Highlander The Series - Season 4

Another great season of sword fighting and highlander mythology here. For big fans it is no spoiler to say that the show jumps the shark before it ends. But that shouldn't deter anyone from diving straight into this season where you get full on action and great storytelling. Duncon MacLeod is at his finest. His personal history is drawn out and the audience can relive his loves and his battles and the endless agony of an existence that just won't quit. Episode 1: "Homeland" - The episode was the only one that was filmed in the highlands of Scotland. He returns to the grave of his first love, meets the immortal who killed his (adopted) father and tries to put together the pieces of his earliest days on Earth. For fans of Highlander lore, it will be a can't miss episode. Episode 2: "Brothers in Arms" - Charlie DeSalvor returns. Dawson was a young soldier in Vietnam when he lost his legs and re-found a purpose in life as a watcher. MacLeod is forced to choose loyalty between two friends and it does not end well for anyone. It is a dark episode that lets the audience into the pain of a man who must watch everyone he knows die sooner or later. Episode 3: "The Innocent" - Immortality is hard enough for Mac and Richie. They were fortunate enough to be born with a good head on their shoulders. But the introduction of a mentally retarded immortal teaches Richie a hard lesson about the pain and the great burden of living forever. Another dark episode that makes the viewer happy to be mortal. Episode 4: "Leader of the Pack" - The Dogs of War were sent loose centuries ago but now MacLeod is about to turn the tables on Kanis, an Immortal whose Rottweilers hunt his opponents. this is a bad guy of the week episode but a worthy one. The bad guy is bad. The good guy is Mac. They fight and ... not to spoil it but it isn't the last episode. Episode 5: "Double Eagle" - Amanda is back. She is hot. (Actually, of all the people President Clinton slept with, she is easily the hottest.) And there are some immortals that want to chop her head off. Kit O' Brady, a decent fellow has an old gambling grudge against her and plans to collect. Episode 6: "Reunion" - That f-ing brat Kenny is back and Mac is quite comfortable to take his head but Kenny is being chased by a bad guy that MacLeod left on a deserted island alone without food or water for a hundred years. After a century of waking up, starving to death and waking up again (due to failure to learn to fish???) Kenny's chaser realizes he can get revenge on Mac. It is another great story about "Who wants to live forever?" Episode 7: "The Colonel" - After WW1 Mac testified that an immortal was insane. He was. But he spent the next 70 years in nut houses in England and never quite forgave Mac. There is some good Watcher story here too. Episode 8: "Reluctant Heroes" -Queen Anne made Mac swear an oath that Mac would not seek revenge on a man in her court. He swore not to do so as long as she lived. But she is no longer alive. The othe guy is. Episode 9: "The Wrath of Kali" - India is an interesting country. They have immortals. Richie sort of falls under the spell of a preacher type-dude from India, Kamir. Basically, the one fault with this episode/season/series is the failure to develop Richie. The show is called "Highlander," so I get it but had this show aired 10 years later the minor characters would have been fully developed, complicated and central to the story. We can't make the series go back in time and get some Buffy, Lost or Walking Dead type writing. But this episode makes it obvious that this is a 90's show and not a 21st century series. Episode 10: "Chivalry" - Methos is in the new world. Allegedly he is here to protect Richie from a naughty immortal girl but maybe he just wants to get back in the game after a few centuries on the sideline. Episode 11: "Timeless" - Mac dressed up like a girl. Episode 12: "The Blitz" - That chick that Mac bedded between a bunch of other chicks, Anne Lindsey got caught in a collapsed subway. The London blitz was another cool time in his life where he banged a chick who died in a subway / bomb shelter. Episode 13: "Something Wicked" - Living forever is not a prize. It basically sucks. Probably the worst would be to be a fetus who gets the coat hanger then just keeps being reborn as a pre-viable fetus. But something else that would suck is being born as an immortal that can take the evil out of the world. After a while it just overwhelms you.... Episode 14: "Deliverance" - ... then Duncon takes your head and becomes evil. Episode 15: "Promises" - Muslim people have been killing each other for centuries (or so I hear on Fox News). This time Macleod is all messed up in it. Episode 16: "Methuselah's Gift" - Methos has lived for 5000 years. Not messing with Amanda had greatly aided his life span. But now Amanda's pendant might be able to save Methos' mortal girlfriend. Episode 17: "The Immortal Cimoli" - This is a bad guy of the week episode. there are clowns and jugglers and Amanda and someone loses a head. Episode 18: "Through a Glass, Darkly" - MacLeod aided and defended Bonnie Prince Charlie who tried to unite Scotland. But it didn't end well, nevertheless there is an immortal out there who thinks it could have ended better. Episode 19 - "Double Jeapordy" -Xavier St. Cloud is back, if only in memory. So is that bond haired fluzey from season one or tow or whatever, who you forgot about. Anyway Mac must protect her from some one and maybe toss her around for a few romps in the sack. Episode 20 - "Till Death" -Methos is clearly not the best choice for a marriage counselor. He was married 68 times to mortals because he knew better than to commit to an immortal. Episode 21 - "Judgment Day" - OK. This is where s*** gets real. Dawson is called to Paris by the wathcers because Mac is dead-dead. It pretty much gets worse from there. Episode 22 - "One Minute to Midnight" - Well not quite dead-dead. But Horton's mess is outliving Horton and watchers are killing immortals. I didn't see any of the extras. Basically, Netflix dropped Highlander in June 2014 but it is still on Amazon. So I watched the rest. It is a cool show and I highly recommend it.

