Okay, Highlander II...Hear Me Out (Probably a Bad Idea)

So, last night we watched Highlander II: The Quickening. Yeah, THAT one. I know, I know, everyone hates it. But honestly, after a few beers and a LOT of riffing with Jess and Liam, I've got a theory, or maybe just a way to not totally lose my mind trying to justify its existence. Okay, so what if the whole Zeist thing...isn't real? Like, not in the way we think. Think about it: Connor's stressed, old, the Shield's making him sick, right? What if the whole Zeist thing is just a hallucination, a HUGE, epic delusion brought on by the stress of the future and all the Quickening energy he's holding? Ramirez showing up is just his subconscious reminding him he needs help. The whole General Katana thing? A manifestation of Connor's fear of authority and being controlled. Remember that crazy jump he does at the end? Totally unbelievable! So maybe that only way to make sence of this movie is by thinking of it as a metaphor, not literal, actual cannon. I mean, it explains so much! Why it's so tonally different from the first movie, why the plot makes NO sense, why Sean Connery looks so confused. Maybe the director was trying to be meta, but the effect got lost as the film got progressively sillier? Am I reaching? Probably. But it's either this, or I accept that the immortals are actually aliens and that just... feels wrong. Let me know what you guys think! Maybe someone can refine this brainsplosion?