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Highlander: The Series Season 2
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Highlander: The Series Season 2 DVD boxset
Country of origin Multi-national co-production
Network Flag of the United States Broadcast syndication
Original run September 27, 1993 – May 23, 1994
No. of episodes 22
DVD release date Region 1 July 29, 2003
Region 2 December 7, 2004
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The second season of the American fantasy series Highlander: The Series, part of the Highlander franchise, consisted of 22 episodes produced between 1993 and 1994,[1] and began airing on September 27, 1993 in broadcast syndication.[2][3] Highlander: The Series follows the adventures of Duncan MacLeod, a 400-year-old Immortal who can only die if he is beheaded; conflict inevitably finds him because he is part of The Game, an ongoing battle in which all Immortals have to fight and behead each other until only one is left.

Three roles had star billing: Adrian Paul played Duncan MacLeod, Alexandra Vandernoot acted as MacLeod's lover Tessa Noël, a mortal artist and sculptor, and Stan Kirsch portrayed young, quick-talking petty thief Richie Ryan.[4][5] Amanda Wyss, who played ambitious and inquisitive journalist Randi McFarland, was only credited in the six episodes she appeared in.[6] The first episode, "The Gathering", features a guest appearance of Christopher Lambert, reprising his role as Connor MacLeod from the Highlander movies.[4][5] Several recurring characters were also introduced this season, including Werner Stocker as Darius, Roland Gift as Xavier St. Cloud, Elizabeth Gracen as Amanda, Roger Daltrey as Hugh Fitzcairn and Peter Hudson as James Horton, leader of the Hunters.[4][5]

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[edit] Production

The show was co-produced by international partners from the United States, Canada and France, including Gaumont Television, RTL Plus, Rysher Distribution, Reteitalia Productions, Amuse Video and TF1. As a result, each season was divided into two segments, the first segment was filmed in Vancouver, Canada, the second in Paris, France.[7][8] Although filmed in Vancouver, the first segment is set in the fictional location of Seacouver, United States.[9] Asked by Variety.com about the series' reception, Rysher TPE CEO Keith Samples estimated that "the first season averaged a healthy 4 rating in domestic syndication and was strong in both men and women demos 18–49".[10] It has been released on DVD in Region 1 on July 29, 2003 by Anchor Bay Entertainment,[11] and in Region 2 on December 7, 2004.[12] The second season episodes are available at the online video on demand service Hulu, a joint venture between NBC and Fox Broadcasting Company.[2]

The executive producers were Bill Panzer, Peter S. Davis, Christian Charret and Marla Ginsburg. Steven Maier, Sheryl Hardy and Guy Collins were co-executive producers. Kevin Droney and Philip John Taylor were supervising producers at the beginning of the season; from the seventh episode onwards, David Abramowitz became supervising producer instead of Taylor.[13] The producers were Barry Rosen and Gary Goodman. Executives in charge of production were Marc du Pontavice and Denis Leroy. Scripts were contributed by both staff and freelance writers, Brian Clemens among the latter. Brent-Carl Clackson was line producer on the Vancouver segment, succeeded by Patrick Millet (with the title of production manager) on the Paris segment. The regular directors were Clay Borris and Dennis Berry. The fencing coach was Bob Anderson, who coined for himself the title of Master of Swords.[14] Peter Diamond became second unit director and stunt coordinator on the Paris segment. The opening theme is "Princes of the Universe" from the 1986 album A Kind of Magic by Queen; incidental music was composed by Roger Bellon.[15]

