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Synopsis[]
An immortal is encouraging other immortals to give up the Game, when Richie encounters him, he claims to be the legendary Methos. Something the actual Methos is amused by.
Encouraged by the false Methos' message Richie interrupts MacLeod's fight with William Culbraith, an enemy immortal, who commanded a prison of war camp mac had been in. When MacLeod confronts Richie about his new philosophy, Richie tells Duncan that 'Methos' is spreading the message, incensed, MacLeod returns to his home to find the actual Methos crashing in his loft. MacLeod confronts him on the dangerous philosophy he has been spreading. Perplexed, Methos asks what he is talking about, and then realizes that Richie has encountered the Messenger, an immortal who has appropriated Methos' name to spread a pacifist message. Methos is both amused and indifferent by the other immortal co-opting his name, and quite happy to allow the stranger to continue using his name in order to attract hostiles away from himself.
Dawson warns Methos and Duncan about the Messenger, about how he convinces other immortals to lay down their swords, but it always ends in tragedy; the converts are usually killed by the next immortal to come along while the false Methos continues his futile mission.
A curious Methos does go to meet the impostor, and realizes he is either delusional or a fraud, only his message is dangerous.
Culbraith, however, has other plans and takes the Messenger's head, thinking he is Methos, hoping the Quickening will give him the strength to defeat MacLeod. In the end, however, it is Richie, harshly reintroduced to reality, who takes Culbraith's head.
Cast[]
- Credited Cast: Adrian Paul (Duncan MacLeod), Stan Kirsch (Richie Ryan), Jim Byrnes (Joe Dawson)
- Guest cast: Peter Wingfield (Methos), Ron Perlman (The Messenger), Robert Wisden (William Culbraith), Awaovieyi Agie (Jeffrey), Patrick T. Gorman (Sergeant Hickson), Mitch Davies (Captain Greenwell), Lloyd Berry (Harry)
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Story Notes[]
- Ron Perlman, the false Methos, auditioned for the role of Methos before Peter Wingfield was cast.
- David Abromowitz was initially delighted to get Pearlman for the role of the Messenger and vocally disappointed by his performance.
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Details[]
- Original air date: 30 November 1996
- Written by: David Tynan
- Directed by: James Bruce
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