'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

Re: An Honest Question

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

That's part of it, because I'm not sure exactly what other people mean by the term.

Methos seems entranced by Byrons, and gives him some looks that remind me of the way he looks at Duncan sometimes.

And I don't see the entranced look thing at all. So that's part of my curiousity :)

What you said about this being a tv show is very true. There are some things they cannot show. That's where the subtext comes in, and a lot of the subtext for me is in the way Methos looks at certain men, such as Byron, Kronos, and Ducan.

I get subtext, but I know it isn't a surprise to anyone here that I'm not subtexting the same things most of you are. My text is without a sub, or something [g] And I really wish I were, because I'd have a lot more fic to read!

Thanks for playing along with me here, I appreciate it :)

Re: An Honest Question

[amonitrate.livejournal.com]

so, the goat... more subtext?

LOL

sorry. I do see them as lovers. But I think it's a casual thing, yes. It's left up to individual interpretation, as so much is.

Re: An Honest Question

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

so, the goat... more subtext?

And then some [g]


sorry. I do see them as lovers. But I think it's a casual thing, yes. It's left up to individual interpretation, as so much is.

No need to be sorry :) I'm just pereptually curious and am really interested in how other people are interpreting the same scenes/characters.

Re: An Honest Question

[jinxed-wood.livejournal.com]

There are some things they cannot show. That's where the subtext comes in, and a lot of the subtext for me is in the way Methos looks at certain men, such as Byron, Kronos, and Ducan.

For me, Methos seems to suffer from a perpetual fascination with passion -any kind of passion! I never had a problem with imagining Methos as a character who swung both ways; I always thought there was more going on behind the scenes between he and Byron and, perhaps, Kronos (although not necessarily of a consentual nature).

The Duncan/Methos pairing always made me pause, however. Yes, I can see Methos being attracted to Duncan, but I can't see Duncan reciprocating. Duncan, for me, is a ladies man through and through.

Re: An Honest Question

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

That's pretty close to my own feelings on the mattter. And my roommate, who slashes most every fandom she's in, says something similar about why she doesn't see Duncan/Methos.