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I finally caught it on video. My youngest likes to tell me that he 'doesn't like' the 'puppet' shows, but he secretly likes Fireball XL5 and Stingray.

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Wildfires are getting pretty bad. Every little thing is sparking flames.

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Completionists of 2024 - 4/4

uuuhshiny | @uuuhshiny

@atimeofyourlife | timeofyourlife on AO3

Rin | @rosalinarin | my_friends_call_me_rin on AO3

@jet-plane | jetplane on AO3

@diegoalvesisgod | lunasenzanotte on AO3

@astaldis | Molanna on AO3

@destiny-in-the-universe | Destiny_in_the_Universe on AO3

@friendship-ditch

@adzeisval | adzeisval on AO3

@crematosis | Crematosis on AO3

@mayblossomss

Arlothia | @viva-la-whump

@kalira | Kalira on AO3

@whump-me

Panini | @sicknessbysalem | ThePaniniPress on AO3

@asocial-lobster | Asocial_Lobster on AO3

@melonmass | MelonMass on AO3

SōryūAleksi | @soryualeksi | soryualeksi on AO3

@stormxpadme | stormxpadme on AO3

@lostinthe-void-666 | LostInThe_Void on AO3

YonBwekh | @yonbwekh

mj-iza-writer | @mj-iza-writer

@rose-of-pollux | Rose_of_Pollux on AO3

Nade | @nade2308 | NatalieRyan on AO3

@noblest-roman-of-them-all | AnxiouslyGoingIntoTheVoid on AO3

@starthornisscratching | StarthornFromScratch on AO3

@stardown77 | Stardown on AO3

@kybercrystals94

JoeMerl | @joemerl | JoeMerl on AO3

@pencilofawesomeness | PencilofAwesomeness on AO3

@cc-3636-wolffe & @slytherinchemistrynerd | BlackDragon12 on AO3 & ChemistryNerd on AO3

@Callaidae3

@two-birds-alone-together | two_birds_alone_together on AO3

Evan | @spiltcandycoatedpunkblood | kivancalcite on AO3

Zaki | @mosscreeper-ao3 | mosscreeper on AO3

@timdrakeismypatronus | TimDrakeisMyPatronus on AO3

Zaz | @razzle-zazzle | Razzle_Zazzle on AO3

Grey | @lostinthewanderingblue & @everythingandthekitchensink | Greyspaces13 on AO3

@moonlight0934 | Moonlight1234 on AO3

Dikhotomia | @modulatechaos | Dikhotomia on AO3

Crow | @comfort-questing

Tatl | @tatl917 | Google Drive

@areyouokaypanda | areyouokaypanda on AO3 | Instagram

@just-a-glittery-fan | Fangirl_in_distress in AO3

@serickswrites

Surro | @promptsforyourwhumpfic

@what-if-i-just-did

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Completionists of 2024 - 3/4

