Blaise writes...

Hey Greg! Thanks for answering my questions from October 13 (though now I feel a little embarrased about the question on Maggie & Derek).

Anyway, as for "Awakening Part 1"--The ep that started my love of the show. Caught it when it first aired on Oct. 24, and thought it was just beautiful. Yeah, now that you mention it, the cliffhangers for the first two acts did display the gargoyles in a more "threatening" manner. I know for my own part when Goliath scowled at the end of Act 1 I expected him to royally tell everyone in the dining hall off or something. Nope, he showed more dignity than most of the humans there. Yeah, that scene with the dog would have underlined the hypocracy wonderfully, but most of us got the idea even without it. As for the Trio...well I don't think I really expected them to attack the humans (though frankly, I kind of felt the humans deserved the fright...). Then of course, the revelation that it was the Captain who was the traitor and not the Magus (I still am flabbergasted that the late Ed Gilbert did the Captain's voice even when he was in disguise at the Viking camp--he did a mean Bennett!).
As for Elisa, I wondered what her connection with the gargoyles would be. Goliath's first awakening--kickass! Demona's first appearance--she really interested me, mostly because she was the only female gargoyle I saw in there. Her behavior when chastised by humans made me wonder about how her character would have developed. When Goliath grieved over the remains at the end...well first I was surprised that the rest of the gargoyles had been killed in the first place. Given the character development she had already recieved I was a little hesitant to believe her dead, but this being a new series I wasn't entirely sure what to expect.

WHEW! Long one! I've taken up enough of your time!