The Edge of Destruction
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The Edge of Destruction
Seems like every time the TARDIS has a freak-out, somebody ALWAYS winds up slumped in that chair.
Wait why does Barbara not quite know who Ian is why does Susan look like she's sleepwalking what
Okay, I have a funny feeling that if I point out every strange thing that's going on here, I'll be here all night.
So let's just say "everybody's acting really weird and we're not even 5 minutes in" and leave it at that.
Something tells me I'm not going to hold completely true to that...
"No, Susan, I can't take you back..."
"He's rambling!"
In a way, you kinda ALL are.
"There's something here, inside the ship!" Aaaaaand HERE'S right about where I expect it's turning into a precursor to Midnight.
So how does Ian suddenly know how half the TARDIS controls work? Or at least, everything that isn't on the console.
Or maybe he doesn't OH MY GOD SUSAN WITH A KNIFE WHAT THE HELL WHERE DID SHE GET THAT
Oh wait, that wasn't a knife, those were scissors. Scissors with which to STAB THE CHAIR REPEATEDLY WHILE SCREAMING.
Barbara actually seems to less intimidated by the scissors than Ian. Also, Susan seems to have an evil second personality now.
Wow. The way she's holding up those scissors, it almost looks like she's giving Barbara a huge pointy middle finger.
"How would anything get into the ship anyway?"
"The doors were open."
"Yes, but where would it hide?"
"...In one of us."
MIDNIGHT CREATURE.
So Ian, if you didn't feel pain in the back of your neck like One and Susan did, then why are you rubbing it like that?
"That's curious. That can't be what's outside the ship, that's a photograph!" Is that the hanging of a lampshade I hear?
Ah, this must be Barbara's "verbal bitch-slapping of the Doctor" that TV Tropes talked about on the Crowning Moments of Awesome.
Okay. Woah. What is it about the melting clock faces that's making the women FREAK THE FUCK OUT.
Oh man, from SO many angles Susan looks like she's wearing a Snuggie.
Why do I have an uncomfortable feeling I'm going to get a Snuggie-related spambot following me for that comment...
"I wish I could understand you, Doctor. One moment you're abusing us, and next you're playing the perfect butler."
Okay One, giggling and watching people sleeping, that's not creepy at all.
Because you know what happens when you do that? IAN WILL TRY TO STRANGLE YOU.
"Oh Doctor, don't you see? Something terrible is happening to ALL of us!"
"Not to me. NOTHING'S happened to me!"
Which makes you wonder...
"Don't undere...don't underestimate my powers, young lady!" Wow. Of all the lines for a Hartnell Fluff to happen.
IAN. PLEASE STOP TRYING TO STRANGLE PEOPLE.
"We're on the brink of descru...cruh...of destruction!" Guys, transcribing One's Hartnell Fluffs is actually quite a bit of fun.
"What would've happened if the column had come out completely?" Now THERE'S something I'd never thought of before.
"A machine that can think for itself?"
"Yes!"
I guess this was before the whole a-TARDIS-is-alive thing was written in.
So all this craziness has been happening because One accidentally took them back to the beginning of the solar system? I think?
AND THEY'RE THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE BECAUSE OF A STUCK BUTTON ON THE TARDIS CONSOLE. WHAT.
And then they turned this whole catastrophe into a small science lesson with springs in mechanics. THIS. SHOW.
Awkward apology attempt is REALLY awkward.
"What do you care what I think or feel?"
"As we learn about each other, so we learn about ourselves."
And everyone's getting along and laughing and smiling and have a GOOD END!
Although I don't think they ever explained why some of them were getting possessed...
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