bare knuckle bout for his Immortal friend Thomas Sullivan. 1896 Boston (3-Rite of Passage) Duncan is set up by a helpless female Immortal, Sharon, for Axel, an evil Immortal who uses her as bait and kills her when she tries to leave him. 1905 New York Italian Neighborhood (2-Revenge of the Sword) Duncan tries to help a grocer fight the Black Hand. The grocer is shot for not paying protection. 1914-1918 World War I--France, Red Cross (For Tomorrow We Die & 4-The Colonel, 4-Deliverance) Duncan is an ambulance driver for the Red Cross. Xavier St. Cloud steals the army payroll by gassing everyone, but fails to kill Duncan. In 1917 he meets Sean Burns, a psychiatrist working with shellshocked soldiers. Near the end of the War Duncan gets an Immortal committed to an asylum for needlessly causing soldiers deaths. 1918 Russia (2-Warmonger) Duncan rescues a countess and her family from the firing squad by promising an Immortal (Drake) that he won't ever come after him. 1919 outside Dublin (2-Eye for an Eye) Annie and her mortal husband try to convince Duncan to join the Irish revolution. He refuses and Annie's husband is killed. Annie refuses to escape with Duncan. 1920 Paris (3-Methos) Duncan and Kallas run across each other again. When Kallas tries to kill Maria, Duncan's friend's niece, Duncan fights Kallas and cuts his throat -- destroying Kallas's voice. 1920 Coal Mine Strike, Pennsylvania (2-The Zone) Duncan tries to talk a friend out of joining a strike. The friend is killed by Pinkerton agents hired by his own father. 1921 Seacouver, WA (2-Turnabout) Michael's wife Jeanette is killed in the insane asylum where they both work by Michael's alternate personality, Quenten Barnes. 1924 East Coast City (2-Bless the Child) A new years party is raided for liquor and Duncan tells his girlfriend he can never father children. 1925 Seacouver, WA (See No Evil) [mentioned in dialog] 1926 Louisiana (2-Run for your life) Duncan helps Carl, another immortal, evade a lynch mob. 1926 Southwest US [Barnum and Bailey Tour] (Lady and the Tiger) [mentioned in dialog] circa 1930 New Orleans (2-Pharaoh's Daughter) [mentioned in dialog] 1930 Paris (3-Reasonable Doubts) Duncan is in a bank checking on an "old" deposit when it is robbed by two Immortals. A woman is shot dead and Duncan hunts down the Immortal responsible, but lets his cohort live. 1936 Berlin (2-The Return of Amanda) Duncan helps a physicist escape the Nazi's while Amanda steals plates for US dollars. He lets Amanda escape in the airplane in his place. 1937 Spanish Civil War (3-Blind Faith) Duncan and Cage are covering the war for a paper, when Cage betrays the Republican band for money. circa 1938 Russia (The Sea Witch) Duncan tries to get people out of Russia with girlfriend Niva and is betrayed by Alexei Voshin who wants to kill him. 1938 Coconut Lounge (3-Vendetta) Duncan meets Benny, two bit hood and Immortal, and gets involved with two mafia brothers and is shot by one so the brother can have the other's girlfriend that Duncan was dancing with. circa 1938 Seacouver, WA (2-Studies in Light) Duncan meets and has relationship with Linda Plager, a photographer. He tells her to look for the good in her work. She tells him to leave because his love is a distraction to her work. 1939-1945 World War II--French Resistance (For Tomorrow We Die & 3-Mortal Sins) Mentioned in dialog in FTWD, he is actively working with the Maquis in MS, when a Nazi Immortal trys to find the resistance workers. Unknown to Duncan, Daloux and a young boy Bernard stab the Nazi to protect the others and throw him in the river, where he stays for 40 years; in 1940 he was in London and was "killed" with a reporter during the blitz (4-The Blitz). 