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The Highlander Returns -- For One Night, Anyway

Promo photo for Highlander the SourceDuncan MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod is back! Tonight the Sci Fi channel will air an original two hour Highlander movie and we're ready with our Tivo. Adrian Paul explains what the new story is about.
"Everything has gone to pot, basically," Paul said in an interview. "The world is sitting in another place and time, and he's kind of lost hope as to ever being anybody or achieving anything. Everybody keeps saying, 'You're the one. You're the guy. You're the ... .' But virtually everyone he knows has died, and the world has turned to s--t, and so he's kind of like, 'OK, I don't know what to do anymore with who I am or what I'm supposed to be here for.'"

Further complicating the situation, the love of MacLeod's life, Anna Teshemka (Thekla Reuten), has inexplicably left him. "And now his only intent is he just wants to find her," Paul said. "What ends up happening is that he finds her, but he finds her while she's on the quest with these other Immortals for the Source."

Paul said that The Source is different in structure from previous Highlander projects. "This was a more linear story," Paul said. "It had no flashbacks, which surprised me, actually, at first, because I always loved doing the flashbacks, and I know the fans loved them. So it was really tricky to do. I think the idea was really good, in the sense that ... it became a quest movie. All the others had a different feel to them and were a little more convoluted. This one has one storyline that goes all the way through."
No flashbacks? That's odd. Still, we'll be there, with popcorn. With all the jumping around in time and continuity problems in the Highlander films, we've learned to view each film with a Zen detachment. Essentially, we view each film as a stand-alone and try to suspend our disbelief. We admit we feel somewhat puzzled by the plot description, given what's gone on before. Presumably, all questions will be answered tonight at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/8:00 p.m. Central time. Well, maybe not. Still, we feel optimistic that lots of people will lose their heads and that Duncan will emerge victorious once again. Tell us again why this show was ever canceled? Because we loved this show.

Tags: highlander | adrian-paul

Posted on 2007-09-15
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