"City of Stone" is a four-part episode of Gargoyles, aired as the 22nd through 25th episodes. It aired on September 18-21, 1995.
Synopsis[]
Part One[]
Demona plots with Xanatos to steal one minute of life from everyone in the city, an excuse for how she's lived for over 1000 years. The Weird Sisters appear and watch as the spell Demona casts instead turns the humans to stone during the night, allowing Demona to easily dispatch them as she remembers her true life. Growing old in fear of humans until offered a safe haven in a new castle.
Part Two[]
Xanatos and the Gargoyles research a way to break the spell while Demona remembers more of her past, a misunderstanding leading to her betrayal of a king and the creation of the Hunters.
Part Three[]
Aged considerably in the past, Demona meets Macbeth and the two make a pact, conjured by a trio of witches to bind their lives together, granting them eternal life and binding pain until one kills the other. Meanwhile in the present, Goliath is approached by the Weird Sisters offering their help as a new Hunter tries to kill Demona.
Part Four[]
The new Hunter is revealed to be Macbeth, whose story comes to life after a centuries-long betrayal by Demona sets them in a battle that endangers everyone. Meanwhile, the Gargoyles and Xanatos formulate a way to break the spell.
Trivia[]
- City of Stone was originally conceived as a movie.
- The flashback of Macbeth's initial encounter with the Weird Sisters is taken from Act 1, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's original play.
- Their opening line during this encounter however is taken from Act 4, Scene 1 of the play. In this scene, the Weird Sisters brew a potion under the supervision of Hecate to present Macbeth warnings of his demise at the hands of Macduff.
- When the first part of this story aired on Toon Disney, an edit was made to cut the word "terrorist" from Goliath's conversation with the Wierd Sisters. This was due in part to the then-recent September 11 attacks.
- A breif cut was made in the second part where it showed Gillecomgain punching Demona.
- The first set of flashbacks contain an error regarding Demona's appearances during the attack on Castle Wyvern, as she is often depicted with wrinkles when she shouldn't have them until 1020.
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