Gargoyles (1994–1996): Season 2, Episode 7 - Eye of the Beholder - full transcript

Xanatos proposes to Fox, he gives her the Eye of Odin as an engagement gift. The Eye causes Fox to undergo a transformation, Xanatos tries to help her on his own, but when that fails, he tries to manipulate the gargoyles. Are the gargoyles willing to help Xanatos after all he's done to them?

[GOLIATH]
1,000 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.

WE WERE BETRAYED BY THE HUMANS
WE'D SWORN TO PROTECT,

FOR A THOUSAND YEARS.

NOW HERE IN MANHATTAN...

THE SPELL HAS BROKEN,



AND WE LIVE AGAIN.

WE ARE DEFENDERS OF THE NIGHT.

WE ARE GARGOYLES.

[NARRATOR] PREVIOUSLY ON
GARGOYLES...

[OWEN BURNETT] IT WOULD APPEAR
THAT YOUR PLAN HAS GONE AWRY.

NOT REALLY.

I HAVE THE EYE
OF ODIN BACK IN MY PRIVATE
COLLECTION.

AND THE CITY
OWES ME A FAVOR
FOR DONATING IT.

I'D SAY I'VE STILL
GOT THE EDGE.

-I MISSED YOU.
-NOT AS MUCH
AS I'VE MISSED YOU.

THAT WAS MERELY THE ICING.

YOU'RE THE CAKE.

MARRY ME.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?



WE'RE GENETICALLY
COMPATIBLE,

HIGHLY INTELLIGENT,

AND HAVE THE SAME GOALS.

IT MAKES
PERFECT SENSE TO GET MARRIED.

TRUE...

BUT WHAT ABOUT... LOVE?

I THINK WE LOVE EACH OTHER

AS MUCH AS TWO PEOPLES
SUCH AS OURSELVES ARE
CAPABLE OF THAT EMOTION.

-FOR ME?
-TO SEAL THE BARGAIN.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

PROPOSAL ACCEPTED.

[STORE OWNER SCREAMS]

[GROWLING]

CRASHING SOUND]

[GLASS SHATTERING]

[GLASS SHATTERING]

[GASPS] OH, MAN.

POLICE! FREEZE!

[GASPS]

[GROWLING]

UH.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[SIRENS WAILING]

[POLICE RADIO]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN.

I CAN'T GET THROUGH A SHIFT THIS
MONTH WITHOUT MOPPING UP
AFTER THAT THING.

YEAH. EVERY NIGHT'S
TRICK-OR-TREAT IN THE BIG APPLE.

THIS CREATURE
WAS FIRST SIGHTED

ON OCTOBER 4th.

SINCE THEN THE FREQUENCY
OF THESE ATTACKS

HAS INCREASED DRAMA--

ANOTHER SIGHTING.

[DOOR OPENS]

AND WHERE
HAVE YOU BEEN HIDING
YOURSELF, MY DEAR?

I WAS, UM, OUT TAKING A WALK.

YOU'RE WEARING
MY ENGAGEMENT GIFT?

OF COURSE, I...

I NEVER TAKE IT OFF.

EXCUSE ME.

I THINK I MIGHT BE COMING DOWN
WITH SOMETHING.

TIME FOR PLAN "A."

[LAUGHING]

[GROWLING]

[YAWNING AND STRETCHING]

AH, HALLOWEEN.

TONIGHT
IS THE NIGHT.

I CAN HARDLY WAIT. WE CAN WALK
AROUND ON THE STREETS,

AND NOBODY WILL KNOW
WHO WE ARE.

BETTER YET.
NO ONE WILL KNOW
WHAT WE ARE.

[DOOR OPENS] HI, GUYS.

GOT A MINUTE?

AND YOU'VE NO IDEA WHAT
THIS BEAST MIGHT BE?

BESIDES MEAN AND HUNGRY?

NO.

OH, YOU COULD'VE BEEN HURT.

I SHOULD'VE BEEN
WITH YOU.

BUT YOU CAN'T, ANYMORE
THAN I CAN BE HERE GUARDING YOU
ALL DAY LONG.

EVERYONE'S VULNERABLE,
GOLIATH,

BUT IT HELPS TO KNOW
SOMEBODY CARES.

[DOOR OPENS]
FOX, I'D LIKE TO BORROW
YOUR ENGAGEMENT PRESENT

I WANNA HAVE IT ENGRAVED.

