I did not know that about Peter Wingfield. Good for him!
What makes Methos work is that the concept implies one kind of character, and the kind you get is entirely different. He's not a Wise Old Guru (except at random moments, when he is), nor is he a total badass, being entirely willing to run the hell away from whatever threatens him. And he's snarky, which automatically endears him to me. :-) Given that Duncan MacLeod is prone to taking everything very seriously, Methos provides some much-needed leavening.
Mercutio I think would have died anyway -- the part about him dying was me being tongue in cheek -- but he very much feels to me like one of those characters who had way more life than his author expected him to. And for the record, I actually do like R&J. It's comparable to Highlander in that way: I think the character makes the story better, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't have enjoyed it without them.
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What makes Methos work is that the concept implies one kind of character, and the kind you get is entirely different. He's not a Wise Old Guru (except at random moments, when he is), nor is he a total badass, being entirely willing to run the hell away from whatever threatens him. And he's snarky, which automatically endears him to me. :-) Given that Duncan MacLeod is prone to taking everything very seriously, Methos provides some much-needed leavening.
Mercutio I think would have died anyway -- the part about him dying was me being tongue in cheek -- but he very much feels to me like one of those characters who had way more life than his author expected him to. And for the record, I actually do like R&J. It's comparable to Highlander in that way: I think the character makes the story better, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't have enjoyed it without them.