#thunderbirds are go

[coffee-addicted-squid]

These dolls are definitely filled with marshmallows, which are so soft.

[idontknowreallywhy]

Still the law.

Every time it appears as a little thumbnail in the ‘more like this’ section at the bottom there… *stabs reblog*

the words ‘Virgil’ and ‘bed-head’ were mentioned in my general direction and…

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[neuroticphysiologist]

Hi Thunderfam, it's finally posted! Here's "every explosion in thunderbirds are go"

Note: I tried my best. "Break Out" is the most difficult to tally the explosions

Note 2: Some of Fuse's power punches are counted.

Anyways, hope you enjoy. Happy 10th anniversary to Thunderbirds are Go!

[coco9728]

[little-vulpecula]

Why does Alan know what a foot tastes like?

[countdowntozerotv21]

Things aren't looking good for Steve and Cathy, but Jeff's going to come along and sort things out... right?

Episode drops on Friday, see you at lift off!

[thunderbird-3-best-bird]

[incoming transmission]

[loading]

...

KGGHT-uys? Guys? I think I got it working again. I'm back in range, no samples, barely any fuel, but I got myself gliding towards the Jupiter satellite base again. I... I'm safe. At least I'm gonna be safe.

Unrelated but if anyone happens to be home when I land... Eh, I need hugs. Lots of hugs. And clean underwear.

[idontknowreallywhy]

Also - this is a perfect showcase of how well TAG captured the look Tracys from the original - despite all the outcry from the traditionalists clearly they nailed it because you have done one art where Scott (and Scott-alike-Jeff) look ABSOLUTELY accurate for both.

Either that or you’re just a genius. Maybe both.

Allow me to raise to you this meme, which I was inspired to try following a conversation with the lovely @cookidoughlilac

Lucille design roughly based on what I’ve seen @lenle-g do which is GORGEOUS

[thatkidwholikesthunderbirds]

Squidblings!!!🌊✨

Omg you have no idea how long this took me to finish. (;^^)

[coffee-addicted-squid]

You are watching a little thief mouse!🐹

[lenle-g]

so I had the most vivid dream last night that someone asked me to draw Alan Tracy in the style of the Powerpuff Girls and I woke up and... of course, no one in the world had asked me that, but here's this anyway XD

[idontknowreallywhy]

A THOUGHT about Unplugged. Yes yes the point was it was about the Tracy in the suit… but the compass stuff was the second message - sometimes reliable old traditional methods work better don’t get too caught up in the new gadgets.

BUT.

All the stuff with the compass still working even when the new tech failed WASN’T TRUE!!! The compass was created to do one thing and it absolutely wasn’t able to - exactly the same device that broke all the electronic tech stuffed up the compass too!!!

Which worked out fine because it happened to dysfunctionally point in the direction they needed to go much as Virgil’s dead wrist comm could have been useful to throw at somebody if something small but solid happened to need yeeting or Thunderbird Two was making a decorative roadblock on a weirdly empty Strand (or is it Whitehall… either way the traffic Parker was worrying about was surprisingly absent from those notoriously busy roads) but if they’d actually just needed to Know Which Way Was North… it was 100% useless as a tool.

I am just suddenly so overcome by the need to point this out to Grandma.

@thunderversary-rewatch-party

[edutainer2022]

The issue of power dynamics and adjustments after Jeff's return opens infinite possibilities (for angst). Jeff's idea of picking up where he left off might be less simple or even feasible. Scott literally spoke in my head through this one and John chimed in. Jeff gets an earful and needs to think.

Many thanks go to @janetm74

IN STRIDE

"May I remind you, Bluejay, I built the whole gig from the bottom up! I know how it operates. There's no need for triple reporting - it's a waste of time!"

"With all due respect, you don't, Dad."

"Excuse me?"

"You don't know how IR operates. Not anymore. You weren't there."

"Through no fault of mine!"

"True. It was MY fault. I take full responsibility. You weren't there when I negotiated new parameters with the GDF and the World Council. I was not the First Man on Mars they could trust implicitly. I was NOTHING to them. I realize I'm nothing beyond your shadow, but that's not the point! You were GONE, Dad. Uncle Lee left. Kyrano resigned. Aunt Val got promoted. There was no active duty GDF officer on the IR roster anymore. There was NO roster till Virgil and John completed training and Gordon graduated high school. I'm still a downed washout for your old buddies in the Airforce. I can live with that. But I will NOT jeopardize what IR is now, the reach and freedom we're given on the off chance the GDF brass will extend you the benefit of the doubt unconditionally again. You were on six IR missions total, Dad. Zero failure rate. The triple reporting is what keeps us in the game when the worst comes to the worst. Without it we wouldn't be allowed to lift off the ground. It keeps the boys and Kayo safe from liability!"

"But not you?"

"That's part of the deal with the GDF. Now, if you'll excuse me..."

"Scott!"

"Dad, don't. Let Virgil handle it. Trust me."

"How bad?"

"When?"

"There's a scale?"

"Oh yeah, Dad! You have no idea!"

"I obviously don't. Okay, then. Right after?"

"Right after you were gone? Nosedive."

"Oh..."

"The stocks plummeted, the markets were in shambles, the Board all but rioted. Scott had to hold that up - at a point we didn't have the extra funds to run IR anyway. Then there was the GDF issue. They tried to strongarm Scott into handing the Thunderbirds and the Base over, instead of appointing operatives. Scott refused. We stood down for a couple of years. There were issues with the Tinies' custody anyway. The island was deemed "inaccessible to child services". Scott was needed in NYC and Alan stayed with him through middle school. It was better for Gordie's Olympics training to be Stateside as well. Virgil finished up his degree and I was in England, prepping for the ISA stint."

"And then?"

"Dad, you alright? You seem pale!"

"I'm okay, Johnny. Go on!"

"Well... then the waves settled a bit. The company was not belly up anymore, on the contrary. Scott got a hang of it. We could fully fund IR without the Global Council or GDF input, including launching Five. Virgil and I were fully trained. Once Gordie won the medal we had a specialized Aquanaut too. Kayo finished school and Kyrano sent her over to supervize security. Brains was on board. Scott fought tooth and nail for the Big Wigs to let him helm the op independently. Like he just told you - we still needed to make concessions on reporting. I'm not gonna lie, Dad, they ARE keeping Scott in a chokehold. The hardest part was to convince Scott to pull Allie into homeschooling. He wanted the kid to have a normal life. We tried launching from Gran Roca, but the island is just so much more suitable. So to keep the child services off Scott's back we asked Grandma to move in. You know the rest, more or less. The Hood came back, we found the signal, then we found you."

"I need to talk to Scott!"

"You do. But not right now, Dad. Let Virgil deal with him first."

"That happens a lot?"

"We got our routine."

"So you're wrangling your Old Man?"

"Maybe."

"I left a mess behind, didn't I?"

"You're back now, Dad. Talk to Scott. You both need it!"

[little-vulpecula]

@thunderversary-rewatch-party

EOS Quote Book: Runaway

"Aaarrghhhhhhh" - Brains

"Aaaarrrrgghhhhhhh" - Brains

"Aaaaaaarrrrggggghhhhhhhh Aaaaarrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" - Also Brains

[coco9728]

@thunderversary-rewatch-party

Finally got the chance to watch Fireflash!

Here are some quotes for the Eos Log Book.😁

“He doesn’t actually expect us to just wait here does he?”

-Virgil

“So…where is the saboteur trying to sabotage my sabotage?!”

-The Hood