And if you want to further confuse the issue, you can throw in Cologne,
who is apparently not immortal, but may have known some of these characters
from 200 or so years ago. And why stop there, Ryoko and Washuu can be
added.  Imagine Methos' reaction to meeting a 20,000 year old alien and
possible goddess who looks like a demented 12 year old and acts like the
bastard daughter of Dr. Frankenstein and Morticia Addams.

                                                                       dml