Gargoyles (1994–1996): Season 2, Episode 48 - The Reckoning - full transcript

When the Mahattan Clan captures Demona, they and the Mutates decide to be her permanent jailers, unaware that they are falling into an elaborate trap doing so.

GOLIATH:
ONE THOUSAND YEARS AGO,

SUPERSTITION
AND THE SWORD RULED.

IT WAS A TIME OF DARKNESS.

IT WAS A WORLD OF FEAR.

IT WAS THE AGE OF GARGOYLES.

STONE BY DAY,

WARRIORS BY NIGHT.

(GUTTURAL SCREAM)

WE WERE BETRAYED BY THE HUMANS
WE HAD SWORN TO PROTECT,

FROZEN IN STONE
BY A MAGIC SPELL

FOR A THOUSAND YEARS.



NOW, HERE IN MANHATTAN,

THE SPELL IS BROKEN

AND WE LIVE AGAIN!

(DEEP GROWL)

WE ARE DEFENDERS OF THE NIGHT.

WE ARE GARGOYLES!

(GROANING)

NARRATOR:
PREVIOUSLY ONGARGOYLES...

WHO ARE YOU?

DEMONA IS MY MOTHER.

ELISA, I HAVE TO KNOW.

YES, IT’S TRUE.

THE SUN’S ABOUT TO COME UP.

(LAUGHS) IS IT REALLY?



(GROANING)

(ELISA GASPS)

BROOKLYN: IF THE BOREDOM
DOESN’T GET US,
THE MOSQUITOES WILL.

(SIGHS) HOW MUCH LONGER
DO WE HAVE TO SIT HERE?

PATIENCE.

WITH ALL THE RECENT THEFTS
OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY,

OUR BEST MOVE IS TO STAKE OUT
RESEARCH FACILITIES.

(RUMBLING)

WHOA!

(EXPLOSION)

OKAY,
YOU CONVINCED ME.

DEMONA.

MY MOTHER?

(GROWLING)

DEMONA MUST BE GATHERING WEAPONS
FOR ANOTHER OFFENSIVE.

THEN LET’S OFFEND HER FIRST.

(DEMONA GRUNTING)

TAKE CARE, ANGELA.
DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE DEMONA.

THIS TIN CAN
WON’T SAVE YOU.

OH, BUT IT’S
A VERY CLEVER TIN CAN.

(GRUNTING)

BROOKLYN!

I SHOULD’VE KNOWN.
YOU ALWAYS TRAVEL IN GROUPS.

WE ARE A CLAN, DEMONA.

THAT’S SOMETHING
YOU FORGOT LONG AGO.

(GRUNTING)

ANGELA: STOP THIS FIGHTING.

YOU! I SAW YOU IN PARIS.

WHO ARE YOU?

I KNOW EVERY
REMAINING GARGOYLE.

(GRUNTING)

SHE IS NOT YOUR CONCERN!

(DEMONA SCREAMING)

(GOLIATH GRUNTING)

(DEMONA GRUNTING)

IS SHE...

SHE IS ALIVE.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

(GROANS) I GUESS.

SHE LOOKS SO PEACEFUL.

(SIGHS) YEAH?

WAIT TILL SHE WAKES UP.

WE CANNOT RELEASE HER.

WHAT OPTIONS DO WE HAVE?

LONG AGO,

WE BANISHED GARGOYLES
WHO TURNED AGAINST THE CLAN.

YEAH, BUT WHERE
COULD WE BANISH HER TO?

HUMANS LOCK THEIR CRIMINALS
AWAY IN PRISON,

MAYBE WE COULD
DO THE SAME.

DURING THE DAY,
DEMONA IS HUMAN,
AND WE TURN TO STONE.

THERE’S NOWHERE
WE COULD SAFELY GUARD HER.

I THINK I KNOW A PLACE.

TALON: THEN IT’S AGREED...

WE WILL GUARD THE PRISONERS
DURING THE DAY,

AND YOU WILL
STAND WATCH AT NIGHT.

DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU’RE
COMMITTING YOURSELF TO?

