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THE COLONEL
Colonel Simon Killian was left to repent at his leisure - around
70-odd years - when he ordered one final attack in 1918, seconds after
receiving word that the war was officially over. Now he's free and
after revenge - and guess who stitched him up the first time?
Read full episode synopsis (at Jinnafore's
site).
Production Notes
 | Production number: 95407-73 |
 | Original US
airdate: 6th November, 1995 |
 | Written by:
Durnford King |
 | Directed by:
Dennis Berry |
 | Guest Cast:
Elizabeth Gracen (Amanda), Sean Allan (Simon Killian), Lisa Butler
(Melissa); Dave "Squatch" Ward (Cisco), Antony Holland (The
General), Sean Campbell (Sergeant Merion), Christine Upright-Letain
(Andrea Henson) |
Flashbacks
 | 1918, France
Duncan is treating the wounded in a trench when he encounters
Colonel Simon Killian, who's ready to lead his troops over the top.
Then the note comes: the war is over, but Killian's not ready to
stop fighting just yet... |
 | 1918, France or
UK
Killian is initially sentenced to death by a court martial, but on
Duncan's intervention is declared mad and locked up in a mental
institute. |
Other Immortals
 | Amanda |
 | Simon Killian |
Trivia
 | Sean Allan has a few genre credits to his name,
including The X-Files, The Sentinel and Da Vinci's
Inquest, and also served as a stand-in on The Fellowship of
the Ring movie. He is currently serving as a director on the
board of the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce - see
here. |
 | Lisa Butler has the distinction of playing four
different characters in Highlander: she debuted as Kenny's mother in
the previous episode, D6 'Reunion', and returns
as Genevieve Hill in E7, 'Haunted',
and Jillian O'Hara in F13, 'Not to
Be'. |
 | Two endings were filmed: one where Melissa dies,
and the other where she survives. I won't spoil it by telling you
which one gets used. |
Verdict
Solid season-four fare. The B-story between Amanda and her protégé is
at best distracting, but ultimately annoying. Killian has suitable
menace and method to his madness (who wouldn't be hacked off at being
locked up for 70 years?), while it's also good to see Joe and Duncan
start to patch up their shattered friendship. B
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Season Four list
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Seacouver episodes
D1: Homeland (B+)
D2: Brothers in Arms (A-)
D3: The Innocent (A-)
D4: Leader of the Pack (B)
D5: Double Eagle (B+)
D6: Reunion (B+)
D7: The Colonel (B)
D8: Reluctant Heroes (B-)
D9: The Wrath of Kali (B+)
D10: Chivalry (B)
D11: Timeless (B)
D12: The Blitz (C)
D13: Something Wicked (A)
Paris episodes
D14: Deliverance (A-)
D15: Promises (B+)
D16: Methusaleh's Gift (B+)
D17: The Immortal Cimoli (A-)
D18: Through a Glass Darkly (B+)
D19: Double Jeopardy (C+)
D20: Til Death (A-)
D21: Judgement Day (B)
D22: One Minute to Midnight (A-)
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