What If?

[ithildin]

Something I was pondering on the walk to work this morning: what if Alexandra Vandernoot hadn't left the show, so Tessa didn't die? Assuming the framework was generally the same, with some obvious exceptions, like Anne. What kind of show would it have been compared to what it was? How different a fandom would it have been?

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[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

An episode like Finale. Would Amanda have played a role? Or would Tessa be the one Kalas kidnapped instead? No dancing on the Eifel Tower :)

Or how about Something Wicked? Would Duncan have hurt Tessa, and how nuts would that have made him when he was 'cured'?

How would Duncan and Methos' relationship have been different? Would Tessa have made him a part of her extended family? I could see her comforting Methos after Alexa died.

[pat-t.livejournal.com]

Those are very good questions. I think he would have left instead of hurting Tessa, just like he did Joe. Richie wouldn't have become immortal unless they had a scene sans Tessa with just Richie being robbed and shot.

Obviously, I think the relationship with Amanda would have been the most affected. He would have still had a relationship with Methos - where it would have gone - I don't know. But Duncan would have been more centured. She kept him grounded and set him straight when he needed it.