'Free Fall'

[ithildin]

Highlander Season One

Free Fall, Air Date: October 1992

A beautiful young woman, Felicia Martins, throws herself to her death, only to revive with the realization that she is an Immortal. She seeks out Duncan MacLeod as her mentor, and becomes amorously involved with Richie Ryan. But there is much more to this "ingénue" than meets the eye. She is in fact a long-time Immortal, engaged in a wily scheme to trap MacLeod and acquire his Quickening. MacLeod must see through her subterfuge in time to protect not only himself, but also Richie. ~ recap and quotes via tv.com

Quotes below the curtain





Cominski: Well, we do have a dead woman down at the morgue.
Tessa: Aren´t they usually dead - or do you sometimes make mistakes?
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Richie: What was I supposed to say, 'I'm sorry you're having a bad day, now get lost'?
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Tessa: (to Felicia) I may not be able to kill you, but I'll give you a facial you won't forget!
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Richie: I'm young, my libido's in meltdown!
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Next up will be Bad Day in Building A.

Comments

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

I actually remember something about this ep! And what I remember is being really annoyed that Duncan didn't kill her. Unfortunately, I don't remember much more than that [g]

And this one is such an easy "WWMS?" (what would Methos say?) Heh.

[eveningblue.livejournal.com]

I know this is not a big favorite, but I really like this episode! In fact, it's one of my favorite in all of Season One, mainly because: Joan Jett! I love her and I think she did a pretty good job, considering she is not an actual actress. Her hazy, spacy act in the first half of the show worked for me--I really had no idea what was going on, or if she was who she said she was.

The woman who played Tessa, however, who does call herself an actual actress, continued to prove to me that she has little-to-no understanding of how to deliver lines. (Consider that "facial" line quoted above--I had to rewind several times to figure out what she was saying. And I don't think it was just the accent that gave me trouble.)

We do get evidence in this ep that a Quickening can have certain...er...effects on one's libido. I'm not sure if it's made so explicit anywhere else in the series as when Felicia practically attacks Richie in bed.

I'm glad Duncan let Felicia live...but disappointed that she never came back.

[pat-t.livejournal.com]

No, you can't talk about this yet- I haven't watched the other one yet *wails*. I need a day off darn it.

I adored Joan Jett - though her acting could have been better. And, yes, it was definitely canon that she was horny as hell after she took a quickening.

And, of course, poor Richie got used again.

Tessa - I actually liked the character and the actress. I know it may not seem like the accent - but many times the delivery of her lines is because she isn't just trying to speak in a different language - they were making her pronounce her words in an artificial way so American audiences would understand her. That's not even her real accent. It would be like making me speak French and then telling me that I have to pronounce it the way French people would or they won't understand me. So, I'm trying to change my accent and pronunciation as well. I know that may not make sense - but watch Alex on the dvd interviews. She does not talk like that. She actually sounds much more French.