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Couple of questions from a Highlander challenged individual . . .

posted 16 years ago by cleverfox
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1. Kell apparently became immortal when Connor killed him at his mother's execution - how? Does a mortal killed by an immortal suddenly become immortal?

2. Same question with Kate - the FAQ states she was an immortal but had to be killed by Duncan in order to be born again - huh? Again, same premise as question 1 - was she really a mortal who became immortal via being killed by an immortal?

3. Did I miss something - how would have Duncan have known Kate was immortal - isn't there something an immortal senses when in the presence of another immortal - the quickening sensation repeatedly referenced? Maybe this is how he knew about Kate - see Q2 above

4. I thought that in one of the prior Highlander movies, Connor finally became "the one" and the prize proved to be nothing more than something minor like a congratulatory handshake or punchline to a joke or something really insignificant - not Godlike powers everyone seems to anticipate.

5. While I liked Kell OK, the Kurgan was still my #1 villain of Highlander movies.

6. Oh, what happend if an immortal kills another immortal on hallowed ground? Does the kill not count? Is there a "#kills" penalty exercised against the offending immortal?

I really liked this movie just too many immortal questions, the biggest being how Duncan knew Kate was immortal and if, he indeed accounted for her becoming immortal by killing her, I could understand her being pissed off. Personally, not sure becoming immortal would piss me off, but it would be something to think about. Also, I must have missed Connor's killing of Kell at the witch burning - I remember seeing him with a lot more hair in some background pix but missed his killinng.

Thanks in advance,

Most people aspire to drink from the fountain of knowledge, i just wanna gargle

[–] ferdinandhudson 16 years ago

1. Not any mortal, immortals aren't all around but they need to die a violent death first for immortality to kick in. Before they have a first death, they are merely pre-immortals. If they don't have a first death they just grow old and die (without becoming immortal).

2. See answer 1

3. Immortals can sense pre-immortals, there are some inconsistencies in the TV series so one might infer that the ability can vary from one immortal to another.

4. Some like to think that the powers granted is dependant on the wants and desires of the one winning the Prize, had it been the Kurgan who knows what the outcome would have been. Maybe not mortality.

5. OK, so not a question, but I agree.

6. Who knows, Highlander, who knows. Some say that the consequences could be epic while others say it is just a rule based on honour.

[–] cleverfox 16 years ago

Many thanks to you. I've generally like most of the Highlander movies and this particular one had a good storyline and I liked seeing a lot of the back stories of many of the characters. Couple more questions:
1. Is this the first movie to depect the watchers? How does one come upon a job like this? Looks like they are well organized and have, perhaps, a better intel system than the CIA, MI6, etc....

2. Since there are new immortals supposedly being born all the time, would it even be concievable that there would ever be just one? I know we members of society don't go around swinging battle axes and broadswords killing villages of people nowadays so one would expect the immortals being born in the recent years to may never know they have pre-immortal potential. How is an immortal to know how to hunt new immortals if they aren't identified? This kinda goes back to one of my earlier questions - how do immortals sense pre-immortals or, more importantly, tell them apart from regular mortals??

Again, thanks,

Most people aspire to drink from the fountain of knowledge, i just wanna gargle

[–] ferdinandhudson 16 years ago

1. I'd gather some of the Watchers have military background such as Joe Dawson but I don't think it is a necessity.

2. I believe the way that immortals sense pre-immortals is basically the same as how immortals sense another immortal approaching, but possibly not on the same scale. In the first episode of The Gathering (as an example), Duncan was ready to take Richie's head when he burglarized the antique shop before Slan Quince attacked. Any buzz that Richie gave off as a pre-immortal would (in my belief) be lesser than that of Slan Quince's who's presence just outside the shop was what alerted Duncan to an immortals presence.
Usually, a seasoned immortal takes it upon him to train a new immortal (like in the case of Ramirez and Connor or Duncan and Richie) but chances are that if he happens upon the wrong immortal he ends up killed rather than trained.

[–] tbeller80 16 years ago

#6 In a Highlander tv episode, Joe infers that the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius at Pompeii in ancient Rome was caused by two immortals battling in a temple. But he also says its a Watcher legend.