@ahmoseinarus | Ahmose_Inarus on AO3

@jamietarttsnorthernattitude | Cartwrong on AO3

@whumpdoyoumean

@mischamouse | Worried_Mouse on AO3

Eve | @e-v-e-l-l-e

Drunk Breadstick | @drunkbreadstick Masterlist | Drunk_Breadstick on AO3

Moni | @minu-moni | Advogada_do_huaisang on AO3

@crimsonlyinglilly | CrimsonLyingLilly on AO3

Taxi | @taxi-cab-to-slowtown | TaxiCabToOwTown on AO3 | BlueSky

@galaxymagitech | GalaxyOwl13 on AO3

JRourke | JRourke on AO3

Sevenlemen | @sevenlemen | sevenlemen on AO3

Kat/Server | @amood | ServerNotFound on AO3

@andthentheybow | andthentheybow on AO3

Kyanako | @kyanako5972

FartasticDurge | @fartasticdurge | FartasticDurge on AO3

Jaelijn | @jaelijn | jaelijn on AO3

Zaniida | Zaniida on AO3

Dashing_through_snow | @dashingsnow | Dashing_through_snow on AO3

Max | @kidzwithbugz | gardensofedenx on AO3 | Scarlettbutterfly622 on Wattpad

Orso | @perpetuallylatetothefandomparty | OrSomething23 on AO3

@machaonreads | Machaon_Wahnsinn on AO3 | Fanfiction.net

Nataliya | @natk2002 | NatK on AO3

@emerald-hobbit | Emerald_Hobbit on AO3

Jayce | @fantasyismyonlyrealescape | wrestlinginjeans on AO3

@nagisreader | nagisreader on AO3

@geelizzzie | geelizzzie on AO3

@doctordiscord123 | Doctor_Discord on AO3

Quietlyimplode | @quietlyimplode | Quietlyimplode on AO3

Val | @ifitmeanslosingyouthenno | ifitmeanslosingyou on AO3

@b0amagination

@ronilani | LaniAhava on AO3

@actress4him

@2day4u-2morrow4me | 2day4u_2morrow4me on AO3

Freckles | @sylvanfreckles | sylvanfreckles on AO3

DaFlangstLairde | @daflangstlairde-art | DaFlangstLairde on AO3

CorpseBrigadier | @corpsebrigadier | CorpseBrigadier on AO3 | NeoCities

VHS_Scientist on AO3

@astralpenguin | astralpenguin on AO3

Teddog | @teddog | Teddog on AO3

NWA Creative Completionists | Creative Completionists AO3 Collection

Phase | @set-phasers-to-whump | escapsimandsharpobjects on AO3

SciFiMedic | @scifimedic | SciFiMedic on AO3

@musewrangler | Wishfulthinking1979 on AO3

@tildeathiwillwrite

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Completionists of 2024 - 2/4

Enthusiasm Girl | @enthusiasmgirl | enthusiasmgirl on AO3

14rainyday | @14rainyday | 14rainyday on AO3

Will Soulsby-McCreath | @nopoodles | WordPress

@lokigodofaces | lokigodofaces on AO3

@runicmagitek | runicmagitek on AO3

Kim & Nico | @sayitcanonlybeme | Playmeslow on AO3

Blooming Alyssum | @bloomingalyssum | BloomingAlyssum on AO3

nova | @thefootnotes | reyesdiaz (whateverthecalamity) on AO3

@glamphantasm | Avarici0us on AO3

Feevee | @bloodyfeverdreams | messedupstargazer on AO3

@laffy-taffy-creations | Laffy_Taffy_C on AO3

@vivifriend | Vivifriend on AO3

The_Golden_Wolf | @theoneeyedgoldenwolf | The_Golden_Wolf on AO3

@redring91 | Redring91 on AO3

@summonfi | summonfi on AO3

Huffle | @hufflepuffwritingstuff2 | hufflepuffwritingstuff2 on AO3

@itooaminthisepisode | itooaminthisepisode (anarchy_opossum) on AO3

G | GTheWriter1224 on AO3

@killjoyconstruct

@overdueforarevival | Sokeyy on AO3

Ace | @buckynerdycore | ducksandbooks on AO3

@britishsass | the_angst_alchemist on AO3

The Ultimate Fangirl | @blogger360ncislarules | OPSManager on AO3 | HettyRules on Quotev

Void | @thevoidismyhome2000 | TheVoidIsMyHome on AO3

Eternal | @eternalera | Eternal_Era on AO3

Ruin | @crash-bump-bring-the-whump

bones | @the-fabulous-51 | vosian_nightmare on AO3

@darkplaceblankface | SilentMocha on AO3 & JustBagel on AO3

@ouzoathena11 | OuzoAthena11 on AO3

TheOtherAsh | @theotherash | TheOtherAsh on AO3

Hummus654 on AO3

AtiRosnor | @atirosnor | AtiRosnor on AO3

Kittymobabas | @totalstupidityaddict | Kittymobabas on AO3

@lettersfromaplatypus | 525600thoughtsofaplatypus on AO3

@desired-misery | Desired_Misery on AO3

Alyssaromantic & BagOfGroceries | Alyssaromantic on AO3 & BagOfGroceries on AO3

@draconic-distress | Draconic_Distress on AO3

@alllthequeenshorses | AllTheQueensHorses on AO3

@papa-goose-ollie | PapaGooseOllie on AO3

OldGodLover | @oldgodlover | OldGodLover on AO3

@a-sin-to-be-rin | aSintobeRin on AO3

@cynicalone94 | Iburninsideatnight on AO3

@bubblebee10230 | Bubblebee10230 on AO3

Sourboi | @sourb0i | Sourboi on AO3

Kira the Angel | @kira-angel24

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Completionists of 2024 - 1/4

Thank you to everyone for filling out the completionist form - there were so, so many this year! Congratulations to all of you, you’ve done an amazing job! <3

So without further ado…

Please give a huge round of applause to the 2024 completionists!

