Highlander II
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The Hunters
The Hunters
Written by: Kevin Droney
(no idea why that's important, but i put it in my notes, so i'm typing it here)
**ah, one more ep that begins w/ Duncan and Tessa in bed, well, sort of --> they're beside it**
Fitz drops by, most unexpectedly (would he drop in any other way?)
Darius brews mead --> Duncan and Fitz are drinking some on the deck at the barge,a nd Fitz tells Duncan that several immortal friends have gone missing and one, Thackery, had said he had something to show Fitz; something he had never seen before.
Duncan mentions a dream that Darius had about Thackery's death.
Hunters show up at the church and kill Darius.
**NOTE: all footage of Darius in this episode is stock footage b/c Werner Stocker passed away either just before they filmed this episode, or just after and was unable to make it to the set.**
Fitz and Duncan go to the church and discover Darius' body and start analyzing what happened, starting with the fact that immortals don't fight on Holy Ground; then they read over notes Fitz has of conversations with Thackery.
Richie comes into the barge all happy and such, then learns Darius was killed and switches moods. (good kid)
BTW, what is WITH Duncan's boots? (there must have been something, but for the life of my i have NO idea what this was about)
Well, being the master detectives they are, Duncan and Fitz deduce that, since Darius was killed on HG, then mortals were the culprits. (gee, ya think?) But they also believe these are mortals who know about immortals. (okay - getting better boys)
Random Comment: Don't pick Fitz as your backup in a fight; he's got good intentions, but lacks skill.
Duncan grabs one of the watchers froma van and chases him, tries to get him to talk, but the watcher kills himself and Duncan discovers the watcher tattoo.
**Flashback-- Milan --> Duncan and Fitz find they've been followed by a man w/ a meadl around his neck -- Watcher Symbol
(another of those 'serves little purpose' flashbacks)
Duncan returns to the church to find Fitz is missing and begins hunting for references to the Watcher symbol.
Tessa cuts her hand - why does she not wash the cut?
Richie asks a good question: "If these guys aren't immortal, how do they know when they've found one?"
Duncan goes to the church - again - to look for whatever Darius had left.
Horton 'bumps' into Tessa, to determine if she's the immie, b/c he and his friends didn't know which of the ppl who lived on the barge were immortal; they apparently only knew that an immie lived there.
Duncan is following one of these guys and is led to an ambush of about 8 - 10 men; Richie crashes in to help, then a large crowd begins to form and all the ppl leave.
Fitz is trying to talk his way out of being killed while Duncan, at the barge, is trying to decipher the book w/ the Watcher symbol on it -- written hundreds of years ago - ancient German dialect.
Horton and co want to know where 'the book' is - the 5th Chronicle. (think they goofed this, b/c later they talk of 'many' Chronicles and diaries and such -- oops)
Duncan beats up one of the Hunters trying to get info; then moves the barge and follows the Hunter back to where they're holding Fitz.
Random Comment: Fitz talks way too much! I like Roger Daltrey, but Fitz just won't shut up!
And, it's nice to know that Horton doesn't find immortals an abomination to God-- something about no religion. (if i ever figure out what i actually meant by this, i'll let you know)
Duncan arrives in time to keep Fitz from being guillotined and fights all the Hunters.
Horton shoots him w/ some electrified dart, but Duncan cuts through it w/ his sword,a nd argues and fights w/ Horton.
Horton gets away, but Duncan saves Fitz.
They have a memorial service/funeral for Darius and pour his ashes into the Seine so he could 'reach the sea' as he always wanted.
Whew! This one was all plot! The do that w/ season enders. However, i think this one might have been different if Werner Stocker had not been ill. It was quite sad to see such a wonderful character being taken from the sow, and sad to learn why.
However, this episode is pretty good, tho it introduces the single-most annoying 'nemesis' to Duncan MacLeod -- James Horton.
Not really sure how much i can say on this episode - there isn't much to analyze. It introduces the Watchers - tho in a very bad light, and destroys the life of a great immortal, but it's all plot, no real character development, but that's okay. It's still a very good episode.
