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Diamond9697 · 20th July 2001, 06:03 PM

I have a quandry that I'm working on for a challenge that I'm doing and was hopeing you might give me some insight. I have a couple ideas running around but I just wanted to get some opinions on something. What do you think would have happened if Duncan had lost to Kronos?

Diamond

Highlander II · 23rd July 2001, 02:28 PM

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Originally posted by Diamond9697
I have a quandry that I'm working on for a challenge that I'm doing and was hopeing you might give me some insight. I have a couple ideas running around but I just wanted to get some opinions on something. What do you think would have happened if Duncan had lost to Kronos?

Diamond

i would have laughed my @$$ off -- (sorry - not a duncan fan)

but - good question --- there is the possibilty that Methos might have lost his head -- depending on how the fight w/ Cassandra went - if that had happened - Cassandra would have been next - basically - Kronos would have been racking up the quickenings --

but - there is the possibility that Methos and Cassandra could have put their petty differences behind them to get rid of Kronos -b/c, at least i'd hope, that Cassandra would realize that she's no match for Kronos and let Methos try to get rid of him -- (tho, not sure Methos would kill Kronos - he told MacLeod he couldn't do it)

hmmmm -- let's see ---- okay - say Kronos kills Duncan, Methos and Cassandra run far away - either together or separate - Richie would probably go after Kronos and lose his piddly head, and Duncan has a lot of friends - i'm sure at least one of them would track down the 'bastard that killed him' ---

hope this helps!!

Diamond9697 · 25th July 2001, 10:47 PM

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Originally posted by Highlander II

i would have laughed my @$$ off -- (sorry - not a duncan fan)

but - good question --- there is the possibilty that Methos might have lost his head -- depending on how the fight w/ Cassandra went - if that had happened - Cassandra would have been next - basically - Kronos would have been racking up the quickenings --

but - there is the possibility that Methos and Cassandra could have put their petty differences behind them to get rid of Kronos -b/c, at least i'd hope, that Cassandra would realize that she's no match for Kronos and let Methos try to get rid of him -- (tho, not sure Methos would kill Kronos - he told MacLeod he couldn't do it)

hmmmm -- let's see ---- okay - say Kronos kills Duncan, Methos and Cassandra run far away - either together or separate - Richie would probably go after Kronos and lose his piddly head, and Duncan has a lot of friends - i'm sure at least one of them would track down the 'bastard that killed him' ---

hope this helps!!

*snickers* I'm not a Duncan fan either so I would have been right there laughing with you.

This is the one that I think is the most likely personally. Methos was to emotional after the fight with Silas to defend himself against Cassandra, and without Duncan to stop her I'm pretty sure she would have whacked him.

I doubt this one because even with the threat of Kronos looming over her I don't think Cassandra was capable of putting aside her feelings regarding Methos long enough to work together with him. And like you said, I don't think Methos could kill Kronos...the ties were to strong for to long.

I don't think Methos would recover quick enough to run, and like I said earlier, I think Cassandra wouldn't have been able to walk away from the chance she had to kill Methos.

You never know though...Methos is a wily old guy. Anything is possible.

Diamond

Highlander II · 27th July 2001, 10:19 AM

well - let's see - remember there was that double quickening thing - so -- what would have happened if Kronos had killed Duncan and Methos killed Silas and their quickenings were 'linked' (or whatever the heck that was supposed to be) -- so, now is Methos gonna be 'joined' to Kronos in some odd way? or what? what is the significance behind that funky quickening?? (hmm just one more of those things that was never explained in the series - gee - that doesn't sound familiar does it? <sarcasm>)

so - Kronos and Methos are now 'connected' -- will Methos go back w/ Kronos, or try to run like hell away from everything associated w/ the Horsemen?

Cassandra -- yeah - she came charging down w/ a sword -- Kronos could stop her - i wouldn't put it past him having a gun on him or something - a throwing knife - something to keep Cassandra from killing Methos -- Kronos needs Methos -- so - then either K & M would fight, or M would run away (common reaction by the 5000+ yr old man) and K or C or both would go after him eventually -- if K didn't kill C after 'taking her out' ---

hmmmm -- anything else??????

