'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

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

I finish posting a response and there's a part two!!

You've brought up something I was going to, but hadn't got my brain sufficiently in gear to do so. You know when you have something you want to say right on the tip of your brain, and can't quite get it out right? That's me right now.

I'm going to think about it some more and try and see if I can do better in a bit :)

One thing though I think is related -- when Byron greets Methos as "Doc" in the nightclub and is thrilled to see him. That's where it all seems to start. As if it hadn't quite occured to Duncan that Methos wasn't exlcusivly his friend. That Methos had a life before he met Mac with relationships that were important to him. It was almost as if Duncan were suddenly seeing Methos in a different light. Not Adam Pierson, not the Methos he thought he knew.

[eveningblue.livejournal.com]

Yes, I agree. (See my post above.)