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swordznsorcery Jan. 20th, 2008 21:33)
swordznsorcery Jan. 20th, 2008 21:33)Well, that was fun. Many moons ago I wrote a Doctor Who story where there were worms as foes. I based them on hagfish, and it was quite delightful seeing something similar brought to life on Primeval. Hagfish (and lampreys) are gloriously ancienty type fish with very effective mouths for this sort of story.
Anyways, the episode then. Thick, yellow fog flooding a skyscraper; giant carnivorous worms hidden in its depths. Hurrah! And a recurring dodgy character in the as-yet-not-properly-named "Cleaner", who nearly got himself nibbled to death last week by a baby dinosaur, that I suspect he had hidden in his locker for some nefarious purpose. He didn't do much this week except glare meaningfully about, but he's clearly up to splendid amounts of no good, which is fine by me. Other than that, lots of running about, attacking giant worms with fire axes, swords, letter openers, and anything else to hand. As ever, hardly high brow stuff, but who cares. Best bit had to be Stephen going all Die Hard in the lift shaft (and then in an office), but it was also good to see he and Cutter back to doing their old double-act thing properly. They're far too good together to get split up by an affair with Psycho Wife. Who was also back this week, incidentally, and being brilliant as usual. So good stuff all round, then, really. :)
Slight problem with my recording, which made Connor and Abby's air con escapade all weird and stuttery, and also screwed up at the end quite a bit. So no tunnel shots in the screencaps, and no weird stalkery bit from Cutter outside Not-Claudia's house. Still, the important bits are the bits with creatures in, so that's okay.
Helen wanders through a prehistoric world:
Pteranodon! Hurrah!
Stephen patches Helen up, before frighteningly displaying that he owns a Spice Girls mug. Ugh.
(I felt it better not to cap that bit).
Abby feeds Rex, whilst cuddling a slightly less animatronic lizard.
Cutter and Stephen get ready to rock and roll:
And examine a giant, squirty worm. There is no subtext here. None at all. Oh no.
In a stairwell. Not important, just liked the shot:
Stephen is confronted by a pair of giant worms:
Whilst Cutter runs away and then wonders why he's suddenly alone:
Connor wonders why a certain soldier looks so familiar:
The certain soldier being the same bloke who was a cleaner in last week's Shopping Mall Of Doom:
Stephen in a close encounter with a giant, hungry worm:
Sneaky watch trick.
The lift sequence. This was fun.
Loved that his first thought was to ring up Cutter. Mine would be to get off the tiny, tiny ledge, but there you go...
Die Hard is much more fun without Bruce Willis.
Not-Claudia unknowingly attempts to squish Stephen with a lift:
Before almost getting eaten by a giant worm. She's saved by Nick. Aw, shame...
Worm Busters!
A giant worm attempts to eat Connor's head:
Stephen phones up Cutter again. Those worms react to sound, Stephen. Try texting instead.
Die Hard II - Office Of Death:
Death By Photo-Copier! Hurrah!
And the twin perils of letter opener and water cooler. Cool.
Now what?!
Exploding worm guts and manic baby worm spawn! Hurrah!
Not to mention a good soaking from the sprinkler system. This has not been a good first day for Not-Claudia. *Snigger*
Bonding chat on the steps outside:
And Connor's new girlfriend. She's evil. I've decided. I like her, though. She has promise.
Much better episode than last week, and I liked the focus on Stephen's amazingly unlikely survival skills (except are they unlikely in this universe? We have no way of knowing. It saddens me that I no longer have proper Stephen around. Also, why are Nick and Stephen having yet another "Are we okay yet, maybe we're okay" talk? They did this last week. The writers need to decide if they're going to be friends again or not, rather than just vacillating.
Anyways, the episode then. Thick, yellow fog flooding a skyscraper; giant carnivorous worms hidden in its depths. Hurrah! And a recurring dodgy character in the as-yet-not-properly-named "Cleaner", who nearly got himself nibbled to death last week by a baby dinosaur, that I suspect he had hidden in his locker for some nefarious purpose. He didn't do much this week except glare meaningfully about, but he's clearly up to splendid amounts of no good, which is fine by me. Other than that, lots of running about, attacking giant worms with fire axes, swords, letter openers, and anything else to hand. As ever, hardly high brow stuff, but who cares. Best bit had to be Stephen going all Die Hard in the lift shaft (and then in an office), but it was also good to see he and Cutter back to doing their old double-act thing properly. They're far too good together to get split up by an affair with Psycho Wife. Who was also back this week, incidentally, and being brilliant as usual. So good stuff all round, then, really. :)
Slight problem with my recording, which made Connor and Abby's air con escapade all weird and stuttery, and also screwed up at the end quite a bit. So no tunnel shots in the screencaps, and no weird stalkery bit from Cutter outside Not-Claudia's house. Still, the important bits are the bits with creatures in, so that's okay.
Pteranodon! Hurrah!
Stephen patches Helen up, before frighteningly displaying that he owns a Spice Girls mug. Ugh.
(I felt it better not to cap that bit).
Abby feeds Rex, whilst cuddling a slightly less animatronic lizard.
Cutter and Stephen get ready to rock and roll:
And examine a giant, squirty worm. There is no subtext here. None at all. Oh no.
In a stairwell. Not important, just liked the shot:
Stephen is confronted by a pair of giant worms:
Whilst Cutter runs away and then wonders why he's suddenly alone:
Connor wonders why a certain soldier looks so familiar:
The certain soldier being the same bloke who was a cleaner in last week's Shopping Mall Of Doom:
Stephen in a close encounter with a giant, hungry worm:
Sneaky watch trick.
The lift sequence. This was fun.
Loved that his first thought was to ring up Cutter. Mine would be to get off the tiny, tiny ledge, but there you go...
Die Hard is much more fun without Bruce Willis.
Not-Claudia unknowingly attempts to squish Stephen with a lift:
Before almost getting eaten by a giant worm. She's saved by Nick. Aw, shame...
Worm Busters!
A giant worm attempts to eat Connor's head:
Stephen phones up Cutter again. Those worms react to sound, Stephen. Try texting instead.
Die Hard II - Office Of Death:
Death By Photo-Copier! Hurrah!
And the twin perils of letter opener and water cooler. Cool.
Now what?!
Exploding worm guts and manic baby worm spawn! Hurrah!
Not to mention a good soaking from the sprinkler system. This has not been a good first day for Not-Claudia. *Snigger*
Bonding chat on the steps outside:
And Connor's new girlfriend. She's evil. I've decided. I like her, though. She has promise.
Much better episode than last week, and I liked the focus on Stephen's amazingly unlikely survival skills (except are they unlikely in this universe? We have no way of knowing. It saddens me that I no longer have proper Stephen around. Also, why are Nick and Stephen having yet another "Are we okay yet, maybe we're okay" talk? They did this last week. The writers need to decide if they're going to be friends again or not, rather than just vacillating.
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