eɪbɹˈæmoʊvˌɪts dˌɪsɐɡɹˈiːd ðæt hˈaɪləndɚ wʌz vˈaɪələnt ænd stɹˈɛst ðæt stˈæf ɹˈaɪɾɚz "wˈɜːk vˈɛɹi hˈɑːɹd æt hˌævɪŋ mˈæk lˈaʊd nˌɑːt tˈeɪk plˈɛʒɚɹ ɪn kˈɔːzɪŋ dˈɛθ.
Abramowitz disagreed that Highlander was violent and stressed that staff writers "work very hard at having MacLeod not take pleasure in causing death.