Forever Knight Episode Guide

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Forever Knight Episode Reviews

First Season | Second Season | Third Season

Season One

Dark Knight (Chapter 1) (***) Weird to see this, having seen the original pilot. A very different cast of characters than we see in the rest of the series... Nick is nasty, sometimes downright scary. Schanke is a pain. LaCroix... oh, don't get me started on the Peroxide Terror.
Dark Knight (Chapter 2) (***) More of the same, with an ending that any four year old saw coming *miles* away. Still, DK sets up most of the running gags we'll be seeing for the rest of the series, and at one point, in a flash of foresight, oatmeal is even mentioned.
For I Have Sinned (**) Blah. Fun with Schanke and Nick in the confessional, and our one glimpse of the infamous Alma. The present day plot is only made up for by the gorgeous Joan of Arc flashback... we get to see Nick as a bad guy!
Last Act (***) The plays within the episode are embarassing, Erica must have been writing for a different audience... Nick tries to come to grips with two souicides, one of an old friend, and another that may not be what it seems.
Dance By the Light of the Moon (**) The flashbacks to Janette's seduction of Sir Nicolas are great, but the present day seductress is so laughable, I just can't stand this ep.
Only the Lonely (****) A gorgeous Natalie celebrates her birthday, remembers how she met Nick, and has some trouble with her dating life. The introduction of the famous and oft-used garden hose. Best Nick/Nat stuff ever.
I Will Repay(***) When Nat's brother is shot, she asks Nick to bring him over. Cath Disher is brilliant (she won a Gemini for this one), but the plot is slow where it should be fast and vice versa.
Father Figure (***) I'm tempted to penalize by one star any episode where Nick wears a mustache in the flashback. The obligatory cute kid episode, this one reads kinda like an episode of shudder Full House. The best bits are watching all the adults playing up to the kids.
False Witness (**) Boring. To be kept purely for the data on Myra Schanke's Skin Pretty sunblock sales and Nat's resulting "Do you smell Pina Coladas?" Nick struggles with the temptation to...[gasp] lie.
Cherry Blossom(***) Good Nick/Janette stuff, as Nick deals with an old Chinatown man who believes Nick killed his mother. And Nat and Janette meet.
Spin Doctor(***) Really gets the feeling of the media politics down, even in the flashback. Too bad the plot itself just wasn't that interesting. Nice to see that Nat can be wrong and Nick right every now and then though.
Dying for Fame(*****) Nick finds himself identifying with a rock and roll star accused of murder. Great video dream sequences, hilighting Fred Mollin's music. Too bad they missed the opportunity to have Nick doing some music as well.
Dying to Know You (***) The first of several psychics walks into Nick's life, and thinks she's cracking up until he shows her his other eyes and teeth. The sequence at the end (Canadian version only) with Nick at the loft, brooding, is simply gorgeous.
Unreality TV (**)When Nick and Schanke are followed around by a COPS-style video crew, Nick's secret almost comes out. Introduces the Enforcers.
Dead Air (**) A radio psychologist is menaced by an on-air serial killer. The plot is clear from the outset, but it's worth it to see what it would have been like if Nick had been the Nightcrawler.
Hunters (***) The flashback turns LaCroix into a bad IWTV Lestat knock-off, but for once the present-day plot is fab. Schanke is hunted by an old enemy, and we get to see what Janette keeps in the cellar of the Raven.
Dead Issue (**) For all you Stonetreeites (both of you). The flashback is worth it though, if only for the first scene of the Canadian version.
Feeding the Beast (***) Nick joins an AA-style group, looking for a murderer, almost backslides, then recoveres completely for no apparent reason during a commercial break. Contains the famous french fry scene.
If Looks Could Kill (**) Suspension of disbelief is a neccesity for this one, but since there are fans out there who think telekenesis is a scientific field, I suppose it's possible. Vampire blood has interesting effects when used as an elixr of youth.
Fatal Mistake (**) Introducing Alexandra the Dingbat Barmaid, who doesn't like Nick *at all*. Another Stonetree story.
Love You to Death (****) The famous ballerina flashback story, in which Nick proves that he has a lower opinion of himself than any Cousin could have of him. The last scene, natch, is my favorite.
1966 (****) For once the flashback takes over the episode, and it does very well. Nice to see that Nick keeps in touch with some of his old friends anyway.