-THERE IS NO OTHER WAY.
-(MOSQUITO BUZZING)

WE WILL EACH TAKE OUR TURN
IN A NIGHTLY ROTATION.

-(GRUNTS)
-SORRY.

I’M AFRAID WE HAVE MOSQUITOES
DOWN HERE. AND WORSE.

HEY! HEY!
I RESEMBLE THAT REMARK.

FANG IS SERVING TIME

FOR TRYING TO FORCE
HIS WAY INTO POWER DOWN HERE.

YEAH, YEAH,
BUT I’M EXPECTING THE GOVERNOR

TO COMMUTE MY SENTENCE
ANY MINUTE NOW.

I’LL TAKE THE FIRST WATCH.

(GRUNTS) PERHAPS
IT’S BEST IF YOU DON’T.

AM I A MEMBER OF
THIS CLAN OR NOT?

OF COURSE. BUT...

TAKE THE FIRST WATCH, LASS.

JUST REMEMBER,
SHE MAY BE YOUR MOTHER,

BUT SHE IS CAPABLE
OF ANYTHING.

(DEMONA MOANING)

(GROANING)

(GASPS) WHERE AM I?

YOU AGAIN!

WHO ARE YOU?

ANGELA. YOUR DAUGHTER.

MY DAUGHTER?
HOW DARE YOU MOCK ME?

I HAVE NO DAUGHTER.

YES, YOU DO.
THE CLAN’S EGGS SURVIVED.

YOU AND GOLIATH
ARE MY BIOLOGICAL PARENTS.

I’M TOLD
THERE’S A RESEMBLANCE.

MY DAUGHTER,
AFTER SO LONG.

CAN IT REALLY BE?

I’VE BEEN LIVING
ON AVALON.

PRINCESS KATHARINE
BROUGHT ALL THE EGGS THERE

AFTER CASTLE WYVERN
WAS ATTACKED.

TYPICAL HUMANS!
THEY PILLAGE THE CASTLE

AND STEAL OUR CHILDREN.

NO, IT WASN’T LIKE THAT.
THE PRINCESS SAVED US.

SHE’S PART OF MY CLAN
AS YOU ARE.

KNOW THIS, YOUNG ONE,
HUMANS HAVE NO PLACE

IN ANY GARGOYLE CLAN.

GOLIATH HAS LOST SIGHT
OF THIS SIMPLE TRUTH.

IF YOU TRULY
ARE MY DAUGHTER,

WE MUST ALWAYS BE THERE
FOR ONE ANOTHER.

THAT IS WHAT IT MEANS
TO BELONG TO A CLAN.

(FANG SOBBING MOCKINGLY)

I’M MOVED. DEEPLY.

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS.

MAN, YOU CHICKS ARE
BETTER THAN SOAPS. HA!

FANG: AND ANOTHER
DAY BITES THE DUST.

(MOSQUITO WHINING)

ARGH!

STUPID BUGS.

(MOSQUITO WHINING)

AH, THE PRODIGAL BUG RETURNS.

AND WHOSE DNA HAVE
YOU BROUGHT US TONIGHT,
MY LITTLE THIEF?

YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY
CALL BIO-ENGINEERING
A GROWTH INDUSTRY,

THEY’RE NOT KIDDING.
(LAUGHS)

HMM.

AND THERE YOU HAVE IT.

THREE DOWN AND TWO TO GO.

I JUST LOVE IT
WHEN EVERYTHING GOES
ACCORDING TO PLAN.

(LAUGHING)

ANTON:
NICE DOING BUSINESS
WITH YOU, THAILOG.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO NOW

IS DECIDE
ON THE PROGRAMMING.

MY ADVICE, KEEP IT SIMPLE.

YOU DON’T WANT TO END UP
WITH ANOTHER YOU.

MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY.

(THAILOG LAUGHS)

YES, BUT THAT DOESN’T EXPLAIN

HOW YOU COULD HAVE DONE
SO MANY TERRIBLE THINGS.

HOW CAN YOU JUDGE ME?

YOU’VE BEEN HIDING
ON A MAGICAL ISLAND,

WHILE I HAVE BEEN
OUT IN THE REAL WORLD.

