Operation Crash Dive

You Seem Awfully Familiar...: I like the way they reuse the whole London airport thing, with the guys and the planes and everything. Actually, I don't like the way they reuse the guys, as they're posh and annoying, but I like the planes.

Models: The hydrofoil looks bloody ridiculous. Or maybe they really do look like that...

Zo, Meester Bound...: Where exactly is the International Air Minister from?

Even More Models: I like John's shirt. Dark colours really suit him. Shame he can't keep his pretty little face shut, though. 'Metal fatigue'?

Gits: They have a snooker table. Grrrr... I want a snooker table.

What the...!: They actually tested for metal fatigue. How? Why? Are we sure we want these people running commercial airlines?

Biggles Strikes Back: British pilots. Of course they all have silly mustaches, how would you know they're British otherwise?

Industrial Procedures: Given the run of luck this plane's had, there's no way they would have even bothered with the testing. Look what happened to Concorde, for fuck's sake. One failure and the whole lot's scrapped.

Aww!: It's the debut of Alan's puzzled/annoyed face. He looks cute with his little nose all scrunched up, bless 'im.

A Clue: I totally didn't get the parachuting out bit the first time I saw this one. I was just like 'hey, if the pilot and co-pilot are still there then who... ah, never mind, they're not gonna tell me.' Then didn't connect it to the saboteur when he finally did show up. Then watched it through again and went 'ahhhh...' Maybe I'm just too used to having things spelled out.

The Last Stronghold of the NRA: A whole roomful of guns, a shooting range... No, wait, hang on, IR's supposed to preserve life...

Pretty: The splashdown. Shame they didn't try that the last time a Fireflash was in trouble...

Safety Issues: Shouldn't the cockpit have more than one emergency exit? What if the plane had landed on that side? (Well, then the door wouldn't have opened anyway if the hydraulic system had jammed, so it doesn't make much difference anyway.)

Pretty 2: Love the little chunky evil aircraft thing. They're so cute! And I'm sure they show up later as something else...

"Scan the area electronically.": Does he mean use the radar? And if not, what the hell is he on about?

We're Leaving Together, But Still It's Farewell...: They're launching TBs 1 and 2 at the same time again.

The Stereotypes Have Taken Over!: The little Irish farm hand, with red nose and hair. He can't be making much of a living as a farmer. Maybe the cow's just a pet.

"Can you give me a hand with my equipment?": Bloody hell, he'll shag anything... Although, to be fair, he hasn't actually seen the little Irish farm hand yet.

Brains: No uniform again.

Pretty 3: I like the scanning thing. It's all yellow and buzzy...

Brains 2: "I think I've got it! No, I haven't got it..." Shut up and get on with it. You're not paid to talk.

Action Plan: "Do you think it's possible they crash landed on the sea?" If they weren't expecting this to happen, why did they bring TB4?

Roger, Milli Vanilli Chilly Willy: "We think crew may be trapped in aircraft on sea bed." Christ, Virgil's forgotton how to talk now... Seriously, when have they ever used this form of address before? And why use it now? They're not that short of time. Not yet, anyway.

Pretty 4: Dropping the pod. It splashes prettily, as does TB4.

Mareeeeena...: The shots of TB4 underwater always make me want to watch Stingray...

Light show: "Quick, put on all the lights you can..." Cut to external shot of plane - one LED comes on.

Talking to Oneself: Gordon and Brains shouldn't have directly interacting dialogue. It's just too wierd.

Trouble in Paradise: I like Virg being snitty at Brains about whether the crew are still alive.

Messages: That little pad thing that Gordon uses to communicate with the crew reminds me of the Abyss. Shame he didn't tell them to keep their pantyhose on. Would've been funnier.

Pressure Point: Let's hope there aren't any problems with shooting them straight up to the surface like that. The cabin seems to still be pressurized, but aren't planes designed to withstand an environment of low pressure, not high?

Scale: It's nice how the fireflash's engines completely dwarf TB4.

Cutter: The little cutting torch on the front of TB4 is very cool. I'm still not sure how it can move horizontally, though... (TB4, not just the cutting torch...)

Gettin' heat: Why is it so hot in the plane? I've always been given to understand that the bottom of the sea is quite cold.

Dude!: Not only does Gordon get TONS of lines, and actually gets to play a useful part in the rescue, but he also looks kinda good in his little diving suit thing.

Not Fair!: The fire in the cabin seems a bit much, on top of everything else. Why didn't they use the extinguisher while it was still wickle? Could have put it out with one squirt. And is this fire supposed to be responsible for the whole plane exploding? Cos I'm not buying that. How the hell did it get to the fuel?

Eurovision: "Are you aboard the rescue capsule? Sing out if you are..." Seems a bit cruel not to rescue them until you've made them sing... Maybe it's been a bit of frustrating day, and he's just doing a bit of bullying to let off steam.

Chicken!: TB2 runs off and leaves TB4... Aw, poor wickle tiny submarine...

News Monkey: "The International Rescue egghead..." Is this Brains' official pseudonym?

"His take-off from England was delayed..." If he was in England, what was with the Irish guy?

"Take a letter, Tin-Tin." So she's Jeff's secretary this week?

Pilot Arse-Licking: "I suppose they must be the most experienced pilots in the business." Well, no, they're not, really. I'm sure there're lots of pilots around who've had tons more experience than they have, and maybe there's even a few who've had experience with that particular make of plane, which would probably be even more useful.

Pretty 5: Like the special Fireflash hanger, and the wickle tiny eeny police car next to it.

Captain Hanson: Hanson? NOOOooooooOOOOOO!

Seal: When they seal the airport, and people miss their flights, do you reckon they get their ticket money refunded?

"Do you require runway?" It's cool the way he remembered from last time.

Pretty 6: Aw, sparkly water!

Pretty 7: TB2 turning. This is just a damn pretty episode.

Sneaky: Shouldn't he have actually explained their emergency back-up plan to the pilot and the controller guys? Not to mention the fact that they've already figured out their positioning things are a bit buggered.

"Be seeing you...": So Gordon's from the village this week.

Twang 'em Into a Plane: I love the thing they use to get Gordon into the Fireflash. I wanna go!

False Face: "I'm just seeing things, that's all."
"Right. Stand by to enter wing."
Yes, Virg, I'm only experiencing visual hallucinations. Feel free to catapult me into another aircraft, I'm sure I'll be fine.

Hang on... They knew the trouble was in the starboard wing, why not put a guy in there while they were on the ground?

Automatic Location Detector: Why does Scott know where the EPU is? The pilot just might, but there's no way he would...

Goggles: The Saboteur's got Gordon's goggles from earlier. In fact, they look a lot like the ones Alan wears in Move - and You're Dead. And I'm sure I've seen them on the Hood as well.

"I couldn't remake the join in time. It would take too long.": I think you covered that in the first sentence, love.

Why?: And precisely why would the saboteur want to stay on board? Surely it's just a case of cutting a few wires.

Not Again... "Tin-Tin and I were just putting the apple pies in the oven..." Aren't they sick of apple pie yet? I would be.

Comedy: Ah, the hilarity of the fuse-fixing.