History Recap / GargoylesS1TheThrilloftheHunt

* ShoutOut: The scene where the Pack searches for the gargoyles on a rooftop full of stone gargoyle statues is a reference to a scene near the end of Disney's WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast, where Gaston tries to find the Beast among the many gargoyles on the castle's roof.

* ShoutOut: The scene where the Pack searches for the gargoyles on a rooftop full of stone gargoyle statues is a reference to a scene near the end of Disney's Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast, where Gaston tries to find the Beast among the many gargoyles on the castle's roof.

* AlternateAesopInterpretation: In-Universe example. In addition to Hudson's quote above, the Manhattan clan discusses what lessons could be learned from Lexington and Goliath's encounter with the Pack. The former at first declares they should never trust anyone else, but the latter retorts that some endeavors may require taking risks because never leaving the comforts of their confines will leave them, in Goliath's own words, "forever alone". In addition Brooklyn and Broadway also suggest they both shouldn't give too much trust to people they've just met.

-->'''Goliath:''' (The Pack are worse than animals.) An animal hunts because it's hungry; these hunters do it for sport.

* AnAesop
-->'''Hudson:''' Maybe we shouldn't always believe what we see on TV.

* TakeThat: [[ShowWithinAShow The Pack]] is a potshot to a multitude of children's shows made during TheEighties and early Nineties that treated audiences as if they couldn't appreciate and/or understand the complexities of real-life and excessively substituted substance {e.g. character development and good writing) with {{Excuse Plot}}s.

* TakeThat: [[ShowWithinAShow The Pack]] is a potshot to a multitude of children's shows made during TheEighties and early Nineties that treated audiences as if [[ViewersAreMorons they couldn't appreciate and/or understand the complexities of real-life]] and excessively substituted substance {e.g. character development and good writing) with {{Excuse Plot}}s.

* FlatCharacter: The "Evil Ninjas" in [[ShowWithinAShow The Pack]] were created to be faceless individuals with little to no character development both as a contrast to the antagonists within the true show, Gargoyles, and as an invocation of ClichéStorm regarding animated shows of the Eighties and early Nineties (e.g. G.I. Joe, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, etc.). See Take That below for details.

* AudienceSurrogate: Lexington serves in this role for this episode. He has a high degree of naivete in taking the Pack at face value as legitimate heroes in much the same way that many of the younger demographic would have about certain things popular at the time (e.g. such as Pro-wrestling and PowerRangers). See also Take That below for further details.

* NiceCharacterMeanActor: ShowWithinAShow example. The Pack are adored as television superheroes by the public, but are actually AxCrazy [[PsychoForHire mercenaries]]. Though Dingo and, to a lesser extent, Fox are subversions as the former is an OnlySaneMan PunchClockVillain who's OnlyInItForTheMoney and the latter is revealed to be more an amoral rogue than genuinely evil.

Jackal and Hyena make their next appearance in the episode "Her Brother's Keeper" and the Pack as a whole returns in the season 2 opening episode [[{{Recap/GargoylesS2LeaderofthePack}} Leader of the Pack]].

The pack returns in [[{{Recap/GargoylesS2LeaderofthePack}} Leader of the Pack]].

* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame: Although the game in question is gargoyles rather than humans. Wolf's motives in particular resemble those of General Zaroff.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Goliath's belief that defeating Xanatos makes his clan the rightful owners of the castle reflects [[TemporalFishOutOfWater his tenth century thinking]]. Back in 994, a military victory would have won Goliath the castle for as long as he could defend it. The idea of a defeated foe retaining ownership of a castle he does not currently inhabit is foreign to Goliath.

* AudienceSurrogate: Lexington serves in this role for this episode. He has a high degree of naivete in taking the Pack at face value as legitimate heroes in much the same way that many of the younger demographic would have about certain things popular at the time (e.g. such as Pro-wrestling and PowerRangers).

* NoStuntDouble: In-Universe example. The Pack doesn't need stunt doubles as they have real-life combat training from having fought as mercenaries in South America.
* NoodleIncident: Dingo alludes to some past jobs they took part in South America.
* ShoutOut: The scene where the Pack searches for the gargoyles on a rooftop full of stone gargoyle statues is a reference to a scene near the end of Disney's Beauty and the Beast, where Gaston tries to find the Beast among the many gargoyles on the castle's roof.

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The Pack as a whole. Prior to being the stars of the Superhero, Sentai-esque television show, [[ShowWithinAShow "The Pack"]], they were mercenaries who took part in unspecified [[WarForFunAndProfit shady dealings]]. They even get the aid of some children during their battle against Goliath and Lexington believing them to be the belligerents. Subverted at the end when they, with the exceptions of Jackal, Hyena, and Dingo, are arrested after holding a woman hostage at gun point.

* HuntingTheMostDangerousGame

* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The Pack as a whole. Prior to being the stars of the Superhero, Sentai-esque television show, [[ShowWithinAShow "The Pack"]], they were mercenaries who took part in unspecified [[WarForFunAndProfit shady dealings]]. They even get the aid of some children during their battle against Goliath and Lexington believing them to be the belligerents. Subverted at the end when they, with the exceptions of Jackal and Hyena, are arrested after holding a woman hostage at gun point.

* NinetiesAntiHero: The Pack invoke this trope in their television show.
* {{Ninja}}s: the opponents that the Pack frequently fights on their television show.
* NoStuntDouble: In-Universe example. The Pack doesn't need stunt doubles as they have real-life combat training.
* ShowWithinAShow: "The Pack".
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: The Pack as a whole. Prior to being the stars of the Superhero, Sentai-esque television show, [[ShowWithinAShow "The Pack"]], they were mercenaries who took part in unspecified [[WarForFunAndProfit shady dealings]]. They even get the aid of some children during their battle against Goliath and Lexington. Subverted at the end when they are arrested after holding a woman hostage at gun point.

-->'''Hudson:''' Maybe we should always believe what we see on TV.

Introduces the Pack: A group of paid hunters, higher to do a TV Show about what they hunt. An anonymous letter brings them the attention of the Gargoyles.

Meanwhile, Lexington becomes intrigued with them, sneaks in a meeting with them.

They agree to meet with the clan, but turn it into a hunting ambush, with Lexington feeling betrayed.

* HuntingtheMostDangerousGame

Introduces the Pack: A group of paid hunters, higher to do a TV Show about what they hunt. An anonymous letter brings them the attention of the Gargoyles

Lexington becomes intrigued with them, meeting up with them