Posted by Jeanne Rose MacWoW on Friday, 11 September 1998, at 7:28 a.m., in response to I think the answer to your question lies in the title of the ep...., posted by old auntie e MacWoW on Friday, 11 September 1998, at 6:40 a.m.

Methos was pretty calm and cool about the whole thing until he talked to the guy himself. I think the line about -

"Can anyone live for 5,000 years and say they did nothing? Risked nothing? Merely stayed alive? It'd be pointless."

"Some might think that that experience was worth saving."

"I'm not one of them. But, we can talk about it."

- reallly got to him. Because that of course is his whole life - staying alive. He thinks his experience is worth saving. Maybe he secretly wishes he had done something more to contribute to the world. Stand up for something, like Duncan does.

Or maybe he was just annoyed that someone who obviously *hasn't* lived as long as he has would presume to know how that many years would affect you. Maybe he hates the "wise immortal" stereotype, since it isn't very true to life (at least in his case).

I would really like to have seen some kind of confrontation between Methos and the Messenger about the fact that no matter how "holy" he thinks his message is, he's living a lie to tell people he's Methos in order to spread it. Richie could also have been involved. I personally felt a little cheated by the ending (having Culbraith kill him and then Richie kill Culbraith). Culbraith really had no reason to kill the Messenger, it flattened his formerly rich character, and it made Richie and Duncan's problems with the whole thing moot. But until now I haven't been able to think of anything better. Hmmmmm. . .

Peace, JR