The Silver Chair: Difference between revisions

The fourth installment of ''[[The Chronicles of Narnia]]''. A few months after ''[[The Voyage of the Dawn Treader]]'', Eustace, with schoolmate and fellow outcast Jill Pole, returns to Narnia, and is sent on a quest to rescue Caspian's long-kidnapped son Rilian from a witch, reuniting them just before {{spoiler|the king's death of old age.}}

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* [[Adipose Rex]]: The Queen of the Giants of Harfang.

* [[Grim Up North]]

* [[God Save Us From the Queen]]

** Also, "[Jill] made love to everyone -- the grooms, the porters, the housemaids, and the elderly giant lords..."

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: In the BBC miniseries, Puddleglum is the [[The Nth Doctor|Fourth]] [[Tom Baker|Doctor]].

* [[One-Winged Angel]]: Evidently, the Lady was unfamiliar with the [[Evil Overlord List|Evil Overlord's Handbook]], especially Item 34.

* [[The Owl-Knowing One]]: Eustace and Jill receive some guidance from Glimfeather and [[Stealth Pun|the Parliament of Owls]].

* [[Pretty in Mink]]: At one point, Jill is given a [[Pimped-Out Cape|mantle trimmed with white fur]].

* [[Scaled Up]]: {{spoiler|The witch.}}

* [[Teeth-Clenched Teamwork]]/[[Fire-Forged Friends]]: Eustace and Jill.

* [[Thanatos Gambit]]: The Green Lady has prepared spells that will cause her kingdom to be destroyed in the event of her death, thus presumably also taking out whoever killed her.

* [[To Serve Man]]: The "gentle giants" are quite happy that the Lady of the Green Kirtle sent the three heroes to them for the Autumn Feast...

* [[The Vamp]]: The Lady of the Green Kirtle for Prince Rillian, even resorting to [[Mind Control]].

* [[Unfortunate Names]]: "His name unfortunately was Eustace Scrubb, but he wasn't a bad sort."

* [[Why Did It Have to Be Snakes?|Why Did It Have To Be Underground?]]: Jill's claustrophobia makes the trip to Underland through several dark, incredibly cramped passages and tunnels paralyzingly terrifying for her.

 

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