Awakening
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| Awakening | |
|---|---|
| Season: | One |
| Airdate: | October 24, 1994 |
| Airdate#: | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| GG#: | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Written by | Eric Luke Michael Reaves |
| Directed by | Kazuo Terada Saburo Hashimoto |
| Key Characters: | Manhattan Clan Elisa Maza David Xanatos Demona |
Awakening is a five part episode that began the Gargoyles series.
Contents |
[edit] Summary
[edit] Part One
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.
[edit] Part Two
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.
[edit] Part Three
Not satisfied with Xanatos' explanation, Detective Maza decides to take a look around the castle by herself. Xanatos wants the gargoyles help in retrieving the stolen data.
[edit] Part Four
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 an old 'friend'. The Gargoyles accept to help Xanatos retrieve his stolen disks from Cyberbiotics.
[edit] Part Five
The gargoyles attack the data storage facilities, and when they return successful, Xanatos decides they've outlived their usefulness.
[edit] Cast
- Keith David as Goliath
- Ed Asner as Hudson
- Jeff Bennett as Brooklyn, the Magus
- Thom Adcox-Hernandez as Lexington
- Bill Fagerbakke as Broadway
- Frank Welker as Bronx
- Marina Sirtis as Demona
- Ed Gildbert as Captain of the Guard
- Kath Soucie as Princess Katharine
- Clancy Brown as Hakon
- J.D. Daniels as Tom
- Salli Richardson as Elisa Maza
- Jonathan Frakes as David Xanatos
[edit] Notes
- In order to prevent spoilers for Part One, the theme song was played at the end of the episode.
- The writers retroactively decided the motorcycle driver and of the guards aboard the Fortress were the same man who became Vinnie Grigori
[edit] Trivia
- Greg Weisman delivers a one-liner as a member of the Commando Squad. "Nice mask."
- The Alice in Wonderland statues were a reference to how Elisa had entered a strange world she didn't understand.
[edit] Memorable Quotes
- Lexington:"I can see why."
[edit] References
[edit] Episode Guide
