Mac vs Haresh Clay

[@user-oh1yl1rv5d]

Unusual long single-angle in this fight scene, 15 seconds from one angle... I like it, you can really follow the moves and it's excellent choreagraphy. These guys really trained hard to do this. In most movies/series, fight scenes are cut up way too much. You can't follow the moves. Often it's also filmed way too close and dark. Here you can see the whole thing.

[@sembilanindera2231]

Right, Jackie Chan had criticized the fights in hollywood / western movie as they cut the scenes too much and there's no "continuity" in fight scenes. Here I loved the contrasting style of Duncan's katana style and Haresh's near eastern (poland, turkey, balkan) style. If you saw the full episode you would see Duncan paid respect to the fallen Haresh after the Quickening. One of Duncan's most skillful opponent.

[@gracepeynado6607]

Fabulous swordplay... Beautiful Dance!

[@TalEl59]

Duncan learned that finishing move from Paul Kinman.

[@ernstvanstangl1048]

It's what we do. Warrior's death.

[@Revan0Windu]

Un des meilleurs combats de la série.

[@moniquecanivet2263]

Oh un français !

[@malbourne805]

The sword that Haresh Clay uses is a Turkish Ottoman Karabela sword, I think. The handle is very distinctive.

[@torontoontario8387]

Amazing

[@johnduckworth3866]

My first thought it was a scimitar.

[@goerizal1]

the best swordfight in cinema. miyamoto musashi will like this variation of his two sword technique.

[@yarberyarber7690]

It's what we do. Honour.

[@Libertariandude]

This is one of the best fight scenes in the series. Just as good as Delongis.

[@BrotherDerrick3X]

You mean Anthony DeLongis

[@KipIngram]

Second this; this one was quite well done. And that's saying something, give how easy it could be for the show to just become "the beheading of the week."

[@malbourne805]

Agreed!

[@houriabensalmane8808]

​@@KipIngram , he said, it was "one of the best", read before answering.

[@MadameChristie]

That might be because Real Andrews was a stunt guy and had fight experience. Not as much as DeLongis but enough that he could handle more complex fight choreo.

[@poseidon5003]

One of the few episodes where I was rooting for the bad guy. LOL

[@johnduckworth3866]

I wonder how the directors of john wick would do a fight scene like this.

[@highlander9936]

Duncan always give or gave immortals or some immortals a chance either to die or to live. Few immortals like MacLeod do that Mac Leod a man of principles intergrity and honor.

[@tinafoster8665]

Yes but he might have had to start being more like Methos to handle the crop of immortals coming up from World War ii, you would think that the population of immortals always swells during wartime, of course they're alive at the time anyway but just that that's the time they first get killed, during combat

[@nicholasg9804]

Yeah but if you watch the episode, it's actually about a gay relationship between two immortals. After Richie killed the lover of this man he didn't want to live, actually question whether he was fighting at his full capacity. I think it's pretty clear that he doesn't really want to live anymore, this episode never clearly states that it was a gay relationship but I think it's pretty clear. Especially in the '90s, they have a earring on the African immortal that I think purposely is meant to display very clearly what this is about. I also think it's a serious undertone in this episode. Unfortunately due to public television they couldn't outright say this was a gay relationship but I think it's pretty clear. I mean it's a real sad episode because it's about a cycle of suffering, there are no good guys in this episode. Basically this guy took Duncan's teacher and then Richie took this guy's lover so it's like just a cycle of horrible suffering. Nobody is a good guy it's a really sad episode

[@tinafoster8665]

