Let's Watch Highlander
By Travis Crawford
Let's Watch HighlanderDec 10, 2023
The Raven - Episode 13 - The French Connection
Having rescued Nick from near death, Bert Myers nurses him back to health. Afterward, they look for Korda. Meanwhile, Amanda, after hearing that Nick was injured while looking for Korda, goes to Paris to settle the score. Also, Korda gets his counterfeit operation underway.
The Raven - Episode 12 - A Matter of Time
Joe Dawson arrives to tell Amanda that Andre Korda, the immortal who taught her how to fight, is in town, and he still wants Amanda to be at his side while he uses mortals to get what he wants. Wanting to protect Amanda, Nick goes after Korda.
The Raven - Episode 11 - The Devil You Know
While preparing security plans for an exhibit featuring a very expensive diamond, a former colleague of Nick is drugged by a disguised man. Worried that the security of the exhibit may be compromised, he asks Nick for help. Meanwhile, Amanda is courted by immortal Darryl Keenan--the same person who wants to steal the diamond--and he wants Amanda's help
The Raven - Episode 10 - Passion Play
Lucy discovers that Wilson Geary, the immortal that killed her immortal husband Marco Becker many years ago, is in town, and she decides to take her revenge.
The Raven - Episode 9 - Cloak and Dagger
Bert Myers hires Amanda to help him break into the house of an industrialist under the guise of stealing files to help Nick--but in reality, the files that Myers wants to steal contain information regarding his former life as a spy. When the industrialist winds up dead, Amanda and Nick decide to find out exactly what Myers is up to.
The Raven Ep 8 - The Unknown Soldier
Carl Magnus' brother Donald, a Gulf War veteran, is killed by immortal John Ray Fielding, who served with Donald, and Nick sets out to find the killer. Meanwhile, Fielding attempts to settle an old score he has with Amanda, which dates back to World War I
The Raven Ep 7 - Crime and Punishment
A baseball prospect who was convicted of murdering his manager is out of prison, and he is targeting the people responsible for putting him there--including Nick, who was the lead detective on the case.
The Raven Ep 6 - Birthright
Amanda attempts to steal a medallion that was once given to her by a former slave who she befriended, but the job is interrupted by two other thieves who trip the alarm. When one of the thieves turns up dead, only to walk away later, Nick begins to wonder if he's immortal, but Amanda doesn't think so because she didn't detect him.
The Raven Ep5 - So Shall Ye Reap
An old friend of Amanda believes his son was murdered, but the police consider it an accident. So Amanda gets Nick to help her find out the truth, which involves government agents and conspiracies
The Raven Ep4 - Immunity
Nick gets himself in the middle of an international incident when he's contracted to do a little espionage for his friend. He needs a safe cracker, and Amanda is the best one he knows. So he brings her along. But she's also being stalked by an Immortal who wants her head.
The Raven Ep3 - Bloodlines
Nick is working private security, when his detail is shot by a sniper. He chases the shooter down and shoots him, knocking him off the building many stories to the street. But when the body goes missing, Nick goes to Amanda for any answers she might have. Does she know the man in the photograph? And can Nick bring him to justice?
The Raven Ep 2 - Full Disclosure
Nick, now off the Police force, tries to stop an old man from being mugged in an alley, only to find out it wasn't a mugging, but a hit. Amanda steps in to help and realizes the hit man is an old nemesis of hers. Now she has to tell Nick about her immortality, and that the man he wants to hunt down, can't be killed
The Raven Ep1 - Reborn
Audie and Travis have watched all 6 seasons of Highlander. And all 5 of the movies. Also the animated series and the animated movie. There's no more Highlander to watch. Or is there? Turns out, there is a spin off. Highlander: The Raven follows Amanda and the boys watched the first episode. So, what do they think so far?
Season 6 Episode 15 - Highlander: The Search for Vengeance review
Did you know there was a Highlander Anime? Released in 2007, Travis and Audie decided to watch it. So was it any good? How does it stack up to the rest of the Highlander franchise? And should there have been more?
This isn't the end my friends. Let's Watch Highlander will return and we will be watching Highlander: The Raven, all 13 episodes, so stay tuned for that
Season 6 Recap and Awards
Well, we've done it. We've watched all 6 seasons of Highlander: The Series. Let's recap the 6th and final season, and give out some awards. Also, Audie and I will talk about the series as a whole, and where we go from here.
Season 6 Episode 13 - Not to Be
Duncan is still in the land of limbo, seeing a world where he never existed. He knows what became of Amanda and Joe, but Tessa is still alive in this reality. And what happened to Richie without MacLeod there to teach him?