Diamond9697 · 27th July 2001, 02:35 PM

good point...I hadn't thought about that double quickening thing. That could be interesting. Have to give it some thought. And I had thought about K maybe throwing a dagger at C lat night. It's definatly something he would do if he had recovered enough from the quickening which I would assume he would have, and since I never really like C much anyway....

Highlander II · 27th July 2001, 02:43 PM

aye --- but - i don't think K would kill C --- at least - not at first - he would wear her down and torture her - use her - do what he pleased -- then - somehow find a way to kill her w/ Methos watching ---- b/c he knows how Methos feels about her - (i have this feeling that he wouldn't hate her so much if she wasn't always charging after his head) ---

Highlander II · 8th August 2001, 02:30 PM

Methos Methos Methos -

i need to get back to my Highlander fics - i haven't written anything except that RR Toga Party we're doing at Clan MacSlow --

(been working on a JAG fic that struck me a week or so ago)

oh - btw -- i FOUND the big, honkin' 2 parter that i'd slightly missplaced during 3 separate moves --- found it found it found it!! yeah!!! now i can rewrite it!!! (didn't like the way it was going ---

Diamond9697 · 11th August 2001, 11:29 PM

>>>i need to get back to my Highlander fics - i haven't written anything except that RR Toga Party we're doing at Clan MacSlow --

I'm working on that scary story challenge you gave on the MacSlow site. *snickers* I suppose it could be considered scary in a way. Methos didn't like the way the sroty was going so he changed it. It's getting quite interesting now. :-)

>>>oh - btw -- i FOUND the big, honkin' 2 parter that i'd slightly missplaced during 3 separate moves --- found it found it found it!! yeah!!! now i can rewrite it!!! (didn't like the way it was going ---

*lol* isn't that the way it is. Find a story you lost and rewrite it.

Highlander II · 11th August 2001, 11:36 PM

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Originally posted by Diamond9697
I'm working on that scary story challenge you gave on the MacSlow site. *snickers* I suppose it could be considered scary in a way. Methos didn't like the way the sroty was going so he changed it. It's getting quite interesting now. :-)

good for you!!!!!!!!

(see, i'm thinking if we get a HL mini-forum, then we can start Clan threads and stuff -- we'd have to promote the hell out of it tho!)

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*lol* isn't that the way it is. Find a story you lost and rewrite it.

i started rewriting it BEFORE i misplaced it! how's that for genius??

Diamond9697 · 13th August 2001, 01:18 PM

So which Methos episode is your favorite and why?

Personally I think I like Indescretions best. It just proves once again that depite the fact that Methos wants everyone to believe that he doesn't really care about anything but his own survival, he will do what it takes to help and protect his friends. I also like the intersction between Joe and Methos, and the fact that Duncan wasn't in this episode at all might have a little something to do with it too *grins*

Highlander II · 13th August 2001, 01:33 PM

i thought this was gonna be a hard question, but then, i thought for about a second -- it's not a hard question --

my fave Methos ep is "The Modern Prometheus" -- i love Methos' interactions w/ Mary Shelley (would have been nice had she been an immie -- i think Methos really liked her - a lot!) it's the flashback sequences in this one that caught me -- yeah - Byron the rock star was interesting -- and something i didn't think the Highlander writers would do - pull a famous person from the past into the present -- even more odd that the famous person from the past was also famous in the present --

i also like the way Methos tries to talk Duncan out of killing Byron - b/c we would lose that 'greatness' - still, protecting his friends, even if they are a little warped. i think Byron was just really 'alone' -- he wasn't really able to let ppl get close to him, so he was isolated from everything even tho he had ppl around him all the time -- (think a lot of celebs go through this) -- so when Methos tried to help, Bryron just pushed him away - b/c he didn't know how to deal w/ it --- (okay, wow - never really analyzed this ep like that b4)

but - Indescretions is a wonderful ep too!! esp b/c it's Duncan-free!!

