Richie Ryan was and integral part to the show. After his death, it seemed repetitive and dull. I would rather it ended with the demon pazuzu defeating Duncan's spirit. At least it had more closure and we could imagine the rest. The acting was great, i think there must be a curse as none of the start made it as big as they should have, but guest such as barry pepper, ron pearlman and others are pretty huge. This show is about morality and forgiveness in a world gone mad. It was unsurpassed in geographic locations, cinematography and lighting on TV. Season 1 was rough and a bit hard to get into. The background music was always great and original, but starting season 5 sound started getting too goofy taking away from the mystique. Now we get into unnecessary story arcs. Often there were branchings off from the Macleod cannon that were throw-away episodes altogether. The better ones were not resolved in a single hour, but involved multi-episodic recurring villains. The historical flashbacks and effects were well done and stylistically advanced. Overall there had not been a more thrilling program on television. The series is simply a case of having too much; which devalues the better, linear portion. The Cacophony drowns out a masterpiece. In my opinion it is still better that any of its film derivatives. Suggestions: start at season 2, end at 5 finale, don't watch raven, get rid of tessa, get rid of dr. lindsey, more methos, and for an antiquities dealer i expected more artifacts. You can never have enough dank abandoned factories. I've said my peace.

i find it quite interesting that there only way of survival is by going round chopping other peoples heads of and never ageing its quite interesting the only bit i find a little boring is the quickening because you see how other immortals handle it like in the episode the modern phomethues the man levitate. i also like the idea of a Scotsman who has lived for over 400 years and comes face to face with other immortals and maybe even have fallen in love with some of them and if you have ever seen highlander the raven you would love highlander because the Amanda thats in it makes some appearance in highlander as an thief. there is also a new immortal by the name of Richie Ryan who Duncan must teach ho to survive in the immortal world. there is also an immortal who has been around for 5000 years and Duncan nust find him and save him from an immortal who wants him dead.

This interesting highlander series has a lot more to it than action, fantasy and drama. The characters are well acted, and thought out by the actors and screenwriters, respectively. The plots were excellently written, especially linking Duncan Mcleod's past until now, the current time period. I probably think this because i have always been a fan of time period fantasy dramas such as Highlander (1992-1998), Angel (1999-2004) and Witchblade (2001-2002).I especially love it when events of the past are explained through such dramas like Highlander. One example of this is within one of my favourite episodes in 19th or 18th century historical England where Mary Shelly, the author of the famous novel called 'Frankenstein', sees one immortal get stabbed and then rise to life again. She goes on to comment that seeing such an event inspired her to write 'Frankenstein'Thought provoking questions about the series, as some members have already mention, arose such as what was it like for immortals to outlive their loved ones? What was it like to live forever? Adrian Paul as the lead actor, playing Duncan Mcleod, was excellent. His talents of martial arts and acting skills really shine in this series. Afterall, the series did last for 7 years.However, the series did have some faults. One of them being how does Duncan beat every immortal he fights, even ones who are much older, wiser and more experienced in combat than he is. I know there is the good old 'smart-aleky' answer of 'because there would be no one else to carry on the show' but it still remains a question unanswered satisfactorily. Other members have brought up even better questions that pick out the faults of this show you can read.But overall, it is an interesting and good quality series that is worth watching. After a few episodes the characters will grow on you.The interesting plots will also intrigue you. Give it a try! I give it a 4/5

There are many kinds of Highlander fans. For my part, I belong to the so-called "first movie purists", who say that there can be only one movie, because all the sequels and TV series have utterly failed to recapture the coolness of the first movie. I'd be happy to accept further movies, if only the story and the style were as cool as they're supposed to be. But this is apparently not possible.When I first saw the first episodes of Highlander: The Series, I was pretty disgusted. I watched a few more episodes, and then turned my back on the series. There is *everything* wrong with it. The Watchers?! An insufferable teenage sidekick?! Out of continuity with the first movie? And baaad writing. This whole series is an abomination of bad ideas and poor execution. The core Highlander concept is brilliant, and an infinite amount of cool stuff *could* have been done with it. I consider Highlander the most mismanaged franchise in the history of popular entertainment.BUT - being such a big fan of the original story and concept, I keep thirsting for more material. And now I've discovered that the insufferable sidekick, Richie Ryan (who, to make matters worse, ends up becoming immortal), is not in the last couple of seasons (at least not much), whereas the darkly delicious Amanda (Elizabeth Gracen, who later got her own series, "Highlander: The Raven") becomes a regular, and Duncan's lover, to boot. This makes the last season(s) much more interesting and watchable, and the writing seems to have improved a bit, too. So, if a die-hard Highlander fan - even a purist - absolutely has to get his fix, the last season will do the trick. The stories aren't much, but at least the characters have regained some small shred of coolness, thanks to the almost intoxicating presence of Elizabeth Gracen.Overall grade: 3 out of 10, for botching up such a great set of characters and concepts.Last season grade: 5 out of 10.