03x01 - The Journey

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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!

Goliath: now that
the existence of gargoyles

Has been revealed to humans,

Our fate hangs
in the balance.

Will we join together
and embark

On a journey of hope,

Or will we be engulfed
by the flames

Of fear and hatred?

The time has come to choose.

Male announcer:
this is night watch.

Reporting from new york,
travis marshall.

Tonight, more on the news

That has rocked manhattan,
if not the world.

Gargoyles exist
and are living among us.

This startling
footage proves

That the popular urban myth
is now urban reality.

They’re terrifying.

I--i mean, i’m afraid
for my kids.

What are they--
dinosaurs, aliens, demons?

Maybe we should capture
and dissect one.

Can you believe it?
I lost my job ’cause of them.

But I hunted one down
and got my revenge.

Joining me is the head of
the nypd’s gargoyle task force,

Detective matthew bluestone.

Detective, are these
gargoyles dangerous?

Travis,
i’m glad you asked.

We have no evidence
to suggest

That the gargoyles
represent

A thr*at
to public safety.

It’s important that
everyone remain calm.

Any truth to the rumors

That industrialist david xanatos
is harboring the gargoyles

Atop his castle skyscraper?

Bluestone: ahem.
All leads are being
investigated.

Mr. Xanatos could not
be reached for comment.

And when ye are reached,
what will your comment be?

I’ll think of something.

I always do.

Welcome home.

Man: eh... No sign of ’em.

Woman: all right,
let’s go.

Castaway will have our heads

If we’re late
for his big meeting.

Do you really think
we can trust xanatos?

I believe
we can trust him

Not to destroy us
while we sleep.

Aye. He’d never
be so wasteful.

Maybe not, but what if
he’s just gearing up

For another scheme?

Goliath: are you suggesting
we leave?

Where would you
have us go?

No. I--i--i just--

[Grumbles]

Hey, wait a minute.
Where are you going?

It’ll be sunrise soon.

The city’s a tinderbox, lad.

If you’re spotted,
you could go up in flames.

I’m going to see elisa.

Well, of course. Sure.

Send the lass our best.

Oh. Can you believe it?

I can’t even read
my own writing here.

Wait a minute.

This must be it.

Ah. Vinnie, is it?

I see you received
our message.

I’m john castaway.
I saw you on night watch.

You made quite
an impression.

I--i did?

Just the sort to join
our little group.

It’s foolish to risk
being seen right now.

When will it
not be foolish?

When will
we be safe from those

That dispute
our very right to exist?

I know that you are all
reasonable people.

But you do not live
in a reasonable world.

v*olence, racism,
injustice--

You struggle
with the world’s problems

And wind up feeling so alone.

Now something alien
and horrible

Has entered your world.

[Gasping]

Are you afraid
of this monster?

Well, for once,
you are not alone.

Oh, elisa, every time
I think we have arrived

At a safe
and stable life,

It is abruptly torn away.

You’re tired. We both are.

Things will look better
after a good day’s sleep.

And if not, well,
tomorrow’s my night off.

We’ll use the time
to make things better.

Are you afraid
these creatures

Will att*ck you
while you sleep?

-Yes!
-Yeah! Yeah!

Definitely.

You are not alone
in that fear!

Are you afraid they will
steal your children away?

-All: yes!
-Yes!

You are not alone!

Do you believe these monsters
must be stopped?

All: yes!

You are not alone!

Join us!

Join the quarrymen!

When you wear our hoods,
believe me,

You are no longer alone.

[Mob shouting]

Castaway: take a hood!
Take a hammer!

You are quarrymen now!

-Man: yeah!
-Woman: give me that hammer!

Give me the hammer, man!
Give it to me!

Join us!

And I promise, you will never
be alone again.

[Meows]

[Purring]

[Meows]

[Sighs] ok, cagney, i’m up.

[Meows]

I’ll feed you.

[Meows]

Sit tight, goliath.

I’ll be showered and dressed
before you wake up.

Woman: we’ve found one.

Probably just
another statue, but--

Castaway:
take no chances. Destroy it.

I’m coming with backup.

You heard the man.
Move in.

Move! Move! We must try
to get there before dark.

Vinnie: hey, mr. Castaway!

Hey, can you believe it?
Someone else saw me on tv.

Offered me a security job
in japan.

-I--
-vinnie.

I’m glad you’re here.

We’ve had a sighting,
and i’d like a man

By my side who’s hunted
these beasts before.

Oh, yeah, yeah.
About that.

I--i did hunt one down,
but when I caught it,

All I did was hit it
with a cream pie.

[Scoffs] i’m not sure
all this hammer stuff

Is necessary, you know?

Come along, vinnie.

I think you’ll see
the necessity.

Jalapeño, that helicopter’s
annoying.

[Gasps] no!

Man: nighty-night.

[Both grunt]

[Chuckling]

No way you’re
fightin’ this hard

If stoneface weren’t
the real thing.

Makes smashin’ him
all the sweeter.

[Groaning]

[g*n cocks]

Woman: I wouldn’t
touch that.

Only quarrymen are
licensed to pile-drive.

Now back up!

