highlander-raven

Reborn

Okay, first confession. I like 'Raven', I enjoy 'Raven', I think if it had run six seasons it would probably have been better than 'Highlander' at the end, certainly, if you compare both first seasons...
1200 years old actually
The voice-over on the titles is dodgy, but the weirdest thing about this series is the lack of Queen
Nick doesn't howl at the moon on a regular basis
He can't mentally undress her, but he can mentally pop all those bubbles
What does Amanda say in French to Lucy?
Question, when someone says something in French (like Amanda does here) how do they deal with it when they dub it into French for the foreign market? Do they leave it in French or do they dub it into, say German, so the French get the full benefit of a language they don't understand?
Yeah, right, the chances of Amanda accepting the right to silence...
The kid's probably failing his test cause he can't spell, not cause his Mum's working nights
Amanda's right, that bird is hideous
Suddenly the producers have to justify the title which was created for a totally different character
Wolfe has been taking lessons from Chakotay and comes up with one of his patented Little Indian Stories TM
Now Nick and Stan are dueling, Little Indian Stories at dawn
No, when Amanda wants to get her rocks off she either goes to MacLeod (for one type) or to Harry or Basil for the other, more lucrative type
I think the bribery and promotion was pushing it

Full Disclosure

He can't be that drunk, he's still sipping his whisky
Actually it really does look like he's browsing
I knew about the Navaho code talkers before because I watched the first 4 seasons of 'The X-Files'
Mario's right, there isn't such a thing as too much garlic, which probably explains why both he and I are single. I don't think the serial killer thing has anything to do with the garlic -I hope
Can they actually do this with your e-mail address? Suddenly the website doesn't seem such a good idea...Or do they just hack your details off the server and hope you didn't lie when you set up the account?
Of course it wasn't part of the deal, he paid her to swap a real vase for a fake, the fact that the fake contained a bomb was purely coincidental
Have dessert, much the better option
The black Merc, incoming Highlander bad guys
Again with the death and the shooting. Is Methos the only immortal who just does the convincing thing with a minor flesh wound
Although this is the coolest reaction to someone being immortal I have ever seen
There wasn't much blood on her coat, and it dried very quickly
Love the way Amanda disarms Johnny, bet they don't teach you that at the Police Academy
Why is the hitman wearing a beret? Is it because no one would believe a hitman would?
Hot wiring the car is a very good argument
Most people dislike morgues, it's part of their natural lack of charm
As threats go, never getting to taste someone's gnocchi is really quite unmenacing
That shot of the shadow fighting is lifted from 'The Gathering', it's Slan and Connor on the bridge
Maybe he threatened her with the gnocchi once too often

Bloodlines

Yay for the wonderful Bert Myers, possibly the folliest Librarian Folly in the world, due to him being short, bald, German and still really, really sexy
Both of them look really good in this lighting up against the building
I think half of Raven's problems stem from the really cheesy voice-over on the titles
I thought using the stun gun was a nice touch
Nick has really good hair in this episode
Myers has a one track mind "take a rest, get laid, whatever", well maybe two track, but they're both going in the same direction
Although, about Myers advice, if it's in the interests of Nick's health, then I'm more than happy to volunteer
Poor little horse nearly lost it's back end trotting round that corner
Yes but running and hiding are the things that stop you getting shot
Nice twist actually, since it's usually the adopted son who's the immortal
"Looking at my pain" right through his t-shirt and onto his arm then?
I thought Myers was after margaritas, senoritas and more margaritas, not fishing, there's quite a large difference
No, he wouldn't believe "browsing"
Not boyfriend, one night stand then?
Do you think if he shot the car when the alarm was already going then that would shut it up?
Shouldn't that quickening be earthing itself through Amanda? Or is she too far away?
Not really a song you can dance to is it?

