'Studies in Light'

[ithildin]

Highlander Season Two

Studies in Light, Air Date: October 1993

A fellow Immortal, Greg Powers, invites MacLeod to his photography showing. At the gallery, MacLeod becomes deeply disturbed by the violent images of his friend's work, but what becomes more disturbing than the fact that Greg's personality has been replaced by that of a hardened cynic. As he reviews Greg's work, he comes across a photograph taken of himself 50 years ago which triggers a flashback of a time he spent with a young photographer, Linda Plager. In a chance meeting, the now 73-year old Linda recognizes Duncan as her old mentor and lover of 50 years ago, which thoroughly convinces her nurse that she's senile. Upon learning that Linda is dying, MacLeod longs to tell her the truth.

Meanwhile, Greg seduces Richie into his destructive lifestyle and coaxes Richie into a dangerous motorcycle stunt. After a confrontation with Macleod, Greg snaps...frustrated by his inability to feel any real emotion because of the insulation from death his immortality gives him, he attacks Richie, and Linda, then fights MacLeod on the roof of the hospital. Only when MacLeod's sword is inches from his neck does Greg break down and face the truth that he doesn't want to die. ~ recap via tv.com

Comments

[robi-travels.livejournal.com]

"One former lover trying to hold on to life, the other trying to destroy himself."
Did I miss something? When did Gregor become his lover?

Roberta

[mischief5.livejournal.com]

That's just my opinion (and a few others). Gregor is on our list of possibles and on my list of very probables. *grin*

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

YMMV but I thought he was totally flirting with Richie.

[mischief5.livejournal.com]

I thought he was too (and trying to hurry him into the Game) but just to piss off Duncan.

Gregor was doing anything and everything to make the people around him feel something. He didn't care which emotions he evoked as long as he could study their reactions and live vicariously. It was almost as if they were lab rats to him.

To me, his main goal was to push Duncan as far as he could just to see what he'd do. He used Tessa, Richie and Linda in various ways, pushing every one of Duncan's buttons until Duncan had to deal with him with brute force. That speaks of the kind of intimate knowledge one has of a former lover who has remained a friend.

Again, YMMV, but I think you have to be very close to someone to know which buttons to push, how hard and when. Gregor did just that to Duncan and very nearly succeeded in getting himself killed. And he didn't want just anyone taking his head; he wanted it to be Duncan. That's what makes me think there was more going on in their past than just being buddies.

[lastrega.livejournal.com]

He was definitely flirting with Richie. I didn't see any flirting with Duncan, but eye of the beholder and all that.