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* Storyboard by: [[Vic Cook]] | * Storyboard by: [[Vic Cook]] | ||
* Backgrounds by: Koko Entertainment Co., LTD | * Backgrounds by: Koko Entertainment Co., LTD | ||
| − | * Additional Production Facilities: [[Anima Sam Won Co., | + | * Additional Production Facilities: [[Anima Sam Won Co., LTD]] |
==Summary== | ==Summary== | ||
===Main Plot=== | ===Main Plot=== | ||
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The travellers meet up with [[Diane Maza]] in [[Nigeria]] when the [[werepanther]] [[Tea Gora|Tea]] attacks with [[poachers]] to get revenge on [[Fara Maku]], who had bestowed the [[Mark of the Panther]] onto her. [[Goliath]], [[Angela]], [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]], [[Bronx]], and Diane track the two transformed [[human]]s to [[Kara Digi]] and find out that [[Anansi]] had marked Fara Maku so that the man could keep Tea at his side. Anansi expresses his desire to enslave the whole group, but Angela thinks of a way to defeat him. Fara realizes that he was selfish, while Tea realizes she was wrong in poaching panthers, so the two of them begin using their curse to protect the jungle. | The travellers meet up with [[Diane Maza]] in [[Nigeria]] when the [[werepanther]] [[Tea Gora|Tea]] attacks with [[poachers]] to get revenge on [[Fara Maku]], who had bestowed the [[Mark of the Panther]] onto her. [[Goliath]], [[Angela]], [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]], [[Bronx]], and Diane track the two transformed [[human]]s to [[Kara Digi]] and find out that [[Anansi]] had marked Fara Maku so that the man could keep Tea at his side. Anansi expresses his desire to enslave the whole group, but Angela thinks of a way to defeat him. Fara realizes that he was selfish, while Tea realizes she was wrong in poaching panthers, so the two of them begin using their curse to protect the jungle. | ||
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==The Story== | ==The Story== | ||
===[[Previously on Gargoyles]]=== | ===[[Previously on Gargoyles]]=== | ||
| − | *'''Recaps''': ''( | + | *'''Recaps''': ''([[Revelations|"Revelations"]], [[Sanctuary|"Sanctuary"]])'' |
===Act One=== | ===Act One=== | ||
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==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
| − | While | + | While Anansi appears to have been slain by Goliath, he is seen among the [[Children of Oberon]] returning to [[Avalon]] in [[The Gathering Part One|"The Gathering" Part One]], indicating that he survived. Indeed, there is a hint of his survival at the end, when, after Anansi's disappearance, we see a small spider scurrying along its way; according to [[Greg Weisman]], the spider was Anansi, who had hurriedly shrunk himself to escape the [[gargoyle]]s. |
| − | This episode is the second time that a human has transformed into a panther. In | + | This episode is the second time that a human has transformed into a panther. In [[Metamorphosis|"Metamorphosis"]], [[Talon|Derek Maza]] transforms into [[Talon]], and in this episode Fara Maku and [[Tea Gora]] are werepanthers of a more magical origin. Derek Maza's sister (Elisa) and mother (Diane Maza) appear in this episode. |
| − | Diane Maza is introduced to the gargoyles for the first time. After a conversation with her, | + | Diane Maza is introduced to the gargoyles for the first time. After a conversation with her, Goliath is convinced to accept Angela as his daughter, following the revelation that they were biologically related in [[Monsters|"Monsters"]]. |
==Tidbits== | ==Tidbits== | ||
| − | In very early outlines, | + | In very early outlines, Fara Maku and Tea Gora were to be were-jaguars instead of were-panthers; fortunately, this was changed ("fortunately", in the sense that it saved the production team from the embarrassment of placing jaguars in [[Africa]] rather than South America). |
Though Disney's YouTube playlist for Season 2 included this episode, for reasons unspecified, it was set to private. | Though Disney's YouTube playlist for Season 2 included this episode, for reasons unspecified, it was set to private. | ||
Revision as of 21:01, 21 April 2024
"Mark of the Panther" is the forty-seventh televised episode of the series Gargoyles, and the thirty-fourth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on February 8, 1996.
- Supervising Producers: Frank Paur, Greg Weisman
- Written by: Lydia Marano
- Story Edited by: Brynne Chandler Reaves
- Produced & Directed by: Dennis Woodyard
- Animation by Koko Enterprises Co., LTD
- Storyboard by: Vic Cook
- Backgrounds by: Koko Entertainment Co., LTD
- Additional Production Facilities: Anima Sam Won Co., LTD
Contents
Summary
Main Plot
The travellers meet up with Diane Maza in Nigeria when the werepanther Tea attacks with poachers to get revenge on Fara Maku, who had bestowed the Mark of the Panther onto her. Goliath, Angela, Elisa, Bronx, and Diane track the two transformed humans to Kara Digi and find out that Anansi had marked Fara Maku so that the man could keep Tea at his side. Anansi expresses his desire to enslave the whole group, but Angela thinks of a way to defeat him. Fara realizes that he was selfish, while Tea realizes she was wrong in poaching panthers, so the two of them begin using their curse to protect the jungle.
Subplots
Diane tells the tale of the Panther Queen, an old African legend, to a group of children.
Goliath finally acknowledges Angela as his daughter thanks to advice from Diane, and Elisa finally opens up to her mother.
The Story
Previously on Gargoyles
- Recaps: ("Revelations", "Sanctuary")
Act One
Act Two
Act Three
First Appearances
Characters
Locations
- Nigeria
- Abuja (Mentioned Only)
- Kara Digi
- Spider Gates
Spell
Miscellaneous
Quotes
- "Most legends contain a seed of truth" - Goliath
- "I don't need looking after!"
- "Of course not." - Diane and Goliath
- "Spiders! Why did it have to be spiders?" - Diane
- "All children demand special treatment at times. It's natural. And Angela is the only hatchling with you." - Diane
- "Dream on Spider-Man!" - Elisa
- "Your quick thinking helped us defeat Anansi. I am proud of you, my daughter." - Goliath
- "If love is about growing closer, then it's also about letting go." - Diane
Continuity
While Anansi appears to have been slain by Goliath, he is seen among the Children of Oberon returning to Avalon in "The Gathering" Part One, indicating that he survived. Indeed, there is a hint of his survival at the end, when, after Anansi's disappearance, we see a small spider scurrying along its way; according to Greg Weisman, the spider was Anansi, who had hurriedly shrunk himself to escape the gargoyles.
This episode is the second time that a human has transformed into a panther. In "Metamorphosis", Derek Maza transforms into Talon, and in this episode Fara Maku and Tea Gora are werepanthers of a more magical origin. Derek Maza's sister (Elisa) and mother (Diane Maza) appear in this episode.
Diane Maza is introduced to the gargoyles for the first time. After a conversation with her, Goliath is convinced to accept Angela as his daughter, following the revelation that they were biologically related in "Monsters".
Tidbits
In very early outlines, Fara Maku and Tea Gora were to be were-jaguars instead of were-panthers; fortunately, this was changed ("fortunately", in the sense that it saved the production team from the embarrassment of placing jaguars in Africa rather than South America).
Though Disney's YouTube playlist for Season 2 included this episode, for reasons unspecified, it was set to private.
DVD Release
Links
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