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TIMELESS: Methos finds love. His intended, however, is reluctant -- until he lends her his courage. An extremely well-written episode by any standards, and excellently acted. While a tender story, it does not once -- in the Methos-centric story line, at least -- falling into maudlin sentimentality or slide lazily into the morass of soap opera. Kuddos to both Peter Wingfield and Ocean Hellman.
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Methos: [to Alexa] Excuse
me, if I sat at a table, would you be my waitress? Alexa: [to Joe] Is he a good tipper? Joe: [smiles] No. Alexa: Well, too bad. Makes up for it being cute though. [Steps away to serve a customer.] Methos: [to Joe] Cute. I can do cute |
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[Alexa returns to the bar.] Methos: I'm, uh, Adam Pierson. Alexa: Where're you from? Methos: Um... Alexa: Your accent. You're not from here. Methos: No, I've travelled a lot. |
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Alexa: Really? Paris. Methos: Paris is too full of Parisians. Even the French don't like Paris. Alexa: Venice. Methos: Venice, the smell alone will kill you. |
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Alexa: You're young to be
so cynical, aren't you? Methos: Uh, if you say so. Alexa: I just did. [Walks away.] Methos: What did I say? Joe: Ah, forget it. Alexa's not your type, okay? |
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| Methos: And does she
[Claudia] know— Duncan: That she's one of us? Doesn't have a clue. Somebody does, though. Methos: What? |
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Duncan: Someone's tried to
kill her. Methos: Who'd want her dead before her time? Duncan: I don't know. |
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| Methos: Alexa. You see, even her name is beautiful. There was something, you know. There's a— There's a spark. I wonder if she felt it? I mean I — I don't want to make a fool of myself. You ever feel like that? |  |
Duncan: [smiling to
himself] Couple of times. I don't see what the problem is. Methos: What if she doesn't like me? Duncan: What if she does? |
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Duncan: What am I going to
tell her [Claudia]? Methos: How about the truth? At least then she'd know what she's facing. Duncan: Yeah. It'd be nice if she had a semblance of a normal life. Once she finds out what she is, that becomes impossible. Methos: You can't keep her here forever. |
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| Claudia: Oh, let's go to
Bonatelli's. Would you call them and have them hold my table? And, uh, your friend can
come along if he'd like. Methos: Uh, no thank you. I have other plans. |
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Claudia: Seriously? Methos: Totally. Claudia: Really? Methos: Absolutely. |
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| Alexa: Well, either you
like to drink or you're crazy about the blues. Methos: No, I was waiting for you. I see I leave you speechless. This is an excellent start. Alexa: Start to what? Methos: To dinner, a film, a concert, a smile, a sunset, a walk, ah, all of the above, whatever you would like. |
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Alexa: [giggle] Do women
really fall for that line? Methos: I have no idea. I've never used it before. Alexa: Never is a really long time. Methos: Well, to the best of my recollection. Alexa: Why do you want to go out with me? Methos: Because the alternative is unthinkable. |
| Methos: [to Joe]
Looks like you were wrong. Turns out she is my type. Joe: I don't know. It looked like a lot of arm twisting to me. Methos: A girl like that, you're lucky if you find one every 10 lifetimes. Joe? Joe, what? You got some kind of house rule about dating the help? What? Joe: Alexa is dying. |
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| Alexa: This date we're
supposed to go on, I don't think it's a very good idea. Methos: Don't you like me — a little? Alexa: It's not that. Methos: It's my nose, isn't it? Yep, it's my nose. |
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Alexa: No, it's not your
nose. You have a very nice nose. Methos: It's because you think I'm English. It's my accent. Uh, I don't have to be English. I can be Russian. Uh [says something in Russian] means "Is this the right platform for the train to Karkoff?" Alexa: [laughing] You're outrageous! |
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Methos: Russian doesn't
turn you on. Okay, I can do it in Swahili. Except if I was speaking Swahili, why would I
be wanting a train to Karkoff. Uh, Lithuanian? [Nal Fasi?] Alexa: Please. Don't make me laugh. |
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Methos: Why not? Alexa: Because it's not fair. Methos: It rarely is. Alexa: I'm sorry. |
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Methos: What? Tell me. Alexa: I'm dying. [Methos nods.] Alexa: You see, don't you? We can't go out tomorrow. Methos: Absolutely. We'd better make it tonight |
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| Methos: [to Joe] Where's
Alexa? We have a date. Joe: She called in sick. Methos: Where does she live? Joe: Adam, she doesn't want to see you, okay? Just leave her alone. Methos: Joe, I didn't ask for your opinion. I know she's dying, okay? You are all dying. Twenty years. Six months. What's the difference? Joe: She's protecting herself. She's protecting you, don't you get it? Methos: Yes, I get it. Now tell me where she lives. |
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Methos: Hi. Am I late? Alexa: Only about a year. You shouldn't have come. Methos: Hiding your husband in there, is that what's going on? Lover? Boyfriend? Seven dwarves? Alexa: That's exactly what I'm doing. Hiding my husband, my boyfriend, my lover and the seven dwarves. |
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Methos: I can take 'em all on. I'm not afraid. Alexa: I shouldn't have agreed to see you. It's stupid really. Methos: Why? Alexa: Because you don't need to be a witness to what I'm going through. It's going to get ugly. |
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Methos: You look beautiful
to me. Look, whatever it is you're going through, I can handle it, if you let me. Alexa: Why would you want to? Methos: Because the alternative is unthinkable. How long? Alexa: Less than a year. They don't know. Do you ever just wish time could stand still? |
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[Methos is speechless. He hands her an envelope and backs away.] Alexa: Plane tickets? Methos: Anywhere you like. Everywhere, if there's time. |
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Alexa: It's not that easy. Methos: Yes, it is. You spend whatever time you have left dying or you spend it living — with me. Please. Say you'll come with me, Alexa. |
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Alexa: [We're going coast to coast in a van.] Adam likes to call it our tour of the new world. Methos: Well, it's all new to you, isn't it? Joe: Sounds great. Then what? |
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Methos: Egypt. Alexa: Isn't that romantic? Joe: Well, he's certainly the man to take you. Methos: Thanks, Joe. |
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| Methos: [to Duncan] It's
not long enough. Duncan: It never is. You take it easy. [The van drives away.] |
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Joe: I don't know if
they'll make it to Egypt. Duncan: Doesn't matter. Even if she lives to be a hundred, he'll still have the pain of losing her. |
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