Highlander Season Four, a 9-disc set, collects the entire 22-episode fourth season (1995-1996) of the syndicated action series based on the cult-favorite film about a secret race of Immortals who battle throughout history for ultimate power. THE STORY Season 4 expands the Highlander universe further developing and exploring the backgrounds of the supporting characters such as Joe Dawson, Richie Ryan, Amanda and Methos. In a grand plot twist the most exciting episodes of the season explore the Highlander world when MacLeod turns evil. Behind all this the Immortals' Game rages on... THE DVDS: Here are the contents of each DVD. Disc 1: Episode 1: "Homeland" - MacLeod returns to the Highlands of Scotland to return a stolen heirloom to it's resting place and while there fulfills an old legend and avenges an old score. Episode 2: "Brothers in Arms" - An evil Immortal is out to kill Charlie DeSalvo and MacLeod's hands are tied to help Charlie when Dawson reveals his personal connection to the Immortal. Episode 3: "The Innocent" - Richie and MacLeod take in a "special needs" Immortal after his mentor is killed by an evil Immortal. Disc 2: Episode 4: "Leader of the Pack" - MacLeod takes on Kanis, an Immortal who uses a pack of Rottweilers to hunt and wear down his opponents. Episode 5: "Double Eagle" - MacLeod has to keep Amanda and his friend, the Immortal gambler, Kit O' Brady apart as the two hold a 200 year old gambling grudge against each other. Episode 6: "Reunion" - It's double trouble as Mac has to deal with the child Immortal Kenny AND the Immortal sea captain whom he marooned for over a hundred years on a deserted island in the South Pacific. Disc 3: Episode 7: "The Colonel" - An Immortal WWI war criminal whom MacLeod had committed to an asylum for 70 years returns with a plan of revenge. Episode 8: "Reluctant Heroes" - MacLeod is out to settle a grudge he's harbored against an Immortal assassin since the days of Queen Anne's court. Episode 9: "The Wrath of Kali" - The Immortal Hindu priest Kamir is out to recover Kali's stolen statue and punish all those who defiled her, with or without MacLeod's help. Disc 4: Episode 10: "Chivalry" - MacLeod and Methos attempt to save Richie from Kristin Gilles, a possessive and lethal Immortal whom Richie's fallen head over heels for. Episode 11: "Timeless" - Mac must stop Immortal impresario Walter Graham from killing a musical prodigy destined for Immortality. Episode 12: "The Blitz" - MacLeod must rescue Anne Lindsey from a collapsed subway. He reminisces about the London blitz when he and the woman he loved became trapped in a bomb shelter. Disc 5: Episode 13: "Something Wicked" - MacLeod must stop Immortal Shaman James Coltec who's become overrun with evil after centuries of taking evil into himself. Episode 14: "Deliverance" - Can anybody stop a pure evil Duncan MacLeod? Episode 15: "Promises" - Centuries ago MacLeod promised a favor to the Immortal Kassim and now Kassim is calling in the favor - assassinate a political tyrant. Disc 6: Episode 16: "Methuselah's Gift" - Amanda's pendant is part of the legendary Methuselah's Stone which legend says will give its wearer everlasting life. Someone wants all the pieces and it just may cost Amanda her head. Episode 17: "The Immortal Cimoli" - MacLeod tries to protect a newly Immortal two-bit magician from an indiscriminate Immortal headhunter. Episode 18: "Through a Glass, Darkly" - MacLeod tries to help his old friend Immortal Warren Cochrane overcome his amnesia and uncovers a few dark secrets repressed deep within his memories. Disc 7: Episode 19 - "Double Jeapordy" - Immortal Morgan D'Staine, a student of Xavier St. Cloud, shows up to gain revenge for his fallen teacher. Episode 20 - "Till Death" - After 300 hundred years of marriage, Immortal's Robert and Gina Da Valicourt are going through marital problems and it's up to MacLeod and a reluctant Methos to save their marriage. Episode 21 - "Judgment Day" - Dawson (and MacLeod) are put on trial by the Watcher Tribunal for betraying the Watcher's Oath and causing untold numbers of Watcher deaths. Disc 8: Episode 22 - "One Minute to Midnight" - MacLeod and Dawson are on the run from the Watchers as an unknown Immortal hunts the Watchers one-by-one. THE DVD EXTRAS Anchor Bay continues to dish out the goods with this season's set. COMMENTARY, NOTES and BLOOPERS ALL EPISODES include a "behind-the-scenes" featurette, "Watcher Notes" and "Sword Guide." The Notes and Sword Guide provide great background into Highlander cannon and the featurettes provide a great look behind the scenes into production with cast and crew interviews interspersed with scene footage. Also, the MAJORITY of the episodes now include deleted scenes/blooper footage. All in all, this provides for a great extras package. AUDIO/VIDEO COMMENTARY: Audio and video commentary are available on episodes 2, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17, 21. DISC 1: Photo Gallery DISC 8: Bonus material for "Deliverance" episode DISC 9 1. Actor, Director and Writer Bios: Filmographies for ALL actors, directors and writers involved with Season Four. 2. Scripts: Lines and stage directions for ALL 22 episodes in season four. 3. Trivia Game: Test your Highlander knowledge (or pick some up). 4. Extras: Other nifty production documents such as ratings reports and other documents that detail the production for several episodes including production reports, shooting schedules, prep schedules, call sheets and production maps. COLLECTIBLES: A mail-in coupon for the Season 4 collector's edition Highlander medallion. THE VERDICT With its martial arts action, adventure, romance and stunning historical backdrops, Highlander has it all. Fans of the series will be pleased as the DVD sets become better with each release. If you've never been exposed to the world of Highlander before check this series out and see what fans have known for years, "In The End, There Can Be Only One" -- and this series is it!! Highest Recommendation