Methos' interactions w/ ppl is wonderful -- period - it doesn't matter who - and i think that has a lot to do w/ the way PW performs his roles --- he understands how film/tv work so he knows what to do to enhance a scene -- the little 'nuance' things that make a scene that much more memorable ---- he's a wonderful actor -----

Diamond9697 · 14th August 2001, 04:24 PM

Yeah...I liked Modern Prometheus too. It was a very interesting episode with a lot of good Methos moments. I loved the flashbacks and though Byron was a very interesting character as well. I felt kinda bad when Duncan killed him.

Highlander II · 14th August 2001, 05:09 PM

i didn't agree w/ Duncan's reasons for killing him -- i mean, i understand that Byron was 'influencing' that kid - but that kid was old enough to make his own decisions -- if he thought he would look cool by taking drugs and OD'ing - well - guess what - he was wrong and he paid for his mistake -- but it wasn't Byron's fault the kid didn't have the rocks to stand up for himself - sure - Byron exploited it - but hey - he's not the only one - and there are many many others worse than Byron who exploit the 'weaknesses' in people -- is Duncan gonna go after them too???????? mr morals ----

Diamond9697 · 15th August 2001, 05:43 PM

yeah...like Duncan's never had any problems in his life. Mr. Perfect or something. However...we might be ragging on him a bit hard. After all, if it wasn't for him we never would have had Methos.

Highlander II · 15th August 2001, 06:08 PM

yeah - w/o Dunkie there probably would be no Methos -- but, why, after the intro of Methos, does Duncan turn into the ultimate goody-two-shoes? did they need to make him squeaky clean to counter deep-dark Methos who was coming up in season 5?? what was w/ that??????

20th July 2001, 06:03 PM	#16 (permalink)
Diamond9697 Lookin Good Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,872	Horseman/Revelations question I have a quandry that I'm working on for a challenge that I'm doing and was hopeing you might give me some insight. I have a couple ideas running around but I just wanted to get some opinions on something. What do you think would have happened if Duncan had lost to Kronos? Diamond

27th July 2001, 10:19 AM	#19 (permalink)
Highlander II There can be only one!! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,497	well - let's see - remember there was that double quickening thing - so -- what would have happened if Kronos had killed Duncan and Methos killed Silas and their quickenings were 'linked' (or whatever the heck that was supposed to be) -- so, now is Methos gonna be 'joined' to Kronos in some odd way? or what? what is the significance behind that funky quickening?? (hmm just one more of those things that was never explained in the series - gee - that doesn't sound familiar does it? <sarcasm>) so - Kronos and Methos are now 'connected' -- will Methos go back w/ Kronos, or try to run like hell away from everything associated w/ the Horsemen? Cassandra -- yeah - she came charging down w/ a sword -- Kronos could stop her - i wouldn't put it past him having a gun on him or something - a throwing knife - something to keep Cassandra from killing Methos -- Kronos needs Methos -- so - then either K & M would fight, or M would run away (common reaction by the 5000+ yr old man) and K or C or both would go after him eventually -- if K didn't kill C after 'taking her out' --- hmmmm -- anything else??????

27th July 2001, 02:35 PM	#20 (permalink)
Diamond9697 Lookin Good Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,872	good point...I hadn't thought about that double quickening thing. That could be interesting. Have to give it some thought. And I had thought about K maybe throwing a dagger at C lat night. It's definatly something he would do if he had recovered enough from the quickening which I would assume he would have, and since I never really like C much anyway....

27th July 2001, 02:43 PM	#21 (permalink)
Highlander II There can be only one!! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,497	aye --- but - i don't think K would kill C --- at least - not at first - he would wear her down and torture her - use her - do what he pleased -- then - somehow find a way to kill her w/ Methos watching ---- b/c he knows how Methos feels about her - (i have this feeling that he wouldn't hate her so much if she wasn't always charging after his head) ---

8th August 2001, 02:30 PM	#22 (permalink)
Highlander II There can be only one!! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,497	Methos Methos Methos - i need to get back to my Highlander fics - i haven't written anything except that RR Toga Party we're doing at Clan MacSlow -- (been working on a JAG fic that struck me a week or so ago) oh - btw -- i FOUND the big, honkin' 2 parter that i'd slightly missplaced during 3 separate moves --- found it found it found it!! yeah!!! now i can rewrite it!!! (didn't like the way it was going ---

