Quote Originally Posted by whitecrown View Post
Just to clarify about the Beauty and the Beast thing, Beast turning into a cat was not meant to reference Disney's Beast. Like everyone's said, Disney's beast looks nothing like a cat. He was based on multiple animals but mainly a buffalo.

The BATB in reference is the 80s show which was a big hit back in the day. That actually did feature a Beast who resembled a cat (more lion than anything but specifically feline). This show is not well remembered now so everyone assumes the reference is to the Disney movie instead of this.
I remember the show. But didn't relate it to Beast. And there is a young Linda Hamilton who starred in T1 and T2. Anyway, no matter which Beast I still think it's was an odd idea.