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Anonymous writes...
This question has been bugging me for god knows how long. First of all, let me make sure I have a few things straight about the restraint on Owen/Puck.
He cannot go back to Avalon- that is what is meant by eternally banished.
He c annot use his powers unless he is prtecting or teaching Alexander. Am I correct, or have I missed something? There are a few details I'm curious about. Alex can only learn so much. I assume that once you've got the basics of magic down, everything e lse, more or less, is pretty much covered. There's only so much you can do. In which case, what is poor Puck going to do when he has nothing left to teach? More or less, he's pretty much stuck as Owen forever. . . Unless, of course, if I understand correctly, Owen is mortal. In which case, if Puck remains Owen for too long, will he die? Will just the Owen facade "die" or will Puck actually die? On the topic of Owen's mortality, if someone were to slice off Owen's head, and working under the a ssumption that Puck dies when Owen dies, who's left to teach/protect Alex? Would Oberon start the whole kidnapping ordeal again, or would he just sort of forget about it?
Speaking of which, does he monitor Alex's teaching, or is that mostly Titania, or is it anybody? Oh, and just a quicky "yes or no" answer; was Fox ever going to learn to use her magic or is she uninterested? Thanks.
Marie Treblast
Greg responds...
It seems you've got the rules straight, but the notion that Alex can only learn so much seems preposterous to me. I'm 34 and constantly learning new things, even new things about things I thought I had wired. Learning is a lifelong process.
Owen is mortal. But everytime Owen becomes Puck to teach Alex something, he kinda resets Owen when he changes back. So Owen's never gonna age all that much. It's a loophole, that allows Owen/Puck to continue to teach and protect Alex as long as Alex lives.
If Owen gets killed (like shot in the back or something) while he's Owen, then both Owen and Puck die. The situational question you ask is tougher to answer, because it depends on what else is going on, how old Alex is at the time, etc.
I don't think Oberon monitors much unless it strikes his fancy. Titania probably plays closer attention.
As to Fox, I think she'd be very interested, up to a point.
Anonymous writes...
Greetings, Mr. Weisman. One thing that fascinates me most about "Gargoyles" is the attention to, (and characterization of), minor characters. Especially for the gargoyle from the flashbacks of "City of Stone" who wore plates of armor . (I'm assuming he was second-in-command, if Demona even bothered to choose one.) Seeing how this gargoyle was characterized inspired my question. It seems that, throughout the flashbacks, he has something he wants to say to Demona, but is afraid of how she'll react, given how she reacted when he spoke about making peace with the humans. The question is: What exactly was Demona's relationship with the clan that she rebuilt after the massacre at Wyvern? Some seemed afraid of her, and there was one cene in a melee where she said something like, "Come to me, my warriors!", which made it appear as if she owned them. Also, Macbeth once referred to Demona as the gargoyles' queen. Did she rule over the clan? Did she consider those gargoyles as her "l yal subjects,"
or as equals?
Greg responds...
Demona's never been particularly egalitarian. If the question had been posed to her at the time whether she was Leader or Queen, I'm sure she would have said Leader. But I've no doubt, that she acted like a tyrant. I also think the others allowed her to act that way, because the situation was quite desperate, and she was clearly the toughest warrior they had.
Anonymous writes...
1. Does Demona sleep at all? You'd think that she'd get tired. 2. I understand the divorce laws in France and Italy are pretty stiff. They like a lot of face to face counseling and attempts at reconciliation before a divorce is gr anted. Said rules are doubly ture if the ceremony was Catholic and you have to go through the church. That being said, are Demona and MacBeth still legally married? Somehow, I don't see the two of them going down to a lawyers office together to have th s thing enulled.
Plus, Demona might very well derive some perverse pleasure in forcing MacBeth to remain her legal husband.
Greg responds...
1. Yes. She does have to sleep now, though she gets by on a few hours per day, (I get about five). Doesn't really improve her mental outlook, if you know what I mean.
2. No. The marriage had not been consumated when the bride tried to kill the groom for his money before disappearing without a trace, so getting a unilateral annulment was surprisingly easy. And Demona doesn't get pleasure from a lot these days.
Anonymous writes...
Greg, I have a weird Q for you. Or actually several. When I really think about Owen's stone arm, I wonder how he would accomplish certain things like putting on his tie, tieing his shoes, drying his back after a shower, cutting hi s food, and stuff like that. In the series, he doesn't seem too bothered by his disability. Were there any plans on showing how it changed his life?
