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Something I'd forgotten until this rewatch-binge is how very much TV back in the 90s harped on how dangerous things had gotten, how times had changed, especially in the big cities. In fact, as far as the crime rate goes, 1994 marked the start of a long-running downward trend in most American cities - especially NYC. The city wasn't getting worse and worse, it was getting safer and safer.

I love this episode, but I can only watch it in tiny bursts, a little at a time. I have feelings about it. First and foremost, there's the confirmation that yeah, Demona does know why she hates Elisa so much. And then Elisa is a gargoyle, thinks she's always been that way, and she's just so happy hugging Goliath. Aw. Now, Word of God is that she already consciously knew how she felt, but he didn't, so this was all very uncomfortably surprising for him. From my view, it looks like it comes pretty much out of nowhere, especially on his side. This is probably because the show could have really benefited from a longer first season, time to get all our emotional and character ducks in a neat little row. We're told that there's a month or so between episodes in that first season (though I'm not entirely convinced that the artists know how the moon works) but without actually seeing the character growth it's like "Oh, now Goliath and Elisa are starcrossed" and "Oh, now Lex is a mechanical/computer genius" and "Oh, now Hudson's blind buddy is a bona fide friend and not an acquaintance" and "Oh, now Matt Bluestone is worth paying attention to" and so on. They could have used a little breathing room, is all.

Also, Puck, you know darn well what Demona meant, but still, well played - and Demona, if you were a little more prone to careful thought you would have certainly known what he meant.

Also also, in the comics Elisa and Goliath finally get over themselves and the species difference, so yay. But then there's no more comics :(

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