'The Watchers'

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Highlander Season Two

The Watchers, Air Date: October 1993

Determined to investigate the death of his old friend Darius, MacLeod 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. ~ recap via tv.com

Comments

[macgeorge1.livejournal.com]

I did a summary a while back of what TPTB said about this episode, along with a description and commentary at:

http://www.wordsmiths.net/MacGeorge/episodes/Season2/Watchers.htm

But, to summarize and quote myself *g*:

I like this episode for a number of reasons:

1) We meet Joe Dawson, and learn about the Watchers, which is a whole cool concept that has marvelous potential. 2) We see Duncan in his warrior/hunter mode, aggressive, angry and barely under control. 3) Tessa demonstrates that she won't put up with shit from anybody, including Duncan (or Richie). I like her a lot. 4) There were several very well-played scenes, full of dramatic tension.

[unovis-lj.livejournal.com]

2) We see Duncan in his warrior/hunter mode, aggressive, angry and barely under control.

Heart goes thump. There are things about Duncan in the earlier seasons that I crave. God, do I love him like this, and God, do I love Tessa dealing with him.

I remember seeing this when it first aired and sitting bolt upright at the Watcher introduction. Great idea, great way to involve the viewers, and dammit, a great way to resolve the loss of Darius. That's how you use character death.