The Gathering Part Two

"The Gathering" Part Two is the fifty-eighth televised episode of the series Gargoyles, and the forty-fifth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on April 30, 1996.

Crew

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Supervising Producers: Frank Paur, Greg Weisman Story by: Lydia Marano Teleplay by: Lydia Marano, Gary Sperling Story Edited by: Brynne Chandler Reaves, Gary Sperling Directed by: Bob Kline Voice Director: Jamie Thomason Music by: Carl Johnson Title Theme by Carl Johnson Music Editing: Marc Perlman Animation by: Koko Enterprise Co., LTD Storyboard by: Brad Rader Backgrounds by: Koko Enterprise Co., LTD Additional Production Facilities: Seoul Movie Co., LTD

Thom Adcox Hernandez: Lexington Ed Asner: Hudson Brigitte Bako: Angela Jeff Bennett: Brooklyn, Owen Burnett Robert Culp: Halcyon Renard Keith David: Goliath Bill Fagerbakke: Broadway Jonathan Frakes: David Xanatos Terrence Mann: Oberon Kate Mulgrew: Titania Laura San Giacomo: Fox (Uncredited) Peter Scolari: Preston Vogel Morgan Sheppard: Petros Xanatos Brent Spiner: Puck Frank Welker: Bronx

Summary

Main Plot

Intent on kidnapping Alexander, Oberon tries desperately to penetrate the force field around the Eyrie Building. David Xanatos uses his Iron Clan robots to try to defeat him, while Halcyon Renard sends out his cybots, and the Manhattan Clan comes to aid them. Renard is able to sap some of Oberon's strength with an energy net of cybots, forcing him to shrink to normal size, and Petros Xanatos ages him temporarily when he shoots him with an iron harpoon, but Oberon is still able to break through the shield and defeat all his adversaries. Owen Burnett appears at that moment, and in a surprise twist, reveals himself to be Puck, though he too is unable to stop Oberon. Oberon is about to take Alex, but he's stopped when Fox blasts him with a burst of magical energy. Goliath uses Fox's outburst as a means to convince Oberon to let Alex stay with Puck as his tutor. Oberon agrees, and Titania hints that this was the outcome she had been planning for all along.

Subplots

Puck uses his magic to illustrate his current predicament; basing his appearance on that of Preston Vogel, and working for Xanatos and Fox after leaving the employ of Anastasia and Renard. He revealed himself to Xanatos, offering either one wish or a lifetime of service from Owen, to which Xanatos chose the latter.

Oberon banishes Puck from Avalon forever, and strips him of his magic unless training or protecting Alexander.

Xanatos promises Goliath that he will repay him for helping to save Alexander.

The Story

Previously on Gargoyles

• Recap: ("The Gathering" Part One)

Act One

The Manhattan Clan hurries toward the Eyrie Building as the storm over New York rages on. On their way, the gargoyles see the entire human population (not to mention pets) in deep sleep, completely unaffected by the rain. Goliath recognizes it as Oberon's handiwork. Brooklyn can't help but question the logic behind battling someone so powerful just to help Xanatos. "I know the pain of being separated from my child," Goliath shares, "I would not wish it on my worst enemy." Overhearing their conversation, Hudson comments to Angela the impact she's had on Goliath. "It's mutual," she happily replies.

Oberon, the size of the Eyrie Building itself, punches the skyscraper with zero effect. "I want the child! And I will have it!" Oberon declares, each hit shaking the ground below but leaving the building untouched. From inside the Eyrie Building, David Xanatos and his father, Petros, watches Oberon's onslaught from a control room filled with monitors, covering the titan's every angle. Petros comments how Oberon is a force of nature, and David expresses his hope that Owen left them with "enough defenses to weather the storm".

The Manhattan Clan finally nears the conflict, they land on a nearby rooftop and Broadway is the first to react to the spectacular sight of the Lord of Avalon striking at the castle-topped skyscraper. "Looks like we have bigger problems than we thought," Lexington comments. Hudson bids them all to hurry, and they do so. Oberon chastises the occupants of the building. For daring to defy his commands, they will be subjected to his wrath. Oberon summons more lightning about him and approaches the skyscraper once more, this time putting it in a stranglehold. Energy disperses from the smothering, straining Oberon to the point that his body begins to shrink. Nevertheless, he refuses to yield, keeping a tight grip on the well-fortified skyscraper.