I KNOW, CLAW. IT’S DAWN.

I THINK I’LL JUST
STAY HERE TODAY.

(GRUNTING)

KINKY.

THEY’RE ALL YOURS.

HEY, YO, GOLIATH.

HOW MANY GARGOYLES
DOES IT TAKE

TO SCREW IN A LIGHT BULB,
HUH? (LAUGHS)

WELL, WELL. IF IT ISN’T
MY JUDGE AND JURY.

YOU CHOSE
YOUR OWN FATE, DEMONA,

WHEN YOU TURNED
AGAINST YOUR CLAN.

CLAN? YOU DON’T KNOW
THE MEANING OF THE WORD.

BUT I’LL TEACH YOU.

(RUMBLING)

THAT DOESN’T SOUND
LIKE A SUBWAY CAR.

(GRUNTING)

I HOPE I HAVEN’T
COME AT A BAD TIME.

THAILOG, MY LOVE,
YOUR TIMING IS IMPECCABLE.

(NERVOUSLY) HEY, DEMONA,

I’VE ALWAYS RESPECTED YOU
AS A FELLOW INMATE.

SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS
ARE HALF-GARGOYLE/
HALF-HUMAN BABES

WITH BAD ATTITUDES.

HE’S A FOOL,
BUT HE MAY BE OF SOME USE.

I CAN WORK WITH THAT.

HEY! WAIT UP!

(GRUNTING)

HURRY.
WE MUST NOT LOSE THEM.

I SMELL A TRAP.
(GROWLING)

YES. THEY WERE
TOO EASY TO FOLLOW.

KEEP WATCH
WHILE I GO FOR HELP.

FEEL FREE TO HURRY BACK.

NOBODY’S COME OR GONE,
SO I SCOPED THE PLACE OUT.

THERE’S THREE WAYS IN...
A SERVICE ENTRANCE AT THE REAR,

AN AIR VENT ON THE ROOF
AND THE FRONT DOOR.

GOLIATH: WE WILL
TAKE THEM FROM ALL SIDES.

HUDSON, YOU AND TALON
GO IN THROUGH THE BACK.

YOU THREE TAKE THE ROOF.
ANGELA, COME WITH ME.

REMEMBER ME?

(GRUNTS)

NOT TONIGHT, PAL. WE GOT
A SPECIAL SURPRISE FOR YOU.

(GASPS) WHAT ARE YOU?

OH!

(BOTH GASP)

VERY FUNNY.

THEY’RE CLONES... OF US.

(LEXINGTON GRUNTING)

(GROANING)

(SCOFFS)
LOOKS NOTHING LIKE ME.

OW!

(GRUNTING)

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

YOU THINK YOU’VE WON,
THAILOG, BUT IT ISN’T THAT EASY.

OH, REALLY?

I HOPE YOU WEREN’T
COUNTING ON THEM TO RESCUE YOU.

FACE IT, GOLIATH,
MY CLAN CAN BEAT YOUR CLAN

ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.
(LAUGHS)

WELL, GOLIATH, WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF MY NEW CLAN?

THAT’S BRENTWOOD,
HOLLYWOOD, MALIBU AND BURBANK.

I NAMED THEM MYSELF.

IF YOU CONSIDER
THESE POOR CREATURES
TO BE YOUR CLAN,

YOU HAVE SUNK EVEN LOWER
THAN I IMAGINED.

NOW, NOW. THAT’S YOUR
FRIENDS’ GENETIC MAKEUP
YOU’RE INSULTING.

OF COURSE,
THEY ARE A BIT PRIMITIVE.

I’VE KEPT THEIR
PROGRAMMING SIMPLE.

"OBEY THAILOG."

(LAUGHS)

IT’S ALL
THEY REALLY NEED TO KNOW.

BUT ENOUGH ABOUT ME.

IT’S TIME TO GET RID
OF ALL OF YOU.

STARTING WITH HER.

NO! SHE BELONGS TO ME.

MY DEAR, YOU’VE KNOWN
SHE WAS YOUR DAUGHTER,

SINCE BEFORE
WE STAGED YOUR CAPTURE,

AND YOU’VE STILL BEEN
UNABLE TO TURN HER.