Immunity

Another of Amanda's preferred methods of fighting is either to let someone else do it for her or to run and hide
Makes you wonder why Amanda bothers putting a lock on that door
How come the DMV (and DVLA for that matter) are so easy to break into illegally, but bloody impossible to get information out of under any other circumstance?
Quick point-and-loon at Stefan the nut job
Stefan gives the logical answer to a rhetorical question
What's the betting that Stefan was an investment banker before he was an immortal?
That's not unreasonable, I want what Myers has got
That dress is gorgeous, and would probably look good even on me
If he was the Easter bunny he'd have big floppy ears covered in pink fur
The guard seems surprisingly unbothered at finding a dead guy in his pool
There's a joke in here about taking that guy's stress balls as a trophy... Three stress balls, someone had an inferiority complex

So Shall Ye Reap

Finally, a science lab on a TV show that actually looks like a lab, and not some sterile, high tech, futuristic deck-of-the-Enterprise type room. Real labs are usually cluttered as hell, crammed full of stuff, and most of it looks like it dates from the 70s
He's all sweaty and shirtless, so I'd say she came at a great time
"Walks like a duck, quacks like a duck..." and somehow, it's usually a cop. Or it could just be a chicken in a cunning disguise
Could Nick not just use the steps?
She can break into the most secure buildings in the country, but even she is defeated by sellotape. I have a friend who wraps all her presents like this, by the time you've unwrapped one, you're a year older and pretty much ready for the next one
Amanda thinks she's the greatest
If those are sunflower seeds I wouldn't eat them, although it might be worth feeding them to Mulder to see if they can induce the return of his sanity
There's something beautifully romantic about dancing in Prague in the sunlight
Wonder if she did rob the national bank?
"You're Bonnie" and sweetly, she actually was (or the next best thing anyway), although her Clyde back then was better-looking
Nick wants to show him something - now there's an offer you don't get every day

Birthright

Amanda can do the disgusted professional thing all she likes, the fact remains that the amateurs actually got the necklace
That's a damn good attitude to have, "more importantly you're wasting mine"
Can you name every clip?
Could she not have smashed the horrid crystal vase first and not the nice Tiffany lamp?
Criminals never seem to understand that someone leaving the force just means that they can actually beat people up more
It can be hers and still be evidence
"Suspended" and praying to God that the rope doesn't snap
Surely she'd have to sympathise with him to help him?
Shouldn't they be a little more quiet and stealthy whilst committing a major crime?
Even if someone else bought the document, there would still be a catalogue of it's existence, which would surely be enough to get it subpoenaed for court? If they do steal it, then they can't use it as evidence, cause then everyone would know that it was them who stole it
No fair, if we got to see Adrian stand up naked in the bath, then it's only fair that we see Nick too, especially if there's a tattoo
I also want to know the story behind (if that's the word) the tattoo on Nick's butt

Crime And Punishment

This guy looks a lot like Nic Lea, and is kinda cute. In stark contrast to the man who looks nothing like Nic Lea
Can you tail someone in an amateur non-paid capacity, or does that count as stalking?
Protect his ass from what? An angry tattooist
Nobody is dumb enough to keep a bloodstained baseball bat in their kit bag
Having to invade a continent is probably the only good reason for standing a girl up
"Remember every dish" I would have made Amanda prove it
"What did they do to you?" Did she mean the scar or the turning him into a psycho?
Never trust supportive guy, he's always the one who really did it
How could anyone possibly mistake Amanda for a cop?
It's a whole new women's fashion line, things you can casually get shot in, or formally get shot in for that matter

The Unknown Soldier

No, but you can get an "aaaarrrrggh"
Good shot, especially for someone that drunk
Definitely approve of the 21 beer salute, even if it is wussy American beer
Nick Wolfe is offering to take you home and you're worried that he's patronising you? Sounded more like a proposition to me
He's lost his mind
Poor innocent soldier boy had even less chance than Richie
Soldier boy is cunning and smart
Slick? Not the hair, not the clothes, not the accent, why slick?
Love Nick's response to "talk" I would have let him run on for a bit and use up some of his smart remarks
In which case Nick had better make sure Carl never finds out he held out on him
I have the same horse picture as Nick on my wall at home, the one with the three of them galloping through the sand. Bizarre coincidence
That's not honour, that's vengeance
He may be crazy but he is also competent
Good Man!! Excellent headbutt
I love the fact she keeps her sword in the umbrella stand