Season 6 Episode 12 - To Be
When Amanda and Joe are kidnapped, Duncan agrees to give himself up in exchange for them. But during a scuffle, he is shot and "dies", where he is met in a form a purgatory by Hugh Fitzcairn, who shows the Highlander what the world would be like with out Duncan MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod
Season 6 Episode 11 - Indiscretions
Duncan is off in London, but Methos is back in Paris. And he runs in to Joe, who just so happens to be in a bit of a predicament. Seems a new Watcher has gotten herself caught by immortal Morgan Walker, who also has old beef with the 5000 year old man. But Amy is more than just a new Watcher to Joe...
Season 6 Episode 10 - Two of Hearts
A unique episode in the series, as there is no main cast memebers in it. That's right, a Highlander episode without the titular Highlander himself. So, as the 5th potential spin-off candidate, was this one any good? And does the show suffer with there being no tie to the leads at all? Let's find out...
Season 6 Episode 8 - Justice
Duncan stops an assassination of a Newspaper owner from Argentina, but finds out he killed the Immortal assassin's adopted daughter. Now he has to reconcile justice for the one killed, with his own sense that killing won't fix the problem...
The third episode of season 6 to introduce a potential Spin Off character, this time Immortal Katya
Season 6 Episode 7 - Unusual Suspects
It's October of 1929, and Hugh Fitzcairn is having his yearly get together with friends, when he is poisoned! Duncan arrives at his funeral, where Fitz asks him to help figure out who wanted him dead, and how they can get his money back!
Season 6 Episode 6 - Black Tower
When his date is kidnapped, Duncan must go to a building owned by someone from his past who has a grudge against him. Can MacLeod survive 4 trained assassins, and a building set to be like a video game?
Season 6 Episode 5 - Patient Number 7
A young woman is attacked while in a mental ward, but escapes. When she runs in to Mac on the streets of Paris, he recognizes her, but she has no idea who he is, or who she is. But some powerful Russian mobsters are after her. And of course, Duncan is here to help
Season 6 Episode 4 - Diplomatic Immunity
When the son of an American diplomat kills the wife of an immortal who was trying to run a con on him, what will Duncan do? Avenge his friend's loss? Or protect another friends son?
Season 6 Episode 3 - Sins of the Father
Duncan sees a friend of his killed in an automobile explosion and an immortal he had a run in many years ago leaving the scene. He confronts Alex Raven about the issue, but she claims she wasn't trying to kill anyone. So who is Mac to believe, Alex, or his friends Grandson?
Season 6 Episode 2 - Armageddon
Ahriman is still tormenting Duncan, but now he's turning his gaze to Joe as well. Can Mac defeat him before it's too late? Or will the world fall in to darkness and the Highlander meet his match?
Season 6 Episode 1 - Avatar
Richie is gone, and MacLeod has been missing for over a year. But the demon Ahriman is still out there, still tormenting, and still haunting Mac. Returning to Paris determined to defeat the ancient evil, he will need the help of his friend Dawson. But will that be enough?
Interview with Composer Roger Bellon
Audie and Travis were lucky enough to interview Roger Bellon, the composer for all of the Highlander Series. It's a fun interview and we definitely learned a few things. Enjoy!
Season 5 - Highlander: The Source
Well, it was inevitable. When we said we would review all of the movies, we were going to get to this one eventually. Audie and Travis watched it, so you don't have to, it's 2007's Highlander: The Source. The fifth installment in the series, and possibly the worst of the films. Sit back, relax, and listen to the rant.
Season 5 Recap and Awards
We've come to the end of season 5. So, let's recap the season and talk about what we liked and what we didn't like. And hand out a couple of awards
Season 5 Episode 18 - Archangel
An ancient demon is awoken after 1000 years, and the only one who can stop him is Duncan MacLeod. But, will anyone else believe the demon is even real? Anyone except for Richie that is. He has Duncan's back, no matter what happens...
Season 5 Episode 17 - The Modern Prometheus
Lord Byron was a fantastic poet, and now, he's a famous rock star. He was also there when Mary Shelley created the novel of Frankenstein. In fact, his "death" and quickening was the inspiration for it. But, when he takes a young guitarist under his wing and shows him the excesses of the rock star life, will Duncan and Joe be okay with it? And can Methos persuade them otherwise?
Season 5 Episode 15 - The Stone of Scone
In 1720, Hugh Fitzcairn and Duncan tried to steal the Crown Jewels, but failed. Then, in 1950, Amanda joined the two, and together they tried to steal the Stone of Scone. They didn't fail, but Amanda got more than she bargained for...
Season 5 Episode 14 - Duende
Duncan and Richie take in some Flamenco dancing at a local club owned by a friend of Mac's when they find out her daughter is involved with an old rival of MacLeod's. He also has a history with Anna. Passion and tempers will run high, but who will come out on top?
