HLS5: 'The Messenger'

[ithildin]

Let's see if this episode generates more interest than 'Glory Days' did!

Highlander Season Five

The Messenger
Air Date: Nov. 1996

Richie's found a new teacher: an Immortal who preaches a message of peace. An Immortal who believes that all Immortals can lay down their swords and live together as brothers. An Immortal who claims to be the oldest of their kind still alive -- Methos. Will laying down his sword in the name of peace mean Richie will lose his head? And what does this mean for the friend MacLeod already calls Methos?
~ recap via TV.com

Next week: The Valkyrie

Comments

[det-munch.livejournal.com]

First real post here-I just found out about this. A fellow fan was kind enough to send me old VHS copies she'd taped so I pulled out the one with this episode on it. I like this episode, yeaaah as others have mentioned Pearlman's acting was rather dull but aside from that it's good. Of course there's the wonderful scene when Duncan comes in to find Methos sprawled on his bed. I like that the scene shows the interaction between Methos and Duncan-first of all it's likely that if it had been somebody else-another friend-on his bed, Duncan would have reacted angrier but with Methos it's just this mild annoyance. Or just the cute like play between them-Methos throws the jacket off the chair to sit, Duncan picks it up, Methos has (what DOES he have) in his hands and Duncan takes it out. Even earlier than that, when Duncan clearly has some ruffled feathers and is bothered by the guy just taking Methos' name-Methos on the other hand is just like 'eh' he doesn't care it it seems like that bothers Duncan.

There's also Methos' actions and habits-perhaps I just read way too much into these things but I always thought it was funny that Methos is respectful and neat enough to have obviously set his shoes neatly on the floor beside the bed-he could have just hurled them anywhere...and yet he then gets up and places them on the kitchen counter.


Aaaaaaand just for pretty scenes, I absolutely LOVE the Methos-Methos confrontation when real Methos leaves and so cooly slides his sword back into his coat and the little careless spin he does when responding to fake Methos' comment that he didn't catch his name.

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

So glad to see you made it!

I absolutely LOVE the Methos-Methos confrontation when real Methos leaves and so cooly slides his sword back into his coat and the little careless spin he does when responding to fake Methos' comment that he didn't catch his name.

That's absolutely AWESOME!