Cloak And Dagger

Was Myers really the guy with the gun or the one in the chair? And, yeah I know this is a dream sequence, but it's gone in the Highlander Timeline, because it's strongly implied that he really was there then. He was both
"Don't know what to do" hiding the whisky would be a start
Myers tempts Amanda with tales of heat sensors and radar surveillance systems
Time for Myers to do some fast, convincing talking
Nick dressed as a priest, it's unnatural
"Think God would take a job in Vegas?" largely depends on how much it was paying, or possibly God would be more interested in the benefits package
Myers is a poor liar
Do they remember to pick all that high tech stuff off the lawn when they leave?
It always makes me wonder if these burglary techniques actually work? And if they do should they be telling people that that's how to do it?
Just can't resist can she...
Is that Clapton that Nick is listening too? It must be, or it's someone who does an excellent impression of him
I love the equality in this show, the lingering shot of Amanda's legs is nicely balanced by Nick getting his shirt off
Of course Myers had a silencer, "contingency upon contingency" remember
"You think I was born Bert Myers?" You mean you chose it?
When did he change his name? His name in the Stasi must have had the same initials at least, because he has 'BM' monogrammed on the cigarette case
Myers looks very good in that suit.
I would have been horribly tempted to bite Catherine's wrist at that point
Translated from macho bullshit, he feels like crap
Can he not just lock the bloody door?

Passion Play

It's Dent from 'Codename: Eternity', Vancouver rep for Very Bad Man
Is being fed to lions less unpleasant if you do it in front of an appreciative audience?
I would have taken it personally earlier
This is obviously the segment of the series where they feed the supporting characters by giving then an episode
Women can do these graceful martial arts movements without looking comical
With a wine glass that big, you could literally drown your sorrows in it, and probably a small child
"Why did you sell her a gun?" Probably because she offered him money for it
Thank God Lucy's a really poor shot
So he doesn't like to repeat himself - where does the stage act fit into that philosophy?
"Are you threatening me?" He's giving it a damn good go
After three different flashbacks, we're still no closer to knowing the truth about what actually happened
Lucy drives a Volvo
Jesus, if you're going to kill her just get it over with, don't force the poor woman to watch you act as well
I knew it was 'Richard III'
Oh come on, it's not like she messed up your make-up

The Devil You Know

Surely they could do a blood test to prove that he'd been drugged and not drinking?
Yep, first impressions don't get much better than that
Why does he walk out of the bank as somebody else? Surely that's more suspicious than if he'd just been in the bank a little too long? Besides, if the same guy had come in and gone out, then they would all be looking for an old Irishman, and Nick would never have made the connection
Sitting on a bike like that, you really have to make the "vroom vroom" noises don't you?
As Nick caves and compliments Amanda on the bike
There is no way in the world she's going to be giving the bike back
Amanda has spidey senses too? Is she quoting Buffy, or is Buffy quoting her?
Note that Amanda is too sensible to actually climb onto the railing in those shoes
Where the hell do the jazz quartet spring from?
I take it the other half million is for the rest of the night's work
Amanda just set those two up perfectly, presumably she'll date whichever one gets out of the elevator in one piece
He must have one of those faces, cause I'd swear I've seen him before too
He resembles Hugh Dennis from 'The Mary Whitehouse Experience'
Of course she's gonna do it
If he's jealous of the Easter Bunny then he really has problems, next thing you know he'll be getting a complex about Santa Claus and his Yule log
"Next time you call me at 5am I'll have to kill ya" I so, so agree with Carl on this
To be fair, Amanda did break into Nick's apartment first if you think back about 19 episodes
Why does Lucy bother with the denial? She always ends up telling Nick everything anyway
Why didn't she turn off her mobile if no one's supposed to call her at work?