@@nicholasg9804 I did see the episode, McLeod's teacher at that time was this pompous European Court type guy, was his name St cloud? Anyhoo he was reputed to be technically among the best, n Harish Clay did hear of him I think, so was respectful n WARY; St Cloud on the other hand looked like he was concentrating but Harish Clay got his sword with one of those tricky circle moves or whatever you call it. Clay's Squire didn't look too surprised but Duncan McLeod was utterly shocked, and he was even more shocked when St Cloud actually got on his knees and begged for his life. Harish clay of course was incredulous, saying you're actually begging for your life? Anyway Harish Clay took St cloud's head and since McLeod was within this little square that was a grave and therefore holy ground, was inaccessible -- and then clay and his Squire proceeded to shame him. Being with an Arabian badass like Harish Clay, it's no wonder his Squire didn't get very good, because Richie took him relatively quickly. And when Harish clay comes to meet his friend, the bartender tells him, long hair n major attitude? Harish clay smiles yes that's the one, n when the bartender says he ran into a guy with more attitude, at that point I figured that he was Clay's lover as well because he got just a sick look on his face. Anyway he finds Richie in short order and not only hacks through the door, but breaks Richie's sword like a toothpick. And when he met McLeod on holy ground, now I remember he did say have you ever had a friend for more than 800 years, who you shared everything with, and McLeod says hey, I feel for you man, but if you go after my friend, I'm coming after you. Harish Clay, you're right I think Harish Clay saw this as his way out of his pain. But when he showed up to fight McLeod in that Mercedes or whatever it was, impeccable suit, he was all business though, and I was hoping right up till the end that they'd just say okay forget all this you know, I mean they were two cool guys you know? Didn't Harish Clay actually have to say, strike , to Duncan? Or did he tell his partner that he'd be there to join him shortly? He said something, something heavy, it is really unfortunate in some of the episodes where McLeod runs into a cool guy that for some reason he has to kill. But even McLeod has his weaknesses, Methos had to kill that one lady because McCloud was prevented by chivalry from acting decisively

[@nicholasg9804]

@@tinafoster8665 He said it's what we do. I didn't fear death but I think it's clear he wanted to die. Sad episode. Happy to see gay immortals

[@tinafoster8665]

@@nicholasg9804 there's LOTS of gay n bi Immortals, Amanda is only the most colorful.❤️ Yes Harish Clay tho, it's what we do, it's fatalistic but logical cuz I can't see Harish Clay doing a Darius thing but I only saw Him at His best n worst, after finding his soul mate dead he was like Death walking, a hurricane or tornado, then the drained fatalism. He still scored the first blood on Macleod though, but you could tell his heart wasn't in it, I'm surprised Duncan offered him an armistice, to take the head of a Man who begged for his life n was on his knees is not exactly sporting, n for a true baddass like Harish Clay, kinda a pu$$y thing to do. But maybe it was to instruct his Squire to never deviate from "what we do" . Oh yes I like seeing lbgtetc couples in situation dramas too, it was a shock first time seeing plainly depicted ss couples on Logo, but a pleasant one to me since i am basically bi

[@quintonwilliams718]

Awesome fight scene.

[@kfcriss]

haresh clay was a real m'fer, a bad dude, this is one of the best episodes, and feuds of the series *THIS* is highlanders best sword-scene

[@alamesbezerra9267]

I love this fight ⚔️⚡💥🔥❤️

[@tinafoster8665]

Mac vs Harish Clay, I wouldn't take odds since they're BOTH baddasses of the First Order, Mac GOT LUCKY here, n knows it

[@chaimbucknor1367]

No, he from he took Grayson's quickening his fighting skills jumped 1800points

[@tnbn55]

@@chaimbucknor1367 Except Grayson was a season one villain. The counter and double sword stab might be something he learned from Otavio Consone.

[@sembilanindera2231]

@@chaimbucknor1367 And then he took Caspian's head, and shared the quickening of Kronos and Silas with Methos. Taking down 3 of the 4 Horseman gave him powerful boosts too.

[@highlanderc]

@@chaimbucknor1367 precog abilities... he always had the skills.

[@aaronbarlow4376]

0:47 that position is extremely vulnerable to being disarmed, all Duncan has to do is an anticlockwise circular motion with his sword and Clay's sword goes flying.