@dangraccoon | DangRaccoon on AO3

@tiamat-zx | TiamatZX on AO3

@luxion912 | Silent_Sparrow on AO3

@femsanzo291 | Femsanzo291 on AO3

Scythe | Scythe_of_Starlight on AO3

Flaim | @flaim-ita | Jen425 on AO3

@emtb319 | emtb319 on AO3

Ichigo Baelfyre | @zangetsusundelion | IchigoSundelion on AO3

Cana | @canadiantardis | Canadiantardis on AO3

Melissa Irene Burrowes | @fanficfox | MelissaIreneBurrowes on AO3 | MelissaIreneBurrowes on Wattpad

Featherly | @blinktwicebaby | Featherly on AO3

@obitez | Obitez on AO3

Kitty | @mrmustachious | TheWeatherOutside on AO3

@alicewritingstories | Alicewritingstories on AO3

@psychologeek | Psychologeek on AO3

@painonthebrain

@thecorvidprince | thecorvidprince on AO3

@cathexiscryptadia | AtMyDarkestHour on AO3

ElementalWinter | ElementalWinter on AO3

@decalight20 | decalight on AO3

ramsay_baggins | @ramsaybaggins | ramsay_baggins on AO3

@vulpeskorsak

@sixclawsdragon | sixclawsdragon on AO3

Jack | @crazy-dane-art

@chaoticsnowflake-ao3 | chaoticsnowflake on AO3

JanetM74 | @janetm74fics | JMount74 on AO3

@savebatsfromscratch | savebatsfromscratch on AO3

@whumpshots

Murda | @angelwings-crossbowstrings

@multifandom_mess12 | Multifandom_Mess on AO3

@meetinginsamarra | meet_me_in_samarra on AO3

@themurdochmemesteries | ScottieIsImpatient on AO3

Archie | @poisedava

@sushimango | sushimango_art on Instagram

@queenarahbo | Arahbo on AO3

@colection-of-chaos

Crow | @gearbox-doll | Maddie_The_Hatter on AO3

@viewer-of-many

@whumperofworlds | WriterOfWorlds on AO3

@layraket

bec booker | @here-be-bec | here_be_bec on AO3

@septic-skele | Im_The_Doctor (Bofur1) on AO3

@rookie-lou | Rookie_Lou on AO3

@whump-tr0pes | whump_tr0pes on AO3

DorsetGirl | @dorsetgirl1 | DorsetGirl on AO3

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Badges, Completionists and Feedback

Beloved whumpers, as October 31st draws to a close we wanted to say a huge thank you for everyone who took in Whumptober 2024 - the seventh year running! We've had a wonderful second year as mods, and we hope everyone has had a great time too!

Without further ado we would love for you all to now have the long-awaited badges to commemorate your completion/participation...

...as well as this years secret achievement!

After the positive reception for the badge last year, we're continuing with the secret achievement badge!

So, if you are a creator who chose to use five or more of the location prompts on this years list, this badge is for you!

Locations: Amusement Park, Isolation Chamber, Convenience Store, Underground Caverns, Swamp, Abandoned Cabin, Collapsed Building, Breakfast Table, Laboratory and Labyrinth!

Below you will also find two new badges for first time completionists/participants! Welcome!

Call for Completionists and Feedback:

Now, before you right click+save image on your badges, if you were a completionist (i.e. filled 31 prompts), please let us know via the form below so we can tag you in the coming completionist posts!

There is also a second form that you can fill out if you wish to provide some feedback on the event this year! If you have any suggestions on ways we can improve the event, or opinions on what you enjoy about the event, then please let us know!

Completionists Form [Closes November 4th]

Feedback Survey

(The prompts list can be found HERE)

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Fluffember

Today is the 1st of November and traditionally relief from Whumptober was Fluffember, for Thunderfam at least.

I haven’t provided a prompt list this year, but here are a few from previous years if you feel fluffy.

Tag all entries with #fluffember and have a little fun.

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Welcome to Tumblr, we *smack* are a normal *smack* social media blogging *smack smack smack* website.

