stˈiːvən mˈeɪəɚ, ɛɡzˈɛkjuːtˌɪv faɪnˈænʃəl kənsˈʌltənt ɔnðə sˈɛkənd sˈiːzən, nˈoʊɾᵻd ðætðə bᵻhˈɛdɪŋz ɪn hˈaɪləndɚ mˌaɪt mˌeɪk ðə ʃˈoʊ lˈʊk "ɛkstɹˈiːmli vˈaɪələnt", bˌʌt ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ðæt vˈaɪələns kʊd biː dᵻpˈɪktᵻd ˈɪn "nˈɑːŋɡɹˈæfɪk wˈeɪz" ænd wʌz "hˈaɪli stˈaɪlaɪzd" ɪn hˈaɪləndɚ.
Steven Maier, executive financial consultant on the second season, noted that the beheadings in Highlander might make the show look "extremely violent", but insisted that violence could be depicted in "non-graphic ways" and was "highly stylized" in Highlander.