[@ModernandVintageWatches]

You should have said who Haresh Clay was and when he was born to better understand the plot. IMO this was a good guy.

[@torontoontario8387]

Loved vancouver in the 90s

[@tron1880]

I think when he beheaded Martin Hyde that gave Duncan a big edge. ☠️

[@borbafatt]

Quince, Grayson, Hyde, St. Cloud, Kalos, and Clay were his biggest power ups by far. Once he took Kronos, he should have became the unanimous favorite to win the prize. Sadly we’ll likely never see the final outcome of the game in the series universe.

[@yayocowboy]

@@borbafatt so you also think kronos is the strongest villain in the series? he's my favorite charachter...

[@borbafatt]

@@yayocowboy it’s really hard to say. He clearly wasn’t a head hunter in the way that Hyde, Clay, and Quince were but he went toe to toe with mid-season 5 Duncan, and was evenly matched. Definitely one of my favorite duels and I wish he got the Kalas treatment of getting 5 episodes of set up before dying.

[@yayocowboy]

@@borbafatt dude just that he's buisness wasn't officialy called " head hunter " is not a serious criteria to his power. he is much much much older than all those you mentioned, and he probably was in more fight's. macleod is the opposite of a head hunter and he had a lot of fight's for 400 year period....I don't think any of this guy's, including kalas, can take kronos. in their first fight kronos almost finished macleod and that's the macleod with the katana and samurai knowledge....methos is extremely afraid of kronos, silas is also afraid of him...

[@borbafatt]

@@yayocowboy I definitely have no problem with Kronos being the strongest and to me he definitely is I just think it needs to be more reflected in his backstory. Also as much as I hate to say it you can’t really put stock into the first duel with Duncan almost losing because that happens quite a bit and often time doesn’t make sense beyond building drama. In his first duel with Kalas, Duncan was losing and technically lost the fight, then the next episode kalas kills Fitz and presumably gets much stronger since Fitz was pretty old in his own right, then kalas fights Duncan again in the following episode after that and Duncan has the advantage and seems to be winning the whole time even though he hasn’t gotten any stronger. I love highlander the series but the power levels are all over the place lol

[@TheMugenmunster]

Wonder what a prime harsh vs a prime Xavier st cloud fight would have looked like. I know harsh lost this one but you could tell his approach was technique mixed with constant pressure

[@jonathanmora8208]

He lost to plot armor Duncan is invincible

[@tinafoster8665]

@@jonathanmora8208 Plot armor lol that's perfect

[@tinafoster8665]

But yes wtF was with Sincloud, I mean what a WIMP, caught by one of Harish Clays opening Arabic fencing moves? You'd think an expert like him would have been schooled in things like that and would have expected it

[@vendredilundi2201]

@@tinafoster8665 You mix Xavier St Cloud and Graham Ashe.

[@vendredilundi2201]

@@tinafoster8665 And Ashe lost against Clay, just for the same reason Methos lost against Kalas, didn't want confront Kronos and lost two times against MacLeod. Moreover, very probably, in the same situation, Methos would have begged for life for the same reason and precisely due to experience and wisdom.

[@lemondeestloeuvredunenfant4633]

L'un des meilleurs combats

[@antoinepichon1426]

Tsharp T n'est-ce pas de toute façon dans highlander il y a les meilleurs combats à l'épée

[@gabrieldiaz6338]

Clay wanted to lose, he was tired he lost his lover, yes that man became his lover, he wasn't at his best.

[@thelasthokage4347]

Man they were best friends, the series never said they were lovers

[@gabrieldiaz6338]

@@thelasthokage4347 when he's talking to duncan at the grave, he says the was his squire, friend and companion. I think because of that he evolved to a different type of warrior to a more wiser one. I would have love to seen them fight if his mind was clear

[@el-kiote]

@@gabrieldiaz6338 we don't know that to be sure. Could've had a father son relationship.

