We open with a flashback to 1989 where Duncan fights an immortal opponent, Walter Reinhardt, which ends with them both injured and Reinhardt toppling from a bridge into the water. (Richie, speaking for the audience, will later wonder what happened to Duncan being out of the game for a century.) We later learn Reinhardt disappeared soon after and Duncan believes another Immortal killed him. (Despite what has been stated elsewhere, it's clear no-one saw a quickening.)
Present day and the mysterious and rather formidable Rebecca Lord enters Duncan's life. It's soon clear she has a connection to Reinhardt but what? As strange events happen around Duncan and both Tessa and Richie end up targeted, the episode builds a mystery as to just how unstable Rebecca is. Duncan isn't convinced she's behind things but Tessa (a character who, at times, acts as though she's never met another woman she likes) can understand why losing Reinhardt would drive her to revenge.
It all builds to a nice climax. Unlike the previous episode, the fact that everything has been constructed to hurt Duncan (as opposed to him just bumping into the villain by coincidence) adds a personal dimension to it. The show's makers have criticised the realisation of it but I found it rather effective.
It's a bit weird to hear "You Want To Live Forever" booming out over the last scene though: Sure, it's a nice moment, but not significant enough for that?
There's also a nice subplot about Richie becoming a used car salesman: Duncan's expression when he announces what his new job is is an episode highlight. He also gets a nice scene where he's forced to make a phone call but manages to tip Duncan off to what's going on by being overly polite!
Second and final appearance of Angie, previously seen in The Road Not Taken. First appearance of Sergeant Bennett, the latest of our interchangeable season one cops and it definitely feels like they're getting worse: He'll be back next episode.
Present day and the mysterious and rather formidable Rebecca Lord enters Duncan's life. It's soon clear she has a connection to Reinhardt but what? As strange events happen around Duncan and both Tessa and Richie end up targeted, the episode builds a mystery as to just how unstable Rebecca is. Duncan isn't convinced she's behind things but Tessa (a character who, at times, acts as though she's never met another woman she likes) can understand why losing Reinhardt would drive her to revenge.
It all builds to a nice climax. Unlike the previous episode, the fact that everything has been constructed to hurt Duncan (as opposed to him just bumping into the villain by coincidence) adds a personal dimension to it. The show's makers have criticised the realisation of it but I found it rather effective.
It's a bit weird to hear "You Want To Live Forever" booming out over the last scene though: Sure, it's a nice moment, but not significant enough for that?
There's also a nice subplot about Richie becoming a used car salesman: Duncan's expression when he announces what his new job is is an episode highlight. He also gets a nice scene where he's forced to make a phone call but manages to tip Duncan off to what's going on by being overly polite!
Second and final appearance of Angie, previously seen in The Road Not Taken. First appearance of Sergeant Bennett, the latest of our interchangeable season one cops and it definitely feels like they're getting worse: He'll be back next episode.