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| + | '''''"Legion"''''' is the sixteenth televised episode of the series ''Gargoyles'', and the third episode of Season 2. | ||
*'''Story:''' [[Marty Isenberg]] & [[Robert N. Skir]] | *'''Story:''' [[Marty Isenberg]] & [[Robert N. Skir]] | ||
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==Tidbits== | ==Tidbits== | ||
| − | The episode's title is (like ''[[Her Brother's Keeper]]'') ultimately drawn from the Bible: to be precise, a story in the Gospels when a demon-possessed man says to Jesus Christ, when asked his name, ''"My name is Legion: for we are many"'' (Mark 5:9). However, the immediate source was a movie adaptation of Frankenstein which [[Greg Weisman]] had seen as a boy, where the Frankenstein monster (composed of the remains of many bodies) utters the same line; since [[Coldstone]] was the | + | The episode's title is (like ''[[Her Brother's Keeper]]'') ultimately drawn from the Bible: to be precise, a story in the Gospels when a demon-possessed man says to Jesus Christ, when asked his name, ''"My name is Legion: for we are many"'' (Mark 5:9). However, the immediate source was a movie adaptation of Frankenstein which [[Greg Weisman]] had seen as a boy, where the Frankenstein monster (composed of the remains of many bodies) utters the same line; since [[Coldstone]] was the ''Gargoyles'' version of the Frankenstein monster, such an element was obviously irresistible to Greg. |
| − | The names "[[Desdemona]]" and "[[Iago]]" occur only in the ending credits, not in the actual episode. The names are an obvious derivation from [[Shakespeare | + | The names "[[Desdemona]]" and "[[Iago]]" occur only in the ending credits, not in the actual episode. The names are an obvious derivation from [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s Othello, fitting in with the parallel situation to that of the play (with [[Goliath]] in the Cassio role). |
| − | The audience is carefully prepared for the revelation at the end that [[RECAP]]'s role in confronting Coldstone at the [[Golden Cup Bakery]] was all part of [[Xanatos]]'s plan; when RECAP rushes into the building at the beginning, the familiar scarab logo from ''[[Awakening Part Three|Awakening]]'' can be glimpsed for a moment on its side. | + | The audience is carefully prepared for the revelation at the end that [[RECAP]]'s role in confronting Coldstone at the [[Golden Cup Bakery]] was all part of [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]]'s plan; when RECAP rushes into the building at the beginning, the familiar scarab logo from ''[[Awakening Part Three|Awakening]]'' can be glimpsed for a moment on its side. |
The Golden Cup Bakery would reappear in ''[[Vows]]'' (where Goliath and Xanatos meet at the very beginning of the episode), and ''[[The Reckoning]]'' (where this time [[Demona]] breaks into it). Its real-life model was the Silver Cup Bakery in Brooklyn. | The Golden Cup Bakery would reappear in ''[[Vows]]'' (where Goliath and Xanatos meet at the very beginning of the episode), and ''[[The Reckoning]]'' (where this time [[Demona]] breaks into it). Its real-life model was the Silver Cup Bakery in Brooklyn. | ||
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Revision as of 12:03, 23 May 2007
"Legion" is the sixteenth televised episode of the series Gargoyles, and the third episode of Season 2.
- Story: Marty Isenberg & Robert N. Skir
- Story Editor: Michael Reaves
Summary
Tidbits
The episode's title is (like Her Brother's Keeper) ultimately drawn from the Bible: to be precise, a story in the Gospels when a demon-possessed man says to Jesus Christ, when asked his name, "My name is Legion: for we are many" (Mark 5:9). However, the immediate source was a movie adaptation of Frankenstein which Greg Weisman had seen as a boy, where the Frankenstein monster (composed of the remains of many bodies) utters the same line; since Coldstone was the Gargoyles version of the Frankenstein monster, such an element was obviously irresistible to Greg.
The names "Desdemona" and "Iago" occur only in the ending credits, not in the actual episode. The names are an obvious derivation from Shakespeare's Othello, fitting in with the parallel situation to that of the play (with Goliath in the Cassio role).
The audience is carefully prepared for the revelation at the end that RECAP's role in confronting Coldstone at the Golden Cup Bakery was all part of Xanatos's plan; when RECAP rushes into the building at the beginning, the familiar scarab logo from Awakening can be glimpsed for a moment on its side.
The Golden Cup Bakery would reappear in Vows (where Goliath and Xanatos meet at the very beginning of the episode), and The Reckoning (where this time Demona breaks into it). Its real-life model was the Silver Cup Bakery in Brooklyn.
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