Season Two

Killer Instinct(***) LaCroix is back, and determined to ruin Nick's mortal life. Personally, I can't watch without thinking of the infamous Oatmeal Raisin Crisp scene. The flashbacks warm my Cousinly heart.
Father's Day (***) A young man trying to flee his mobster family reminds Nick and LaCroix of one of Nick's many attempts at running away. LaCroix manages to preserve the Constantine family and give Nick what he wants at the same time. Nick wishes LaCroix a happy Father's Day.
Faithful Followers (**) Huh? Our impressionable friend Nick the Brick infiltrates a luminology cult and can't make up his mind whther he's under deep cover or just giving in totally. LaCroix of Arabia makes a flashback appearance and the plot goes nowhere. CD and JK are great, and they're all that make this one worth watching.
Hunted (***) A sport hunter makes Nick her next quarry, reminding him of how much fun he used to have hunting with the other two thirds of the gleesome threesome, before his conscience choked him. JK does a great job as Schanke gets to play hostage.
Near Death(***)Nick, being a total, complete, and utter moron, decides to flatline himself in order to get to heaven. Great bit at the end as Nat and Schanke struggle to save his life, and great bit in the middle with Nick wearing a transparent nightgown.
Crazy Love(**) This episode wants to be Silence of the Lambs. The flasback should have been to Bedlam. All worth it for the Nick/Janette bits.
Fate Worse Than Death(****) The present day plot is a typical Gillian Horvath muddle, while the flashbacks are, also typical of Ms. Horvath, gorgeous. Janette's "origin" story. Miklos included.
The Fix(*****) Nick is cured... sort of. Nick/LaCroix scenes to die for. A tour de force with pasta.
Amature Night(**) Ick. I keep this one only to hear Nigel say "LaCroy, Internal Affairs."
Forward Into the Past(***) Nick struggles to find and help an old (not that old) friend. The interaction between Nick and the present day Katherine are great. Aristotle is introduced
Blood Money(****) Directed by Geraint Wyn Davies. Nick, as it turns out, is just about the richest man in the world. But the son of the man he's entrusted his fortune to seems to be after the money. Felix Twist is introduced.
The Fire Inside(***) Nick and Schanke track a serial killer, who immolates his victims, through the sewer. The Nat/Cohen "well, we have problems too" scenes are embarassingly contrived.
Above the Law(**) Ick. But... Lisa Ryder's first appearance on FK as the aide in the flashback really made an impression on me, and I was glad to hear such a talented lady had been added to the cast for season 3.
Stranger than Fiction(*****) Great fun. An author of vampire novels is stalked, and catches Nick's eye (neck of the week syndrome ala season one), but ignore that foolishness for the sake of the fantasy sequences as the characters imagine themselves in her book. Schanke as LaSalle (Don Kapelos doing his Nigel Bennet impression) is worth seven stars.
Can't Run, Can't Hide(****) Vengeance is wrought on a group of Viet Nam vets who slaughtered a whole village. The special guest vampire is unbelievably hot.
Queen of Harps(***) Another of Gillian Horvath's pretty muddles. Good, interesting stuff, but it feels like a young girl's first attempt at fanfic. Nick, and everybody else, are obsessed with an ancient harp. Worth it all to see young Nicolas smiling in the sunshine. Warning: contains lichen/stone line.
Undue Process(***) Once more we have an ep where Cath Disher shines, but the story pacing is completely off. Nat's goddaughter is murdered, and then so is the murderer.
Bad Blood(****)Jack the Ripper comes to Toronto, and Nick must face the fact that the deaths that result are partially his fault. Guest stars Cedric Smith, Cath Disher's husband, as a sort of semi-vampire (goofy concept, but ok) Miklos included.
Capital Offense(***) Is she/isn't she an axe murderer? Anyway, she makes a great nun. Fun LaCroix stuff, and we get to watch Nick play the piano.
Be My Valentine(*****) It's silly, but it's good silly. Nick finally gets up the nerve to tell Nat how he feels, but he's forgotten to add LaCroix into the equation. Some of the most gorgeous Nightcrawler stuff ever. Nick chases a Valentine serial killer (FK Toronto seems to have one for every day of the year).
Baby Baby(*****) Nick's vampire child has wanted a baby for a *long* time, and she might just get one... gorgeous stuff, and the ultimate Nick=Brick moment, with LaCroix there to enjoy it. Directed by Geraint Wyn Davies.
A More Permanent Hell(*****) The obligatory end of the world story, but with fantastic stuff from Natalie, Schanke, and LaCroix, who finally gets a flashback of his very own. Should have been a three-parter. Directed by John Kapelos.
Partners of the Month (*****)Schanke leaves Myra and moves in with Nick. Nick remembers when Janette left him. The Janette/Schanke scenes are seven-star material. Warning: contains lichen/stone line.
Close Call(***) The Schanke Retrospective. There's almost no Nick in this one, as Schanke begins to suspect there may be something rotten in Toronto the Good. The LaCroix/Schanek scenes are eight-star material.
Curiouser and Curiouser (******) Nick through the looking-glass, or is it Nick through the angst-barrier... anyway.. probably the best hour of television ever made. It really felt like the whole season was leading up to this. (yup, that's six stars)