[@gannicusfinch7068]

@@thelasthokage4347 It was heavily implied . . . this was the 90s, so that wasn't mainstream/accepted, yet. In the Watcher Chronicles CD (yes, I'm that big of a HL geek), Clay's Watcher literally refers to Carter Wellan as "his heart's companion." They were lovers for over 900 years.

[@isaacfranco2520]

Grayson was better to fights and he lost

[@sembilanindera2231]

Japanese katana vs Turkish kilij But Duncan's finishing move, using reverse grip, is kinda fictional to me, cmiiw

[@joshuascott3428]

Harsh Clay isn’t really a villain at worse he’s a jaded antihero

[@timothykozlowski2945]

That's when Richie killed his protege Leather Boy.

[@FireinTheBowl]

I still don't get how Richie beat a 900 year old immortal

[@tinafoster8665]

He didn't, he hadda have Mac save his scrawny buttski lol

[@FireinTheBowl]

@@tinafoster8665 not that guy. His friend at the bar was 900

[@tinafoster8665]

@@FireinTheBowl yes I know but he was Harish Clay's squire, and how good do you think you really have to be when Harish Clay is doing all the heavy work? I believe it was part of their relationship, that the Squire basically kept house, rubbed n fed the horses n did the feminine things, and Harish Clay took care of all things badass.

[@tinafoster8665]

@@FireinTheBowl n that was really f***** up, I couldn't believe Richie went out of his way to pick a fight with a guy who plainly couldn't handle a sword n in fact had backed down. Thought Duncan trained him better than that

[@turbokid8719]

@@tinafoster8665 Richie was going through stuff..

[@thespectator775]

1:33 Mac really doesn't wanna kill him.

[@BoTisHerE1]

clay let duncan go once so..

[@KOKOPIKOSS]

you missed the first part of the fight when Mac cuts Clay

[@fandangodinaturezza9716]

La classe comment il l’a eu!

[@moniquecanivet2263]

C'est clair. Magnifique moove.

[@benjaminolalde]

There can be only one...

[@kargs5krun]

Boss move @ 0:58 !!!! #donttryathome

[@filmunion8194]

When was clay born?.??

[@gannicusfinch7068]

801 A.D.

[@imhuntingwabbits5532]

There can be only one

[@vdlkidsdramaclub9481]

cmon death battle guys... prime at his peak haresh clay vs prime at his peak algiers era xavier st cloud

[@remen9013]

Xavier probably wouldn't fight Haresh honorably. Haresh Clay was a better swordsman than Hamza el Kahir. Most likely Haresh would be the one head hunting and not Xavier. After all, Graham Ashe who was born in 1150 B.C. feared Haresh, who was way younger. Xavier who would feel extreme dread with Haresh making an effort to claim his head. He would know Haresh's reputation and would cause Xavier to fight dirty. Xavier would probably have a few mortals interfere and would take Haresh's head.

[@Kalle2607]

What happens with the sword of the defeated?

[@johnlloyddy7016]

To the victor goes the spoils. He gets to keep it as a trophy. Or uses it to replace his old one if the sword is of a better quality than his I guess.

[@marcusashford924]

He collects them into his antique business

[@kargs5krun]

@@marcusashford924 Exactly!!!!

[@tinafoster8665]

I think that's one of the things that causes all the sparks, the defeated guys sword dissolving like an old style welding rod LOL

[@torontoontario8387]

Goes to the museum

[@stevenspenneberg7407]

In any future Highlander endeavors. PLEASE DO NOT have the bad guy say “ Do it” and then just stand there and get whacked. That was always the lamest.

[@tinafoster8665]

That is lame, should say "F*** YOU!" like Mel did on Scarface lol, anything but "do it", that's just lame you're right

[@920mario]

Clay was definitely gay representation for sure! The way how he loved dude was off

[@desertdweller9548]

Terrible audio

[@isaacfranco2520]

this Mac was better intro pass of the centuries