From inside the control room, David tells his father that the force field is barely holding. The generators beneath the building are starting to strain and smoke. Petros looks at the monitors and asks his son if he's right in his observation that Oberon is shrinking in size. The comment reminds Xanatos of something that Owen shared with him, that energy is energy, and Xanatos reasons that even Oberon must have his limits. He begins typing away at a keyboard and explains that if they get Oberon use up his energy by diverting his attention off the Eyrie Building (and its force field), then they might have a chance. Petros asks his son what else did Owen disclose, and Xanatos tells him that Oberon is vulnerable to iron. It's time to see just how vulnerable.

Atop a rooftop nearby, metal doors slide open and Iron Clan robot is activated. It takes to the skies as two others are summoned from the vicinity. Still straining both himself and the force field, Oberon argues that the Family Xanatos is merely delaying the inevitable. He remains a giant, although he is now a little more than half the height of the Eyrie Building – his feet no longer on the ground as he refuses to let go. Enormous energy still radiates from the scene. The three Iron Clan robots strike at Oberon's head from behind and the Lord of Avalon finally lets go of the skyscraper. Oberon acknowledges that cladding the robots in iron is a clever tactic, although not clever enough. He briefly eats those sentiments, however, after he grabs one of the Iron Clan robots mid-air, weakening (and shrinking) even further. Just then Goliath arrives, explaining how the clan won't let Oberon succeed in his endeavor to kidnap Alexander.

Petros sees the Manhattan Clan on the monitors and is stunned to see his son's enemies helping them out. "Never look a gift gargoyle in the mouth," Xanatos quips. He continues to feverously type away, focused on doing whatever it takes to drain Oberon of his energy.

"What is this child to you, Goliath?" Oberon asks, pointing out that Alexander is not even a gargoyle. But Goliath argues back that it is wrong to take an innocent child from their parents. Broadway and Lexington pause to cling to a rooftop, watching the epic debate. "I am Lord Oberon!" the giant declares, "I judge what is right and wrong!" He tosses the captured Iron Clan robot at Goliath's clan, nearly hitting Broadway and Lexington. As Lexington careens, Goliath sees the near-hit and reminds Oberon that he decreed that his magic would not harm him or his clan. "My decrees are mine to interpret!" Oberon bellows. Broadway catches his rookery brother in time as threads of hair from Oberon's own head begin to attack Goliath, tangling the gargoyle mid-air. Hudson swoops by, sword ready to cut the hair and free Goliath, but Oberon's own hair proves no match for the mortals, electrifying Hudson, which sends him plummeting out of the sky. Hudson crashes through a building's outdoor fire escape, each level mercifully slowing him down. Brooklyn and Angela glide to where Oberon through the Iron Clan robot he previously threw. Angela picks up a piece of iron shrapnel from the destroyed robot, telling Brooklyn that Oberon is vulnerable to iron, and Brooklyn picks up a piece himself, determined to give Oberon a haircut. Goliath continues to be locked in a struggle with Oberon's locks as the remaining two Iron Clan robots attack Oberon's side with their arm cannons. Annoyed with the mechanical pests, Oberon claps his hands which sends a shockwave through the air, sending the Iron Clan off course. One crashes on the rooftop of a nearby building. While Oberon is distracted, Angela and Brooklyn arrive to cut Oberon's hair with their shrapnel. As the hairs finally yield thanks to the salvaged Iron Clan's talons, Broadway begins to tug at Goliath, determined to free him.

Fortunately, more help is on the way! Fortress-2 flies above the Eyrie Building catching Oberon's attention. "Now what?!" he growls.