11th August 2001, 11:29 PM	#23 (permalink)
Diamond9697 Lookin Good Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,872	>>>i need to get back to my Highlander fics - i haven't written anything except that RR Toga Party we're doing at Clan MacSlow -- I'm working on that scary story challenge you gave on the MacSlow site. snickers I suppose it could be considered scary in a way. Methos didn't like the way the sroty was going so he changed it. It's getting quite interesting now. :-) >>>oh - btw -- i FOUND the big, honkin' 2 parter that i'd slightly missplaced during 3 separate moves --- found it found it found it!! yeah!!! now i can rewrite it!!! (didn't like the way it was going --- lol isn't that the way it is. Find a story you lost and rewrite it.

13th August 2001, 01:18 PM	#25 (permalink)
Diamond9697 Lookin Good Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,872	So which Methos episode is your favorite and why? Personally I think I like Indescretions best. It just proves once again that depite the fact that Methos wants everyone to believe that he doesn't really care about anything but his own survival, he will do what it takes to help and protect his friends. I also like the intersction between Joe and Methos, and the fact that Duncan wasn't in this episode at all might have a little something to do with it too grins

13th August 2001, 01:33 PM	#26 (permalink)
Highlander II There can be only one!! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,497	i thought this was gonna be a hard question, but then, i thought for about a second -- it's not a hard question -- my fave Methos ep is "The Modern Prometheus" -- i love Methos' interactions w/ Mary Shelley (would have been nice had she been an immie -- i think Methos really liked her - a lot!) it's the flashback sequences in this one that caught me -- yeah - Byron the rock star was interesting -- and something i didn't think the Highlander writers would do - pull a famous person from the past into the present -- even more odd that the famous person from the past was also famous in the present -- i also like the way Methos tries to talk Duncan out of killing Byron - b/c we would lose that 'greatness' - still, protecting his friends, even if they are a little warped. i think Byron was just really 'alone' -- he wasn't really able to let ppl get close to him, so he was isolated from everything even tho he had ppl around him all the time -- (think a lot of celebs go through this) -- so when Methos tried to help, Bryron just pushed him away - b/c he didn't know how to deal w/ it --- (okay, wow - never really analyzed this ep like that b4) but - Indescretions is a wonderful ep too!! esp b/c it's Duncan-free!! Methos' interactions w/ ppl is wonderful -- period - it doesn't matter who - and i think that has a lot to do w/ the way PW performs his roles --- he understands how film/tv work so he knows what to do to enhance a scene -- the little 'nuance' things that make a scene that much more memorable ---- he's a wonderful actor -----

14th August 2001, 04:24 PM	#27 (permalink)
Diamond9697 Lookin Good Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,872	Yeah...I liked Modern Prometheus too. It was a very interesting episode with a lot of good Methos moments. I loved the flashbacks and though Byron was a very interesting character as well. I felt kinda bad when Duncan killed him.

14th August 2001, 05:09 PM	#28 (permalink)
Highlander II There can be only one!! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,497	i didn't agree w/ Duncan's reasons for killing him -- i mean, i understand that Byron was 'influencing' that kid - but that kid was old enough to make his own decisions -- if he thought he would look cool by taking drugs and OD'ing - well - guess what - he was wrong and he paid for his mistake -- but it wasn't Byron's fault the kid didn't have the rocks to stand up for himself - sure - Byron exploited it - but hey - he's not the only one - and there are many many others worse than Byron who exploit the 'weaknesses' in people -- is Duncan gonna go after them too???????? mr morals ----

15th August 2001, 05:43 PM	#29 (permalink)
Diamond9697 Lookin Good Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Washington State Posts: 1,872	yeah...like Duncan's never had any problems in his life. Mr. Perfect or something. However...we might be ragging on him a bit hard. After all, if it wasn't for him we never would have had Methos.

15th August 2001, 06:08 PM	#30 (permalink)
Highlander II There can be only one!! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Virginia Posts: 9,497	yeah - w/o Dunkie there probably would be no Methos -- but, why, after the intro of Methos, does Duncan turn into the ultimate goody-two-shoes? did they need to make him squeaky clean to counter deep-dark Methos who was coming up in season 5?? what was w/ that??????