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THE MODERN PROMETHEUS
Lord Byron, the brilliant Romantic poet, is alive and well living the
decadent life of a rock star. He lives life way over the edge and has
taken some promising young musicians over the edge with him. When
following in Byron's footsteps tragically ends the life of Dawson's
protégé, MacLeod is faced with a decision - is the beauty and genius
that is Byron worth the rising cost in mortal lives?
Read full episode synopsis (at Jinnafore's
site).
Production Notes
 | Production number: 96517-105 |
| Original US
airdate: 12th May, 1997 |
| Written by:
Dom Tordjmann |
| Directed by:
Paolo Barzman |
| Guest Cast:
Peter Wingfield (Methos), Jonathan Firth (Lord Byron), Jeffrey
Ribier (Mike), Barbara Keogh (Mary Shelley); Michel Modo (Maurice),
Katie Carr (Claire Clairmont), Christopher Staines (Percy Shelley),
F Braun McAsh (Hans Kershner), Don Foran (Jerry) |
Flashbacks
| 1816, Switzerland
Byron and Methos are friends, and in the company of one Mary
Shelley. |
Other Immortals
| Methos |
| Lord Byron |
Trivia
| Jonathan Firth is younger brother to Colin, who
is best known for his roles in BBC TV's Pride and Prejudice
and Working Title's Love Actually. |
| I recently saw Christopher Staines in Bath
performing in She Stoops to Conquer, an 18th Century play by
Oliver Goldsmith. |
| More tales of real-life events inspiring the
series. Shelley did meet Byron in Switzerland that year, and did
claim to be inspired to write Frankenstein as a result of her
stay. |
| Michel Modo makes a (very) brief cameo return as
Maurice. |
Verdict
A decent episode - Peter Wingfield carries the flashbacks superbly,
and it's still a wonder why he wasn't given the nod to lead the
spin-off series. B+
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Season Five list
Click on the link to go to that page
Seacouver episodes
E1: Prophecy (B)
E2: End of Innocence (B+)
E3: Manhunt (B+)
E4: Glory Days (B)
E5: Dramatic License (A-)
E6: Money No Object (A-)
E7: Haunted (B+)
E8: Little Tin God (A)
E9: The Messenger (A-)
E10: The Valkyrie (B+)
E11: Comes a Horseman (B+)
Paris episodes
E12: Revelations 6:8 (B-)
E13: Ransom of Richard Redstone (C)
E14: Duende (C+)
E15: The Stone of Scone (B)
E16: Forgive Us Our Trespasses (A-)
E17: The Modern Prometheus (B+)
E18: Archangel (B)
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Text
copyright 2007 Nick Peers, Images copyright Panzer/Davis