Inside the airship, Preston Vogel apologizes to his boss, Halcyon Renard, as he asks the indelicate question of why he would risk their lives to help a son-in-law he hates and a daughter that once tried to steal his business? Those are but petty matters when Oberon is trying to kidnap his grandson, Alexander. Renard matter-of-factly justifies it with, "This is family business." Understanding why now, Vogel doesn't press the matter further as his boss orders him to release the cybots. The stern of the airship opens and a legion of yellow cybots fly into the night. When the robots reach Oberon, Angela and Brooklyn cut the last of Oberon's snaring hairs and Broadway finally pulls Goliath loose. Clapping his hands once more, Oberon crushes a few of them like gnats. He takes a deep breath and blows several more away, which threatens to capsize Fortress-2 out of the sky! As an alarm blares inside, Vogel insists the airship can't take much more, but Renard insists they'll take whatever Oberon throws their way if it will save his grandson.

As Oberon's attack threatens Renard and Vogel, Goliath orders the clan to distract the giant. They fly about his face, and Oberon ineffectually tries to wave them off. Growing ever more frustrated, Oberon animates three art deco statues from a nearby skyscraper – one of a man with a hammer, another of a woman with a propeller, and a winged cat, assuring the gargoyles that they "are not the only stone figures which can come to life". The statues pry themselves off their building and enter the mêlée. The statue of the man with the hammer slams into Broadway midair, destroying itself from its impact on Broadway hitting the Eyrie Building's force field. Broadway plummets out of the sky. The statue of the woman with the propeller flies after Brooklyn and quickly attempts to use its propeller to put Brooklyn in a chokehold. The winged cat chases after Angela, and Goliath tries to assist her but is caught in Oberon's giant grasp. "Worry about yourself, Goliath! I will stand for no more meddling," Oberon tells the gargoyle waist deep in his fist.

Act Two

As Oberon keeps a tight grip on Goliath, Fortress-2 circles about the Eyrie Building, unleashing more and more yellow cybots. Broadway, meanwhile, is seconds away from hitting the street when the remaining Iron Clan robot catches him at the last second, before safely dropping him off on some street shop awning.

From inside the Eyrie Building, Petros expresses his surprise that Xanatos actually saved the gargoyle. "He could be useful if he wakes up," Xanatos cynically explains, but Petros can hear how hollow that rationalization sounds.

Free of the statue's propeller-chokehold, Brooklyn is still being pursued chased by it. So is Angela with the winged cat, and she makes sure it is still following her closely. She begins to glide upward as Brooklyn glides downward and both gargoyles swerve out of the way in time for both statues to collide mid-air. "It's incredible how often that move works," Brooklyn tells Angela.

The yellow cybots begin to swarm around Oberon, forming a caged grid of energy around the hovering giant. Oberon extends his free hand on one of the beams of energy and howls in pain. The shock gives Goliath a chance to break free from the Lord of Avalon's grasp. From Fortress-2, Renard utilizes the energy net to sap away Oberon's strength, shrinking him more. Vogel applauds Renard's genius as Oberon continues to be drained of energy. "Anger clouds my judgement," the Lord of Avalon suddenly realizes. He puts a pause to his offensive, takes a breath, and shrinks small enough to pass through the energy net without resistance. Growing weary of the battle, he summons ice to rain from the skies. The sudden change in the weather disables the yellow cybots, forcing them to drop like hail. It also inhibits the Manhattan Clan, who look for a safe place to land. But worse yet, the ice begins to accumulate in Fortress-2's turbines' rotors, forcing the airship to go down. Vogel tells Renard to prepare for impact just as the airship crashes in Central Park with a belly land. Its hull takes out several of the park's trees before stopping short of the Lake. Vogel appreciating any landing they can walk away from, he praises Renard's piloting, but Renard feels the weight of failing to protect his grandson. Vogel tries to assure his boss that it's not over yet – he's at least given them a chance.

The remaining cybots and Iron Clan robot continue their attack on the hovering Oberon, who opts to take nosedive, straight through a puddle on the sidewalk, vanishing below the street level. The automatons crash in their attempt to follow him underground, destroyed in a fiery explosion that takes out several cars on the curb.

Fear sets in on Xanatos's face as he explains to his father that the Eyrie Building's force field stops at the ground level. He and Petros move on to Plan B.

Oberon erupts from the skyscraper's foundations, finding himself in the generator room. With his arms outstretched, he electrifies the building's generators. Before long the generators explode, taking out the Eyrie Building's force field.

