A Meeting in Time

"A Meeting in Time" is the fifth episode of Wildfire season one. It aired on October 11, 1986 on CBS. It was written by Tony Marino and John Loy, and directed by Don Lusk and Gordon Hunt.

Sara accidentally falls off Wildfire while in the portal to Dar-Shan, arriving in its past just before her mother and father are to marry. While there, she must convince her future mother that she cannot trust Diabolyn, whose malicious intentions in overthrowing Queen Sarana have yet to be revealed.

Memorable quotes
Queen Sarana: You're evil, Diabolyn. By betraying me, you're betraying all Dar-Shan. You leave me no choice but to banish you from Castle Thorinia forever. Diabolyn: Oh, really? Well, here's a little something to remember me by. I curse this marriage. You and Prince Cavan will have exactly one year together, and when that year has passed, you will lose your husband, your firstborn child, and Dar-Shan will lose the queen. Queen Sarana: From this day forward a have no sister.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Princess Sara
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Georgi Irene
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wildfire
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Vernon
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dweedle
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Billy Barty
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Thimble
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Booper
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mudlusk
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Frank Welker
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Dertz
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Diabolyn
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jesscia Walter
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rafeth
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Queen Sarana
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Amanda McBroom
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Alvinar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rene Auberjonois
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Cavanaugh
 * style="background-color:#clear"| David Ackroyd
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Spectres
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Queen Sarana
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Amanda McBroom
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Alvinar
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rene Auberjonois
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Cavanaugh
 * style="background-color:#clear"| David Ackroyd
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Spectres
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| David Ackroyd
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Spectres
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Unavailable

Locations

 * Earth
 * Cavanaugh residence
 * Dar-Shan
 * Thorinia
 * Castle Thorinia

Objects

 * Sara's amulet
 * Spectres' urn

Vehicles

 * Royal carriages

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, credited as musical director, with coordination by Joanne Miller. The theme music was performed by Jimmy Webb.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: October 11, 1986 on CBS

Behind the scenes

 * This is the first episode that connects John and Prince Cavan.
 * It stands to reason that if Wildfire knew about his past encounter with Sara than so would Diabolyn.

Errors

 * It's unexplained why Diabolyn is so distrusting of Sara in the past despite her not having done anything.