[edit] Episodes

# Title[4][5] Director[4][5] Writer[4][5] Original airdate[2] Production code[4][5]
01 "The Watchers"  Clay Borris Marie-Chantal Droney September 27, 1993 92102-1
Richie breaks into Duncan MacLeod and Tessa's antique store, but his robbery is interrupted by the dramatic entrance of Immortals Slan Quince (Richard Moll) and Connor MacLeod. Witnessing them, Tessa realizes to her dismay that Duncan can be challenged and beheaded at any time. Duncan, knowing that he cannot flee the Game, expects her to leave him for her own safety. After Duncan saves Tessa from Quince, Connor fights Quince on a bridge but falls over the railing. Duncan beheads Quince and leaves the town. Connor advises Duncan to watch Richie and tells Tessa where Duncan is. Accepting the danger, Tessa reunites with Duncan. 
02 "Studies in Light"  Peter Ellis Naomi Janzen October 4, 1993 92106-2
Richie, now living with MacLeod and Tessa, tries to find his parents. MacLeod remembers that he was banished from his village in 1622 after suffering a deadly battle wound and awakening as an Immortal; his father had told him he was an orphan. Con man Joe Scanlon (J.E. Freeman) tells Richie he is his father. Richie half believes it and develops a close relationship with Scanlon until Scanlon steals a priceless pre-Columbian mask to repay his gambling debts. After MacLeod saves Scanlon and retrieves the mask, Richie helps Scanlon to disappear. 
03 "Turnabout"  Clay Borris David Tynan October 11, 1993 92108-3
Richie's friend Gary dies in a bank robbery. When MacLeod and Richie see his body at the hospital, they notice strange marks on Gary's forehead. MacLeod remembers those marks are an aftereffect of the potion made by his immortal friend Kiem Sun (Soon-Tek Oh), which gives people enormous strength and makes them ignore pain. Kiem Sun tells MacLeod his potion has been stolen by his student Chou Lin (Dustin Nguyen). MacLeod finds Chou Lin and destroys the potion, which makes Kiem sun so angry that he fights MacLeod. MacLeod defeats him and spares him. 
04 "The Darkness"  Paolo Barzman Christian Bouveron & Lawrence Shore October 18, 1993 92103-4
Immortal Lucas Desiree (Victor A. Young), an old friend of MacLeod, is beheaded by Sheriff Howard Crowley (John Novak), who frames homeless Vietnam war veteran Leo Atkins (Vincent Schiavelli) for the crime. When MacLeod comes to town to investigate the death, he realizes Leo is innocent and, with Richie's help, saves Leo from being lynched by the townspeople. MacLeod then fights and beheads Crowley. 
05 "Eye for an Eye"  Dennis Berry Elizabeth Baxter & Martin Broussellet October 25, 1993 92101-5
Immortal Felicia Martins (Joan Jett) is pursued by Immortal Devereux (Eli Gabay), whose wife and baby she had killed a century ago. In the present, she seduces Richie to obtain shelter and fencing lessons from MacLeod, pretending she is a young, newborn Immortal. Devereux finds Martins and she beheads him. Meanwhile, MacLeod discovers that a Coronelli map Martins has faked is two hundred years old. MacLeod fights Martins and spares her life. 
06 "The Zone"  Clay Borris Peter Mohan November 1, 1993 92107-6
MacLeod, Tessa and Richie are taken hostage in a court building by assassin Bryan Slade (Andrew Divoff). Slade kills MacLeod to blackmail the SWAT commando outside into giving them a helicopter to flee. While Tessa does her best to keep the hostages alive and Randi McFarland reports the event live outside, MacLeod revives and subdues Slade's men one by one. MacLeod finally kills Slade. 
07 "The Return of Amanda"  Dennis Berry Story by Guy Mullaly ; teleplay by David Tynan November 8, 1993 92110-7
While photographing old petroglyphs in the mountains, Tessa is abducted by mountain men led by Immortal Caleb Cole (Marc Singer), who wants to marry her. MacLeod pursues them but is captured and thrown in a crevice by Cole's henchmen. They bring MacLeod's sword back to their camp and Cole realizes MacLeod is Immortal when he sees it. Tessa instigates infighting among the kidnappers, buying MacLeod time to find her. MacLeod then fights and beheads Cole. 
08 "Revenge of the Sword"  Clay Borris Aubrey Solomon November 15, 1993 92111-8