"So much for Owen's security measures," Xanatos comments, now on a parapet of Castle Wyvern. He's wearing an iron version of his gargoyle exo-frame. Despite all their defenses, Xanatos wearily tells his father how Oberon still won't relent. "But you're standing up to him," Petros points out. Xanatos almost sounds defensive, reminding his father that Oberon is after his son. But Petros wasn't criticizing him. Instead, putting a hand on his son's shoulder, Petros shares, "We haven't always seen eye to eye, David, but I have never been prouder to be your father." Xanatos returns an armored hand on his father's shoulder, thanking him for those sentiments. A green light suddenly manifests and father and son turn and direct their weapons to protect the next generation. The light subsides, and Oberon stands before the grandfather and father, demanding that Alexander be given to him now. Aiming a particle beam cannon at the Lord of Avalon, Xanatos insists the would-be kidnapper to leave. Goliath, Brooklyn, and Angela land behind the Xanatoses. Goliath orders Oberon to leave, insisting he has no claim to the baby boy. Oberon promises to leave soon, but not without Alexander. Oberon telekinetically rips part of the Castle's parapet off and hurls it at the mortals. Xanatos prepares to fire, but Oberon handwaves it away, where it crashes into a castle wall. Xanatos makes a run for Oberon, but he only finds his target suddenly out of the way and crashes into the parapet. Oberon begins to throw Xanatos about the castle with his mind, until Petros fires his harpoon gun! The iron harpoon strikes Oberon in the chest, withering him to the point that he becomes gaunt. He rips the harpoon out of his chest. "I am vulnerable to iron," Oberon admits. Hurling the harpoon away, his anger is palpable. "You have hurt me – hurting me was a mistake!"

Still decrepit, Oberon uses his cape to take Brooklyn and Angela out of the conflict. The two gargoyles find themselves in a cold void where it is difficult to breathe. As he walks closer to Goliath and Petros, he furls his cape and Brooklyn and Angela are suddenly two projectiles that knock Petros Xanatos to the ground. Goliath remains the last one standing, and he charges toward Oberon, who merely stands there. But Goliath is still no match for even this Oberon that's been weakened by force fields, energy nets, and harpoons. Oberon's density simply shifts and Goliath runs right through him, and the sustained momentum throws him to the ground. Oberon declares the altercation over as he throws Goliath into a castle tower. Bricks rain down on the gargoyle, who is not far from the iron-armored Xanatos.

Oberon looks at his handiwork and is satisfied that "all the nuisances have been eliminated." But a voice suddenly corrects the Lord of Avalon. There's at least one nuisance left – Owen Burnett! Xanatos's right hand rolls the sleeve of his left arm, revealing his stone prosthetic. Oberon mocks the human for thinking that a stone first would stop him, and Xanatos and Goliath come to just in time to see Owen's return. Xanatos is relieved to see that Owen didn't abandon him, and Owen admits that his return was against his better judgement. "Nevertheless," Owen grouses as he puts away his glasses in his shirt pocket, and beings to spin where he stands. He spins faster and faster, surprising Goliath underneath his pile of rubble. The spinning slows and the thought is finally finished: "Heeeeere's Puck!"

Act Three

Atop the Eyrie Building, it becomes all too clear for Oberon: his servant Puck ignores Oberon's summons to the Gathering to serve a human. As Puck tries to strike a conciliatory tone, Xanatos is unsurprised by the revelation, telling Goliath that, "Owen has all sorts of hidden talents." The still-ailing Oberon, however, has no interest in Puck's explanations, and orders his servant to stand aside or else.

