That night, the captain and Goliath's mate urge him to go after the Vikings with the entire gargoyle clan to finish them off. The next day, a hooded man rides to the Vikings' camp and offers Hakon a bargain that will deliver Castle Wyvern into his hands. Goliath is shown to be tolerant of this attitude. It's revealed that the human inhabitants dislike the gargoyles, except the captain, due to regarding them as "unnatural creatures" and instead of paying Goliath respect, the Princess insults Goliath, to the ire of both Goliath's mate and the captain. Afterward, the Captain presents Goliath to be honored by Princess Katharine, the ruler of Castle Wyvern. When the sun goes down, the gargoyles come to life and drive the Vikings off, with Hakon bearing witness personally to the awakening of the leader of the Wyvern Clan, Goliath, who makes it clear the Vikings are not welcome in the castle. One of his men expresses misgivings about attacking a castle full of gargoyles this close to sunset, but Hakon angrily silences him before ordering a full-scale charge, with him personally grappling up to the highest turret. Highly recommended.In the year 994 AD, a medieval castle in Scotland is attacked by a band of Vikings led by Hakon.
In a time when comedies are saturating both the primetime and daytime cartoon markets, it's nice to find a gripping animated drama without needing to set your sights to the other side of the Pacific. If you at all appreciate the art form, you'll wonder where this show has been all your life. Overall, I think this is the best animated television series to ever come out of this country. The writing is taut, the acting fantastic, and the animation beautiful, but they are all mere servants to the story, which stays interesting and moderately serialized throughout the entire series (just the first season has been released on DVD, 13 of 65 episodes). The backbone of this saga is what all timeless fiction must contain: plot and character development. It's definitely not for young children (the Y7 rating is a good guideline), but don't think it's just another brainless afternoon shoot-'em-up designed to sell action figures. It stunned people at the time with its tragic plots, realistic weapons, and clear consequences to characters' actions.
What makes it so unique is that it's still the only dramatic animated series Disney TV has ever produced. "Gargoyles" was a series released during the "Disney Afternoon" block of the mid-nineties.
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