Methos and Alexa

 
- Because the alternative is unthinkable -

 
(Just check out The Love Calculator if you want proof. It gave Alexa Bond and Adam Pierson (or Methos, which ever you prefer) a whopping 99% chance for success!)


 
 
The sweet, but tragic love story between Methos (Peter Wingfield) and Alexa Bond (Ocean Hellman) has been, at least to me, one of the highlights of Highlander - the series.

Methos, a.k.a Adam Pierson, is the oldest living Immortal, and Alexa is a young woman who is dying. Despite their differences, they have a whirlwind romance. He is instantly attracted to her, and after he learns about her illness, determined to spend what ever time she has left with her. She is reluctant at first, afraid to love and to be loved, but he soon sweeps her off her feet.

Sadly, the only episode we got to see Alexa in was Timeless, in the fourth season. Besides that, she was mentioned in Deliverance, Methuselah's Gift and Through a Glass Darkly.

 


 

The First Meeting

 
They met at Joe's where Alexa was working as a waitress.

Methos: Excuse me, if I sat at the table, would you be my waitress?
Alexa (to Joe): Is he a good tipper?
Joe: No.
Alexa: Well, too bad.... Makes up for it by being cute, though.
Methos: Cute. I can do cute.

 

The rest of the meeting wasn't overly encouraging for Methos, but as we all know, the old man can be pretty persistent when he chooses to. And this time he was quite motivated....

 
Methos: Alexa.... You see, even her name is beautiful. There.., there was something, you know? There was a -- there was a spark.... I wonder if she felt it?

 


 

The Invitation

 
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 speachless. This is an excellent start.
Alexa: Start to what?
Methos: To.... dinner, a film, a concert, a smile, a sunset, a walk.... All of the above, what ever you would like.
Alexa: Do women really fall for that line?

 

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Alexa: Why do you wanna go out with me?
Methos: Because, the alternative is unthinkable.

 
Now, how could anyone resist that? Alexa certainly couldn't, so she agreed to go out with him. But then she had some time to think it over, and thought better of it. Also, as it turned out, Methos wasn't the only one with a secret....

 
Alexa: I'm dying. You see, don't you? We can't go out tomorrow.
Methos: Absolutely. We better make it tonight.

 


 

The Choise

 
Methos: You spend what ever time you have left, dying, or you spend it living - with me.

 
Not exactly what one would call a tough choise.... As a result, Alexa quit her job, and went for a trip around the world with Methos. They planned to go coast to coast in a van first, and then continue to Egypt.

 


 

The Tour of the World

 
The doctors had given Alexa less than a year, and we were never told if she and Methos ever made it to Egypt. Their plans may have changed en route though, as there were many places, such as Paris and Venice, that Alexa had dreamt of seeing. We do know that they did go at least to Athens and to Santorini, which Alexa loved especially.

But not long after that, her condition became worse and Methos took her to a hospital in Geneva. While she was there, he made a desperate attempt to save her life.

 


 

'If there is one chance that I can save her, then I have to try'

 
According to a legend, whoever has the Methuselah's Stone, lives forever. The Watchers had all but one piece of the stone, and because Methos' alter ego, Adam Pierson, was part of their organization, he knew where the stone was being kept. Methos tried to steal it but he was interrupted by Amanda. In the end, Methuselah's Stone was lost in a river, and all that remained of it, was Amanda's crystal.

Alexa never knew the reason for Methos' trip, or how close he had come to saving her life.

 


 

The End

 
Alexa died in Geneva with Methos by her side. Even though he thought that she might have wished to be buried in Greece, he chose to bury her in Paris, so she would be close to him.

 

 
The Navajo have a saying: The spirit lives as long as someone who lives remembers you.

- DM, Through a Glass Darkly

 




 

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