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6.1 Avatar Sophie: "I don't understand." Horton: "You soon will, Sophie. It's the morgue. Off you go." It's a year later, and the tiresome Ariman story isn't over. I suppose they couldn't just introduce the demon plot and not finish it. But I really wish they had. This was a slow, pensive sort of episode, although I don't think it was meant to be. Duncan, without his hair, sword, flashbacks, or furniture in his barge, seemed adrift. The plot moved like molasses and the actors seemed uncomfortable with their lines, especially the crap about the demon Ariman. And way too much of this episode was Peter Horton trying to subvert Sophie Baines, a character we didn't even know and most certainly didn't care about. In fact, we got more Horton in this episode than all of his scenes in the rest of the series put together, and that's not a good thing. Poor, pointless, dead Sophie. Why not just animate her dead body? What was she using to walk around in? Shouldn't Horton/Ariman have at least told her and her vicious little brother that they needed to actually behead Duncan for it to do any good? Bad. Whatever. We got two new cast members: Elizabeth Gracen (Amanda) and Peter Wingfield (Methos). Way, way overdue; should have happened two years ago. Better late than never, I suppose. But why were neither of them in this episode? Anything would have helped. Flashbacks: -- No traditional Highlander flashbacks in this one. Just montage-y clips of Richie, and Duncan's relationship with Joe. And one shot of Tessa. Bits and pieces: -- Stan Kirsch, of course, is no longer in the cast. According to his tombstone, Richie Ryan was only 22 when he died. -- At least we got Jim Byrnes playing the guitar. Always a good thing. -- This episode took place entirely in Paris. Except for the year Duncan spent in a Malaysian monastery. No return to Seacouver this season? -- I think it's pretty funny that the first time we see Rachel Shelley, future cast member of The L Word, her friend is telling her she needs a husband. -- Instead of seeping red fog, we got bleeding roses and blue soccer balls turning red. The suspenseful demonic score was mercifully free of Latin chanting, but still tedious. -- Call me shallow, but I really miss the hair. Quotes: Horton/Ariman: "I love the new hair." Joe: "I'll meditate when I retire." Horton/Ariman: (on the radio) "You're listening to H - E - double L, the voice of the millennium. Now here's an oldie but a goodie for my old friend Duncan MacLeod." How wonderfully subtle. Geez. Duncan: "An avatar. A human with god-like qualities sent to face evil." Joe: "Like immortals." One star and lots of frustration, Billie View all comments or post a comment. |
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