Ignoring the feeble threat and promising visual aids, Puck turns to a pile of rubble and transforms it into a statue of Titania. With that, he begins his tale, sharing, "Once upon a time I spotted Queen Titania posing as the human Anastasia." The trickster updates the stone statue of Avalon's Queen to that of Fox's mother, who proceeds to do a forward flip and kick the weakened Oberon. On his knees, Oberon growls at Puck for daring to attack him, but Puck instructs the Lord of Avalon not to interrupt him, turning to tell to those listening that he's on a roll. Puck gives himself some space, revealing the stone Anastasia has Oberon's arms pinned behind his back. Skipping about, Puck admits his intrigue about what Titania found so interested about the mortals she was interacting with, and summons another visual aid: the stone sculpture of Halcyon Renard. The trickster shares that, to find out, he decided to work for Renard himself. The sculpture of Renard rotates in its high-tech stone wheelchair, and fires at Oberon with the flick of a stone lever. Oberon tries to turn away, but the stone Anastasia holds Oberon in place, and stone rubble hits his side, irritating him even more. Puck reveals himself behind a potted tree, recalling his indecision of who he should play as a mortal? Knocking on the tree's trunk, he transforms it into a giant Preston Vogel, who Puck describes as the stiffest, and (laughing at his own gag) most wooden mortal on the face of the Earth. The literally wood Vogel takes Oberon by the hand and flings him about the parapet, where he crashes against the merlons. The wood Vogel giant advances toward Oberon as Puck points out that he's played many roles in the past thousand years, but never as the straight man. Determined to "out-Vogel" Preston Vogel himself, Puck shares how he created the persona of Owen Burnett, transforming the walking wooden Vogel into a walking wooden Owen. This wooden visual aid picks Oberon up and begins to crush him about his waist. As his master struggles against Puck's wooden counterpart, Puck shares that while he loved being Owen, he hated working for the Renards, finding them sweet but boring. Touching both statues on the head, they transform into stone statues of Fox and (her then boyfriend) David Xanatos. Puck's describes them as "many things, but never dull." He waves to the wood Owen who promptly drops him to the stone floor. While Puck recalls the teamwork he and the younger generation had, Puck and the stone Fox and Xanatos surround Oberon. Leaning on the stone Xanatos's shoulder, Puck tells Oberon that he couldn't help but show the billionaire who he really was, offering him a "delightful choice": a single wish from the Puck, or a lifetime of service from Owen. "He chose Owen," Puck concludes his tale, clearly still surprised at what ultimately transpired.

Oberon takes a deep breath, finally having a chance to recuperate. Having reverted himself to his usual appearance, Oberon admits he can see how much Xanatos's choice impressed Puck. Rising to his feet, he still hasn't lost sight of the Puck's guilt of siding with a human over his own lord and master. Puck is now more direct, pointing out that he hasn't betrayed anyone, yet. "Can't you forget about the kid and put off the Gathering for a few more centuries?" Puck asks, promising to be more than happy to return to Avalon by then. But Oberon is not in a negotiating mood, responding, "Oberon does not compromise. OBERON COMMANDS!" He radiates in green light once again, destroying Puck's stone Fox and Xanatos visual aids in the process. Puck himself is thrown back several feet from the concussive force of Oberon's might. The entire castle-spire of the Eyrie Building radiates mystical green energy about the night sky. With that, Oberon suddenly vanishes!

He appears in the master bedroom, directly behind Fox, who was checking on the baby Alexander in his bassinet. She turns quickly at the trespasser with a firearm in her hands. Oberon calls out to Titania, who immediately appears at her Lord's side. Quite put out from the night's events, he suggests they conclude their business now so they can finally return to Avalon. "As you wish, my Lord," Titania answers. Turning back to Fox, Oberon declares that it is time she give up her son. "Over. My. Dead. Body," Fox replies, taking aim. Oberon is more than ready to "grant" those terms, but Fox fires her weapon, which Oberon deflects with the palm of his hand. The particle beam strikes its source, destroying the weapon and throwing Fox to the ground. Fox is quick to awaken, but slow to fully recover as she watches the Lord of the Third Race feet away from snatching her baby away forever. "No . . ." she weakly cries out. Titania stands by the collapsed four-poster bed, waiting. The doors to the master bedroom crash open and before Xanatos, Goliath, and Puck can enter and Titania stops them on the spot in a field of green light, preventing human, gargoyle, and fair folk alike from advancing them any further.

