'The Darkness'

[ithildin]

Sorry this is a day late.

Highlander Season Two

The Darkness, Air Date: October 1993

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, MacLeod 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. ~ recap via tv.com

Comments

[pat-t.livejournal.com]

I don't know. This one is a hard show to watch. I think we see Duncan at his happiest and at his lowest. He loved Tessa - there is no doubt. And then to see him lose her like that - so needlessly - was simply heartbreaking. What's funny is that every time I watch this show, I see something different that I had never noticed before.

Favorite scenes - when he asks her to marry him. When they are sitting in the shop and drinking champagne and talking about the future.

And I think this show really shows Tessa at her best - that she has brains and spirit and how much she loves Duncan.

I think in the end, it was the best thing for both the actress and the show. Duncan needed to go in a different direction. Otherwise the show would have continued on in the "Immie of the week" vein. But it was still very painful to watch.