Season 5 Episode 12 - Revelation 6:8
Part 2 following Comes a Horseman, Duncan and Cassandra track the two foes, Kronos and Methos to Romania as they look for their brothers in conquest, Silas and Caspian. But is Methos really ready to ride as Death again? Or does he have some other game in play?
Season 5 Episode 11 - Comes A Horseman
A man from Duncan's pasts arrives in town, and is being chased by Cassandra. She then accuses Methos of once being one of the Four Horsemen, killing their way across two continents. But is it true? Could Methos be capable of that?
Season 5 Episode 10 - The Valkyrie
Duncan was part of Operation Valkyrie during WWII, and they failed to kill their target. Now, 50 years later, Ingrid has become an assassin and won't let anything stop her from killing tyrants and dictators. Not even her old friend Duncan.
Season 5 Episode 9 - The Messenger
Richie crosses paths with a mysterious immortal calling himself Methos, preaching peace amongst their kind and an end to all the killing. But is it too good to be true? Well, he'll have to ask the actual Methos, who is back in town after a trip around the world. Meanwhile, Duncan is dealing with an old adversary from his time working the Underground Railroad during the Civil War
Season 5 Episode 8 - Little Tin God
A young man is shot outside of a church, and then "God" (who happened to be the one to shoot him) revives him to fight his enemy. But Duncan knows the truth, and tries to convince the young man they don't need to fight each other, they have a common enemy. Joe Dawson tells MacLeod what happened the last time an immortal killed another on holy ground...
Season 5 Episode 7 - Haunted
Jennifer Hill is seeing visions of her dead immortal husband Alec. She goes to Duncan to ask him if he will avenge Alec and kill the on immortal that took his head, Kragen. Duncan agrees and leaves Jennifer with Richie. The two start making eyes at each other, but soon, we find out that Kragen didn't kill Alec Hill.....Richie did
Season 5 Episode 6 - Money No Object
A blast from Amanda's past is in town, and he wants her to come back out on a crime spree with him. Cory is the Clyde to Amanda's Bonnie, and 70 years ago they went around the country robbing banks and getting in shootouts with the police. But does she really want to go back to that lifestyle? Or is she just looking for something to use to get back at MacLeod with?
Season 5 Episode 05 - Dramatic License
Carolyn Marsh has written a new book, starring none other than Duncan MacLeod. But does she actually know about him? Or is he just a character she heard about over time?
Season 5 Episode 4 - Glory Days
Duncan runs in to an "old friend" who is now an assassin, and wants MacLeod's head. Meanwhile, Dawson is wrestling with someone from his past
Season 5 Episode 3 - Manhunt
Immortal Carl Robinson is now a star Pitcher in the big leagues. But when he's seen standing over a dead body missing it's head, he ends up running once again. And the FBI agent chasing him is more than he seems. Can Mac help him?
Season 5 Episode 2 - The End of Innocence
Richie is back in town, and he's up to some trouble. Seems since Duncan nearly took his head, he's decided that survival is all he cares about. He's picking fights with any and every immortal that crosses his path. But when he takes the head of Carter Wellen, Carter's friend Haresh Clay wants revenge. And Dawson is trying to mend fences with Mac, who wants nothing to do with him anymore...
Season 5 Episode 01 - Prophecy
Duncan is back in the states, and he's visited by someone he has not seen since was a boy. It seems there if a prophecy that only he can fulfill. But is it real? Or just something only Cassandra believes? And who is Roland Kantos?
This episode is dedicated to Nigel Cox, a fan of the show we sadly lost recently. You will be missed my friend. The outro song is in his honor
Highlander: Endgame review
With Season 4 now over, Audie and Travis are once again looking at a Highlander film sequel. This time around, it's the first feature film that had Duncan, Highlander: Endgame. With both Connor and Duncan, some interesting guest apperances, and a crazy plot, let's dive in to the 4th installment in the film franchise and see if it holds up to the series
Season 4 Recap and Awards
We've come to the end of Season 4, so let's look back at the high points, low points, favorites, and give out some season awards!
Next week, we're reviewing Highlander: Endgame
Season 4 Episode 22 - One Minute to Midnight
Season 4 comes to a close with Duncan, Joe, and Methos trying to keep the Watchers from killing MacLeod, and any other immortals they feel are a threat. Speaking of other immortals, Jacob Galati has been killing Watchers after they took his wife's head. Will this lead to an all out war? Or can the chaos be reigned in?
Season 4 Episode 21 - Judgement Day
Joe gets a phone call and heads to Paris, but once he arrives, he's taken by the Watchers and put on trial for exposing them to Duncan and falsifying his chronicles. Duncan wants to help him, but will it be enough to keep Joe from execution? And who is the immortal killing Watchers in Paris?