MacLeod is hit by a car and brought to the hospital. When Dr. Wilder (Joe Pantoliano) realizes that MacLeod walked out by himself, he captures him and locks him in his basement to find out why. MacLeod escapes but is so confused by the drugs Wilder gave him that he cannot remember the location of Wilder's house. Wilder kidnaps Randi McFarland, who was investigating MacLeod's disappearance. With Tessa's help, MacLeod finds Wilder's place and saves Randi. Wilder accidentally sets fire to his basement while fighting MacLeod and dies. 
09 "Run For Your Life"  Dennis Berry Naomi Janzen November 22, 1993 92112-9
A meeting between Richie's friend Nikki (Johannah Newmarch), her boyfriend and two drug dealers ends in a shooting and Nikki secretly keeps both the drug and the money. MacLeod foils several attempts by the dealers to retrieve the stolen goods and discovers that their leader is Immortal Alexei Voshin (Stephen Macht), who had betrayed MacLeod in 1938. When Voshin discovers that MacLeod has destroyed the drug and protects Nikki, he challenges him. MacLeod fights Voshin, who is beheaded by his ship's propeller. 
10 "Epitaph For Tommy"  Clay Borris Philip John Taylor November 29, 1993 92109-10
In 1988, Immortal Walter Reinhardt (Christoph Ohrt) disappeared after losing a fight against MacLeod. In the present, Reinhardt's former lover Rebecca (Vanity) recognizes Reinhardt's sword in MacLeod's antique shop and begins stalking MacLeod. Reinhardt, who is still alive, manipulates Rebecca in order to make her believe that MacLeod has killed him, and kidnaps Richie to draw MacLeod into a fight. MacLeod beheads Reinhardt. 
11 "The Fighter"  Peter Ellis Morrie Ruvinsky January 31, 1994 92114-11
Tessa's friend Natalie (Moira Walley) is attacked by serial killer "the Scalper" (Dee McCafferty). MacLeod realizes the Scalper is imitating Immortal Marcus Korolus (J. G. Hertzler), who used to kill blonde women in 1925 until MacLeod beheaded him. MacLeod is the only one apart of the Scalper to know that Korolus used the Orpheum Theater as a base. MacLeod sets up a trap in which Tessa acts as a bait, but the Scalper foils their plan by attacking another woman. Tessa hits him with her car to stop him. 
12 "Under Color of Authority"  Clay Borris Peter Mohan February 7, 1994 92115-12
Tessa witnesses the murder of artist Anne Wheeler (Diana Barrington) but police refuse to investigate because they found no body. Investigating the murder on their own, Tessa and MacLeod are targeted by the murderer, who MacLeod realizes is Immortal. Later, police discover Wheeler's body and put Tessa under protection, but a bomb is planted at the safe house and MacLeod saves Tessa from the explosion. MacLeod discovers that the murderer is Chief of Police Andrew Ballin (Tom Butler), fights him and beheads him. 
13 "Bless the Child"  Clay Borris Elizabeth Baxter & Martin Broussellet February 14, 1994 92118-13
Immortal Grayson (James Horan) is killing the protegees of his former teacher Darius to make him leave Holy Ground and fight him. Darius asks MacLeod to protect his mortal student Victor Paulus (Earl Pastko) from Grayson, so MacLeod saves Paulus' life twice and meets Grayson. Realizing Grayson will not give up, MacLeod fights and beheads him. MacLeod then joins Tessa and Richie in Paris and they settle on a barge near Notre Dame. 
14 "Unholy Alliance[16]"  Peter Ellis David Tynan February 21, 1994 92117-14
Immortal Kuyler (Peter Howitt) makes his victims laugh so that they drop their guard and he can kill them. MacLeod, having seen Kuyler kill Baron Deschields in 1783, recognizes Kuyler's modus operandi when an old man is killed in a nearby café. MacLeod remembers how Kuyler caught him without his sword in 1980, resulting in MacLeod fleeing on a Bateau Mouche and meeting Tessa for the first time. MacLeod, knowing Kuyler's taste for absinthe, tracks him down, then fights and beheads him. 
15 "Unholy Alliance, Part II"  Peter Ellis David Tynan February 28, 1994 92116-15
Immortal Xavier St. Cloud robs a jewelry using poison gas, then confesses it to Darius to provoke him. Darius refuses to violate the privacy of the confession for Inspector LeBrun (Hugues Leforestier) and does not tell him about Xavier. When LeBrun mentions the gas, MacLeod remembers Xavier. In the meantime, Xavier lends an African sculpture to the exhibition Tessa is organizing and plants a bomb inside. During the opening party of the exhibition, MacLeod realizes where the sculpture comes from, discovers the bomb and disarms it. MacLeod then fights Xavier and severs his left hand, but Xavier escapes. 
