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The Best Episodes of Gargoyles Season 1

Every episode of Gargoyles Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gargoyles Season 1!

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In Scotland, 994 A.D. Goliath and his clan of gargoyles defend a medieval castle. In present day, David Xanatos buys the castle and moves it to New York City. When the castle is attacked the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Gargoyles Season 1 Episode 1 - Awakening (1)
    8.4/10(539 votes)

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Gargoyles Season 1 Episode 2 - Awakening (2)
    8.3/10(442 votes)

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Gargoyles Season 1 Episode 5 - Awakening (5)
    8.2/10(377 votes)

    S1:E5

    The Gargoyles attack the data storage facilities, and when they return successful, Xanatos decides they've outlived their usefulness.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Gargoyles Season 1 Episode 8 - Deadly Force
    8.2/10(346 votes)

    S1:E8

    Broadway accidentally shoots Elisa with her gun. Wracked with guilt, 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  5. Gargoyles Season 1 Episode 3 - Awakening (3)
    8.1/10(411 votes)

    S1:E3

    Not satisfied with Xanatos's explanation for the strange happenings around his tower, Detective Maza decides to take a look around the castle by herself. Xanatos wants the Gargoyles help in retrieving some stolen data.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Gargoyles Season 1 Episode 13 - Reawakening
    8.1/10(283 votes)

    S1:E13

    Concluding that science and sorcery alone are not enough to stop the gargoyles, Demona and Xanatos try to combine them. Employing a mixture of rubble from gargoyles destroyed at Castle Wyvern in 994 AD and Xanatos' cybernetics, they create and awaken Coldstone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brynne Chandler Reaves

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  7. Gargoyles Season 1 Episode 4 - Awakening (4)
    8.0/10(390 votes)

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Gargoyles Season 1 Episode 11 - Long Way to Morning
    7.8/10(295 votes)

    S1:E11

    Demona forces Goliath into a confrontation, wounding him badly and leaving Hudson 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brynne Chandler Reaves

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  9. Gargoyles Season 1 Episode 10 - The Edge
    7.5/10(294 votes)

    S1:E10

    Xanatos donates a jewel - the Eye of Odin - to the city's museum. Then he has one of his robot gargoyles steal it back, framing Goliath.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  10. Gargoyles Season 1 Episode 7 - Temptation
    7.4/10(317 votes)

    S1:E7

    Demona convinces Brooklyn that humans and gargoyles can never live together, and asks him to help her show Goliath the same.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Brynne Chandler Reaves

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  11. Gargoyles Season 1 Episode 9 - Enter MacBeth
    7.4/10(312 votes)

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Steve Perry

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  12. Gargoyles Season 1 Episode 6 - The Thrill of the Hunt
    7.3/10(332 votes)

    S1:E6

    A group of TV show fighters called The Pack appears and seems more than a match for all of the gargoyles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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  13. Gargoyles Season 1 Episode 12 - Her Brother's Keeper
    7.3/10(279 votes)

    S1:E12

    Xanatos offers Elisa's brother a job as pilot and bodyguard, and he certainly gets his money's worth when Jackal and Hyena are ordered to assassinate him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Michael Reaves

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Awakening (1)" is the best rated episode of "Gargoyles" season 1. It scored 8.4/10 based on 539 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/24/1994. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Awakening (2)".