History Recap / GargoylesS2Sentinel

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Nokkar uses his advanced technology to induce temporary amnesia on Elisa with the intent of erasing what he believes are her false memories of the Gargoyles as her friends (she is told that her true memories will return in a few days). Elisa is then understandably freaked out by her first post-mindwipe encounter with Goliath. Fortunately, her gun isn't loaded when she pulls it on him. This in turn is the key for Goliath figuring out that something is wrong with Elisa's memory, as she not only didn't recognize him but she also didn't know her gun was empty, a condition that had existed for at least a month in-story at the time.

The world tourists arrive on Easter Island and encounter an alien sentry named Nokkar, who is stubbornly convinced that the gargoyles are alien enemies of Earth. Elisa has her memory temporarily wiped by Nokkar, but is still loyal to her friends. This convinces Nokkar of his misjudgment. Elisa convinces Nokkar to make new friends to stand by him as he keeps watch on Earth.

* EenieMeenieMinyMoai: Did you know they were [[AncientAstronauts modeled on an alien soldier who is protecting our world from the ravages of an evil empire from beyond our solar system?]]

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Nokkar uses his advanced technology to induce temporary amnesia on Elisa with the intent of erasing what he believes are her false memories of the Gargoyles as her friends (she is told that her true memories will return in a few days). Elisa is then understandably freaked out by her first post-mindwipe encounter with Goliath. Fortunately, her gun wasn't loaded when she pulled it on him. This in turn is the key for Goliath figuring out that something is wrong with Elisa's memory, as she not only didn't recognize him, but she also didn't know her gun was empty, a condition that had existed for at least a month in-story at the time.

* OutOfGenreExperience: Though the show does have [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture sci-fi elements]], this episode crossed into full-on SpaceOpera territory, complete with alien warriors and references to a massive intergalactic war...which was never mentioned again. WordOfGod says that this was meant to be a [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot setup for a far-future spinoff]], ''Gargoyles 2198'', where the Space-Spawn invade future Earth and Goliath's descendant Samson leads the resistance against them, which so far hasn't come to fruition. [[invoked]]

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: In this case, Nokkar was unaware of the existence of any sentient species native to Earth aside from humans, which led him to mistakenly assume that the gargoyles were alien servants of the Space-Spawn who somehow got past him. As WordOfGod elaborates, all his equipment is aimed outwards to look for approaching Space-Spawn; he's not scanning all the lifeforms on the planet, and so was just as in the dark about gargoyles and the Third Race as humans themselves are. [[invoked]]

* MistakenIdentity: In this case, Nokkar has mistaken the Manhattan Clan Gargoyles for agents of a race of beings known as the "Space-Spawn".

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: In this case, Nokkar was unaware of the existence of any sentient species native to Earth aside from humans, which led him to mistakenly assume that the gargoyles were alien servants of the Space-Spawn who somehow got past him. As WordOfGod elaborates, all his equipment is aimed outwards, to look for approaching Space-Spawn; he's not scanning all the lifeforms on the planet, and so was just as in the dark about gargoyles and the Third Race as humans themselves are. [[invoked]]

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: In this case, Nokkar was unaware of the existence of any sentient species native to Earth aside from humans, which led him to mistakenly assume that the gargoyles were alien servants of the Space-Spawn who somehow got past him. As WordOfGod elaborates, all his equipment is aimed outwards, to look for approaching Space-Spawn; he's not scanning all the lifeforms on the planet, and so was just as in the dark about gargoyles and the Third Race as humans themselves are.
* MistakenIdentity: In this case, Nokkar has mistaken the Manhattan Clan Gargoyles for a race of beings known as the "Space Spawn".

* LockedOutOfTheLoop: In this case, Nokkar was unaware of the existence of any sentient species native to Earth aside from Humans.

* OutOfGenreExperience: Though the show does have [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture sci-fi elements]], this episode crossed into full-on SpaceOpera territory, complete with alien warriors and references to a massive intergalactic war...which was never mentioned again. WordOfGod says that this was meant to be a [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot setup for a far-future spinoff]], ''Gargoyles 2198'', where the Space-Spawn invade future Earth and Goliath's descendant Sampson leads the resistance against them, which so far hasn't come to fruition. [[invoked]]

* OutOfGenreExperience: Though the show does have [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture sci-fi elements]], this episode crossed into full-on SpaceOpera territory, complete with alien warriors and references to a massive intergalactic war...which was never mentioned again. WordOfGod says that this was meant to be a [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot setup for a far-future spinoff]], ''Gargoyles 2198'', that never came to fruition in the end.

* EenieMeenieMinyMoai: In "Sentinel". Did you know they were [[AncientAstronauts modeled on an alien soldier who is protecting our world from the ravages of an evil empire from beyond our solar system?]]

* OutOfGenreExperience: "Sentinel". Though the show does have [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture sci-fi elements]], this episode crossed into full-on SpaceOpera territory, complete with alien warriors and references to a massive intergalactic war...which was never mentioned again. WordOfGod says that this was meant to be a [[PoorlyDisguisedPilot setup for a far-future spinoff]], ''Gargoyles 2198'', that never came to fruition in the end.

* TheBusComesBack: Lydia Duane and Arthur Morwood-Smyth appear for the first time since their introduction in [[Recap/GargoylesS2ALighthouseInTheSeaOfTime "A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time"]].