Voices from the Eyrie – 64 – Ill Met By Moonlight

We’re back to discuss this seminal episode of the World Tour – and the series as a whole – with Greg Weisman and Jamie Thomason! We discuss the introduction of Lord Oberon and Queen Titania. Casting Terrence Mann and Kate Mulgrew in the roles (and something Mann has in common with Tim Curry). Squatters’ rights on Avalon. The brilliant script by Diane Duane and Peter Morwood. And much more. We even get a word or two from Diane Duane herself. We also discuss News such as the Iron Studios Gargoyles’ statues. Mondo’s Goliath action figure. The passing of John St….

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Voices from the Eyrie – 60 – The Green

We are joined by Elisa Gabrielli to discuss her career, stepping in to cover for Rachel Ticotin earlier in the series before being cast as her own character, Obsidiana. We talk about this new clan of gargoyles, the rainforest they protect, the themes of conservation, Goliath and Elisa having a mature disagreement, the guest voices and more. We also have a fun time talking about Jackal and Hyena’s wackier upgrades. We also discuss News and First Impressions. For our news session, we discuss woes with Diamond Distribution (but since we’ve recorded this, Dynamite dropped Diamond as their distributors and gone…

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Voices from the Eyrie – 58 – Eye of the Storm

We sit down with Greg Weisman to discuss the journey the Eye of Odin made as a MacGuffin introduced in the Sega Genesis game, being brought into the series as a trinket, then revealed to have magical powers… all the way to introducing Odin, himself. We discuss adapting the Norse god into “Gargoyles”, his wisdom along with his hubris; when Loki was briefly considered and why he ultimately wasn’t used. The inadvertent Kirby influence. We talk about just how cunning Angela is in the face of making Goliath the villain for the episode as absolute power corrupts absolutely. And much…

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