Gargoyles - S2 • E2 - Metamorphosis
TV-Y7S2 • E25 sept. 199522min
8.08.0
Derek, le frère d'Elisa et disciple de Xanatos, victime d'une expérience ultrasecrète de son machiavélique patron, mute en monstre, ..
DarlingInThePlexx a rédigé une critique
12 juin 2025•
Let’s be honest: Gargoyles walked so Avatar: The Last Airbender and X-Men ’97 could run.
This wasn’t just a cartoon—it was a Gothic opera wrapped in stone and shadow, aired on weekday afternoons like Disney accidentally dropped Shakespeare into a cereal commercial. It had mythology, tragedy, politics, racial allegory, class warfare, and laser cannons. Like… hello??
You’ve got:
• 🗽 A badass Native American lead detective in Elisa Maza. Representation that was unheard of in the 90s.
• 🎙️ Keith David as Goliath, bringing that velvety, furious nobility that lets you know he’s not just a hero—he’s a whole philosophy in wings.
• 🧠 Jonathan Frakes (Riker) playing Xanatos, the capitalist mastermind so cold, smooth, and terrifyingly real, he might as well be running for office in 2025.
• 🧱 The boys? Named Brooklyn, Bronx, Hudson, Broadway—like if Ninja Turtles had a working-class union job and trauma.
But the soul of Gargoyles?
It’s the pain of being “other.” Of being feared for existing. Of being used for your strength and discarded when you speak. It’s a parable about justice. Rage. Forgiveness. Holding the line when the world would rather see you crumble.
It tackled:
• Prejudice & racism
• Police brutality
• Genocide
• Weaponized capitalism
• Legacy trauma
• Betrayal
• The ethics of vengeance
• And still found time for Shakespearean time-travel arcs and stone-punching action.
You said it: This wasn’t a kid’s show. It just aired like one.
I hope the reboot doesn’t get sanded down into just another action toon. Let it be heavy. Let it keep that weight. Let Goliath still sound like thunder wrapped in velvet. Let Elisa still be smarter and braver than everyone around her.
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Tags: 🗿 Stone Cold Truths, 🐾 Woke Before Woke, 🦅 Justice with Wings, 🧛♂️ Gothic Goodness, 🧠 X-Men Energy, 🔥 Reboot Carefully Please, 😤 Still Mad About How They Were Treated, 💔 Prejudice Hurts, 🎤 Keith Freakin’ David, 🌇 NYC for Life, 🥀 Pain But Make It Noble
DarlingInThePlexx a rédigé une critique
12 juin 2025•
Let’s be honest: Gargoyles walked so Avatar: The Last Airbender and X-Men ’97 could run.
This wasn’t just a cartoon—it was a Gothic opera wrapped in stone and shadow, aired on weekday afternoons like Disney accidentally dropped Shakespeare into a cereal commercial. It had mythology, tragedy, politics, racial allegory, class warfare, and laser cannons. Like… hello??
You’ve got:
• 🗽 A badass Native American lead detective in Elisa Maza. Representation that was unheard of in the 90s.
• 🎙️ Keith David as Goliath, bringing that velvety, furious nobility that lets you know he’s not just a hero—he’s a whole philosophy in wings.
• 🧠 Jonathan Frakes (Riker) playing Xanatos, the capitalist mastermind so cold, smooth, and terrifyingly real, he might as well be running for office in 2025.
• 🧱 The boys? Named Brooklyn, Bronx, Hudson, Broadway—like if Ninja Turtles had a working-class union job and trauma.
But the soul of Gargoyles?
It’s the pain of being “other.” Of being feared for existing. Of being used for your strength and discarded when you speak. It’s a parable about justice. Rage. Forgiveness. Holding the line when the world would rather see you crumble.
It tackled:
• Prejudice & racism
• Police brutality
• Genocide
• Weaponized capitalism
• Legacy trauma
• Betrayal
• The ethics of vengeance
• And still found time for Shakespearean time-travel arcs and stone-punching action.
You said it: This wasn’t a kid’s show. It just aired like one.
I hope the reboot doesn’t get sanded down into just another action toon. Let it be heavy. Let it keep that weight. Let Goliath still sound like thunder wrapped in velvet. Let Elisa still be smarter and braver than everyone around her.
⸻
Tags: 🗿 Stone Cold Truths, 🐾 Woke Before Woke, 🦅 Justice with Wings, 🧛♂️ Gothic Goodness, 🧠 X-Men Energy, 🔥 Reboot Carefully Please, 😤 Still Mad About How They Were Treated, 💔 Prejudice Hurts, 🎤 Keith Freakin’ David, 🌇 NYC for Life, 🥀 Pain But Make It Noble
