For some months about 20 years ago, this show was my life! I was very unhappy in real life at this time, for various reasons, and I suppose my need for escapism was enormous. And so I happened to watch this series on TV, and it just entered my heart and my soul and my whole being, and exploded... and for some time, I lived quite as much with Duncan and Tessa and Richie in the antique shop, as I lived my real life - which was at that time taking place in a small Austrian town, with a job that I detested, non-empathic colleagues, and hateful flatmates...
Of course Duncan/Adrian was in the center of it all. I admired his dark, masculine, mysterious, handsome looks, and every move of his perfect body. I almost loved him - if it is possible to love someone you have never met in reality...
Now, when I have been re-watching some of the episodes on Youtube, I am not as impressed anymore. The story is VERY confused and muddled, with enormous plot holes, and almost all the episodes follow the same pattern. A new immortal is introduced, Duncan remembers when he met this person before in history and we are shown back-flashes in period costume, and in the end Duncan fights him and wins (of course). This plot is framed by nice homey scenes with Tess and Richie, and spiced up with love-scenes - often containing both sex and nudity... It becomes very repetitive after ten episodes or so.
I would not fall for this series, if I saw it for the first time today, and I would not fall for Adrian/Duncan either. I even do not find him that very attractive anymore - I get a feeling, that without the lines that someone else wrote for him, he would come across as quite stupid... There is too much death, blood, and violence, for one thing. If I got to chose, I would only want to see a sword fight quite occasionally - but spend the time mostly in the homey company of Duncan, Tessa and Richie..! :-)
But still - the show has to have SOMETHING, as so many people all over the world, along with me, were caught up at it then in the 90:s. Queen's spurring music is part of it, and the historical scenes that - as far as I can see - were very well researched and staged with the right costumes and props and everything. If one likes to, one can learn a little history from it.
Of course Duncan/Adrian was in the center of it all. I admired his dark, masculine, mysterious, handsome looks, and every move of his perfect body. I almost loved him - if it is possible to love someone you have never met in reality...
Now, when I have been re-watching some of the episodes on Youtube, I am not as impressed anymore. The story is VERY confused and muddled, with enormous plot holes, and almost all the episodes follow the same pattern. A new immortal is introduced, Duncan remembers when he met this person before in history and we are shown back-flashes in period costume, and in the end Duncan fights him and wins (of course). This plot is framed by nice homey scenes with Tess and Richie, and spiced up with love-scenes - often containing both sex and nudity... It becomes very repetitive after ten episodes or so.
I would not fall for this series, if I saw it for the first time today, and I would not fall for Adrian/Duncan either. I even do not find him that very attractive anymore - I get a feeling, that without the lines that someone else wrote for him, he would come across as quite stupid... There is too much death, blood, and violence, for one thing. If I got to chose, I would only want to see a sword fight quite occasionally - but spend the time mostly in the homey company of Duncan, Tessa and Richie..! :-)
But still - the show has to have SOMETHING, as so many people all over the world, along with me, were caught up at it then in the 90:s. Queen's spurring music is part of it, and the historical scenes that - as far as I can see - were very well researched and staged with the right costumes and props and everything. If one likes to, one can learn a little history from it.