A Question of Miracles

Nitcentral's Bulletin Brash Reflections: Supermarionation: The Secret Service: A Question of Miracles
By DJU on Wednesday, February 27, 2002 - 3:10 pm:

KA BOOM!!!!

Up goes two desalintisation plants in a cool way.

Oh and we need a priest :)

And poor old Blake 'Take this pill at 19:30hrs precisley' they forgot to tell him it will bring him to the verge of death just to get unwin in the plant.


By Kinggodzillak on Sunday, March 17, 2002 - 3:25 pm:

Poor Blake. He is so confused by everything!


By D.K. Henderson on Thursday, February 12, 2004 - 5:24 am:

It seemed so weird seeing the indestructible Captain Scarlet playing this gentle, mild mannered agent. Is he new on the job? I would imagine that a more seasoned agent would be insulted at having to play such an innocuous role.

Matthew might have managed to hide when Mrs. Appleby entered the room, but it was a good thing that she didn't notice that open carrying case with the cute little seat and the cute little accoutrements.

I loved watching Matthew struggle with his oversized sandwich (which was actually quite small by normal standards). I also enjoyed his rueful comment about his tea: "Must remember to pack an egg cup in the case."

Would have been interesting to hear BISHOP trying to explain to a designer about that carrying case. Not to mention the tiny, functional wet suit and air tanks. The person or persons building the stuff would have to know the truth, wouldn't they? Actually, I suppose that they could have simply miniaturized most of Matthew's accessories (or bought a bunch of Barbie and Ken stuff), but I can't see them building a giant carrying case and then shrinking it.

They should be more careful about those close-ups. Was there anyone who did not figure out immediately who the bad guy of the week was?

In the pilot episode, it was plausible and sensible that Father Unwin, racing to get to the airport, would get pulled over for speeding and have to talk his way out of the situation. This episode's delaying device (and excuse for the Unwinese) seemed just that--a device. Very contrived.

Why on Earth didn't they call an ambulance for Drake, instead of dithering around like they did?

Matthew reported that he could not remove the bomb because of the pressure of the water intake. However, the bomb itself had a forward-pushing mechanism. (We saw Matthew riding it, not swimming it away.) Wouldn't that forward drive also make it difficult for Matthew to move it?

Considering the vast amounts of water they were dealing with, that intake pipe was incredibly small. Sure lucky for Matthew, wasn't it?

Poor Drake. Not only is he stuck with being a token warm body for the mission, he's too inexperienced to come up with a decent line. "Where am I?" Puh-leeze!

(Really looks cute with the glasses, though.)

I found it rather interesting that the men in the sub were not killed in the explosion. (Of course, there may have been more than two men in the sub.) Were they trying to keep a lid on the violence?


By Kinggodzillak on Saturday, July 31, 2004 - 4:49 pm:

Drake? John Drake? :)


By D.K. Henderson on Monday, August 02, 2004 - 1:27 pm:

Drake, Blake, Lake, Schmake...:)


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