The BEST episodes of Gargoyles season 1
Every episode of Gargoyles season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Gargoyles season 1!
In Scotland, 994 A.D., the castle Wyvern is guarded by gargoyles, creatures that sleep during the day, turned into stone, and are fearsome warriors during the night. In spite of keeping the castle's inhabitants safe, the gargoyles are not respected nor appreciated by them, except for the Captain of Guard who sees great value and honor in these creatures. After being betrayed by the only human they trusted, most of the gargoyles are killed while sleeping, and out of anger the Magus puts a spell on the surviving gargoyles so they also sleep during the night. In 1994 A.D., the billionaire David Xanatos purchases the castle, moving it to the top of his skyscraper in Manhattan. With the castle above the clouds, the spell is broken and now the Scottish gargoyles live again in a world strange to them. The Clan is still reluctant about trusting humans, but after meeting Elisa Maza they find a reason to befriend humans again.
#1 - Awakening (2)
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/25/1994
Goliath returns to the castle to find all but a handful of his clan destroyed, and the humans abducted. The gargoyles defeat the Vikings and rescue the captives, but a tragic misunderstanding leaves them cursed to remain stone statues day and night... until a rich 20th century businessman takes an interest in them.
#2 - Temptation
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/11/1994
Demona convinces Brooklyn that humans and gargoyles can never live together, and asks him to help her show Goliath the same.
#3 - Awakening (5)
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/1994
The Gargoyles attack the data storage facilities, and when they return successful, Xanatos decides they've outlived their usefulness.
#4 - Reawakening
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/3/1995
Concluding that science or sorcery alone are not enough to stop the gargoyles, Demona and Xanatos try combine the two, rebuilding a gargoyle from the rubble left at the castle and filling out the rest with cybernetics.
#5 - Awakening (3)
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/26/1994
Not satisfied with Xanatos's explanation, detective Maza decides to take a look around the castle by herself. Xanatos wants the Gargoyles help in retrieving the stolen data.
#6 - Awakening (1)
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/24/1994
In 994, a band of Vikings attack castle Wyvern in Scotland, but are driven back by the gargoyles protecting it. While retreating, they vow revenge... and someone in the castle may just want to help them with that.
#7 - Awakening (4)
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/27/1994
Elisa and Goliath are ambushed in the park by a group of commandos. They try to escape, but dawn comes and Goliath turns to stone, leaving Elisa having to lead the pursuers away alone. Upon Goliath's return to the castle, Xanatos reunites him with and old 'friend'. The Gargoyles accept to help Xanatos retrieve his stolen disks from Cyberbiotics.
#8 - Deadly Force
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/18/1994
Broadway accidentally shoots Elisa with her gun. Wrecked by regret, he takes her to the hospital and then goes off on his own to take his frustration out on an criminal he can find. When the others hear, they assume it was the work of a gangster Elisa was investigating, and set out to take him down - permanently.
#9 - Enter MacBeth
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/6/1995
As Xanatos is about to get out of prison, he wonders what to do about the Gargoyles. As luck would have it, he is contacted by a stranger calling himself MacBeth who offers to take the creatures off his hands.
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#10 - The Thrill of the Hunt
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/4/1994
Lexington makes contact with his TV heroes - The Pack - in hopes of finding allies. But for his surprise he finds that they are far from heroic in real life...
#11 - The Edge
Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/13/1995
Xanatos donates jewel of his - the Eye of Odin - to the city's museum. Then he has one of his robot gargoyles steal it back, framing Goliath.
#12 - Long Way to Morning
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/20/1995
Demona forces Goliath into a confrontation, wounding him badly and leaving Hudson having to protect him until dawn... A situation that reminds the old gargoyle of a mission he led over a millennia ago to recover a book of spells from the Archmage necessary to save the poisoned Prince.
#13 - Her Brother's Keeper
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/27/1995
Xanatos offers Elisa's brother a job as pilot and bodyguard, and he certainly gets his moneys worth when Jackal and Hyena are ordered to assassinate him.