Spoilers Contained, you have been warned
Yes `The Immortal' did borrow several key elements from `Highlander': A katana wielding Immortal traveling through time doing good, a bumbling but well intentioned apprentice, and a pretty lady to round things out. However to say `The Immortal' is a rip off of Highlander is to miss the point entirely of what `The Immortal' was.
The Plot of the Immortal involved a beaten and abandoned Raphe being taken in by a Japanese family. He is taught how to fight by the Father of the family, and falls in love with the daughter. Raphe marries this woman and has a child by her. This angers the demons in hell as the love between Raphe and his wife is too pure, and their child is a bad omen that could ultimately destroy hell itself. One day while Raphe is away demons kill his wife and kidnap their daughter. The rest of the series is Raphe in 3 or 4 different historical time periods, battling demons with his intelligence and his sword, getting closer and closer to finally regaining his daughter.
I thought the premise for this show was much smarter than that of Highlander. Instead of blind faith in the catchphrase `there can be only one' Raphe actually had a purpose for seeking out and destroying the demons which crossed his path. The different historical time settings were well done, the scenery and costumes were very representative of their time periods. I really credit the actors too, they really made you feel for the plight of Raphe who spent centuries trying to reunite himself with his kidnapped daughter.
My only disappointment with the series was it was cancelled just as things got interesting. A female demon reunited Raphe with his daughter, but promised things would soon take a turn for the worse. And that's how the series ended, with a cliffhanger that left me wanting more. This series is not bad as it's reputation, it's actually quite enjoyable once you get into the plot. 6/9 stars.
Yes `The Immortal' did borrow several key elements from `Highlander': A katana wielding Immortal traveling through time doing good, a bumbling but well intentioned apprentice, and a pretty lady to round things out. However to say `The Immortal' is a rip off of Highlander is to miss the point entirely of what `The Immortal' was.
The Plot of the Immortal involved a beaten and abandoned Raphe being taken in by a Japanese family. He is taught how to fight by the Father of the family, and falls in love with the daughter. Raphe marries this woman and has a child by her. This angers the demons in hell as the love between Raphe and his wife is too pure, and their child is a bad omen that could ultimately destroy hell itself. One day while Raphe is away demons kill his wife and kidnap their daughter. The rest of the series is Raphe in 3 or 4 different historical time periods, battling demons with his intelligence and his sword, getting closer and closer to finally regaining his daughter.
I thought the premise for this show was much smarter than that of Highlander. Instead of blind faith in the catchphrase `there can be only one' Raphe actually had a purpose for seeking out and destroying the demons which crossed his path. The different historical time settings were well done, the scenery and costumes were very representative of their time periods. I really credit the actors too, they really made you feel for the plight of Raphe who spent centuries trying to reunite himself with his kidnapped daughter.
My only disappointment with the series was it was cancelled just as things got interesting. A female demon reunited Raphe with his daughter, but promised things would soon take a turn for the worse. And that's how the series ended, with a cliffhanger that left me wanting more. This series is not bad as it's reputation, it's actually quite enjoyable once you get into the plot. 6/9 stars.