Upgrade
"Upgrade" is the thirtieth televised episode of the series Gargoyles, and the seventeenth episode of Season 2. It originally aired on November 9, 1995.
- Story Editor: Gary Sperling
- Writer: Adam Gilad
Summary
Continuity
The Pack appears for the first time since "Leader of the Pack", and Lexington is still mad at them following "The Thrill of the Hunt". They next appear (sans Dingo) in "Grief".
The half-Xanatos, half-robot head of Coyote is the head of Coyote 1.0 in "Leader of the Pack" which flew off at the end of the episode and was recovered by Xanatos. The head is later incorporated into Coyote 2.0 and eventually destroyed (crushed by Goliath). Nevertheless, the image of the half-Xanatos, half-robot face is used in each subsequent incarnation of Coyote.
The image of Talon during Coyote's "sales pitch" uses the character design that was introduced in "The Cage" (which hadn't taken place yet and first aired after "Upgrade"'s first airing) rather than the one from "Metamorphosis". There are also shots of Coldstone, Coyote 1.0 from "Leader of the Pack", and Xanatos in his gargoyle armor from "The Edge".
Officer Morgan is one of the police officers who shows up at the end to arrest the Pack (and jokingly wonders whether they should be taken to "a hospital, a machine shop, or a vet").
At the end of the gargoyles' opening battle with the Pack, Wolf shouts just before fleeing, "This isn't over!" - the same words that Hakon shouted after being initially driven off by the gargoyles in "Awakening Part One". It isn't until "Vendettas", however, that we discover how significant this is.
In this episode, each member of the Pack receives a specific upgrade. Wolf is mutated into a werewolf-like form by Gen-U-Tech. Jackal and Hyena become cyborgs. Dingo starts wearing a suit of power armor.
Dingo appears as a member of the Pack for the last time, already shocked that the depths to which his teammates have fallen. He next appears in "Walkabout".
Brooklyn, because of his obvious talent for leadership and tactics, is officially appointed as Goliath's second-in-command. By his own admission he is in no hurry to take the top spot, foreshadowing the events of "Kingdom".
Hudson mentions the Archmage in passing, foreshadowing the events of "Avalon".
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