Oberon hovers over the bassinet, and baby Alexander begins to cry out, helpless. The sound is more than enough than Fox can bare and her eyes suddenly glow green, and she blasts a pair of mystical beams of energy at Oberon, throwing him through the bedroom wall and into the next room. "You hurt him with that one!" Puck remarks, still stuck at the doorway. "Do it again!" The feat has exhausted Fox entirely, and she now struggles to get back on her feet. Titania approaches her daughter slowly, asking how Fox was able to conjure that blast of energy. Fox is as surprised as everyone else; all she knows is that she couldn't allow Oberon to take her baby. Flying back into the room from the hole he was thrown through, Oberon has had enough with these mortals. But Goliath, still anchored by Titania, calls out to Lord of Avalon, explaining that the situation has now changed. He looks to Titania as he says this, and she releases the three from her hold. Puck remains by the doorway as Xanatos attends to his wife. Goliath bows before Oberon and explains that Fox's magical outburst makes the entire confrontation unnecessary. Fox goes to Alexander who happily reacts to seeing his mother. She takes the swaddled baby in her arms as Goliath goes on, explaining that, "if she can tap a talent so woefully underdeveloped, the child can certainly be taught to harness his powers here. He needn't go to Avalon to realize his full potential. he can stay with his parents." Standing up now, Goliath admits that this arrangement would ultimately be less troublesome for the Lord of Avalon. Oberon mulls it over, and points out that the Gathering has already begun: "Who would train the boy in the use of his powers?" Goliath points to the doorway and offers Puck as a potential teacher. Oberon looks at his other bit of unfinished business and considers Puck's fate. Puck, for his part, takes it as a job interview, pointing out his sunny disposition and always being kind to animals as his best qualities. Titania then vouches for Puck as a "fine teacher" for Alexander, pointing out that he wants to stay anyways and he's already proven to be protective of the infant. Puck suddenly appears next to the Xanatoses, playing with the baby in Fox's arms. He coyly suggests that he could "give the little tyke a few pointers".

Oberon's heard enough and is convinced, decreeing that since Puck has made his choice, he'll have to live with it, permanently. "You are eternally banished from Avalon, Puck. Never again will you sample its paradise." Puck is horrified about the cost of his decision as Oberon continues his decree: "We hereby strip you of all your powers, save when you are training or protecting the boy." Oberon's arms are outstretched as he drains his former servant, saying "Such is your punishment. So speaks Oberon!" On his knees, Puck begs Oberon to reconsider, promising to do anything. Arms crossed, Oberon can barely stomach the pathetic sight, his fingers tapping away impatiently. Eternally typecast, Puck resumes his role as Owen with what dignity he has left. Putting on his glasses once more, he asks his Lord for forgiveness, but this time commits to staying there with young Alexander. Oberon's annoyed by this reaction as well and takes Titania's hand, telling her "Never have I so badly desired departure!" Before they leave, Goliath asks what's to become of New York City – everyone is still asleep. Oberon turns and assures the gargoyle that the humans will awaken come morning "and this will seem naught but a midsummer night's dream".

"Trust me, it will drive the fans crazy, they will never stop asking Weisman about it, and he's never going to tell them."

Titania asks for a moment before they leave and approaches her daughter and grandson. She wishes Fox well, telling her that she plans to look in on them both from time to time. Fox is less than thrilled with the prospect, and Titania wonders why she is angry – "Didn't things work out to your satisfaction?" But Fox hasn't forgotten what Titania initially set out to do, but Titania leaves the young family with the thought that this outcome was what she wanted from the beginning. She whispers a final comment to her daughter before smiling and turning away. Xanatos stands by her side as Fox holds their baby, thinking about what lies ahead.

Titania bids them farewell, and Oberon points out, for their sake, that it better not be soon.

Outside atop Castle Wyvern, Hudson asks his rookery children if they are all ok. Everyone's safe and accounted for, until Lexington notices that Goliath is missing. His ears ringing, Goliath greets them, and reports that their work there is done. He gives Brooklyn a thumb's up, clasps arms with Hudson, and the Manhattan Clan prepare to glide home. But suddenly an armored, iron hand lands on Goliath's shoulder. Xanatos asks Goliath to wait. Turning his head, Goliath snaps back, "What?" Xanatos acknowledges the Manhattan Clan's role in saving his son. "I owe a debt of gratitude that I may never be able to repay. But I will try, I promise," he explains, extending his hand. Goliath is suspicious at first, wondering why he should trust this promise, after all that is passed between the two of them? Xanatos lowers his hand and head, crestfallen. Goliath then smiles, and taking Angela's hand, he explains that he now knows how transformative a child's love can be and, further, the future is not yet written. He and Angela then glide off, with the rest of the Manhattan Clan following, leaving David Xanatos atop his skyscraper thinking about Goliath's words.