A Matter Of Time

That's a beautiful shot with the shadows and pillars on the underpass
That's right Joe, you broadcast it - it only nearly got you killed last time
Quick recap for those who haven't seen the other series...
"Passed on father to son" makes me wonder even more if Immortal watchers are some how linked to (in league with?) the Slayer watchers
For the sake of the viewer I understand why it has to be Joe, but what has Joe got to do with Amanda - he's Mac's watcher, Amanda has one of her own
Nice to see her clinging to the pommel of the saddle in canter, and I really do mean that, cause she's not got her whole weight on the animal's mouth. Valentine however, who can actually ride, is having real issues with his grey's hackamore. But he does take both feet out of his stirrups before dismounting so I can't really complain
Looking for someone like Amanda for years - I'll bet
That back-handed sword technique is an absolute bastard to defend against
I'm fascinated as to why he's wearing hotel room curtains for a robe
Usually, if you let your hand go limp, the cat starts to use its claws as well. Trite marshal arts metaphor disproved by life
There is a really unnecessary (and freaky) lift from 'Comes A Horseman' of the galloping horses' hooves
How hard have they been working to avoid turning Korda into a Borg? "Resistance...is useless", "futility of resistance," just doing everything they can not to say it
I didn't like him in orange better
Krista is really making the most of her opportunity to dance with Nick
Korda looks so sleazy with that beard
This is just the best line ever, "I hate to disappoint you but, um, yeah"
It would be a bad career move if he had one
The world's most unusual Mexican stand-off
Okay, now this is getting silly
No actually he was going to bury Korda in concrete, but let's not be picky
Nobody likes the way Korda dresses
She is just leading him on and putting him down
Yeah, cause he really needs another seven years bad luck...
You know you've made the wrong decision when you start quoting the bad guy
"Take it easy" no, actually she's taking a coat and a hatbox

The French Connection

This is a long previously
Really, really impressed that Myers can carry Nick without any apparent effort
Oh yeah, we all need Robert Cavanah
What did Amanda confess to last time?
Yep, gorgeous, naked Diet Coke model, and I want the short, balding, German guy standing next to him. There is no hope. Mika however knows a good thing when she removes a bullet from it
Back to the black Beemer again
"Nice place" nice shirt...
"What did that Chinese doctor do to you?" Not nearly as much as she wanted to...
Where her death would be if she had one...(sorry, bad 'Taggart' misquote)
Holy ground question. If an old pagan burial site is still holy ground, then there must be loads of bits of holy ground that aren't still in use and that nobody knows are there, just lying around in the middle of housing estates and so on, waiting to be discovered by Time Team. But, question is, do bad things still happen if you didn't know you were on holy ground or do immortals have a way they can tell if ground is holy or not?
"Ride an elephant" if the tunnels were high enough
Robert Cavanah and Valentine Pelka were both in the same episode of 'Cadfael', Valentine had a beard and Robert got to take his shirt off, which was nice
It's just called a Euro, they aren't counterfeiting a car-hire company
Don't burn the book! Philistines. Or possibly Nazis
He could have at least cut Myers loose after he rescues him

The Rogue

That actress woman should have been left to die, she really is annoying
Notice that with a general shot of nondescript trees they don't feel the need to tell you where Central Park is, but still with the opening shots of the Eiffel Tower it stills says 'Paris, France'
Myers turns into Arthur Daley in the camel-hair coat
"N.S.A." He really enjoyed saying that didn't he?
"Into guns not swords" well, considering his new life, he should probably think about upgrading
Does she call him "Frankie boy?" She's picking up habits from Cory
I do like Nick's cream jumper. Nothing like a big, muscled guy in attractive knitwear
They're very agile for people on a sloping roof
Well, at least he found an empty parking space
That's one fine tantrum she's working on there

