[6.3/10] Gargoyles is already a show starring creatures of legend where magical stuff happens all the time. There’s little that should seem silly or implausible. But our heroes randomly ending up in modern Scotland, fighting to save a family of Loch Ness Monsters, while Dr. Sevarious and a group of former Xanatos goons just happen to be there trying to capture the creatures with a large Loch Ness Monster-shaped submarine is a bridge too far for me. It’s scans as silly for reasons that aren’t fair to a show that’s already ventured pretty far into this territory.
But separate from that, there’ s just not much here. The show’s already wearing out the “Avalon doesn’t send you where you want to go, but where you need to go” conceit. I like one-off adventures, but using the “Will of the Force” excuse for all of this is wearing thin. At the same time, while I always enjoy hearing Tim curry go full ham, the “evil scientist wants to abuse unique animals rather than protect them in their natural habitat” storyline is a total cliché, without much of a new angle here.
The one feature here is supposed to be the familial throughline. Dr. Sevarius establishes through genetic testing that Angela is, in fact, Goliath’s daughter, something obvious to anyone with half a brain. I guess it’s nice to make it official. But through this experience and a contrived cat and mouse game, Goliath recognizes Angela as his child and vice versa, and the two bond over ewing the Loch Ness MOnster family reunited in the same way they are. It’s very basic, and doesn't really earn the renewed bond between father and daughter.
On the whole, this one’s fine, but forgettable, with a premise that feels out there even for Gargoyles for some reason, and an attempt to bring two characters closer that does little beyond check the box.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParentSpoilers2021-07-25T19:09:26Z
[6.3/10] Gargoyles is already a show starring creatures of legend where magical stuff happens all the time. There’s little that should seem silly or implausible. But our heroes randomly ending up in modern Scotland, fighting to save a family of Loch Ness Monsters, while Dr. Sevarious and a group of former Xanatos goons just happen to be there trying to capture the creatures with a large Loch Ness Monster-shaped submarine is a bridge too far for me. It’s scans as silly for reasons that aren’t fair to a show that’s already ventured pretty far into this territory.
But separate from that, there’ s just not much here. The show’s already wearing out the “Avalon doesn’t send you where you want to go, but where you need to go” conceit. I like one-off adventures, but using the “Will of the Force” excuse for all of this is wearing thin. At the same time, while I always enjoy hearing Tim curry go full ham, the “evil scientist wants to abuse unique animals rather than protect them in their natural habitat” storyline is a total cliché, without much of a new angle here.
The one feature here is supposed to be the familial throughline. Dr. Sevarius establishes through genetic testing that Angela is, in fact, Goliath’s daughter, something obvious to anyone with half a brain. I guess it’s nice to make it official. But through this experience and a contrived cat and mouse game, Goliath recognizes Angela as his child and vice versa, and the two bond over ewing the Loch Ness MOnster family reunited in the same way they are. It’s very basic, and doesn't really earn the renewed bond between father and daughter.
On the whole, this one’s fine, but forgettable, with a premise that feels out there even for Gargoyles for some reason, and an attempt to bring two characters closer that does little beyond check the box.