NO. I CAN'T BEAR
TO PART WITH IT.

I'M AFRAID I'LL HAVE TO INSIST.

[GROWLING]

AH!

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[GROWLING]

[GROWLING]

I THOUGHT SO.

[ROARS]

UH.

UH! OH...

OWEN.

[ALARM RINGING]

[GASPS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

THE TRACKING MONITOR
I SHOT HER WITH IS WORKING.

FOX HAS LEFT THE BUILDING.

SO MUCH FOR
DOING THINGS THE EASY WAY.

ACCORDING TO THE MONITOR,
HER METABOLISM IS OPERATING

AT A PHENOMENALLY
ACCELERATED RATE.

IF THIS KEEPS UP,
HER SYSTEM WILL BURN OUT
BEFORE MORNING.

-SHE'LL DIE.
-INCREDIBLE.

IF I'D KNOWN
THE EYE OF ODIN HAD
THAT KIND OF POWER,

I'D NEVER HAVE
JUST GIVEN IT AWAY.

WELL, SPILLED MILK.

LET'S MOVE ON TO PLAN "B".

[DIALING]

GOLIATH?

I JUST GOT AN ANONYMOUS TIP

ABOUT WHERE
TO FIND WHATEVER THAT THING WAS

THAT I TANGLED WITH EARLIER.

THE SIGNAL'S
GETTING STRONGER, OWEN.

SHE'S RIGHT BELOW.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

AS I PREDICTED,

HER ACCELERATED METABOLISM
FORCES HER TO EAT
ALMOST CONSTANTLY

TO MAINTAIN ENERGY.

[EATING SOUNDS AND GROWLING]

[GROWLING]

[BEEPING]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[GRUNTS]

[LANDING]

XANATOS, WHAT ARE
YOU DOING HERE?

THIS IS A PRIVATE MATTER,
DETECTIVE.

I'D APPRECIATE
NO INTERFERENCE.

IS THIS ANOTHER
OF YOUR MUTATED VICTIMS?

LET'S JUST SAY I FEEL
A CERTAIN RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT.

[SCREAMING]

GOLIATH!

[GROWLS]

YOU DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT US.

IF XANATOS IS YOUR ENEMY,

THEN BELIEVE ME,

WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS.

WAIT!

[ROARING]

[GARBAGE CANS FALLING OVER]

YOU'RE GOING NOWHERE,
XANATOS.

SORRY. BUSINESS.

YOU UNDERSTAND.

GOLIATH,
THAT POOR CREATURE
MUST HAVE BEEN HUMAN ONCE,

JUST LIKE MY BROTHER.

XANATOS CLEARLY WANTS
THE JEWEL AROUND HER NECK.

WE HAVE TO GATHER
ALL THE GARGOYLES

TO MAKE SURE WE GET IT
BEFORE HE DOES.

IT WOULD APPEAR THAT
PLAN "B" HAS NOT BEEN
ENTIRELY SUCCESSFUL.

TRUE. BUT NOW PLAN "C"
IS IN PLACE.

GOLIATH AND COMPANY
ARE, AS USUAL,

DETERMINED TO THWART ME.

THEY'LL PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS
TO GET THE EYE AWAY
FROM FOX BEFORE I DO.

THEY'LL DO ALL MY WORK FOR ME.

I FAIL TO SEE
HOW IT WILL BE ANY EASIER

TO GET THE EYE
FROM THE GARGOYLES THAN FROM
FOX.

[GOLIATH]
YOUR MANIPULATIONS
HAVE FAILED, XANATOS.

I DON'T SUPPOSE
YOU HAVE A PLAN "D".

THIS TIME WE WON'T BE
YOUR PAWNS, XANATOS.

COME.

WE'RE DONE HERE.

WAIT.

THIS SITUATION IS
OUT OF MY CONTROL.

I THOUGHT I COULD
HANDLE IT, BUT...

THE CREATURE YOU SAW,

IT'S FOX.

SHE'S BEEN AFFECTED
BY THE JEWEL SHE WEARS.

LEGEND SAYS THE EYE OF ODIN
IS SUPPOSED TO

THE WEARER
WITH POWER AND INSIGHT.

I HAD NO IDEA IT HAD
METAMORPHIC CAPABILITIES.

PERHAPS IT CAN
GIVE YOU SOME INSIGHT

INTO FOX'S REAL CHARACTER.

