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'''"The Dying of the Light"''' is the sixth episode of the non-canonical ''[[The Goliath Chronicles]]'', and the 71st televised episode of the series. It originally aired on October 26, 1996.
'''Written by''': [[Julia Lewald]]
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*Story edited by: [[Eric Lewald]]
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*Written by: [[Julia Lewald]]
  
 
==Summary==
 
==Summary==
  
 
===Opening Monologue===
 
===Opening Monologue===
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''"Self-knowledge is a rare and sustaining prize, hard-won and elusive. The greatest warriors of those who knows when to ask for help. Pride can blind a [[human|man]] or [[gargoyle]], denying him the power of living the truth. In these difficult times, I fear for [[Hudson]]. For though he is strong, he is also uncommonly proud."''
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==First Appearances==
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* [[Cornelia Stallman]]
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==Tidbits==
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A scene from this episode was adapted into [[Bash|"Bash"]]. As in this episode, [[Jeffrey Robbins]] describes Hudson as having a slight smell of "old leather and concrete" about him.  [[Greg Weisman]] said that the particular scene was not one of his, but as it was a fan-favorite he felt that "a nod to one of the times they got things right was a nice tribute to all the hard work that the ''TGC'' crew put in, with little thanks or reward." [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=9873]
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The episode's title is a reference to a Dylan Thomas poem, "Do not go gentle into that good night." [http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/15377]
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Eric Lewald was story editor for ''X-Men: The Animated Series'' (1992-1997). The plot of a season two episode, "Beauty and the Beast",  of that series had the Friends of Humanity, a mutant hating group analogus to the [[Quarrymen]], attacking a hospital where the Beast is treating his blind friend. [http://www.tv.com/x-men/beauty-and-the-beast/episode/56126/recap.html?tag=episode_recap;recap]
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==External Link==
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* [http://www.gargoyles-fans.org/reviews/ep71.htm Review]
  
''"Self-knowledge is a rare and sustaining prize, hard-won and elusive. The greatest warriors of those who knows when to ask for help. Pride can blind a man or gargoyle, denying him the power of living the truth. In these difficult times, I fear for Hudson. For though he is strong, he is also uncommonly proud."''
 
  
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[[Category:The Goliath Chronicles episodes]]

Latest revision as of 23:04, 29 October 2024

"The Dying of the Light" is the sixth episode of the non-canonical The Goliath Chronicles, and the 71st televised episode of the series. It originally aired on October 26, 1996.

Summary

Opening Monologue

"Self-knowledge is a rare and sustaining prize, hard-won and elusive. The greatest warriors of those who knows when to ask for help. Pride can blind a man or gargoyle, denying him the power of living the truth. In these difficult times, I fear for Hudson. For though he is strong, he is also uncommonly proud."

First Appearances

Tidbits

A scene from this episode was adapted into "Bash". As in this episode, Jeffrey Robbins describes Hudson as having a slight smell of "old leather and concrete" about him. Greg Weisman said that the particular scene was not one of his, but as it was a fan-favorite he felt that "a nod to one of the times they got things right was a nice tribute to all the hard work that the TGC crew put in, with little thanks or reward." [1]

The episode's title is a reference to a Dylan Thomas poem, "Do not go gentle into that good night." [2]

Eric Lewald was story editor for X-Men: The Animated Series (1992-1997). The plot of a season two episode, "Beauty and the Beast", of that series had the Friends of Humanity, a mutant hating group analogus to the Quarrymen, attacking a hospital where the Beast is treating his blind friend. [3]

External Link


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