HL comment of the day
Aug. 25th, 2003 04:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hafitalSince getting back from VividCon I've had the attention span of a gnat. I blame ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
astolat because I try to blame her for something at least once a day. *g* (kidding. mostly. heh)
Anyhoo, have been reading the wonderful MacGeorge's episodic comments of the Highlander season 2 DVDs, three of which (and the others to follow) can be read online at Carmel's totally awesome Highlander site. And then I read a thread on one of the mailing lists comparing Duncan's behavior regarding Gregor and Byron, why Gregor walked away alive while Byron gets his head wacked off, whether his reaction to Byron was out of character, etc etc. Honestly, every single time the Byron discussion comes up (and it comes up a lot) I am totally and completely perplexed.
Seriously, I'm confused and I wonder sometimes if it's just me. I mean, Byron? I'm sorry, but I just don't get how one can even remotely justify any of his actions. Why are we even discussing this? I ask myself. LOL. I mean, it makes perfect sense to me why Gregor lives and Byron becomes one head shorter. And I think it's totally in character of Duncan. And why does this discussion always get boiled down to "Idiot #1 and Idiot #2 have all the right to kill themselves, with the indirect help of Byron, if they so choose. It's not Byron's fault."?
Yes it is. It's all his fault!! I blame everything on Byron. heh.
I don't see how Byron could not have been absolutely and perfectly aware of exactly what he was doing. He played with Idiot 1 and 2's lives, willingly, and lead them to their deaths, directly or indirectly. And how does saying Byron's actions weren't deliberate make him any less responsible for them?
Don't get me wrong, I really like this episode. I think the actor's portrayal of Bryon is really quite good. I love the moral dilemma presented and I love seeing Duncan give into his righteous side. Also, I'm not without feelings for Byron. I remember watching this episode for the first time and feeling all torn up about it. As Duncan says, it's a total waste of immense talent. Nor am I particularly fond of Gregor, either. And I still think Bryon deserved what he got and that if Duncan had gone through with it and killed Gregor, that would have been OOC. Obviously there is much varying mileage regarding all of this.
This is where I get the sharp realization that the world doesn't live
inside my head and thus see things the way I do. I hate that. *g*
I hope anyone reading this wasn't expecting actual analysis. I did mention the gnat-sized attention span, right? *g*
astolat because I try to blame her for something at least once a day. *g* (kidding. mostly. heh)Anyhoo, have been reading the wonderful MacGeorge's episodic comments of the Highlander season 2 DVDs, three of which (and the others to follow) can be read online at Carmel's totally awesome Highlander site. And then I read a thread on one of the mailing lists comparing Duncan's behavior regarding Gregor and Byron, why Gregor walked away alive while Byron gets his head wacked off, whether his reaction to Byron was out of character, etc etc. Honestly, every single time the Byron discussion comes up (and it comes up a lot) I am totally and completely perplexed.
Seriously, I'm confused and I wonder sometimes if it's just me. I mean, Byron? I'm sorry, but I just don't get how one can even remotely justify any of his actions. Why are we even discussing this? I ask myself. LOL. I mean, it makes perfect sense to me why Gregor lives and Byron becomes one head shorter. And I think it's totally in character of Duncan. And why does this discussion always get boiled down to "Idiot #1 and Idiot #2 have all the right to kill themselves, with the indirect help of Byron, if they so choose. It's not Byron's fault."?
Yes it is. It's all his fault!! I blame everything on Byron. heh.
I don't see how Byron could not have been absolutely and perfectly aware of exactly what he was doing. He played with Idiot 1 and 2's lives, willingly, and lead them to their deaths, directly or indirectly. And how does saying Byron's actions weren't deliberate make him any less responsible for them?
Don't get me wrong, I really like this episode. I think the actor's portrayal of Bryon is really quite good. I love the moral dilemma presented and I love seeing Duncan give into his righteous side. Also, I'm not without feelings for Byron. I remember watching this episode for the first time and feeling all torn up about it. As Duncan says, it's a total waste of immense talent. Nor am I particularly fond of Gregor, either. And I still think Bryon deserved what he got and that if Duncan had gone through with it and killed Gregor, that would have been OOC. Obviously there is much varying mileage regarding all of this.
This is where I get the sharp realization that the world doesn't live
inside my head and thus see things the way I do. I hate that. *g*
I hope anyone reading this wasn't expecting actual analysis. I did mention the gnat-sized attention span, right? *g*
