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THE SAMURAI
Duncan returns to Seacouver, where he
meets a descendant of the man who rescued him and took him in when he
was shipwrecked in 18th Century Japan. The woman, Midori Kent, wants
his help escaping a loveless marriage. Even when MacLeod discovers her
husband is Immortal, he still feels honour-bound to fulfil the oath he
made 200 years before.
Production Notes
 | Production number: 94301-45 |
| Original US
airdate: 26th September, 1994 |
| Written by:
Naomi Janzen |
| Directed by:
Paolo Barzman |
| Guest Cast:
Tamlyn Tomita (Midori), Robert Ito (Hideo), Stephen McHattie (Kent);
Hiro Kanagawa (Akira Yoshida), Terry Arrowsmith (Haley) |
Flashbacks
| 1778, Japan
Duncan is rescued by Hideo Koto when he is washed ashore in Japan. |
Other Immortals
| Michael Kent |
Trivia
| Stephen McHattie will be well known (and hated no
doubt!) for his role as the evil Gabriel in the Beauty and the
Beast TV series with Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton. |
| Robert Ito, who previously played Johnny Leong in
the second-season episode B8,
'Revenge of the Sword', first came to most people's attention when
he played Sam Fujiyama in Quincy. |
Verdict
A good solid opening to season three. The flashbacks are the more
entertaining, but you're left wondering whether or not Michael Kent
deserved his death - for all his cruelty to his wife's lover.
B+
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Season Three list
Click on the link to go to that page
Seacouver episodes
C1: The Samurai (B+)
C2: Line of Fire (C)
C3: The Revolutionary (C+)
C4: The Cross of St Antoine (A-)
C5: Rite of Passage (B-)
C6: Courage (B+)
C7: The Lamb (A-)
C8: Obsession (B+)
C9: Shadows (C+)
C10: Blackmail (B-)
C11: Vendetta (C+)
C12: They Also Serve (A)
C13: Blind Faith (B+)
C14: Song of the Executioner (A-)
Paris episodes
C15: Star-Crossed (B+)
C16: Methos (B+)
C17: Take Back The Night (B)
C18: Testimony (B)
C19: Mortal Sins (B)
C20: Reasonable Doubt (B)
C21: Finale (I) (B+)
C22: Finale (II) (A)
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Text
copyright 2007 Nick Peers, Images copyright Panzer/Davis