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*''[[1970]] [[May 2]]'' | *''[[1970]] [[May 2]]'' | ||
(First watched 2024-07-07, -10, -12, -21) I like how they try to make even the title ominous with just text, by a bit of zooming and saving OF DEATH for a second later. | (First watched 2024-07-07, -10, -12, -21, -23, -24, -26) I like how they try to make even the title ominous with just text, by a bit of zooming and saving OF DEATH for a second later. | ||
The space center has pretty shit security, the Doctor just drove and walked past everyone. Damn good thing he wasn't, like... any number of dangerous people or entities that can be found on this show. | The space center has pretty shit security, the Doctor just drove and walked past everyone. Damn good thing he wasn't, like... any number of dangerous people or entities that can be found on this show. | ||
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Maybe I'm just a more nervous type than Dr. Taltalian, but I'd definitely want to double-check the time bomb settings some time between being given it and turning it on. | Maybe I'm just a more nervous type than Dr. Taltalian, but I'd definitely want to double-check the time bomb settings some time between being given it and turning it on. | ||
I think my favorite twist is that the title is literal. I thought by ambassadors of death they just meant like... bringers of death, or those on the side of death. But no, these are straight up alien ambassadors who have been wrangled into this plot. Which, sorry General Carrington, is pretty stupid. His plan is basically to do some false flag stuff to scare the world into a defensive posture and blowing up their craft, because he assumes they are dangerous, but... why would he think that would end there? Unless they're total wusses or have their whole society on one ship they can't protect from Earth-level tech, his plan would just result in greater retaliation from a powerful force. | |||
The very very ending I find pretty funny. They arrest Carrington, start to arrange to return the alien ambassadors, then rather than sticking around to make sure things go to plan the Doctor is like "Sorry y'all, I have important work back at the lab, LATERS!" | |||
I assume we don't hear more about these aliens, but kind of disappointing. They were willing to establish relations with humanity, and aside from Carrington's small group nobody else really knew about it. So now that Carrington is taken care of, they COULD proceed with first contact with an alien species... but that seems unlikely or the show would be quite different going forward. | |||
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054: '''Inferno''' | 054: '''Inferno''' | ||