The Black Guardian Trilogy: Terminus
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Part 2: Terminus
Wow. There's actually something quite eerie about seeing that one solitary (and very final-sounding) word "Terminus" against the starfield.
So Turlough can talk to the Black Guardian without the crystal now? Or is it in his coat?
"Why didn't you answer when I called?" Because Turlough was "singing" to himself in the TARDIS hallway and had his phone turned off.
"You look so sweet when you get angry." Turlough, DON'T tempt me to ship you and Tegan in your SECOND STORY.
That happened with Adric and Nyssa (okay, it was the second story of them I SAW, but still) and we all know how THAT turned out.
"Where are you going?"
"To show you to your room."
"...We're friends?"
"Not yet."
I was actually really impressed by that scene. That was a perfect display of character establishment and relationship development.
"Looks like a kid's room!"
"It was Adric's."
And he left Continuity Nods everywhere: pirate costume, droid mask, something from Kinda... ;_;
So that strain of music I've been hearing as Adric's leitmotif is apparently called "Outler's Theme." I'd been wondering about that.
Hello partially-topless Nyssa! Making a science today, are we?
"You are touching the heart of the TARDIS!" ...Why did that sound a lot dirtier than it really was?
The TARDIS appears to be on slightly-holographic fire. (Yes, I have the CGI turned on.)
I'm trying to figure out what it says about Five that he jumped to blame Nyssa's experiment and not Turlough's suspicious behaviors.
Holy...Five just stopped a door from closing by THROWING A CHAIR AT IT. FROM ACROSS THE ROOM. That is quite impressive aim.
I don't think I've ever seen a spaceship with skulls painted on it before, but I can hazard a guess that it isn't a good sign.
Well Turlough, you COULD be a dick and remove that chair and close the door...but you wouldn't, would you?
Nope, 'cause the Black Guardian's going to do it for you.
This ship sounds like it has some sort of electronic wolf howling at the closest moon.
No need to duck, Nyssa, it's just Fivey!
Awww, is hug tiem nao, ever so briefly.
Enter people with bright white spacesuits (WITH CAPES!) and HUGE space helmets. A bit late for '60s designs, don't you think?
That's DEFINITELY '80s hair, though.
Were in ur doorz, grabbin ur teegins.
"There is no return. This is Terminus." And out comes an epic slew of sick people in rags. Uh oh...
I know they've hidden in ventilation ducts before, but Conveniently Placed Grate in the Floor? That's a bit new.
"WE'RE ON A LEPER SHIP! WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIIIIEEEEE!!"
I wouldn't be surprised if the CGI effects were deliberately done at lower quality to preserve some of the old-school look. I still like it.
"This place is a deathtrap!" You mean the skulls all over the walls didn't tip you off?
Hey it's a Roman Centurion OH WAIT NO IT'S REALLY NOT.
Woah. That dude's got quite a 'stache. Does he remind anyone else of Sirius Black?
Quite a nose, too. That's not Sirius, that's Cyrano.
"Stage 1 Sterilization"...usually that would sound like a good thing, except Tegan and Turlough are about to get gassed in the ducts o_o
"I feel...I feel as if I'm going to burst..." *takes off skirt* That sound you just retroactively heard was s'plosion of many fanboy heads.
Yes, what you think just happened just happened. Thank you, Nyssa. That was completely necessary.
On a similar note, those guys in the cloaks and armor seem to have strangely massive groin-plates.
Well Nyssa, looks like that escape plan failed. Nice try, though.
"Nyssa's skirt...there's blood on it." See Doctor, when you travel the universe with young women you've got to expect these kinds of things.
Vislor Turlough: Bar-breaker.
"Only YOU I'm going to kill!" *FIVEY-STRANGLING*
Forgive me if I fail to understand the logic behind shooting something for the beam to bounce off of instead of JUST SHOOTING THE GUY.
And Tegan and Turlough are FINALLY out of the ducts!
I have to give props to these guys for making such a great desolate atmosphere. This looks and feels like a legit leper colony. In space.
Of course, that last statement would imply that I know what an ACTUAL legit leper colony (in space) looks and feels like.
Wow. Despite having only the cloak to cover the white spacesuit, that disguise worked amazingly well.
"Tegan...if you ever had to kill someone, would you do it?" Forward much, Turlough?
Yikes. Looks like the Cyrano-dude from earlier is suffering weird burns...or a giant red spot...
Is Fivey gonna hafta whack a bitch?
So Nyssa not only strips, she also gets chained up (though not both at the same time, thankfully).
The Garm is back and is apparently "the cure"? I wonder where this is going...oh wait...
Aaaaand he's just carrying her off. Olvir, heroic as you're trying to be, I think this is the part where you realize your gun won't work.
"The pilot's dead, you know, of Terminus."
"What?"
"But he's still there and he's gonna fire up the engines again..."
Is the Garm the pilot?
So apparently the Black Guardian's crystal has Turlough-zapping powers now.
Oh, never mind, THAT must be the dead pilot.
"Whereas the first explosion created the universe, the second would undoubtedly destroy it." In other words, The Big Bang 2? Hey Eleven...
From this angle, it looks like the panel that Turlough's banging on repeatedly reads "OUCH."
More Turlough-zapping! Except this time it could destroy the universe as well!
"We must stop the sequence!" And OFF COMES THE COAT! And you know what that means: SRYS BZNSS.
Okay, seriously, WHAT'S with the Garm dragging Nyssa away, chaining her up, and then dragging her away again.
Olvir's a smart kid, saw right through that guy's ploy. Off to learn the secrets of the Garm.
Alright Tegan, let's see how good your impromptu ship-piloting skills are.
Never mind, Turlough saved the day by opening a door.
PANTY-SHOT.
Five, somehow I don't think you're going to save the universe with a small metal pole. Why not try a kettle and some string?
So the Garm CAN talk! I can barely make out what it's saying, though.
I should've been keeping track of how many times Tegan calls for Turlough in this story, because she does it a LOT.
Self-stripped, chained up, and winding up in compromising positions. Well, at least she's on top this time.
"If you can return the lever, I can disconnect the computer controlling it."
"And if I fail?"
"It's the end of the universe."
So now the fate of the universe rests on the shoulders of one giant alien dog-creature and a big red lever. This show.
Nyssa, that's quite a plan you've got there. You go, girl!
"I told you not to follow me!"
"Doctor...say you're pleased to see her."
"Well yes I'm pleased to see her but she shouldnt've followed me!"
And here we go, Nyssa's goodbye...*kisses Five on the cheek* Awwwww...
"She'll die here."
"Not easily, Tegan. Like you, I'm indestructible."
And where we finish, angry Black Guardian is VERY angry. ON TO ENLIGHTENMENT!
Goodbye, Nyssa. I feel like we hardly knew ye. *does the math* Oh wait, I've actually seen about half your serials by now.
Probably just feels like a strange goodbye because I haven't seen your first, like, FIVE stories yet. 7 down, 6 more to go...
Next: The Black Guardian Part 3: Enlightenment