'The Modern Prometheus'

[ithildin]

Welcome to the sixteenth installment of Methos Episode Discussion. You can find the last one, for Forgive Us Our Trespasses here. All prior episode discussion links can be found over on the sidebar.

The Modern Prometheus, Air Date: May 1997

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? ~ recap and quotes via tv.com

Quotes below the curtain





Duncan: Duncan: Cut the crap - Mike is dead because of him.
Methos: No, Mike is dead because of Mike.
Duncan: The kid idolized him. Maybe he didn't pull the trigger but he sure as hell put the gun in his hand. "To live like me you have to be like me." Come on, Methos, Mike couldn't do that, he wasn't Immortal.
Methos: And that is not Byron's fault
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Byron: My task is done. My song has ceased. My theme has died into an echo...it is fit.
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Byron: Would you rather have a tombstone that says "he lived for centuries', or one that says 'for centuries, he was alive"?
Methos: You're not listening to me - I don't want a tombstone.
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Next up will be Indiscretions aka The Methos & Joe Show 'Archangel'.

Comments

[enchantersnight.livejournal.com]

Is it weird to like byron in the past and not in the here and now? As that what happened to me. I quite enjoyed him and Methos in the past (what was up with that goat!) but not at all in present day.

Another episode with insights into Methos (how close was he to Byron?) and very enjoyable for a Mary Shelly fan like me.

Some of those flashbacks were very risque I liked that :)

OT: Browsing tv channels over the weekend discovered HL on FX and watched with great enjoyment Epitaph for Tommy and Run for Your Life. I loved Duncan saving Carl in the latter from getting hanged and getting shot himself for his troubles.

Will keep a look out on the schedules from now on.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

(what was up with that goat!)

Baaaaaaaa means 'no'! [g]

[jadefire88.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I just gotta say, at least Mike had waaaaaaay more CHOICE than the goat.

[cyberducks.livejournal.com]

Highlander is on FX now!? What times? Is it on daily?

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

FX UK, not the FX here. But, if you're in the UK, it airs at 10am :)

[cyberducks.livejournal.com]

Oh, I was getting my hopes up....sigh. Thanks for the info.

[enchantersnight.livejournal.com]

Oh I didn't know they were two different channels :(

[sophiedb.livejournal.com]

Browsing tv channels over the weekend discovered HL on FX..

10am every weekday! By my calculations they'll reach "Methos" in mid-July sometime :)