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| − | '''"Vows"''' is the twenty-first televised episode of the series ''Gargoyles'', and the eighth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on September 14, 1995. | + | '''"Vows"''' is the twenty-first televised episode of the series ''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'', and the eighth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on September 14, 1995. |
*Story: [[Shari Goodhartz]] | *Story: [[Shari Goodhartz]] | ||
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The [[Phoenix Gate]] appears for the first time in this episode, and we learn that history cannot be altered. [[Goliath]] takes the Gate at the end to safeguard it, and will do so until "[[High Noon]]". | The [[Phoenix Gate]] appears for the first time in this episode, and we learn that history cannot be altered. [[Goliath]] takes the Gate at the end to safeguard it, and will do so until "[[High Noon]]". | ||
| − | As Goliath retrieves his half of the Phoenix Gate from its place in the clock tower, the dormant [[Coldstone]] (from "[[Legion]]"), the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'' (from "[[Enter Macbeth]]"), and the [[Eye of Odin]] (from "[[Eye of the Beholder]]") are shown in storage nearby. | + | As Goliath retrieves his half of the Phoenix Gate from its place in the [[clock tower]], the dormant [[Coldstone]] (from "[[Legion]]"), the ''[[Grimorum Arcanorum]]'' (from "[[Enter Macbeth]]"), and the [[Eye of Odin]] (from "[[Eye of the Beholder]]") are shown in storage nearby. |
Xanatos and Goliath have their opening battle atop the [[Golden Cup Bakery]] Building, which first appeared in "Legion". | Xanatos and Goliath have their opening battle atop the [[Golden Cup Bakery]] Building, which first appeared in "Legion". | ||
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[[Greg Weisman]] originally conceived of the [[Phoenix Gate]] in "Vows" as merely a magical object that [[Demona]] was attempting to take from [[Goliath]], using its significance to him as a memory of their love for each other to manipulate him; the notion of its particular power being time travel came very late in the episode's development. He has since admitted that the episode should have been a two-parter to introduce the concept of time travel more effectively into the series. | [[Greg Weisman]] originally conceived of the [[Phoenix Gate]] in "Vows" as merely a magical object that [[Demona]] was attempting to take from [[Goliath]], using its significance to him as a memory of their love for each other to manipulate him; the notion of its particular power being time travel came very late in the episode's development. He has since admitted that the episode should have been a two-parter to introduce the concept of time travel more effectively into the series. | ||
| − | Xanatos's "Reason not the need" comment to his father (when | + | Xanatos's "Reason not the need" comment to his father (when Petros asks him why he needs his many possessions, such as [[Castle Wyvern]]) is a [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] quote, from King Lear, Act II, scene iv. There, the parent-child situation is the reverse of the situation here, for it is Lear who utters that line to his daughter Regan, when she asks him why he still needs so many knights attendant upon him following his abdication. |
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Revision as of 06:11, 10 January 2008
"Vows" is the twenty-first televised episode of the series Gargoyles, and the eighth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on September 14, 1995.
- Story: Shari Goodhartz
- Story Editor: Michael Reaves
Contents
Summary
Continuity
Although the Illuminati Society had previously been mentioned in "The Edge" and "The Silver Falcon", it is only in this episode that we learn that the society is real. We also learn that the Society already exists by 975 (the Norman Ambassador accompanying Princess Elena is a member of it), and that its symbol is a fiery eye atop a pyramid (tied in with the conspiracy theories relating to the similar symbol on the Great Seal of the United States). One can infer that the Illuminati must also have a phenomenally efficient archiving system, since they are able to accurately follow Xanatos's instructions to them one thousand years later.
We also learn that David Xanatos is himself an Illuminatus, which will next be referenced in "The Journey", and followed up in "Invitation Only", "Masque" and "Bash".
The Phoenix Gate appears for the first time in this episode, and we learn that history cannot be altered. Goliath takes the Gate at the end to safeguard it, and will do so until "High Noon".
As Goliath retrieves his half of the Phoenix Gate from its place in the clock tower, the dormant Coldstone (from "Legion"), the Grimorum Arcanorum (from "Enter Macbeth"), and the Eye of Odin (from "Eye of the Beholder") are shown in storage nearby.
Xanatos and Goliath have their opening battle atop the Golden Cup Bakery Building, which first appeared in "Legion".
Xanatos and Fox are married in this episode. Xanatos had proposed to Fox in the previous episode, "Eye of the Beholder".
In this episode, Goliath comes to realise that he can never restore his relationship with Demona to the way it was prior to the Wyvern Massacre.
In the Dark Age scenes in this episode, Goliath almost refers to Hudson by his name, before remembering that in this time period he has not yet chosen a name for himself ("Awakening Part Three"). None of the gargoyles in these scenes have names.
In the Dark Ages scenes, the younger Hudson does not carry his trademark sword (which he obtains in "Awakening Part Two"), and has not yet been blinded in one eyes (which occurs in flashback in "Long Way to Morning").
Petros Xanatos appears for the first time in this episode. He will later appear in "The Gathering Part One".
Judge Roebling also appears for the first time. He will appear again in "Masque".
Tidbits
It is also revealed that Princess Elena, Princess Katharine's mother, is of Norman descent. Since the Normans were the descendants of Vikings who had settled in northern France early in the 10th century (the very name "Norman" is a shortening of "Norseman" or "Northman"), it appears that Princess Katharine might have been more closely related to Hakon than would have pleased her...
Greg Weisman originally conceived of the Phoenix Gate in "Vows" as merely a magical object that Demona was attempting to take from Goliath, using its significance to him as a memory of their love for each other to manipulate him; the notion of its particular power being time travel came very late in the episode's development. He has since admitted that the episode should have been a two-parter to introduce the concept of time travel more effectively into the series.
Xanatos's "Reason not the need" comment to his father (when Petros asks him why he needs his many possessions, such as Castle Wyvern) is a Shakespeare quote, from King Lear, Act II, scene iv. There, the parent-child situation is the reverse of the situation here, for it is Lear who utters that line to his daughter Regan, when she asks him why he still needs so many knights attendant upon him following his abdication.
Links
| << Previous Episode: "Eye of the Beholder" | Next Episode: "City of Stone" Part One >> |
