The Valicourts, an immortal couple have a falling out after 300 years and beautiful Gina wants a divorce. Duncan tries to help and recruit Methos who reluctantly agrees to participate in a fake sword fight to make Gina think that her husband is in danger so she will rush to his side in solidarity and forget about the divorce. When she sets her sight on Methos and wants to take his head. Methos immediately regrets his participation in this because he always prefers to not get involved, in anything.
2 Reviews
Boring comedy episode. I usually skip in re-watches.
reb-warrior14 August 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Robert de Valicourt and Gina de Valicourt, both immortals, are about to celebrate their 300th wedding anniversary, but they are having marriage difficulties. Duncan tries to help and drags Methos in to help as well. This is a comedy episode.
If you love the comedies and/or love watching just to see Hugh Fitzcairn interact with Duncan, then you may love this episode. Notably, Jeremy Brudenell, whom I loved as Nicholas Ward, in season 2 episode 6, 'The Vampire,' plays de Valicourt.
There's a lot of overacting and melodrama. Gina in present-day is tired of Robert and wants a divorce. There are flashbacks of Hugh and Mac both in love with Gina in 1696, but she falls for Robert. She later asks them both to give away. In 1796, Robert is capture and taken to the guillotine. Mac, Hugh, and Gina rescue him.
Duncan's plan is to get Methos to go after Robert so that Gina will come to his rescue and remember how much she loves him. She does but vows to hunt down Methos. Anyway, it all ends with a light ending.
I have to be honest, I found the episode boring. There were no overwhelming laughs from me. A smile or two but that about it. I didn't care about this couple. They weren't interesting or compelling to me. I usually skip this episode in re-watches. I gave it a 4/10.
If you love the comedies and/or love watching just to see Hugh Fitzcairn interact with Duncan, then you may love this episode. Notably, Jeremy Brudenell, whom I loved as Nicholas Ward, in season 2 episode 6, 'The Vampire,' plays de Valicourt.
There's a lot of overacting and melodrama. Gina in present-day is tired of Robert and wants a divorce. There are flashbacks of Hugh and Mac both in love with Gina in 1696, but she falls for Robert. She later asks them both to give away. In 1796, Robert is capture and taken to the guillotine. Mac, Hugh, and Gina rescue him.
Duncan's plan is to get Methos to go after Robert so that Gina will come to his rescue and remember how much she loves him. She does but vows to hunt down Methos. Anyway, it all ends with a light ending.
I have to be honest, I found the episode boring. There were no overwhelming laughs from me. A smile or two but that about it. I didn't care about this couple. They weren't interesting or compelling to me. I usually skip this episode in re-watches. I gave it a 4/10.
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