Back at the Clock Tower, dawn approaches. Angela takes a look at the city before them. "Quite an island, this Manhattan," she tells Goliath. Broadway turns to her and laughs, saying, "Angie, you ain't seen nothing yet!"

The Sun rises and the reunited Manhattan Clan finally rests as the city awakens to its usual noisy self once more.

Featured Characters and First Appearances

Gargoyles	Humans	Oberon's Children	Others
Lexington Goliath Brooklyn Hudson Angela Broadway	David Xanatos Petros Xanatos Preston Vogel Halcyon Renard Owen Burnett Fox Alexander Fox Xanatos	Oberon Puck Titania	Iron Clan (First Appearance)

Objects
Art Deco statues Xanatos's Iron Clan Exo-Frame

Quotes

• "I know the pain of being separated from my child. I would not wish it on my worst enemy." - Goliath

• "I thought those creatures were your enemies!"
• "Never look a gift gargoyle in the mouth." - Petros and David Xanatos

• "My decrees are mine to interpret." - Oberon

• "Forgive me if this question is indelicate, sir-but you hate your son-in-law and your daughter tried to steal your business. Why are you risking our lives to help them?"

"Oberon is after my grandson, Vogel. This is family business." - Vogel and Renard

• "We haven't always seen eye to eye, David, but I've never been prouder to be your father." - Petros Xanatos

• "Heeeeere's Puck!" - Puck

• "Owen has all sorts of hidden talents." - Xanatos

• "Don't interrupt, I'm on a roll." - Puck

• "You hurt him with that one. Do it again." - Puck

• "And I should trust this promise, after all that has passed between us?" - Goliath

Continuity

When Preston Vogel asks Halcyon Renard what is motivating him to help Xanatos and Fox, he reminds his boss of the events of "Outfoxed" (in which he was also complicit in, although that's not pointed out in this episode).

Owen Burnett is revealed to be Puck in this episode. Oberon charges Puck to teach Alexander Fox Xanatos to use magic, allowing him to skip the Gathering as he'd wanted but also forbidding him from returning to Avalon or using his magic powers, except when training or protecting Alex. The first of these is further explored in "Possession".

The Iron Clan robots first appear in this episode. Although they were built specifically to fight against Oberon, Xanatos and Owen must have clearly found them useful beyond that purpose, since one of them appears in "Rock & Roll", to do battle with the gargoyles.

Puck's Flute from "The Gathering" Part One was originally intended to be used by the Trickster himself to briefly subdue Oberon. [1] Puck's Flute instead returned in the Gargoyles comic "Acquisitions".

Tidbits

Puck quotes the King James translation of the Bible when he references "How the mighty have fallen . . ." from 2 Samuel 1:19.

Oberon comments just before his departure that the humans of Manhattan will awaken from their enchanted slumber and the events from the previous night will seem to them like "naught but a midsummer night's dream", a reference to the play that he, Titania, and Puck were drawn from.

Greg Weisman had further plans involving Oberon and Titania for later in the series. The chief of these was the escape of Queen Mab, Oberon's mother and predecessor as ruler of the Third Race; Oberon had long ago overthrown Mab and imprisoned her, but she would at some point break free from her prison, with serious ramifications for not only Oberon and the Third Race, but for the outside world as well. (Queen Mab, of course, was drawn from Shakespeare as well: Mercutio's speech about her from Act I, Scene iv of Romeo and Juliet.)

This episode contains one of the most hotly-debated moments in Gargoyles, when Titania whispers something into Fox's ear. Gargoyles fans have besieged Greg Weisman with questions about just what Titania said. He has refused to answer, confirming only that it was not a non sequitur. [2] A similar scene happens in "Louse" when Hunter whispers into Yama's ear to keep him from killing Fang.

Terrence Mann's name is misspelled as "Terrance Mann" in the credits.

Toon Disney/Disney XD Edits

The shot of Petros Xanatos's harpoon going into Oberon's chest was edited out of the Toon Disney broadcast of the episode.

DVD Release

• Gargoyles: Season Two, Volume Two

See Also

• Greg's Ramble
• Extensive Synopsis and Review

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