IT SEEMS TO HAVE MADE HER
MORE LIKE HERSELF.

GOLIATH, PLEASE.

DON'T LISTEN TO HIM.
IT'S A TRICK.

HE COULDN'T TELL THE TRUTH
IF HIS LIFE DEPENDED ON IT.

BUT MY LIFE DOESN'T
DEPEND ON THIS.

IT'S FOX'S LIFE
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I HAVE NO MORE LOVE
FOR FOX THAN I HAVE FOR YOU.

EVEN IF WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE,
WHY SHOULD I HELP HER?

BECAUSE YOU KNOW
WHAT IT MEANS

TO LOSE SOMEONE YOU LOVE.

DON'T EVEN THINK
ABOUT IT, GOLIATH.

CAN'T YOU SEE?

THIS IS HIS PLAN "D".

IF IT FAILS, HE'LL
MOVE ON TO "E" OR "F".

A NOBLE EFFORT, XANATOS,

BUT ANOTHER FAILURE.

NOT A GOOD NIGHT FOR YOU.

HOW LONG UNTIL
THE EXO-FRAME IS REPAIRED?

THE DAMAGE IS EXTENSIVE.

TWO... THREE DAYS.

SHE WON'T LAST THAT LONG.

[CROWD CHEERING]

COOL! LOOK!

CHECK IT OUT.
A COSTUME OVER A COSTUME.

FAR OUT.

HEY, NICE HAT.

THAT'S A GREAT,
GREAT COSTUME.

COME ON.

I'VE WANTED TO STROLL
DOWN A CITY STREET WITH YOU

FOR A LONG TIME.

THEY SHOULD HAVE
HALLOWEEN MORE OFTEN.

YEAH.

[GROWING]

HEY, DUDE. BE COOL.

THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS
WHAT THEY SEEM.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHAT IF XANATOS
WAS TELLING THE TRUTH?

WHAT IF THAT THING IS FOX
AND SHE'S DYING?

YOU CAN'T BELIEVE ANYTHING
HE SAYS.

I KNOW,

BUT THAT CREATURE
IS STILL A DANGER

TO MY CASTLE... MY CITY.

AND IF XANATOS
SPEAKS THE TRUTH,

IF SOMEONE LIKE HIM
CAN LOVE,

PERHAPS THERE STILL
IS HOPE FOR THIS WORLD.

YOU'RE GONNA HELP
HIM, AREN'T YOU?

YES.

[XANATOS] GOOD.

HOW DID YOU FIND US?

OLD HABITS DIE HARD.

SHE'S NOT FAR FROM HERE.

CATCH, LEX.

MM-HMM. ISN'T THIS GREAT?

[BURPS]

IT JUST DOESN'T GET
ANY BETTER THAN THIS.

[SCREAMING]

TRICK OR TREAT?

IT'S FOX.

COME ON.

STAY THERE.

WE'LL HANDLE THIS.

[DOOR CREAKING]

UH!

[GROWLING]

-RUN!
-LOOK OUT!

REAL MONSTERS!

OUT OF MY WAY!

WHO PAID FOR THIS SHOW?

I TRUST YOU ABOUT AS FAR
AS I CAN THROW YOU, XANATOS.

I DON'T HAVE TIME TO ARGUE.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[GROWLS]

FOX, I KNOW YOU'RE
IN THERE SOMEWHERE.

IT'S DAVID.

[GROWLING]

[GROWLS]

NOW, XANATOS!

[ALL SCREAMING]

[PANTING]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[HELICOPTER ARRIVING]

SHE'S ALIVE.

THE EYE--

GIVE IT TO ME.

-A TRADE?
-LET'S JUST SAY

I DON'T TRUST YOU WITH IT.

SO NOW YOU KNOW
MY WEAKNESS.

ONLY YOU WOULD REGARD
LOVE AS A WEAKNESS.

GOLIATH?

IT'S ALL OVER.

LET'S GO HOME.

ACTUALLY, MR. XANATOS,
I BELIEVE HE'S RIGHT.

YOU'VE NEVER
LOOKED MORE HEROIC.

A MOMENTARY LAPSE,
I ASSURE YOU.

WH-WHAT HAPPENED?

A BAD DREAM.

AND IT'S ALL OVER NOW.

GOLIATH HAD THE RIGHT IDEA.

LET'S GO HOME.