Season Three

Black Buddha Part One (***) Nick's world falls apart as Schanke and Cohen are killed by a bomb on an airplane, and Janette leaves without saying goodbye, having given LaCroix the Raven. Nick's new partner, Tracy, meets Javier Vachon, a hirsuit Spanish vampire on the run from an Inca. Is anybody surprised to find "Lucky Nick" was on the Titanic?
Black Buddha Part Two(***) Tracy proves her taste in men is almost as good as Natalie's, meanwhile figuring out what the bomber is doing, when Nick can't get his head out of his angst-bucket for long enough to work it out. The flashback gives Vachon's origin, and presents us with a minute and a half of the most entrancing vampire we've seen so far. An oatmeal carton is mentioned.
Outside the Lines(*) YECH! This has about thirty seconds of good LaCroix stuff, and the rest is cop-show garbage. I think somebody sent them the wrong script.
Blind Faith(***) Fun... Nick proves that he can't handle a pet, we get to talk to Screed, Nick, Mr. Moo Blood himself, talks about those second-class citizens, the Carouches, and we all get to chant, "no, no, don't, aaargh!" at the ending.
Blackwing (***) Another lovely muddle from Gillian Horvath. The Nick/Marian scenes are beautiful, pointless and incomprehensible, but beautiful. This is, of course, the obligatory "look at the ancient and wonderful culture of those wild and wacky Native Americans" story.
My Boyfriend is a Vampire(****) From the teaser, where we get to see just how Tracy and Nat are feeling about their respective vampires (and Cath Disher should get a Gemini or two just for the faces she makes here) on, this is a great ep. Nat finally grows a backbone, and Geordie (?) (Dracula, the Series' Lucard) gueststars. Too bad about the flashback, and Nick acting like Nat's been slipping him Prozac in his protein shakes.
Hearts of Darkness (***) An URS "origin" story. Good, but I'd rather have seen more stuff on the old favorites. The obligatory MPS ep, and clumsily handled too, may I say.
Trophy Girl(****) A brilliant Tracy episode, even if it is another Silence of the Lambs ripoff. Wonderful to see that LaCroix (like Nigel) is online, and great to see a glimpse of Nick back in the bad old days. It's always good, after hearing him angst about how rotten he used to be, to actually see him doing something awful... like stealing Uncle's lunch.
Let No Man Tear Asunder(*****) Stolen hearts are a great theme, and FK does it's tribute to Frankenstein. Natalie, going in for knee surgery, falls into the clutches of an black market organ ring. The tag is worth at leat eight stars.
Night In Question(****) Nick, Nat and Lacroix in the same room, with Nick thoroughly confused, and looking all of seven -- wow. Nick showing Nat just how he'd treat her if it weren't for the goldeneye problem -- wow. The dream sequence -- WOW. Unfortunately, the good bits are padded with some really awful vampire cop stuff. Oh, and don't forget the flashback... LaCroix is so classy!
Sons of Belial (*****) "The father, the son, and the not-so-holy spirit." How does one go about exorcising someone who's allergic to crosses? Slow at the start, but the end is like the best fanfic. This one comes complete with an unbelievable sequence in the Raven and some gratuitous hand holding just for the slash fans. Best Nick/LaCroix episode ever.
Strings (***) Tracy's father is pulling them to get her transferred to another department, a psychologist is pulling those of a singer whose immediate family and friends are dropping like flies, Rasputin was pulling those of the Tsarina, and, natch, Uncle is always pulling Nick's.