YOU KNEW THE WHOLE TIME?

I HAD TO MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND.

I UNDERSTAND PERFECTLY.

ALL THIS WAS A CHARADE
STAGED TO TURN ME

AGAINST MY FATHER,

TO TRAP AND DESTROY MY CLAN.

YOU ARE CAPABLE OF ANYTHING.

I HATE YOU.

YOU SEE?
YOU’RE BETTER OFF WITHOUT HER.

DEMONA: NO!

(GRUNTING)

THAILOG:
YOU DISAPPOINT ME, MY DEAR.

FORTUNATELY, I PREPARED
FOR SUCH A DEVELOPMENT.

DELILAH.

YES, MASTER THAILOG?

LOOK FAMILIAR,
MY EX-LOVE?

I COMBINED YOUR DNA

WITH THAT OF THE HUMAN,
ELISA MAZA,

TO CREATE DELILAH.

SHE’S THE PERFECT
PROGRAMMED COMPANION--

OBEDIENT AND LOVELY.

SHE’LL DO ANYTHING FOR ME.

DESTROY THEM, DELILAH.

AS YOU COMMAND.

GOLIATH!
SAVE OUR DAUGHTER!

YOU WON’T GET AWAY
THAT EASY.

DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT.

WE CAN’T BEAT
THESE GUYS ONE-ON-ONE.

SO LET’S USE TEAMWORK.

AYE, BUT WE’LL NEED
SOME ROOM TO MOVE.

LOOKS LIKE
IT’S JUST YOU AND ME.

(ROARING)

I’VE BEEN WAITING
A LONG TIME FOR THIS, TALON!

I BEAT YOU BEFORE,
TONIGHT WILL BE NO DIFFERENT.

(DEMONA GRUNTING)

IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE LOVE

HAS GONE OUT
OF OUR RELATIONSHIP.

(THAILOG GRUNTS)

YOU ARE MINE, THAILOG.
(YELLS)

SPLIT UP.

(GROWLING)

BROADWAY:
I’LL TAKE HIM FROM HERE!

YOU’LL HAVE TO DO
BETTER THAN THAT.

(EXPLOSION BLASTING)

(GROANING)

DEMONA, THE FIRE.

I TOLD YOU
TO SAVE OUR DAUGHTER!

IT’S ALL OVER, YOU FORGERY.

HAVE YOU SEEN ANGELA?

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I’VE BEEN BETTER.
WHERE’S DEMONA?

LOOK!

(GRUNTING)

DO YOU WISH TO PERISH?

MY VENGEANCE
IS ALL YOU’VE LEFT ME.

-MASTER?
-MOTHER!

(ANGELA SOBBING)

NO...

NO THAILOG?

WHAT NOW FOR US?

WITHOUT THAILOG,

THESE GUYS DON’T KNOW
WHAT TO DO OR WHERE TO GO.

YEAH, BUT WE CAN’T JUST
BRING THEM BACK

TO THE CLOCK TOWER, CAN WE?

I MEAN THEY KIND OF
GIVE ME THE CREEPS.

THEY CAN COME LIVE
IN THE LABYRINTH WITH MY CLAN.

YOU OUR MASTER NOW?

TALON: BETTER THAN THAT.

I’LL TEACH YOU HOW
TO THINK FOR YOURSELVES

AND USE VERBS.

(ANGELA SOBBING)

IS SHE REALLY GONE?

GOLIATH: I DON’T KNOW.

THE LAST THING I SAID TO HER
WAS "I HATE YOU,"

BUT SHE SACRIFICED
HERSELF FOR ME.

HOW CAN IT END THIS WAY?

SHE KNEW HOW YOU TRULY FELT.

AND DEMONA’S LOVE FOR YOU
WAS THE FIRST GOODNESS

SHE HAS SHOWN
IN A LONG, LONG TIME.

GOLIATH: FOR HER, IT MAY
HAVE BEEN A NEW BEGINNING.

A NEW BEGINNING FOR US ALL.

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)