One of the best seasons of the show, a must have for Highlander fans.

This DVD set is excellent value. Overall the stories are clever, literate and thrilling with two of them Homeland and Through a Glass Darkly being set in Scotland. The latter a reworking of the Rashomon idea - the same event seen in a totally different way by eyewitnesses - is cleverly done with an interesting portrayal of a not so Bonnie Prince Charlie as he was later to become, a drunken, incapable sot. Homeland is my favourite Highlander story and is to me what the myth is all about - nobility, honour, tradition, loyalty. It is excellent and the fact that Adrian Paul directed it and much of it was filmed in Scotland just makes it more enjoyable. The insights from the cast and others are informative, funny and interesting. Suprisingly David Abramowitz, the story editor for the series is rather uncomplimentary about both these episodes and all the commentators on the Homeland episode seemed to have missed the significance of the raven in the Viking connection to the tale. Watch it for yourself and see what you think. All in all this disc set is superb and a must for any Highlander fan.

It is great to finally watch the fourth season again,and for the very first time watch them in English and with Eurominutes both. I have been a Highlander Fan since the first (and only acceptable) movie 1985, and I was a fan of the series since it came to German in 1993 (I think). But I always could only see it in German dubbing. Until now. And the fourth season is the best one - dramatically, and for the quality of the show. The fifth is a close runner-up, because it has unforgettable episodes like Comes a Horseman, Revelations and Forgive Us Our Tresspasses; but the overall development of Duncan in the fourth Season is breathtaking to watch again, and than there are episodes like Timeless, Something Wicked and Deliverance, with a breathtaking Dark Duncan MacLeod who seems still a bit too harmless to be really an irredeemable bad guy, but also shows all the necessary Horseman-material. And in the end: Judgement Day! With it's first thrilling hints about hos it would look if it ever came to war between watchers and Immortals! WOW! I loved this season when I watched it in TV, and now I love to see it on Video again. It has much depth and is a fascinating explore of the Highlander universe. Great stuff!!! Helga Abendroth, Germany

I always liked this series, because it's well acted, lots of action, and the star is great looking. Not good for binge watching, because so many of the plots are similar. Also, if you haven't watched the Christopher Lambert films, you are usually left wondering, why must there be only one? The answer comes at the series' end, but it would be nice to get a theory other than "Because this is the way it is".

I just thought to see how Adrian Paul is. Check his filmography. I have always enjoys martial arts. I thought back in the 90s when I was watching Highlander "certainly looks like he has real world training, that it's not all just choreographed" when I read about the training Adrian has had I decided I have gotta see if I can own the series. I have stayed up & got very little sleep because I can't stop watching. Takes me back... but it's amazing how the passing of time affects how you remember things. Its been awesome to revisit the series. Better yet, I own it. Now if I could buy that incredible sword. And get the series on Blu-ray would be even better. Thanks Adrian. Marie Purvis

So glad to have this amazingly priced & in perfect condition dvd set as part of my video clan...the “Duncan Macleod of the Clan Macleod” video clan that is! Ok...weird fangirl here, but there was nothing weird about this purchase! The price, the shipping speed, the condition...all amazing!

Dvd reçu a temps le seul bémol est que je ne pouvais le lire sur mon lecteur dvd bluray pas la bonne zone; heureusement que j'ai aussi un ancien ou il est passé sans problème

I really like this series, remember watching when I was younger. No doubt will purchase other seasons.

Great quality and works perfectly. Arrived quickly as well.

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