When Does "Gargoyles" Season Two (1995) Take Place?

"Gargoyles" season two is a fantasy animated television series showran by Greg Weisman that premiered September 4th, 1995. So when is "Gargoyles" season 2 set? 


It takes place on the fictional Gargoyles Universe timeline in the years: 

1995 AD - 1996? AD


We know this because in season two episode eight "Vows" there's a twisty financial collectibles time travel plot and David Xanatos stands in 975 AD and describes step one as "wait 1,000 years" (plus the connected "by 1975" phrase) and step two as "20 years after the first" (plus the final phrase "last week"). So 'the present' is 1,020 years after 975 AD. 

975 + 1,000 = 1,975 
and 
1,975 + 20 = 1,995. 

Later, during season two episode fourteen "Outfoxed" Goliath says, "I know I owe you a great debt for the mistake I made a year ago.", referring to events from season one episode five "Awakening Part 5" (1994), that take place in 1994 AD. 

1,994 + 1 = 1,995. 

More specifically, season two episode fifty-two "Hunter's Moon" Part Three (1996), the season finale, literally takes place during a hunter's moon, a type of full moon that happens annually in October. So it must be October of 1996? AD at the end of the season. 

Additionally, many, many, many episodes in this abnormally long fifty-two-episode season feature flashbacks, time travel, or BOTH: 

-Season two episode eight "Vows" includes an early flashback and then later a time travel adventure to 975 AD and a final short flashback. Context at the end of the story tells us these two parts take place on the same night. Xanatos confirms this date when he says, "It's practically worthless now in 975 AD". Furthermore, the time travel moment opens with the title card: "SCOTLAND, 975 A.D." 

The same episode includes one scene in which characters time travel from 975 AD to 994 AD. It includes a title card reading, "994 A.D." but it's conclusive when it's shown to be clearly set during the flashback that makes up a huge portion of season one episode one "Awakening" and season one episode two "Awakening: Part Two", which took place in 994 AD. 

-Also, in season two episode nine "City of Stone" "Part One" there's the start of a plethora of flashbacks. The first returns us once again to the setting of season one episode one “Awakening” and season one episode two “Awakening: Part Two” and expands on scenes from them. Conclusively this is all in 994 AD even without the "SCOTLAND, 994 A.D." title card. The second brings the viewer to a new set of characters in "SCOTLAND, 1020 A.D." and because some of them are identified as "Bodhe" (based on the real-world Boite mac Cináeda), "Gruoch" (based on the real-world Scottish Queen Gruoch ingen Boite), "Macbeth" (based on the real-world Scottish King Macbethad mac Findláech), and "Prince Duncan" (based on the real-world Scottish King Duncan I). Most importantly, the death of Macbeth's father Findláech mac Ruaidrí is shown, which did indeed happen in the real world in 1020 AD. 

-Season two episode ten "City of Stone" "Part Two" continues this thread in one massive, expanded flashback, labeled "SCOTLAND, 1032 A.D." It ends with the wedding of Macbeth Findláech to Lady Gruoch ingen Boite, which happened in the real world in 1032 AD, confirming the date. 

-Season two episode eleven "City of Stone" "Part Three" has another long flashback that opens with the title card "SCOTLAND, 1040 A.D." Macbeth defeats King Duncan I before the end of the flashback to become King Macbeth [although in a pretty different way than he did in William Shakespeare's famous stageplay "The Tragedy of Macbeth" (1606)] and this happened in the real world (also quite differently) on August 14th, 1040 AD. 

-Season two episode twelve "City of Stone" "Part Four" concludes this short arc with one narrative in 'the present' of 1995 AD and one in the 11th century and the extended flashback begins with a title card: "SCOTLAND. 1057 A.D." this time. King Macbeth's reign ends here, as it did in the real world (and in Shakespeare's play) on August 15th, 1057 AD. 

-Season two episode fourteen "Outfoxed" has one short flashback to the events of season 1 episode 4 "Awakening: Part Four" and season one episode five "Awakening: Part Five", which both took place in 1994 AD. 

-Then, in season two episode twenty-two "Avalon, Part 2" time travel shows us an alternate point-of-view on a flashback from season one episode eleven "Long Way to Morning" (1995), which title cards told us takes place in 984 AD. This is followed immediately by a scene in which a character directly asks, "Where are we?" and he is told, "Not where. When. This is the year 995." So the audience has been brought to 995 AD and re-introduced to a trio of female characters. The same character requests of the trio, "Then I will see you again in 25 years." 

995 + 25 = 1,020. 

Immediately afterward, there's more time travel and the same sarcastic character says, "For the last time, it's when, not where. Try to keep up. The year is 1020." We've returned to 1020 AD (seen in flashback in "City of Stone" "Part One"). Finally, there's a decree: "We'll meet again at the watery door to Avalon in 975 years." bringing us back to 'the present' of 1995 AD, still in season two episode twenty-two "Avalon, Part 2". 

1,020 + 975 = 1,995. 

-Later, in season two episode twenty-nine "M.I.A." Goliath time travels to the past once again. The date is made clear when it's repeated again and again in lines like "I must find out what happened in 1940." The action within this time travel plot involves the tragic and famous Battle of Britain (Luftschlacht um England to the Germans), which lasted from July 10th, 1940 AD to October 31st, 1940 AD in the real world. So the time travel portion of the story is certainly in 1940 AD. 

-Finally, season two episode fifty--two "Hunter's Moon" Part Three (1996) begins with its own flashback to 1980? AD. 


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