Ugh. Get up and finish
what you started.

[Groaning]

[Growling]

Uh-oh...

Goliath, look out!

Elisa:
get out of the way!

[Growling]

-Are you all right?
-Are you all right?

Woman: come on!

Marshall: tonight on a special
edition ofnight watch,

A live debate
on the gargoyle problem.

Our guests are assistant
district attorney margot yale

And medieval scholar
lenox macduff.

Lenox, you believe
we should reach out
to these gargoyles?

That’s correct, travis.

All we need to do
is approach them with tolerance.

[Scoffs]
how preposterous.

I’ve seen these beasts
up close.

Yale: they’re monsters.

[Beeping]

Both: aah.

-Goliath!
-[Screaming]

[Elisa screaming]

[Elisa screaming]

[Goliath grunting]

But gargoyles are not
a danger to us

Unless we make ourselves
a danger to them.

We can only be sure of that

After they’ve all been
apprehended.

We can’t take any chances.

Our children are not safe.

[Whining]

[Giggling]

Doggie. Doggie.

[Yelps]

Lexington:
aw, you want uppy?

Doggie.

Ha. Oh, no, alex.

I’m lexington.

Janine: oh, you’re great
with him, lex.

That means a lot
coming from you.

Listen, I know you and I
got off on the wrong foot,

But now that we’re all living
under the same turrets,

I’d like to start over.

Well... I’ll give it a sh*t.

For alex’s sake.

-Alex: doggie. Doggie.
-[Laughter]

Mr. Duvall is
on the phone.

I’ll return
the call later.

Is it wise to keep
the illuminati waiting?

No.

Now, who needs
a piggyback ride?

-[Alex squeals]
-[laughter]

[Winces]

Sorry.
It’s the best I can do.

The injury will heal
when I turn to stone.

We have other worries.

[Helicopter hovering]

I cannot glide
on this wing,

But I must return
to the castle.

You know
i’m going with you.

[Grunts]

Yale: in captivity,
they can be studied,
protected, fed.

Aye, all the comforts,
as long as they don’t
value their freedom.

Oh, surely mr. Macduff
isn’t going to pretend

That these creatures
have human thoughts
and emotions.

They’re beasts!

Animals!

"But soft, what light
through yonder window breaks?

It is the east,
and juliet is the sun."

Oh! How am I supposed

To concentrate
on my reading lesson

When goliath is missing?

He’s not missing.

He just hasn’t
come home yet.

Angela, you know you don’t have
to act brave around me.

I just don’t understand
why this city hates us so!

I was raised by humans.

There’s no reason we can’t
all live in harmony.

Someday we will.

-Do you really believe that?
-I know it.

Brooklyn: hmm.
Parting is such sweet sorrow.

[Grunts]

[Goliath and elisa scream]

[Goliath grunts]

Hmm. The old
stomping grounds.

-Oh!
-Run!

Hurry!

Castaway:
move fast! Teams of 2!

We can’t let him escape!

Put it on, vinnie.

It’s the only way.

Good man.

Come on.

-[Man groans]
-[loud thud]

[Grunts]

[Growls]

[Roaring]

[Both groaning]

Woman: if he gets past
us again, you can kiss
our paychecks good-bye.

Elisa: pucker up.

[Roaring]

Aaah!

[Groaning]

It is over.

[Screaming]

Goliath!

Castaway: hold her.
I’ll finish off the creature.

Vinnie: uh, great.

[Chuckling]

[Groaning]

[Grunting]

[Screaming]

Well, monster...

I think one more
should do it.

Vinnie: I think he’s
learned his lesson.

This is w*r, vinnie!
I don’t teach lessons.

And I don’t
take prisoners.

What about her?

She chose to abandon humanity
for these monsters!

-She can share their fate.
-No.

This isn’t right.

Careful, vinnie.

In w*r, no one suffers
more than the traitor.

It’s just not right.

[Castaway chuckling]

Big mistake, vinnie.

[Grunts]

I won’t be defeated
by the likes of you!

Brave words for a man

Who hides his face
behind a hood.

[Castaway yells]

Castaway:
dream of me, goliath!

Dream of me!

Madam, they burnt witches
like you in the middle ages!

Mister, you are living
in a fantasy world!

I’m afraid we’re
out of time.

This has been night watch.
Sleep well.

[Vinnie groans]

Hey... Hey, you’re alive!

Both of you!

And can you believe it?
I saved you!

-Me!
-Yes. We are truly grateful.

Now, look, you gargoyles
gotta be more careful.

I’m movin’ to japan,

So i’m not gonna
be here next time

To save your cans,
all right?

We’ll just have to find a way
to manage without you.

Hmm. Well... Good.

See ya.

Elisa: uh, goliath,
who was that guy?

Honestly, I was
never quite sure.

Do ya think we should tell him
there are gargoyles in japan?

Somehow, I think he’ll
find that out for himself.

And maybe that is
the point.

I have been waiting
to arrive at some kind
of final destination.

But life is about
the discoveries made
on the journey itself.

And though the road
has been hard,

I have no regrets about
the path we have chosen.

Funny. I feel
the exact same way.

[Theme music playing]