Greg responds...
In a twenty-two minute episode, there isn't much room to depict the daily tasks of a supporting character. But we might have gotten around to it, if there was a story reason. To some extent, I don't know how Owen manages, but there are a lot of people out there with less than two hands, and I'm quite sure that they manage just fine. If we had shown some of the things you mentioned we would have tried to do our homework to make sure we were depicting things with accuracy.
Anonymous writes...
I have a few questions. 1. Do Robyn and Jason know what their eloquent younger brother has been doing (John Castaway, the Quarrymen)? 2. What is John Castaway's driving force, hate or guilt? Thanks.
Greg responds...
1. Is this a Post-Journey CHRONICLES question? I had plans that they'd find out. I don't know whether the CHRONICLES staff even thought about it.
2. Guilt, then hate.
Anonymous writes...
Greg, what can I give you in turn for what you've given me through Gargoyles? A kidney I guess. Anyway, I've always thought that for a gargoyle to sleep for a thousand years (or even just a day) without the ability to wake oneself up , could lead to intriguing dreams and nightmares. Recently, you acknowledged that the gargoyles can dream during their stone sleep. Did you ever have plans to include gargoyle dreams in any of your stories?
Greg responds...
I have already, usually as a way of relating flashbacks, but "Future Tense" was one big Gargoyle nightmare -- even if it was inserted by Puck, and I had a few other thoughts as well.
Anonymous writes...
most people want to know what Demona did during WW II, I'd rather know what Macbeth did during this time and also during WW I. please answer my little question, by the way I thank u greg for answering the questions of fans.
Bryan Ken nedy A.K.A. CoyotexQ
Greg responds...
It's not a little question, Bryan. This isn't the format for telling a novel- length story. Nice try though. (Feignt right, go left, see if he takes the bait.)
Anonymous writes...
Greeting oh exalted one. Again, a thousand "thank you's" for allowing us the opportunity to ask questions. I only have one question but my mindset does need some explaining. On the surface, Demona hates all humanity and wants to erra dicate it. But, beneath it all, how strong is this conviction? Her hatred of humanity allows her to conveniently overlook her own role in the Castle Wyvern Massacre. Once, the humans are gone, who does she have left to assign blame to? Without this s rvival mechanism to shore up her unstable psyche, Demona is probably finished. During Hunter's Moon she practically tells Goliath that smashing the Praying Gargoyle will stop her plan cold and gives him a clear shot at it. True, this is probably yet an ther instance of the villain being unable to resist filling everyone in on her plan. Still, what security measures did Demona take to assure the fullfilment of a plan she spent 500 years developing. All Demona had with her at the cathedral was just one gun, yet given her past sucess rate and the hunter's still out there, you'd expect a lot more security from someone as paranoid as Demona. Okay, I'm probably over analyzing this but it does seem possible that Demona might be subconciously sabatoging her own efforts. What all of this really boils down to is: Does Demona really have it in her to annihilate 5 billion plus lives?
Greg responds...
Damn good question. I think a lot of what you wrote above makes a lot of sense. But I also think that Demona is capable of extinguishing 5 billion lives and only then turning around and realizing that she's destroyed herself. In other words, she's still very dangerous.
Anonymous writes...
Mr. Wiesman, if we [the fans] could do one thing to bring back gargoyles, what should we do? Also, I know sometimes a canceled show will be produced on vidio tapes to be sold, would Disney ever do this? Thank you!
Greg responds...
On-going letter writing campaigns wouldn't hurt, but the biggest thing would be to get more and more people to watch the show. Get cable. Watch Gargoyle reruns on USA. Get everyone you know to do the same. If the ratings on the reruns are ridiculously high, then maybe that would give someone the idea to take another pass at new episodes. Do you know any Nielsen Families?
Disney already put some of the episodes out on video.
Anonymous writes...
Mr. Wiesman, I just thought of this. I'm sorry I'm askiing you so much at once. Is there any way to obtain a GARGOYLE script? Also, I LOVE the soundtrack! Would Disney ever sell a copy of it? Thanks Again! Lestat
Greg responds...
Disney would probably sell anything they thought they could make money on, enough money to justify the cost of production. At the moment, I doubt they think they could make enough money by selling scripts or soundtracks.
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