1954 Southern City (2-Run for your life) Duncan visits Carl, an Immortal and baseball player, when segregation is declared unconstitutional. 1958 Greenwich Village, NY (4-Something Wicked) Duncan meets Coltec again, after Coltec has killed another Immortal. The evil is starting to get to Coltec. 1960 Seacouver, WA (2-Turnabout) [inferred: he knew Quentin Barnes had been executed] 1975 Cambodia (3-Blind Faith) Duncan tries to rescue a nun and her charges from the war. Only Cage can help them and he refuses in order to get more drugs out. The nun and children are killed. Duncan buried them where they died. 1980 Paris (For Evil's Sake) Duncan meets Tessa when he jumps on the tour boat where she's working as a guide. 1992-present Seacouver, WA & Paris, France [note: Seacouver is the name of the city where Duncan lives. It's halfway between Seattle and Vancouver :) ] **8.2) B.DM. (Before Duncan MacLeod) ** (All errors in this section should be blamed on Debbie Douglass) 30 B.C. Nefertiri and Marcus Constantine are lovers then fight after Cleopatra suicides and Rome marches on Eygpt. Nefertiri poisons herself and is entombed in a sarcophagus. (Pharaoh's Daughter) 850-853 A.D. Rebecca rescues Amanda from the collectors of the dead during the Plague and then trains her in the arts of swordfighting and in Rules of 'The Game.' (Legacy) --------------------- *9.0) ADMINISTRIVIA --------------------- **9.1) Who Contributed? The FAQ is maintained by Debbie Douglass. A lot of the information has been gratuitously plagiarized from the 'Net. Following are the names of the people I *do* have. Many thanks to all of them. Sorry to those who have been inadvertently excluded. Sorted more or less alphabetically, they are: Catherine Beckstead, Trevor Boyce, Lady Johanna Constantine, William Dieterichm, Janet A Dornhoff, Katherine Emblom, Stacey Epstein, Sean Eric Fagan, Josh Geurink, J Bruce Howie, Stevens Jason, Dan Johnson, Susan Johnson, Rick Jones, Joe Kiniry, Jimmy Kung, Kathy Madison, William G Martin, Lab Master, Heath W McCarthy, Selma McCrory, Margaret Newman, Morpheus Nosferatu, Doug Oke, JJ Pierson, Christine Reynolds, Jeff Rupley, Phillip D Russell, Rick Savoia, Jeff Schneiter, Cherie Slasor, Ross Smith, Paul Tyma, Jeff Vavasour, Michael Vilain, Robert W Welham, Howard Wilson, Jonathan Young, Akane, Jeff, Kane, Karhu, 01fortec, cate3, IO20746, Lezlie Shell, ma_saunders, ST34675, sandman, G.E. Rule, Lab Master, Mike Andersson, Bill Reeves, Obie Slotterbeck, Roderick Lee (also known as Profess'nal Agitator), Jonathan Blum, Dave Romas, Lee Whiteside, Jeff Hansen, Julie Beamer, Claire Maier, Christopher Lau, Kyrsten Johnson, Michael Peil, Danny Hager, George Abraham, Julia Frizzell, Velia Tanner, Monique Treurniet, Krystmas Tarr (director of the HL fanclub), and numerous others. (If you see something you contributed in this FAQ and I didn't list your name please send me email and I'll correct it.) Additional information gratuitously plagiarized from USENET and HIGHLA-L. **9.2) Where can I get another copy of the FAQ? For the time being, just ask me, Debbie Douglass I'll try to post this on the USENET newsgroups rec.arts.sf.tv, rec.arts.sf.movies, alt.tv.highlander, and alt.cult.movies with some semblance of regularity. If you don't have access to USENET or you just want a copy in-between postings you can request a copy by sending email to me at . If you include 'Send HL FAQ' in the Subject line your request will be handled automatically. Or you can access it on World Wide Web at 'http://www.highlander.org/FAQ/'. If you want to find out if there is a later version out send and email to and include 'Query HL FAQ' in the Subject line the latest version information will sent to you.