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Needed Rest

Thunderbirds 1965 timeline.

Summary:  Brains takes it a little too hard when people get hurt because he couldn’t anticipate every potential problem.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/60178015

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Prompts have been sent out!

You can find them in your Tumblr messages.

Due date for all gifts is Monday 16 December 2024.

Any problems or queries, please message this blog.

Now get creating, Thunderfam, and make this an amazing festive season!

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They've just solved the mystery of what Jeff Tracy ate for EIGHT YEARS in the Oort Cloud!!!

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The timeline for the 2004 movie is confusing as hell...so I narrowed it down a little bit according to the three most popular sources

SOURCE 1: THE OFFICIAL FILM TRAILER & WIKIPEDIA

SOURCE 2: THE OFFICIAL ANDERSON WIKI

*note, this source says the film can take place in either 2020 or 2065.

*Lucille's death year is actually confirmed in this source

SOURCE 3: TV TROPES (the worst one. you'll understand why.)

(yeah. you get why.)

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Also, I never added when International Rescue is formed in any timeline because that's a discussion for itself. But since Jeff has no qualms about letting an 18 year old join in, I made the time gap so he'd have at least one son old enough to be in the field with him during that time as best as I could.

So in Sources 1 & 2, Scott is in the field at age 20 and John is 18 and presumably already in space doing communications, leaving Virgil at 16. (Source 3 is still pretty iffy with John at 19 & Virgil at 17 but Source 3 sucks anyway).

And according to these snippets below, Virgil at 16 wouldn't be an active member and would only be training whilst still as school. The only reason John he's away with it is because he doesn't really need to fly a 'bird.

SOURCE ONE: WIKIPEDIA

So unless I've missed something and Jeff leaving Hood to die was more than four years previous to the start of the film, I think this is as accurate as we're getting. I guess just choose which timeline you like.

(Except the third one. Do not choose that one. Look me on the eyes and tell me Scott Tracy is the third born. Do it. I dare you.)

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WIP Wednesday. I spent my day off today along the Delaware River with my notebook.

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Awesome job!

Protecting his little "brother".

Going back to inking as warm up before Karate >:3

@uniwolfcorn @teapotteringabout @skymaiden32 @knyee @janetm74 @the-original-sineater @thundergeek59 @riallasheng @katblu42 @mariashades @room-on-broom @yarol2075 @llamawrites @etrnlvoid

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Thundertober 2024

I did a bunch of short stories for this event. Each chapter is marked for main characters and universe(s).

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One of my favorite Stingray episodes!

Stingray Ep 3 - Sea of Oil

Ironically, oil famously doesn’t mix well with water yet it makes quite a good Stingray episode. It’s not a name that’s aged particularly well, especially in a world of Just Stop Oil and Deepwater Horizon disasters. You’ll be glad to know that this is the first of my much shorter reviews as we’re starting to get into the general rhythm of Stingray. Underwater duo attack something, Stingray investigates, they tussle with duo. Today an oil rig is attacked and of course this is the worst thing to happen in the history of humanity ever. We do have to remember that this was made in the early 1960s when environmentalism wasn’t quite the thing it is today.

Now, the reason I rank this episode so highly is because of Atlanta, and certainly because of the dynamic between her, Troy and Marina. Bear with me here.

We open with a very satisfying scene of an oil rig getting destroyed (just because the effects are so well done). Stingray is deployed to investigate and Atlanta’s come along for the ride to establish a surface base. Troy seems a little awkward about this arrangement.

I like to think that it’s because it’s dangerous work and he doesn’t want her getting hurt. That might be me snorting cope. But you can see why it’s so easy to call Troy a two-timer. I do hate that for him, and I hate him for that.

Also isn't it interesting that Atlanta's here, so Marina has her arm on Phones. Intriguing hmmmm

So with that in mind, lets have a look at this wonderful exchange between Team Stingray and Team Oil Rig.

It’s actually canon and acknowledged that Troy and Atlanta are a couple and Troy knows he’s a lucky man for it. So a couple episodes later the character assassination is just tragic.

Anyway, Preston the Oil Rig man is a smooth talker.

