Total Recall Personal recollections of cherished sci-fi and fantasy
Highlander: The Series
Rhian Drinkwater, Freelance Writer
There can be only one Adrian Paul. Fortunately.
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Before you dismiss me with a shake of the head, let me tell you: we were short on quality TV in the ’90s. And while I’m not sure Highlander will ever be remembered as high quality, it made a big impact on me. I was introduced to the show by a boyfriend, aged 16, who had the whole run taped off TV. Rather than the beginning, he first showed me season two, episode four, “The Darkness” – astrange choice, as it continues a long-running arc about a group of humans trying to kill immortals, and ends with the death of a major character and the introduction into immortality of another. It worked though, and I was hooked. More than 20 years later, it’s still one of my favourite stories.