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(1993)

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6/10
I didn't want to see Duncan bang Sheena Easton in the very next episode after Tessa died. I didn't like Duncan at all in this episode. Great Episode for Richie tho.
reb-warrior8 March 2020
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Annie, played by Sheena Easton, an immortal, wants revenge against Richie after he stops her from shooting someone by struggling with her while she has an automatic weapon. Her boyfriend ends up getting killed. Annie and Duncan know each other from the past. It appears she's an Irish freedom fighter or terrorist, kind of like the IRA. She lost a husband in the past due to their war against the government. It seems nothing has changed in the present day as she's trying to kill an Irish Ambassador. Loved Duncan's messy curly hair in the flashback.

I hated how Duncan treated Richie in this episode. Richie although cocky afterward did nothing wrong. He tried to stop what he perceived as some bad folks killing other people. One could argue it was really Duncan's fault that Annie's husband got killed. If Duncan had minded his own business and left with newbie immortal Richie, none of this would have happened. Unfortunately, this becomes a pattern with Duncan in future episodes. He can't mind his own business and interferes with whatever the immortal is doing. Anyway, I thought he was a major jerk to Richie.

I hated that Duncan slept with Annie in the very next episode right after Tessa was killed. I'm not sure how much time has gone by, but I'm guessing around a month since his and Richie's grief is still so fresh based on their earlier conversation. I hate "grief sex," "anger sex," and "hate sex," in fiction. Always has been a turn-off. Annie just literally lost her boyfriend the day before. As for Duncan, this goes back to what I said in my last review, he can't go without a woman for more than five minutes. Man-oh-man Tessa just died. This was offensive to me and disgusting and disrespectful to the woman he spent 13 years of his life with.

Loved when Duncan trained Richie to sword fight. It seemed like both actors were really having fun. Duncan shows Richie a move to take out an opponent. Later Richie uses this move on Annie. I thought it was stupid that Richie beat Annie after just starting training with a sword for one day. I mean come on! Annie is probably hundreds of years old. Just so unbelievable to me. Yet again we have another female immortal who can't fight or loses. As with Grace and Amanda in previous episodes. I guess we see some of the "power" an immortal gets when Annie is able to overpower him at times plus hit him really hard.

This was a great episode for Richie. Loved when he drove his motorcycle out the window. Awesome scene when Richie spares Annie's life and he screams "nooo." Later he's sitting down quietly off to the side looking almost like a hurt little boy. Great job by Stan Kirsch.

I really didn't like Duncan in this episode. It was too soon seeing Duncan hook-up with someone else after Tessa died. Sheena Easton was decent in her role. Found it too unbelievable that Richie beat Annie. I gave the episode a 6/10
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7/10
fist epi after Tessa Warning: Spoilers
Richie, so "new" and love Mac as he smiles almost "father like" at him esp regarding being hungry. And Mac bought the DoJo because it was for sell, the funny truth, but Charlie is wanted to stay and run in, hot water heater is gonna cost Mac 450...

First time Richie "feels" another immortal besides Mac, and Mac know the woman, Annie, who was "after someone", she is still living like there is war and she is fighting it, as that was where Mac knew/knows her from, she still part of IRA. Mac "tries" to teach Richie but Mac is really not in the right mind to teach, as Annie is coming for Richie. The IRA gang she was/is with wanted to kill and a lot of others could have been killed either way, even with Richie and Mac getting in way and Mac tells Richie lucky only one died, whom Richie says deserved it, as he was part of gang, Mac points out you can not know another's heart. The 1 dead, was Annie's husband, and Richie, he comes in 2nd, he dies.

Annie's dive out the window, hmmm the why sums it up, but course they don't know, she'll be back. Love that Charlie sticks up for Richie, telling Mac off, then revealing the terrorist woman dead (well not but he don't know that). But kinda works as Mac says he was wrong, and they really need to train, as Annie has "escaped" but no cops are looking as they think she dead, so does the rest of the gang, guess didn't know bout immortals, did her husband ?, and still don't with the don't believe everything you hear.

Interesting sword training, well in show it is a matter of life and death as to knowing how to use, and hmmm how does Mac know her fav move ? hope she hasn't changed her mind bout it. Richie not ready to face her 1st time round, glad he finally got bike started, (love the "magicical appearing sword") and the out another window, though this time Richie and not that high, just enough to give a good bike jump and escape. Charlie will "train" but boy he confused with how Richie has healed so fast, and Mac goes to see Annie with a "bottle" and though some were angry the show did this, slept with her. We don't know the real length of time passed from Tess and we as humans, some need to have something to remind them they are still alive, we left behind need to live, though I wouldn't do what he did, have friends who needed to remind themself...Annie and Mac both lost loves an "lived". Annie still has some abandonment issues, even with Mac, and will cont in min...

Richie Charlie talking, but Charlie telling Richie similar to Mac and Annie, but both R and C grew up in bad neighborhoods, though Charlie for his reasons, chip on shoulder. Richie did not get Mac, out all night with her, hmmm don't think he got they slept together but did get that she is still after him. Charlie, still confused, as Richie takes off, saw sword gone and Macs damn, has know idea whats up, just something dangerous.

the cont...Richie goes to her, brave ?, well didn't want fear to rule his life, and Mac nothing he could do, "battle" started, but Richie, won, (primal yell was interesting) but couldn't kill her, Mac tells her that was it, her life was given, apt she listens, doesn't appear to come back again for Richie.

Richie thought he could kill, couldn't, realizes lots to learn, given his own sword, told might be his only friend make it part of him.
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