1960s everyone. I think this is a good time to point out that the dur hur I love silent women joke isn’t actually that prevalent in the series. We’ll hear it a couple of times from Commander Shore, but that’s all, and he’s the older gent of the group who might be more prone to making outdated jokes. Troy and Phones certainly don’t make such jokes at any point in the series, and that knowledge really does make my heart swell.

We see what they’ve been deployed to do – Stingray guards the drill while it’s active and Atlanta relays instructions from the rig. The enemy craft of the week does get picked up on the hydrophones, but Phones quickly loses it and it’s assumed to be an echo from the drill. I like that this is included, showing that the enemy is always there and is observing, and their spotting Stingray dictates their next actions.

When the work is done for the day, the lads catch up with Preston the Oilman and it’s here that we’re introduced to Oink the seal.

Just as in previous Gerry Anderson productions (Bobby and Mitch in Supercar and Venus and Zoonie in Fireball XL5) we now get an animal companion duo in Marina and Oink. I can only imagine how many lozenges David Graham needed after voicing Oink, but not as many as Zoonie – because while Zoonie is there for the entire Fireball series, Oink will vanish about halfway through. And thank Cod for that. Oink looks cute, but I cannot stand his vocals and he adds nothing to the story. If anything, he makes things more confusing, which I’ll get to in a couple posts time. He would have been much better off making a one-off appearance in this episode because this is the best performance he gives – we’ll get to that soon.

For all my irritation at this character, I do love his puppetry. Look at this good boi.

Unbenownst to the gang, evil submarine hides underneath Stingray, and that night, an evil pair of evil green arms plant an evil stickerbomb on the hull. It's one of the rare occasions where the puppetry leaves a bit to be desired. I think a live-action close-up shot would have been better.

Troy and Phones have a nice little exchange about Marina sitting on the deck enjoying the ocean view. I love the implication that Phones is a chatty guy come bedtime and Troy, as we'll see often in the series, loooooves sleep.

Atlanta is sleeping aboard Stingray when she’s kidnapped by some wet footprints. Marina is sitting on the hull of Stingray’s nose at the time, and so witnesses the event. I can only assume someone got aboard Stingray without her knowing by using the aft hatch which someone left open? Because for security reasons I would assume random people can’t just open submarine hatches from the outside??

Anyway, we get our first proper shot of Marina swimming underwater and the effect is beautiful. In addition to being filmed through a thin fishtank like all the underwater shots, a fan is blown to simulate her hair and dress flowing through water.

In terms of Marina's actions, when I first watched this, I thought we’d still get that bitchy girl rivalry, and Marina would be like “oh what a shame, Atlanta’s gone, want me to keep you company, Troy?” and when Atlanta is inevitably rescued, the whole escapade is laughed off in an “aren’t these girls crazy over you, Troy?” kind of way. But, thank Teufel, no. Marina immediately sounds the alarm.

I just love that it’s Phones who’s straight into action and Troy “Action Man” Tempest is 14-year-old me at 11am.

Anyway, he’s all battle stations go when he learns that Atlanta’s been kidnapped. I love the urgency in his voice, how he’s demanding to know what happened and urging that they need to find her immediately.

They start submerging and the sticker bomb is triggered to explode when it does. Thankfully, Stingray’s instruments pick up a fault with the Surface Video Scanner or SVS (the periscope thingy) so the dive has to be aborted. Upon investigation, it’s because Oink is sat in front of the SVS lens, blocking its view. He’s also found the sticker bomb.

The Stingray crew manage to dive out of the way of the ensuing explosion and at first they assume Oink has been killed. I’m glad he wasn’t, as animal death is very dark for most Anderson shows, but I do wonder how a whole seal managed to get inside Stingray without anyone noticing. Anyway, as I said earlier, this is the one time Oink does anything substantial – he accidentally saves the Stingray from being blown up by a sticker bomb that Mr Wet Footprints had left on the hull.

Let’s get back to Atlanta, and for me the highlight of the episode. She reasons with her kidnappers – Nefir and Gerit – and we learn that it’s all a big misunderstanding. They thought the drilling was an attack on their home, not just a harmless oil rig. Whoever got hurt from an oil rig? In fact, they’ve got oil for miles in their home that they’d gladly share with the humans. Sweet!

Seriously though, look at the detail of the set when their craft is transported on a monorail over a whole lake of bubbling, steaming oil. I don’t think oil ought to be hot when drilled, but I digress. It’s even dripping down the walls of the cavern.