16 "The Vampire"  Dennis Berry J. P. Couture March 7, 1994 92123-16
Ursa (Christian Van Acker), a mentally deficient Immortal living under the Opera de Paris, loves singer Carolyn Lamb (Dee Dee Bridgewater); taking advantage of this, Carolyn makes Ursa kidnap backing vocalist Jenny out of jealousy of her talent. MacLeod sets out in the catacombs of Paris, finds Ursa's hiding place, and frees Jenny. After MacLeod discovers that Ursa was manipulated by Carolyn, Carolyn provokes Ursa by telling him that MacLeod tried to kill her. Furious, Ursa fights MacLeod on the roof of the Opera, falls over the edge and dies. When Carolyn sees Ursa revive, she flees in terror and is hit by a car. 
17 "Warmonger"  Bruno Gantillon Christian Bouveron & Lawrence Shore March 14, 1994 92120-17
Grace Chandel (Julia Stemberger) has been stalked by fellow Immortal Carlo Sendaro (Georges Corraface) ever since she left him decades ago. MacLeod, who had a romantic relationship with Grace in 1660, protects her; while Tessa is jealous of Grace at first, she soon befriends her. Sendaro refuses to accept that Grace does not love him anymore and kidnaps her. MacLeod frees Grace and fights Sendaro in the Paris Métro, where Sendaro is beheaded by a train. 
18 "Pharaoh's Daughter"  Dennis Berry Elizabeth Baxter & Martin Broussellet April 25, 1994 92121-18
Amanda (Elizabeth Gracen) brings MacLeod to fellow Immortal Zachary Blaine (Jason Isaacs) in exchange for her life. Blaine attacks MacLeod but their fight is interrupted, so Blaine threatens to take Amanda's head instead. Amanda dissuades him by telling him of a priceless manuscript and offering to assist him in stealing it. Meanwhile, MacLeod realizes Amanda and Blaine know each other, follows them and foils their robbery attempt. Blaine fights MacLeod but is beheaded by Amanda. 
19 "Legacy"  Paolo Barzman David Tynan May 2, 1994 92124-19
Immortal Gabriel Piton (Nigel Terry) kills his lover Cynthia (Rachel Palmieri) and replaces her with top model Myia (Katia Douvalian). Richie meets Myia in a cafe and falls in love with her. Richie is jealous of Piton and, after hearing about Cynthia's death, suspects that Piton killed her and investigates Piton's flat. Interrupted by Piton, Richie escapes, but Piton is suspicious and sends Richie to prison in retaliation. MacLeod decides to intervene and finds Piton about to kill Myia. MacLeod fights Piton and beheads him. 
20 "Prodigal Son"  Dennis Berry Christian Bouveron & Lawrence Shore May 9, 1994 92122-20
Alfred Cahill (Martin Kemp) is stabbed by a prostitute, dies and awakes Immortal. Made insane by the shock of becoming Immortal, Cahill believes he has become God's avenging angel and starts killing prostitutes and people around them, including a client and the pimp of Tessa's friend Elaine Trent (Sandra Nelson). After Cahill threatens Tessa, MacLeod fights and beheads him. 
21 "Counterfeit, Part I"  Paolo Barzman Story by David Tynan; teleplay by Brad Wright May 16, 1994 92125-21
Mark Rothwood (Jason Riddington) rapes Lori Bellian (Marion Cotillard) while MacLeod, Tessa and Richie are visiting Mark's father Alan (Anthony Head). Lori's father, Immortal Everett Bellian (Peter Guinness) learns of the rape and reacts by besieging Rothwood's chateau with his mercenaries. MacLeod leads the defense of the chateau and foils their attack, but when Alan Rothwood goes out with his son to talk to Bellian, he is shot by one of Bellian's men. MacLeod fights Bellian, but they are interrupted by Mark, who is killed by Lori. 
22 "Counterfeit, Part II"  Dennis Berry David Tynan May 23, 1994 92126-22
MacLeod and his friend, Immortal Hugh Fitzcairn, find Darius beheaded in his chapel. They investigate his death, but the murderers kidnap Fitzcairn. MacLeod discovers that they are mortals called the Hunters and that they have a particular tattoo on their wrists. MacLeod finds a dilapidated old book in Darius' rectory and narrowly escapes capture, before following a Hunter to their headquarters. Their leader, James Horton, is about to guillotine Fitzcairn and manages to escape during the ensuing fight. MacLeod frees Fitzcairn and together with Tessa and Richie they disperse Darius' ashes in the Seine River. 

