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We like our heroes noble, we like them larger than life, but we like them human at the same time. In Duncan MacLeod, "Highlander" offered us a hero who is all three. Through the six seasons of the series, MacLeod faced adversity and tragedy to emerge bloodied but unbowed, a sadder but wiser man. And even as we shared in MacLeod's tiumphs and setbacks, we came to care for him and his friends, to want to see him triumph not just because he was the hero, but because he could falter, he was human and his way of winning whilst keeping his honour intact spoke of the best that we could be. From the deaths of Darius and Tessa to the death of Richie at his own hands, the scripts never guaranteed that he would win, with several major characters dying and some of his worst enemies proving hard to kill. Even though he usually wins by the end of the episode, at some time he will have suffered, whether in the present or his long past. We want to see him win against the odds and we come back time and again to make sure he does, because he makes us believe, for a little while at least, that good will always vanquish evil. Before their final fight at the top of the Eiffel Tower, Kalas taunted him, "Stay noble, it's what you're good at". And that's why we keep watching.
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"It's over when I cut off your head." - "The Gathering"
"I won't be four hundred for another four months." - "The Gathering"
"When they die, you're naked and alone." - "The Gathering"
"You have no idea." - "The Sea Witch"
"Someone's paying me a visit." - "Band Of Brothers"
"Hope doesn't conquer a superior adversary. So why do I hope to beat Grayson? Why do I think a good life will protect me from an evil one? What power can I draw from this thing, this hope?" - "Band Of Brothers"
"He won't forget what I did to him. He's still out there somewhere. He'll be back." - "For Tomorrow We Die"
"My old friend died.... unexpectedly." - "The Watchers"
"For Darius." - "The Watchers"
"Your camera sees what you want it see. You can shoot hope or despair, garbage or flowers. It all depends on where you spend your life." - "Studies In Light"
"Forgive me, my friend. I have a promise to keep." - "Turnabout"
"Nothing you do brings anyone back." - "Eye For An Eye"
"Next time I see you will be the last." - "Unholy Alliance"
"We agree on nothing." - "Unholy Alliance"
"Besides, she can't go to the police because I'm going to cut his head off." - "The Vampire"
"Paris traffic takes a little getting used to." - "Pharoah's Daughter"
"The last crystal, Luther. Here, it's yours. If you can go through me." - "Legacy"
"No Immortal ever died of a chill." - "Counterfeit"
"I thought you said you were the man I couldn't kill." - "Counterfeit"
"We don't get to live happily ever after." - "Line Of Fire"
"You put a pig in crushed linen, even an educated one, he's still a pig." - "The Cross Of St Antoine"
"I couldn't handle another Tessa." - "Song Of The Executioner"
"You got me to break in here so you could impress your girlfriend?" - "Star-Crossed"
"Methos doesn't exist. The oldest Immortal? He's a legend" - "Methos"
"You can't fight for me and I won't allow you to die for me." - "Finale"
"I know. You always have." - "Finale"
"That was a big one, wasn't it?" - "Finale"
"Richie, I've tried revenge. I've hunted men and I've slaughtered them with their wives and children watching. You'll care." - "Leader Of The Pack"
"She said I looked awesome." - "The Colonel"
"It's just an old war wound acting up." - "The Colonel"
"Sorry, wrong number." - "Something Wicked"
"I am Duncan MacLeod of the Clan MacLeod." - "Deliverance"
"He wanted power over me and you gave it to him." - "Judgement Day"
"The killing ends here or I swear it's only just begun." - "One Minute To Midnight"
"You don't play by the Rules, then we play another game." - "Glory Days"
"It's about Immortals. Men who live forever unless they're beheaded. Men like me." - "Little Tin God"
"It's my fridge." - "The Messenger"
"My lawyer? This, I gotta see." - "The Valkyrie"
"Did you kill all those people?" - "Comes A Horseman"
"You're history." - "Revelation 6:8"
"I want him to live." - "Revelation 6:8"
"Take it." - "Archangel"
"No more tears." - "Avatar"
"I'm going to find it and I'm going to destroy it." - "Avatar"
"You always were." - "Armageddon"
"I don't think you need to feel emptier. I think you need to feel life." - "Justice"
"I think you mean 'good luck'." - "To Be"
"I'll see you around." - "To Be"
"Time. And passion." - "Not To Be"
"Let's just say I had a change of heart." - "Not To Be"
"I don't know who or what you are, Methos, and I know you don't want to hear this, but you did teach me something. You taught me that life's about change, about learning to accept who you are, good or bad. And I thank you for that." - "Not To Be"
"You make my heart glad." - "Not To Be"