Fever (*****) Written by Gillian Horvath. A disease rips through the vampire community. Sniffle. Poor malenky rat catcher. Screed was one of the all-time best characters -- he'll be missed. Sweet Nick/LC stuff -- Nick stealing Uncle's drink, twice. And fantastic monologues from Uncle -- 'the people who dare not speak its name' -- verry UF.
Dead of Night (***) Nick and Tracy investigate a murder in a house that seems to have ghosts. Tracy is haunted by a homicidal childhood playmate, Nat by her abusive grandmother. And we meet Nick's wife (and get to see him in the Pillsbury Doughboy costume). Being Nick, our fave brick didn't exactly give his lady the perfect honemoon. Huge foreshadowing for LK.
Games Vampires Play (****) Guest-stars Catherine Bruhier from Due South as a sexy programmer who plays a vampire in her own virtual reality game. Nick's recent setbacks begin to push him back into his old lifestyle when a video game offers him virtual killing with virtual blood. Needed more airtime with Bruhier, (OTOH, she got more airtime here than she did that whole season on Due South...)
Human Factor (****) Deb Duchene returns as Janette and Gaelen Wyn Davies (Ger's son) makes an appearance. GWD directs. It turns out the cure is just trew wuv, Janette gets to be a mommy, and Nick finally faces that 'tis better to be a live vampire than a dead mortal. Too bad all the issues raised in this one will never be properly addressed.
Avenging Angel (**) A murder at a safe house for battered women coincides with a visit from Tracy's alcoholic mother, and reminds Nick of similar events in China. Pretty dull stuff, but the end effect is pretty cool.
Fallen Idol (***) Just goes to show that the FK cast and crew can take even the silliest premises and make them into great stories, especially when GWD directs. A fair-sized poke at the stupidity of professional wrestling (which replaced FK on USA), the old "mentally challenged kid witnesses a murder" gag is handled in a way that actually makes it interesting, and Fleur is actually mentioned again.
Jane Doe (**) Captain Reese goes up against a racist killer from his past, Tracy helps out with an autopsy, and Nick remembers Hitler. The flashback and Nick/LaCroix moments were nice, and it was nice to see Nat and Tracy just hanging out, but Reese gets on my nerves something awful
Francesca (****) Directed by Nigel Bennett. Written by Gillian Horvath. A child of LaCroix whom Nick killed is reincarnated in Toronto. She was a beautiful vampire with a taste for artists. Now she's a human, but she hasn't lost her taste. One more thing; now she's a man. Sadly, this, like QoH, had that Gillian Horvath -- "I can't think of an ending so just... I dunno, have the bad guy die somehow" ending.
Ashes to Ashes (******) Simply the best. Nigel Bennett is breathtaking. Divia is chilling. The emotion... the writing... the Nick/LC bits... the Nick/Nat bits... the Divia/LC bits... the acting... the body count...
Last Knight (***) The sob last one. Directed by GWD. Very Blake's Seven. Nick gets Tracy killed (although she does get to figure it out before she dies). Then when he decides to leave town, Nat tells him she wants to be with him, alive, dead or other. The whole series was leading up to this, yes. But the execution... not as good as it could, or should have been. I couldn't tell from the dialog whether Nat was really asking to try Janette's cure, or to be brought across. And this is the Nat/Nick scene eps like NIQ have beeen leading up to!? Whatever happened to foreplay and cuddling? No, Nick goes straight for the throat. Uncle was fantastic as ever, and its only in the last Nick/LC scene that this ep is anything like what it should be. 'You're my best friend.' indeed. Did he or didn't he? That's up to the fanfic authors now.

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