[edit] References

  1. ^ Highlander: The Series (season 2) (DVD, Davis-Panzer Productions, 2003)
  2. ^ a b c Hulu - Highlander. Hulu. Retrieved on 2008-04-26. (USA only)
  3. ^ Highlander Cast and Details. TVGuide.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
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  5. ^ a b c d e f g Russell, Maureen [1998]. Highlander: The Complete Watcher's Guide. New York: Warner Books, p. 167-177. ISBN 0-446-67435-4. OCLC 38898097. 
  6. ^ Wyss was also credited in the eighteenth episode, "The Lady and the Tiger", although she did not appear in it.
  7. ^ Russell, Maureen [1998]. Highlander: The Complete Watcher's Guide. New York: Warner Books, p. 1. ISBN 0-446-67435-4. OCLC 38898097. 
  8. ^ Scott Thomas (November 1997). Retrovision.com, Issue 1. Retrovision. Archived from the original on 1999-11-11. Retrieved on 2008-04-26.
  9. ^ Name from episode "Revenge Is Sweet". Highlander: The Series. Syndication. No. 10, season 1. , Final Shooting Script, p.1, in Highlander: The Series (season 1) (DVD, Davis-Panzer Productions, 2001), disk 9.
  10. ^ Guider, Elizabeth (1993-08-12). Rysher to handle Highlander distrib'n. Variety.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-23.
  11. ^ Highlander: The Series - Season 1 (Anchor Bay). TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
  12. ^ Highlander la série (Coffret 10 DVD) (French). DVDcritiques.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
  13. ^ Adrian Paul, in Russell, Maureen [1998]. Highlander: The Complete Watcher's Guide. New York: Warner Books, p. 90. ISBN 0-446-67435-4. OCLC 38898097. 
  14. ^ Sword Master F. Braun McAsh, in Russell, Maureen [1998]. Highlander: The Complete Watcher's Guide. New York: Warner Books, p. 82. ISBN 0-446-67435-4. OCLC 38898097. 
  15. ^ Russell, Maureen [1998]. Highlander: The Complete Watcher's Guide. New York: Warner Books, p. 150. ISBN 0-446-67435-4. OCLC 38898097. 
  16. ^ Also referred to as "Unholy Alliance, Part I"

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