Forever Knight - The Trilogy, Part 2
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Actor: Catherine Disher, Deborah Duchene, Geraint Wyn Davies, John Kapelos, Nigel BennettBrand: Sony
Editor: Dave Goard
Editor: Dean Balser
Editor: Tim Williams
Writer: Alison Lea Bingeman
Writer: Barney Cohen
Writer: James D. Parriott
Writer: Peter Mitchell
Writer: William Flaherty
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1148 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2005-01-04
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Forever Knight - The Trilogy, Part 2
DVD Review: A superior second season of an immensely stylish series
Summary: 5 Stars
*POSSIBLE SPOILERS WITHIN*
Unspectacular ratings led to the cancellation of FOREVER KNIGHT after its first season in 1993. At that point the show had already gathered a large cult following, and that following was outraged. Thankfully, they vented their frustration through extensive campaigning to get the show back on the air, and for one of the few times in television history, it worked. One year after its untimely demise, FOREVER KNIGHT returned to television, and the world is all the better for it. The show's second season is widely regarded as the series' best, due to further character development, intriguing plotlines, and a wealth of great episodes (26, to be exact; the first season had 22).
Season two got off to a fantastic start with the turbulent premiere, "Killer Instinct". The previous season's finale, "Love You to Death", had closed with a brief glimpse of LaCroix (Nigel Bennett), back from the "dead" to torment vampire cop Nick Knight (Geraint Wyn Davies) in the present. In "Killer Instinct", Nick must deal not only with the return of LaCroix, but with an investigation from Internal Affairs as well - an investigation that threatens to reveal Nick's secret to the world. "Stranger Than Fiction" involves an Anne Rice-style horror author being protected by the police - and whom Nick is developing an attraction to. "Forward Into The Past" is a sweet episode, in which Nick must save a woman whom he befriended forty years ago. Nigel Bennett shines in "Father's Day". Jack The Ripper comes to modern-day Toronto in "Bad Blood" (it turns out that he was one of LaCroix's nastier creations ... !) There are some excellent flashbacks in "Can't Run, Can't Hide", where Nick recalls his time spent feeding off corpses of the slain during the Vietnam Conflict. "Amateur Night" is one of the show's sillier episodes, as Nick and Schanke (John Kapelos) try to protect a famous female action star. The inevitable "diplomatic immunity" episode comes in the form of "Beyond the Law". Natalie (Catherine Disher) finds a cure for Nick's vampirism in "The Fix", while Nick examines his feelings for her in "Be My Valentine" (that episode also gives us a fascinating look at one of LaCroix's past romances). HIGHLANDER writer Gillian Horvath writes "Queen of Harps", which turns out to be an all-around wonderful episode which includes flashbacks to Nick's pre-vampire days. "A More Permanent Hell" is one of the series' best episodes, due largely to the brilliant flashbacks to LaCroix's pre-vampire days. That episode also introduces LaCroix's eerie daughter, Divia (Kathryn Long), who would appear once more in the third season. "Curioser & Curioser" is a magnificent episode, and in my opinion the highlight of season two. In the episode, Nick blames himself for the death of humans at the Raven; as his guilt consumes him, it begins distorting his reality. (The ending of that episode is to die for.) There are some wonderful scenes in "Near Death" as well, where we learn that Nick hasn't quite redeemed himself ... yet. "Baby Baby" presents an interesting theory about vampires becoming human, and giving birth (a theory further explored in the third season). "Close Call" is one of the weaker episodes. The plot, involving Schanke nearly discovering Nick's secret, is great, but the execution is not: most of the episode is made up of lengthy flashbacks to previous episodes. Finally, the season concludes with "Crazy Love". While that episode doesn't give us a cliffhanger as grand as the one provided by season one, it does introduce the eerie and far more realistic eye effects that would be used for vampires through the rest of the show, as well as more realistic landing effects.
As this season focuses more on the characters than did the previous season, one can't help but focus more on the actors as well. Close scrutiny reveals nothing but excellent acting all around. Geraint Wyn Davies is terrific. His on-screen chemistry both with confidante (and lover?) Natalie/Catherine Disher and bumbling but lovable partner Schanke/John Kapelos is completely believable, as is his contempt for his former master LaCroix/Nigel Bennett. Bennett truly steals the show. Yes, LaCroix is evil, but Bennett's performance and delivery of LaCroix's cynical witticisms is simply irresistible. Also great in this season is the charming Deborah Duchene; it's always a delight when Janette shows up. Gary Farmer, who played the chief of police in the first season, is replaced by Natsuko Ohama. Ohama's chief is very different from Farmer's, and though I was a little thrown off by her arrival at the start of the season, I had warmed up to her by its finish. This season was also John Kapelos' last on the show before his character's untimely demise in the opening of season three. Ironically, in Schanke's final scene, he declares, "That's it. It's over. I am out of here. The fat lady has sung!"
There's more great costumes, dark lighting, and charmingly claustrophobic sets in this season, not to mention some of Fred Mollin's finest music. The writing never falters and the directing, as well as the show itself, is immensely stylish. FOREVER KNIGHT has an atmosphere and style completely its own; no doubt that was a major part in amassing the show's huge fan base. Those who enjoyed season one will love the second season; it's arguably better than the first. All in all, an excellent second season, and I can't wait to watch season three.
Description of Forever Knight - The Trilogy, Part 2
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 06/28/2005 Run time: 1148 minutes Rating: NrColumbia TriStar surprised a lot of Forever Knight fans by releasing the second season of the cult supernatural series on DVD, despite underwhelming sales of the first-season set; what's even more exciting about this six-disc box for longtime followers are its supplemental features, which include commentary by star Geraint Wyn Davies and series co-creator James Parriott. Overall, the second season is marked by change, both in front of and behind the camera: vampire detective Nick Knight's former master and nemesis, LaCroix (Nigel Bennett), takes a more active role in the series, and offers a direct threat to Nick's desire to become mortal again, while Nick's lengthy past is explored more deeply in flashbacks. Gary Farmer's Captain Stonetree is gone, having been replaced by Natsuko Ohama as Captain Cohen-?however, she too would leave the show by season's end, as would Gary Kapelos (Nick's partner, Schanke), and Deborah Duchene (Janette Ducharme).
What didn't deviate from the first season was the abundance of exciting and imaginative stories--highlights from season 2 include "Stranger Than Fiction," in which Nick falls for an Ann Rice-like writer; "Father's Day," which partners LaCroix with the Mob; the return of Jack the Ripper in "Bad Blood"; and "Baby Baby," one of two second-season episodes directed (quite well) by Wyn Davies. Extras include Wyn Davies and Parriott providing commentary for two episodes ("Blood Money" and "Killer Instinct"), while Nigel Bennett goes it alone for a pair ("A More Permanent Hell" and "Curiouser and Curiouser"). Parriott and Wyn Davies also appear in a 20-minute featurette (titled, appropriately enough, "About the Show"), and a brief segment in which they answer questions posited by series devotees. In short, season 2 has plenty for FK aficionados to (ahem) sink their teeth into. --Paul Gaita
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