Continuing from yesterday, starting with the scene where Methos returns to where Kronos is staying. Also known as Methos is a little shit, and Kronos demonstrates he is sometimes really blind to some nuances of human nature. Like, don’t ask Methos to kill his friends. It’s dangerous.
Below a cut because this is getting long. It has a lot of dialogue I like.
“So. You’re back.”
“What’d you think I’d do? Run and hide? Go somewhere you couldn’t find me?”
“No. You’re too smart for that. You know that I’d track you down, no matter how long it took. And then I’d kill you.”
“Well, it’s nice to feel wanted.”
“Not want. Need. A dozen times I tried to take up the old ways.”
(More dialogue that doesn’t interest me as much, Methos thinks he might be able to convince himself to kill Kronos, fails to do so, Kronos is amused, Methos stumbles back, disarmed (of his sword).)
"Don’t you understand? I’m not like that anymore; I… I’ve changed.”
“No. You pretended to. Maybe even convinced yourself you had. But inside you’re still there, Methos, you’re like me.”
(… Kronos, you gaslighting bastard. Hrumph. New viewing, with new knowledge, gain a new perspective, still enjoy the character, just want to hit him with a brick more. Lots more.)
“Not anymore.”
“No? Tell me you haven’t missed it.”
“The killing?”
“The freedom. The power. Riding out of the sun knowing you’re the most terrifying thing that they’ve ever seen. Knowing their gods and their weapons are useless against you. That you’re the last thing they’ll ever see; that’s what you are meant to be, Methos. Don’t fight it. Feel it.”
(Say hello to one of my favorite lines, and still is. I love the idea of it. I also know that if I were given the opportunity to do something like Kronos has in mind, I’d pass on it. Because what’s the point? Fear is nice, in small doses. Then it starts to get boring, and irritating.
and continuing with Kronos.)
“I’m going to do you a favor. You know Cassandra’s here.”
“We didn’t exactly exchange gifts.”
“Then you know she’ll kill you if she gets the chance. You never could bring yourself to take her head, could you? So I’m going to do it for you.”
“And in return?”
“You kill Duncan MacLeod.”
“But he’s my friend. He’s nothing to you; why?”
“Why? Because he’s your friend. Because you still have to prove yourself, and because you owe me!”
(Kronos, you are an abusive, gaslighting, controlling bastard. And you need hit with a brick. And the fun part is, from the flashbacks, he’s a slightly more reasonable person before Methos breaks up the Horsemen the first time. I keep thinking that one of the reasons he’s such a damned mess, beyond the fact that he’s a prop to show that MacLeod is a Good Guy, and Always Wins, is because Methos went to extremes to get rid of Kronos the first time because he couldn’t bring himself to give Kronos the mercy of death.)
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