The thing is, it wasn't all that many episodes (especially considering how long the season was). The trouble was mostly that due to the studio rescheduling things and demanding more at the last minute, the arc was drawn out with reruns to fill time. When I binge-watch it now, that storyline goes by pretty quickly. Even so, it was only three months (Nov 23, 1995 - Feb 22, 1996), some of which would likely have been reruns anyway over the holidays. I do admit that eighteen episodes where the themes are fairly similar (with a few stand-outs) can be wearing for the audience (and Greg's talked about that quite a bit since). As a mythology fan, I enjoy most of these episodes and seeing the Gargoyles universe version of favorite characters (and how it all connects).Nobody700 wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 7:04 pm Lastly, Gargoyles. LOVE the show, great stuff... but I HATED the boat arc. I swear they had four episodes of 'This guy doesn't respect his tribe cause he prefers science and must remember his spiritual ways and also this supernatural belief is really Oberon's kid.' The arc went on TOO long, repeated itself, and while some good was in it, all in all they really should have cut it in half. It felt like years they were on that damn boat.
Of course, it might feel less meandering in the long run too if the backdoor pilots they were meant to introduce had been picked up by Disney. Still, looking at the episodes in that arc, I can't really select any where I can say "this is removable without consequences". They all contribute something to an important character or plot element that comes back later, and did so much to make the show feel like it takes place in an entire world and not just New York City.