Inferno

I know he's lying so this is a moot point, but if you created a new polymer, you'd have written the formula down somewhere, you wouldn't need a prototype to recreate it
Aren't those two big Friesians pulling the carriage gorgeous?
"There's an angry mob to see you sir." "Does it have an appointment?" "Actually yes." random 'Simpsons' quote there for you (Principal Skinner phoned ahead)
How come my graphics programme never enlarges stuff so you can actually read it?
Is Nick actually allowed to fire his gun in the middle of Paris?
Nick wants to talk but the other guy clearly doesn't
Again lying and moot point-ness, but if it was Talia's blood she would just have blown it up, not stolen it
Deciding to not kill somebody is not the same as saving their life
Liam brings a refreshing sense of reality "Would she lie about this? Absolutely."
"Death" Methos wouldn't fit in a briefcase
Nick Wolfe, tour guide extraordinaire

The Frame

Ronan Vibert played Robespierre in 'The Scarlet Pimpernel'
"Got my marbles back" shame he didn't hang onto them for long really
Nick does insist on giving back perfectly good cheques doesn't he?
For God's sake Nick, keep the cheque, pride won't feed you
Love Liam's attitude of 'do the right thing then give me your reward'
'The Manchurian Candidate' coming back to haunt me
Should they really be discussing their forthcoming larceny in public? Certainly not loudly enough to hear each other over the music
Why doesn't she check the deck, or cheat at least?
Bloody hell, it's those mimes again
Keep your sanity - you'll be lucky
Nick's quiet because the bow-tie is too tight
"Make you feel small" that would be the high ceilings
I'm surprised that Sir Trevor didn't think of that himself

Love And Death

His girlfriend's been kidnapped and he still does the show? Either that's true professionalism or he really doesn't give a damn about her
God he sounds familiar, the man with the plan
Bullshit, football players have weedy, pathetic little legs, Tim Stimpson has great legs, no comparison
Did they mount plain-clothes sting operations in 1867? They only just had Police in 1867 (introduced in1856, in case you were wondering)
Also, a proper lady doesn't snog the guy in the top hat
Someone's got a high opinion of themselves
Okay, where the hell does the shop girl come from and where the hell is she meant to sound like she comes from? Because an apparently French actress trying to do a Manchester accent is just too, too, painful
You know, priests really are just no help

Thick As Thieves

Is Amanda cheating or is she just good? And does she get to keep the money she wins whilst under cover (I know Nick says she can't but...)?
Oh I like him, he's cute. If I ever get robbed in a high-class casino I want it to be by somebody who looks like that
Big yay for Nicolae. Are all members of Interpol as cool as Nicolae and Rowan Mitchell? If so I think I'm joining up. Cause I want to be able to walk around and make snide remarks at people with total impunity, and get paid for it
I love the slightly sexy way he says "fertility", I'm surprised he didn't add a sly little wink as well, although coming from a monk to a fairly puritan Queen, it might not have gone down too well
Poor Jurgen, he's been told not to let anybody in, and he's not letting anybody in. He doesn't know that his boss' ex-girlfriend from the time of Queen Mary is the exception to the rule
You can't have a cappuccino and not have chocolate on the top, that's just unnatural
Well, I sympathise with Sascha, but it isn't entirely Dexter's fault that Nicolae's little brother stole his company's money and decided to gamble it away
Ooh, that's a proper British cappuccino with whipped cream from a can, not just frothy milk!
Then you still have to find a black and burnt needle in a big pile of ash. Much quicker to just use a metal detector. That or just shove your arm into the hay, the needle's bound to stick you in the back of the hand

The Manipulator

Less crazy now
He's dead, he won't be crying at all
Oh dear, Christina is really missing the point
He's a watcher, blimey
Surely Nick and Amanda are making the same point here?
That's not a very exciting plan
I share Nick's horror at Amanda's music
To be fair, Amanda's used less scrupulous means, see 'Lady And The Tiger' where she gets Mac to fight Jason Issacs then takes his head after Mac beats him
If the girth was broken then the saddle would have come adrift by now
Er, no he's not
Surely killing them is just going to make their parents band together more? Shooting either of them couldn't have any possible benefit for Rankov, so why does he bother?
Again, these armed watchers prove completely inept, it makes you wonder why they bother. If they can't handle these things themselves, then surely they've gathered enough money to hire professionals
Good quickening

