Planet of Giants
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Planet of Giants
Hey, nice cloak, One!
So apparently old-school TARDIS alarms sounded like 1920's car horns.
This is the second time in a row that the TARDIS materialized without the engine sound...
"Oh, please don't keep talking on the 20th century level! I'm talking about TIME TRAVEL!"
Ah, he still has his ring after all.
"Oh, my dear Barbara, was I rude to you just now? If so, I'm so sorry."
The creepy part of my brain is starting to understand why some people ship One/Barbara. Guys, please make the creepy part go away. Far away.
WHAT. That's the first time I've ever seen the scanner EXPLODE when they tried to see where they were.
"It was like...something too big for its frame!" I guess this "Planet of Giants" is going to be even more literal than I thought.
I just realized that the round St John's Ambulance badge isn't on the door anymore. But Wikipedia says it was used last in The War Machines.
"Doctor, it's a huge snake!" Looks more like a giant earthworm to me...
B.A.M.F.A.: Big-Ass MuthaFuckin' Ant.
*conveniently removes the rest of the context* "Stiff as a poker. What a fantastic size..."
Yup. Earthworm.
"Susan, this means we're on Earth!" From the clues we've had so far, I'd say they're in a flower pot or something.
Then again, that wouldn't explain the TARDIS interference from earlier...
"This must be an exhibition, Susan. Something like the World's Fair." I dunno, feels more like a Magic School Bus episode to me.
I mean, seriously, how many times DIDN'T they shrink on that show?
And now we finally zoom out...OH MY GOOD THEY'RE IN SOMEONE'S FRONT YARD IT'S JUST LIKE HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS.
I don't think I've ever seen that movie in its entirety...or maybe I did and just don't remember...I remember Honey We Shrunk Ourselves...
OH GOD IAN I KNEW GETTING INTO THAT MATCHBOX WAS A BAD IDEA
Why does that man with the lighter look so much like Richard Nixon I don't even
These two men are speaking of SCIENCE. I think I see where this thread is going.
Oh wait, they're not talking about shrinking technology, they're talking about insecticide. That doesn't sound good...
*sigh* Don't shady people ever reach into their pockets for something OTHER than a gun?
So now I wonder what effect the insecticide has on shrunken humans.
"It sounded more like an ancient cannon." Or it could be a gunshot. Which it is. Jesus, you didn't have to KILL the guy.
Wait wait wait what Ian was next to the dead guy and then the cat came and then he was magically back with the others WHAT EVEN HAPPENED
This seems to be taken from a video tape made from a TV airing of this serial on UK Gold. I wonder if there was a VHS problem or something.
That might explain why the videos here don't appear to add up to all three episodes...*checks Wikipedia and YouTube*
Found another recording on YouTube, but it's the exact same footage, skipping and all.
According to Wikipedia, we didn't miss much. One, Susan and Barbara head towards the noise and find Ian there. And that's it.
I think I've figured out why the videos here don't seem to add up: the opening and ending sequences have been cut out.
So the cop-doctor seems to have figured out that this was a murder straight away...and he's standing with the murderer...
Oh wait, he's not a cop-doctor, he's a fellow scientist. And he seems to be somewhat in league with the killer. The plot thickens...
So they're in a lab, and Ian's a science teacher, so I'm betting that he's going to figure out the insecticide.
Okay Ian, would you mind explaining what litmus paper is?
Paperclip ladder? Interesting idea, let's see how well they can bend paperclips at this size.
One, you've got an old body and you've spent a good chunk of this episode climbing up a chemical pipe. YOU'RE NOT ALRIGHT.
Wow. Despite all her awesome hardcore-ness, Barbara still faints at the sight of a LIVE giant fly.
And not just any chemical pipe, the one that leads from the lab sink.
You know guys, if Susan's calling for you, maybe you should...you know...try calling back?
"There's a sink in the lab." OHSHIT
Wait, how did he know that the fly died instantly just by glancing at it?
It skipped again. Probably another episode break. This looks about the right time for it.
"The Doctor and Susan. They must've been drowned." Barbara, I'm AMAZED at how calmly you're saying that.
You know, you've already established that the sink area amplifies your voice, so why don't you just try CALLING FOR THEM?
I just realized that the murderer has a significant gap in his front teeth. #inoticeweirdthings
And now our heroes will attempt to operate a giant telephone!
"Hello? What number do you want?"
"CAAAAN? YOOOOOU? HEEEEEEAR? UUUUUUS?"
Ah, the gas taps. I bet that's how they're going to start the fire.
Wait. They're blowing up the insecticide. That might just be the worst idea.
THE TARDIS ENGINES ARE MISSING AGAIN. WHAT ARE THESE SHENANIGANS.
"Thank you, Doctor."
"Not at all, my dear boy. Always at your service!"
Well I'd say the Doctor is finally the man we all know and love now.
Well, obviously he's ALWAYS been the Doctor, but now he's much more like the good-natured hero we know him as in later incarnations.
Ah, there's the engine again!
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