'Family Tree'

[ithildin]

Highlander Season One

Family Tree, Air Date: October 1992

Richie tries to track down his parents and runs afoul of a female crime boss, and Duncan comes to his help while pondering his own life among the MacLeods. ~ recap and quotes via tv.com

Quotes below the curtain





(coming back to life in front of his family)
Duncan: It is a miracle!
Ian MacLeod: It is the work of the demon master from the world below!
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Richie: You never found out who your real parents were?
Duncan: No. But after a couple of hundred years...you get over it. One day so will you.
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Duncan: There's a proverb in Northern India: If you go hunting tigers, be sure you're prepared to find one.
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Duncan: My father couldn't understand what had happened.
Richie: Who could? Man, he musta freaked. I mean, there you were all of a sudden, on your feet again - zombie in a kilt!
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Next up will be Free Fall. Look for it next week.

Comments

[pat-t.livejournal.com]

"zombie in a kilt" - lol. I love it.

I really need to go back and watch this. And I will. One thing - Duncan knew the guy wasn't Richie's father because he knew Richie was immortal. But he couldn't tell Richie or Tes why he knew. Well he could have told Tes but he chose not to.

And you know that remark about him being only human cut Duncan very deeply even though he acted like it didn't matter.

More later when I've rewatched this - okay?

[holde-maid.livejournal.com]

I thought the "father"'s role was quite an interesting and well-rounded one. I mean, the character is not one-sided, but has regrets, good intentions and weakness of character all at once. Might have made an interesting recurring role. Only I'm not so sure the was filled to reach its optimum - though that might be the German dubbing's fault.

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[robi-travels.livejournal.com]

I just re-watched this last week. I agree that Duncan knew Jack was not Richie's Dad because of the immortal thing.

Generally observations, some of which have been noted earlier about season 1:

AP does look damn good in the earlier episodes.

The women's clothes are very dated. But the men's except for the vest (and maybe an odd double breasted suit), are really not. Why is that? I mean even the hair seems only dated for the women and screams 80's / early 90's. At least in the 70's men had bad hair and sideburns too.

Thought the acting by the women gambling boss was bad.

Agree Jack was able to convey very human qualities of conscience pangs throughout the story - very understated performance which the character needed. He almost changes completely in his scenes with Duncan (obviously aware he cannot fool this guy).

Favorite line had to be the first fight scene with the DeLouise brother (not sure which one), when Duncan responds - "from the people who invented it".

Overall, the series was still trying to find its footing. In my opinion that really did not happen until Methos arrived on the scene.

Roberta