The Ex-File

Vile bearded git
"My closet is your closet", how do you say that in Spanish?
He doesn't pay Spencer to sweat, for which we are all grateful
Oh Nick, that was a bad road to take
The question is, would any other lawyer take the case?
Burke and Hare, the most terrifying stage act prior to us fringedwellers forming our unholy quadrangle (actually we're more of a heptagon now). I learned about Burke and Hare whilst doing a mind-bendingly dull History GCSE course on the English Industrial Revolution, which covered progressive farming methods, the movement from cottage industry to city based factories, the birth of organised medicine and formal education and a man called Lord Shaftsbury who had a finger in each of the aforementioned pies. How Nick Wolfe learned about them and an immortal doctor type didn't is anybody's guess
Nice, menacing beheading sound-effect from Nick there
Actually he didn't have to threaten the guy
You make them pathetic little deaths
Never understood the appeal of cookie-dough
Oh, right, so we get to see her backside, but do we get to see his?
Why are two American lawyers trying (and defending) a man in a French court for a crime he supposedly committed in the Philippines? Or did they explain that earlier and I missed it?
That's a nice sized sword for Nick, it suits him

War And Peace

That's not fair, not only is Nick American (and therefore naturally a basketball player) but he's about 6 inches taller. Poor Liam doesn't stand a chance
Amanda's having a pretty cool fight
Bloody journalist woman
I know you're not at your best just after coming back from the dead, but couldn't Amanda have held her breath and stayed down till the reporter had gone?
What happens if you drag your immortal foe off Holy ground and then behead him? Is that a loophole or do we still get Vesuvius?
This is so not my period, but is there something wrong with the idea of an Irishman fighting with such passion in a British army back then? Weren't we still in the 'hated oppressor' category?
Well, if the woman will go charging around on a battlefield...
Myers, chalet, Swiss Alps, sounds like a date to me
Chain mail is more ventilated
That dinner theatre thing isn't that bad a cover story. Although I wonder why nobody ever uses "we were filming an episode of 'Highlander'" as an excuse?
"I believe she will live" is not the same as "she will live"
Nice edit
"Balances" pretty much, yeah
I love the phoenix embroidery
If you say a guy called Sean, she's going to be very disappointed
I know the girl Nick talks to, but I can't think where from. Wait, it's Lexi from 'Monarch Of The Glen'
Playing chess in a heavy-metal bar, now that's cool
But you weren't lying when you made the vows
Robert Cavanah is not half bad. Presumably you're talking about his sword-fighting and not just in general? Although both work
So she has a photo of them sword fighting, what will that prove? Loads of people have seen me sword fighting and (apart from being slightly nervous about using the kitchen on Wednesday afternoons) they never thought anything of it
"Kiss the girl, get the key, they didn't teach us that in the Obsidian Order." The only question is, do they teach it at the Police Academy or did Nick learn it from 'DS9'?
She was miles away from the girls neck, Liam should just have let her swing

Dead On Arrival

Can you actually have a virus that makes your hard-drive physically fry yet retain enough to power to keep the extremely complex graphic on the monitor?
Nick is 35, his birthday is the 7th of May
She doesn't mean gig as in band
Actually that's a pretty cool name for a band
Both of these men have unnaturally close relationships with their computers
Does nobody in TVland just run their computer with Windows?
It's fairly hard on the jaw too
When Jupiter is in the 10th house and etc. it's the dawning of the age of Libra possibly
Peyton, honestly, now is the time to deny, not suddenly admit what you've been doing
Nick is no poison
Don't you just love it when Nick looks over the top of his shades?
How the hell does she remember these numbers? I can barely remember my pin number and I only used it last week
This is like 'Ulysses2020' and the sphinx
Amanda needs to back up, get against a wall and just stab anything that comes close
Of course she couldn't just let him die, he wouldn't have left her to die