And look at the interior of their base. Like Titanica and several other bases we'll see, this new colour TV tech has made brightly coloured villain lairs the in-thing. I'd love to know why these guys have what a mural of a green-haired hollow-eyed tits-out lady. Presumably she's a deity. It's little tit-bits of worldbuilding that make many of these undersea races really come alive.

Nefir (bearded dude) and Gerit (clean-shaven dude), despite planting a bomb on Stingray, do turn out to be quite sweet dudes. They even appear to give Atlanta a shawl and apologise and comfort her when they hear the bomb explode, assuming Stingray has been blown up.

Also when the sticker bomb explodes, it’s heard down here too and Atlanta’s little devastated gasp of “Oh! Troy!” is so well-acted by Lois Maxwell. Like you can really hear the despair and shock in her voice. Lois Maxwell is a star and this won’t be the last time I simp over her.

It’s quickly established that Stingray has survived the explosion, and though Atlanta, Nefir and Gerit are overjoyed and relieved, they quickly realise they have a new problem – when Stingray finds the entrance to their cave door, Troy will try to rescue Atlanta via the Michael Bay Method of blowing shit up, and that’s not so great for a civilisation sitting on an oil well. Also, as Nefir states, the “mighty ocean will rush in”, which could indicate that this race of people can’t actually breathe underwater. Sure, water rushing in quickly could well crush any marine being, or smack them with debris. But we do actually meet other undersea races who can’t breathe underwater so I like to think this is one of them.

The underwater technology is so different to Terranean equipment that there is no way they can stop the attack or tell Troy that Atlanta is safe. As such, Atlanta bravely urges Gerit to take her on his ship and try and stop them. It’s a huge risk as without any way to communicate, they would be interpreted as an enemy and blown up, but the alternative is certain death when Stingray locates their city. It all makes Troy sound quite extreme actually. Shoot first, ask where Atlanta is later, especially on a craft that won’t be threatening them in any way, or you have no actual proof is involved.

In any case, Atlanta and Gerit go back out in their submarine to try and stop Stingray. There’s a wonderfully tense scene where Phones has picked up their echo and starts counting down to their firing distance. It’s then that Atlanta comes up with the genius idea that if she uses the motors to send a Morse Code message, Phones would hear it on the hydrophones. This is objectively brilliant. It’s using these two characters’ core skillset perfectly and it’s pretty much the only time that Troy is not the hero of the day. Enjoy it while it lasts.

There’s no music at all while Atlanta relays her message with the motors, and, heartbreakingly, it seems to be too late as Phones reaches zero and gives the command to fire.

THEN he hears the message through his hydrophones, and gives the urgent command to destroy the sting missile remotely.

I love that as well as the hydrophone 'pings', you can also hear Atlanta's message through Phones's headset.

All’s well that ends well, with Troy and co meeting Nefir and Gerit properly. Nefir also has an odd remark at the end: “especially when we nearly cost you your wives”. Now, after some confusion from Troy, it’s established that he meant ‘lives’. That’s fine, English is unlikely to be your first language when you’re a literal sub-seabed race. Firstly, I would say an apology is warranted on Troy’s side too, for nearly killing Atlanta and Gerit. Secondly, I can’t help but wonder if ‘wives’ was the word specifically chosen for the script because we’re still very much in Troy’s questionable triangle era.

Anyway, we wrap up the episode with a scene that made me spit out my tea when I first saw it.

Is that oil or are you pleased to see me?

As a while, this episode is a solid A for Atlanta. S for Star, because she is one. She’s calm and brave, risking her life to go in the submarine to try and contact Stingray, and clever to message them in an unconventional way. This is the first ‘Atlanta centric’ episode and believe me, they tend to be absolute bangers.

The show at this point continued to subvert my expectations with Marina going out of her way to kick-off Atlanta's rescue rather than maintain a bitchy rivalry. Oink, as annoying as he is, is cute and at his most useful to the plot in this episode. We also have our first glimpse of an underwater race that isn't Titan's lot or Pacificans, and though in fitire episodes these other races will be fully villains, it's lovely to see friendly ones who want to befriend the humans, and the Stingray crew acting as less a military force and more a PR link between sea and land.

Remember when I said this would be a shorter review?