"Oh, great. Another window!" I loved the ad-libs in the series!
I also loved the fact that even though Mac had every reason not to trust the Watchers, Joe knew him. He knew MacLeod and trusted him to the point that he put his life in Mac's hands when Horton tried to use him as a hostage.
This is incredibly significant. Joe Dawson valued the honor of his Immortal more than he did that of his fellow Watcher and brother-in-law. Even when Joe didn't want to believe, he still listened and followed up on what Mac had to say. He didn't just blindly take sides.
To me, this episode says more about Joe's character than it does about the Watchers and Horton. And that's what's great about the writing in HL. There are so many layers to it. This really is a groundbreaking episode.
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Date: 2006-09-18 11:37 pm (UTC)From:I also loved the fact that even though Mac had every reason not to trust the Watchers, Joe knew him. He knew MacLeod and trusted him to the point that he put his life in Mac's hands when Horton tried to use him as a hostage.
This is incredibly significant. Joe Dawson valued the honor of his Immortal more than he did that of his fellow Watcher and brother-in-law. Even when Joe didn't want to believe, he still listened and followed up on what Mac had to say. He didn't just blindly take sides.
To me, this episode says more about Joe's character than it does about the Watchers and Horton. And that's what's great about the writing in HL. There are so many layers to it. This really is a groundbreaking episode.