The Hunters
Written by: Kevin Droney
(no idea why that's important, but i put it in my notes, so i'm typing it here)
**ah, one more ep that begins w/ Duncan and Tessa in bed, well, sort of --> they're beside it**
Fitz drops by, most unexpectedly (would he drop in any other way?)
Darius brews mead --> Duncan and Fitz are drinking some on the deck at the barge,a nd Fitz tells Duncan that several immortal friends have gone missing and one, Thackery, had said he had something to show Fitz; something he had never seen before.
Duncan mentions a dream that Darius had about Thackery's death.
Hunters show up at the church and kill Darius.
**NOTE: all footage of Darius in this episode is stock footage b/c Werner Stocker passed away either just before they filmed this episode, or just after and was unable to make it to the set.**
Fitz and Duncan go to the church and discover Darius' body and start analyzing what happened, starting with the fact that immortals don't fight on Holy Ground; then they read over notes Fitz has of conversations with Thackery.
Richie comes into the barge all happy and such, then learns Darius was killed and switches moods. (good kid)
BTW, what is WITH Duncan's boots? (there must have been something, but for the life of my i have NO idea what this was about)
Well, being the master detectives they are, Duncan and Fitz deduce that, since Darius was killed on HG, then mortals were the culprits. (gee, ya think?) But they also believe these are mortals who know about immortals. (okay - getting better boys)
Random Comment: Don't pick Fitz as your backup in a fight; he's got good intentions, but lacks skill.
Duncan grabs one of the watchers froma van and chases him, tries to get him to talk, but the watcher kills himself and Duncan discovers the watcher tattoo.
**Flashback-- Milan --> Duncan and Fitz find they've been followed by a man w/ a meadl around his neck -- Watcher Symbol
(another of those 'serves little purpose' flashbacks)
Duncan returns to the church to find Fitz is missing and begins hunting for references to the Watcher symbol.
Tessa cuts her hand - why does she not wash the cut?
Richie asks a good question: "If these guys aren't immortal, how do they know when they've found one?"
Duncan goes to the church - again - to look for whatever Darius had left.
Horton 'bumps' into Tessa, to determine if she's the immie, b/c he and his friends didn't know which of the ppl who lived on the barge were immortal; they apparently only knew that an immie lived there.
Duncan is following one of these guys and is led to an ambush of about 8 - 10 men; Richie crashes in to help, then a large crowd begins to form and all the ppl leave.
Fitz is trying to talk his way out of being killed while Duncan, at the barge, is trying to decipher the book w/ the Watcher symbol on it -- written hundreds of years ago - ancient German dialect.
Horton and co want to know where 'the book' is - the 5th Chronicle. (think they goofed this, b/c later they talk of 'many' Chronicles and diaries and such -- oops)
Duncan beats up one of the Hunters trying to get info; then moves the barge and follows the Hunter back to where they're holding Fitz.
Random Comment: Fitz talks way too much! I like Roger Daltrey, but Fitz just won't shut up!
And, it's nice to know that Horton doesn't find immortals an abomination to God-- something about no religion. (if i ever figure out what i actually meant by this, i'll let you know)
Duncan arrives in time to keep Fitz from being guillotined and fights all the Hunters.
Horton shoots him w/ some electrified dart, but Duncan cuts through it w/ his sword,a nd argues and fights w/ Horton.
Horton gets away, but Duncan saves Fitz.
They have a memorial service/funeral for Darius and pour his ashes into the Seine so he could 'reach the sea' as he always wanted.
Whew! This one was all plot! The do that w/ season enders. However, i think this one might have been different if Werner Stocker had not been ill. It was quite sad to see such a wonderful character being taken from the sow, and sad to learn why.
However, this episode is pretty good, tho it introduces the single-most annoying 'nemesis' to Duncan MacLeod -- James Horton.
Not really sure how much i can say on this episode - there isn't much to analyze. It introduces the Watchers - tho in a very bad light, and destroys the life of a great immortal, but it's all plot, no real character development, but that's okay. It's still a very good episode.
