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[[Goliath]]'s Odinized form was partly designed as a proposal for a Gargoyles toy (like [[Brooklyn]]'s motorcycle in ''[[Temptation]]'' and the converted [[Pack]]-chopper in ''[[Her Brother's Keeper]]''), but was rejected by Kenner. (Kenner's Gargoyles line gained a notoriety among fans of the series for doing too many "alternate" takes on the gargoyles in a super-powered mode and not enough characters from the television series, making it ironic that the one time that the series offered them an actual enhanced version of one of the main gargoyles for inspiration, they rejected it! | [[Goliath]]'s Odinized form was partly designed as a proposal for a Gargoyles toy (like [[Brooklyn]]'s motorcycle in ''[[Temptation]]'' and the converted [[Pack]]-chopper in ''[[Her Brother's Keeper]]''), but was rejected by Kenner. (Kenner's Gargoyles line gained a notoriety among fans of the series for doing too many "alternate" takes on the gargoyles in a super-powered mode and not enough characters from the television series, making it ironic that the one time that the series offered them an actual enhanced version of one of the main gargoyles for inspiration, they rejected it! | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Erik Sturlisson|Erik]] and [[Gunther Sturlisson]]'s surname is borrowed from Snorri Sturluson (1179 - 1241), the medieval Icelandic author of the Prose Edda, one of the leading primary sources for Norse mythology. |
[[Odin]]'s horse [[Sleipnir]] is portrayed as having only four legs, rather than the eight that he bore in Norse myth. The reason for that is that the animators were able to do a far better job designing a four-legged horse than an eight-legged horse ([[Greg Weisman]] has hypothesized that Sleipnir was in an alternate form at the time). | [[Odin]]'s horse [[Sleipnir]] is portrayed as having only four legs, rather than the eight that he bore in Norse myth. The reason for that is that the animators were able to do a far better job designing a four-legged horse than an eight-legged horse ([[Greg Weisman]] has hypothesized that Sleipnir was in an alternate form at the time). | ||
| − | At the very end of the episode, Odin is seen riding off on Sleipnir across a rainbow. This is obviously Bifrost, the rainbow bridge leading to [[Asgard]], home of the Norse gods. (Since Odin would not receive the call to return to [[Avalon]] for the [[Gathering]] until somewhere between ''[[Ill Met By Moonlight'' | + | At the very end of the episode, Odin is seen riding off on Sleipnir across a rainbow. This is obviously Bifrost, the rainbow bridge leading to [[Asgard]], home of the Norse gods. (Since Odin would not receive the call to return to [[Avalon]] for the [[Gathering]] until somewhere between ''[[Ill Met By Moonlight]]'' and ''[[The Gathering Part One]]'', I presume from this that Asgard is not part of Avalon but a home for Odin and the other Norse gods in the outside world.) |
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Revision as of 20:01, 22 March 2007
Story Editor: Cary Bates
Writer: Cary Bates
Director: Bob Kline
Summary
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Goliath's Odinized form was partly designed as a proposal for a Gargoyles toy (like Brooklyn's motorcycle in Temptation and the converted Pack-chopper in Her Brother's Keeper), but was rejected by Kenner. (Kenner's Gargoyles line gained a notoriety among fans of the series for doing too many "alternate" takes on the gargoyles in a super-powered mode and not enough characters from the television series, making it ironic that the one time that the series offered them an actual enhanced version of one of the main gargoyles for inspiration, they rejected it!
Erik and Gunther Sturlisson's surname is borrowed from Snorri Sturluson (1179 - 1241), the medieval Icelandic author of the Prose Edda, one of the leading primary sources for Norse mythology.
Odin's horse Sleipnir is portrayed as having only four legs, rather than the eight that he bore in Norse myth. The reason for that is that the animators were able to do a far better job designing a four-legged horse than an eight-legged horse (Greg Weisman has hypothesized that Sleipnir was in an alternate form at the time).
At the very end of the episode, Odin is seen riding off on Sleipnir across a rainbow. This is obviously Bifrost, the rainbow bridge leading to Asgard, home of the Norse gods. (Since Odin would not receive the call to return to Avalon for the Gathering until somewhere between Ill Met By Moonlight and The Gathering Part One, I presume from this that Asgard is not part of Avalon but a home for Odin and the other Norse gods in the outside world.)
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