Pretty: It's the Firefly again!
It Became Necessary to Destroy the Fire...: Okay, I'm still not clear how shooting the fire would put it out. But then I know bugger-all about oil fires, and god knows I'd be stressing if they'd have poured water on it, so maybe I should just keep my face shut, huh?
Voices: Hmm, Ned Cook sounds a bit like Alan, doesn't he?
Thunderbird Goes Up, Thunderbird Goes Down: TB2 seemed to lower itself onto the pod much quicker than it normally does. Maybe they were running a few seconds over time.
Lord Nikon: I like the camera. It's all big and chunky.
Too Cool: And I love the electromagnetic wiping beam thingy. Such a great idea.
Too Hot: Although why it makes the film smoke, I'm not entirely sure. And why Joe felt the need to drop it on his head is also beyond me. Personally, I think it would have been enough that he lost the story of a lifetime, you don't have to chuck the evidence at him too...
Take a Letter, Maria: Tin-Tin's being the secretary again.
Raglio: I like the way Scott and Virg start out being all official and formal, then switch to more normal forms of address.
In the Navy: Why the hell are they shooting him down? Last I heard, a spoken warning, then a warning shot, then you start gettin' heavy on their ass. Especially with an unprovoked attack...
Voices 2: Why is Scott manning the scanners on the Sentinel?
Thunderbird Goes Up...: Why does Virg need to be told to take evasive action?
Pretty 2: TB2 on fire. Beautifully done. And when she banks away with the black smoke and sparks pouring out of the engines? Gorgeous.
Huh? Why didn't they just call the Sentinel from either of the Thunderbirds and tell them to bloody well stop it?
Atomic Kitten: "Well, so long as the reactor plant hasn't been damaged, her chances are good." Virg, love, you're screwed. They've stuck a nuclear reactor under your arse. You're as good as dead, might as well eject now. Didn't they learn anything from the Fireflash?
Brotherhood: It's nice Scott's trying to be supportive. More than Jeff managed.
Pretty 2: The firefighting stuff... so so so cool.
Pretty 3: Black smoke, white foam and flames. Fuckin' amazing.
Idiot Box:"Hi, Virgil. Got your TV switched on?"
"No, sir. I've seen enough TV to last me the rest of my life."
Virgil! And I thought you were so human! How can anyone have enough TV? TV is the source of life...
Brotherhood 2: It's nice Gordon goes and sits with him while he's bedridden. Maybe the others are all sick of him already.
Godzilla Mark One: I really like the big building hugging thing, although it does look like it should come to life at any second...
Forward Planning: Wouldn't it have been a great idea to test to see if there was enough support for this massive national monument before you started dragging it across all this waste ground?
Pretty 4: The building collapsing. They broke the big building hugging thing... It didn't mean any harm, it only wanted a hug...
Direction: The bit when you're looking up out of the hole and the building comes down on top of it. So cool.
Island Myths: Underground rivers. Do you reckon they'll find giant alligators? Or has that been done...?
Gordon: He gets to do something! Even if it does mean demonstating that TB4 is entirely dependant on TB2. Poor thing, it's not his fault Brains can't build a decent sub...
Fatherhood: "What can I do, father?"
"Go back to bed."
I really like this little exchange. One of the rare moments when Jeff actually acts like a father, rather than a military commander.
Zoominess: Isn't TB4's emergency launching thing cool?
Pretty 5: TB1 viewed from above, opening it's wings.
Name and Shame: Right, it's time to get into this secrecy thing again. Here, Jeff gives his real name to Washington. The boys all use their real names when they're on call. Now Jeff was a bit of a public figure in his day, and I imagine most multi-millionaires are quite easy to track down anyway. Surely somebody's going to put two and two together eventually? Even if they've got an official residence somewhere to try to throw people off, the bloody thing's called Tracy Island. Not subtle. Or are they just going for the 'hiding in plain view' approach?
Chill: Why not pass them down wetsuits (or drysuits, even)? Would help with the cold, especially since they're going to be down there for about twenty four hours.
Appearances' Sake: Gordon with stubble. Looks wierd.
Direction 2: The Sentinel sailing past the sunset. This is a gorgeous episode.
Silly Puppets: Get them to float on their backs. That way they can keep breathing until the water reaches the roof of the cave. Save on the air tanks a little.
Silly Puppets 2: And why the hell can't they pass them down some more air tanks? I refuse to believe there's no diving equipment in the whole of New York except for those two tanks and masks.
Sensible Puppets: Although it is a good idea to have them swim out.
Pretty 6: More underwater scenes with TB4. Pretty little tiny fishes...
Observation Skills: "Fulmer Finance... Which one's that?" Scott, my little lambkins, it's the one at a fifteen degree angle.
Scary: TB4 bearing down on them. It looks like a bulldozer.
Get On With It: They took their sweet time getting in. It's not as if they were running out of air, or the ceiling was about to collapse or anything.
Rockslide: So, TB4 rescued the guys. Now all they need to do is get someone into that collapsed tunnel and rescue TB4...
The Ned Cook Show: "No-one knows who they are, or where they come from, but come they do, and help they bring." Shoot whoever wrote that line. Then give Matt Zimmerman some kind of award for getting through it without cracking up. (Oh, and obligatory snigger at the bit about coming)
Tracy Family Outing: So if someone needs rescuing, Kyrano's going to get in TB1 and...
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