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| − | [[Travis Marshall]] makes another guest appearance | + | [[Travis Marshall]] makes another guest appearance, delivering a news report on the mysterious events of the previous night. There may be other guest appearances in this episode as well; the woman that didn't turn to stone and tries to tell Travis Marshall this looks very similiar to the woman who worked at the [[Diamond Exchange]] in ''[[Her Brother's Keeper]]'' and the man pleading with the [[Weird Sisters]] (in their policewoman disguise) to explain to him about his "lost night" looks very much like [[Billy Greene|Billy]] and [[Susan Greene|Susan]]'s [[William Greene|father]] from ''[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]''. Greg Weisman has stated, "I don't think it was the same woman from the Diamond Exchange. The voice here was Rachel Ticotin's."[http://s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=5638] |
[[Duncan]]'s red-haired second-in-command is left nameless in the dialogue, but called "[[Macduff]]" in the ending credits - a reference to the "Macduff, Thane of Fife" in [[Shakespeare]]'s [[Macbeth (play)|play]] who slays [[Macbeth]]. | [[Duncan]]'s red-haired second-in-command is left nameless in the dialogue, but called "[[Macduff]]" in the ending credits - a reference to the "Macduff, Thane of Fife" in [[Shakespeare]]'s [[Macbeth (play)|play]] who slays [[Macbeth]]. | ||
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Macbeth and [[Gruoch]]'s son [[Luach]] is introduced in this episode. In actual history his name was Lulach (the second l was somehow lost during the creation of ''City of Stone''), and he was really Macbeth's stepson, the product of Gruoch's first marriage to [[Gillecomgain]]. [[Greg Weisman]] has mentioned seeing Luach's actual parentage in the ''Gargoyles'' Universe as uncertain; his father might have been Macbeth, or might have been Gillecomgain, but nobody knows for certain. | Macbeth and [[Gruoch]]'s son [[Luach]] is introduced in this episode. In actual history his name was Lulach (the second l was somehow lost during the creation of ''City of Stone''), and he was really Macbeth's stepson, the product of Gruoch's first marriage to [[Gillecomgain]]. [[Greg Weisman]] has mentioned seeing Luach's actual parentage in the ''Gargoyles'' Universe as uncertain; his father might have been Macbeth, or might have been Gillecomgain, but nobody knows for certain. | ||
| − | Macbeth anachronistically calls the Weird Sisters "three old bedlams"; the word "bedlam", associated with madness, derives from the mental hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem - which did not become a mental hospital, however, until 1547, a little over five hundred years after Macbeth's victory over Duncan. | + | Macbeth anachronistically calls the Weird Sisters "three old bedlams"; the word "bedlam", associated with madness, derives from the mental hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem - which did not become a mental hospital, however, until 1547, a little over five hundred years after Macbeth's victory over Duncan. Since all of the ''City of Stone'' flashbacks took place in a Gaelic-speaking period of Scottish history, this might be counted as an anachronistic translation rather than a true anachronism. |
''City of Stone Part Three'' provides the only scene in ''Gargoyles'' where one of the Weird Sisters acts separately from the other two, when [[Seline]] gives Macbeth the glowing ball that will bring about Duncan's doom, while informing him that Duncan had employed Gillecomgain to murder [[Findlaech]]. (Since Seline represents the Weird Sisters' vengeance aspect, it is appropriate that she should be the one to take on this role.) | ''City of Stone Part Three'' provides the only scene in ''Gargoyles'' where one of the Weird Sisters acts separately from the other two, when [[Seline]] gives Macbeth the glowing ball that will bring about Duncan's doom, while informing him that Duncan had employed Gillecomgain to murder [[Findlaech]]. (Since Seline represents the Weird Sisters' vengeance aspect, it is appropriate that she should be the one to take on this role.) | ||
Revision as of 14:21, 4 November 2007
"City of Stone" Part Three is the twenty-fourth televised episode of the series Gargoyles, and the eleventh episode of Season 2.
- Story Editor: Michael Reaves
- Story: Michael Reaves
- Teleplay: Brynne Chandler Reaves & Lydia Marano
Summary
Tidbits
Travis Marshall makes another guest appearance, delivering a news report on the mysterious events of the previous night. There may be other guest appearances in this episode as well; the woman that didn't turn to stone and tries to tell Travis Marshall this looks very similiar to the woman who worked at the Diamond Exchange in Her Brother's Keeper and the man pleading with the Weird Sisters (in their policewoman disguise) to explain to him about his "lost night" looks very much like Billy and Susan's father from The Thrill of the Hunt. Greg Weisman has stated, "I don't think it was the same woman from the Diamond Exchange. The voice here was Rachel Ticotin's."[1]
Duncan's red-haired second-in-command is left nameless in the dialogue, but called "Macduff" in the ending credits - a reference to the "Macduff, Thane of Fife" in Shakespeare's play who slays Macbeth.
Macbeth and Gruoch's son Luach is introduced in this episode. In actual history his name was Lulach (the second l was somehow lost during the creation of City of Stone), and he was really Macbeth's stepson, the product of Gruoch's first marriage to Gillecomgain. Greg Weisman has mentioned seeing Luach's actual parentage in the Gargoyles Universe as uncertain; his father might have been Macbeth, or might have been Gillecomgain, but nobody knows for certain.
Macbeth anachronistically calls the Weird Sisters "three old bedlams"; the word "bedlam", associated with madness, derives from the mental hospital of St. Mary of Bethlehem - which did not become a mental hospital, however, until 1547, a little over five hundred years after Macbeth's victory over Duncan. Since all of the City of Stone flashbacks took place in a Gaelic-speaking period of Scottish history, this might be counted as an anachronistic translation rather than a true anachronism.
City of Stone Part Three provides the only scene in Gargoyles where one of the Weird Sisters acts separately from the other two, when Seline gives Macbeth the glowing ball that will bring about Duncan's doom, while informing him that Duncan had employed Gillecomgain to murder Findlaech. (Since Seline represents the Weird Sisters' vengeance aspect, it is appropriate that she should be the one to take on this role.)
Duncan's fiery death was designed to provide some variety from the "falling off a great height" deaths that had already befallen Hakon, the Captain of the Guard, Findlaech, and Gillecomgain, while still being acceptable to Standards and Practices (in the way that Macbeth running Duncan through with a sword would not). Ironically, in his death-throes, Duncan falls off the ledge upon which he and Macbeth were standing; apparently some habits are hard to break.
Macbeth is crowned upon the Stone of Destiny (also known as the Stone of Scone), according to ancient Scottish custom. The Stone would make two more appearances in the series, the second one of particular note.
Xanatos's remark that "mixing magics is dangerous" is another hint about Owen's true identity (the "mixing magics" part deriving from the fact that Puck's magic comes from his being one of the Third Race, while Demona's spell came from a source of human magic, the Grimorum).
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