The Trap

This is the voice of the Mysterons! We know that you can hear us, Earthmen! We are transmitting on all your radio and television frequencies. We will continue to strike when and where you least expect it. At the appointed hour, as the clock is chiming, the wings of the world will be clipped!

Now, there’s something that’s been puzzling me. Did the Mysterons take advantage of that lightning bolt that hit the XQR or did they manipulate the weather? Can they do that? Handy if they didn’t do anything!

Lieutenant Green is so lazy! Instead of getting up and moving to White’s desk, he just makes the floor move!

In the Amber room, why is Symphony wearing that blue outfit again? Why isn’t she in uniform and why does she look like she’s got genie shoes on?

Why does Scarlet question everything Commodore Goddard says? I know it’s his nature that he’s cautious or whatever of possible Mysteron involvement, but why so many questions.
Commodore Goddard: Firstly, I have changed the location of the conference.
Captain Scarlet: Changed it? (1)
Commodore Goddard: Yes, Captain. I propose to hold the conference in the place the Mysterons would least expect it.
Colonel White: And where’s that to be, Commodore?
Commodore Goddard: The loneliest spot in Europe, Colonel: Glengarry Castle.
Captain Scarlet: A castle? (2!)

I’m very worried that Scarlet had to ask what the picture on the wall was when they were in the castle. Surely it’d look like it should be there.

Thanks to MJRudy for this suggestion! (Sent via e-mail Friday 28/12/01)
I always wondered why Scarlet went wandering around the castle by himself, then I remembered about his background in military history and traditions. Someone’s on the battlements? Yeah, right. How convenient. Just an excuse to case the joint. Maybe he was sightseeing, you say? Naaaah. Souvenir-hunting, more like it. Did you see the way he was fondling those weapons on those suits of armour? The only reason he revealed that secret passage was that he was trying to nick one! He probably figured the gun in his back was the caretaker catching him red-handed, if you’ll pardon the pun.

When he reveals that passageway, why does the Mysteron with the gun just stay stood next to it? Was he told to stay there and not move? (Sounds like a guard outside Buckingham palace!) Or maybe he thought he could model the weapon!

Cool! Mysterons can impersonate people’s voices! That’d be cool for parties doing impressions of people! Let’s see, we’ve got the disappearing car trick, the "you can shoot me, but I’ll keep coming back" trick, the mimicry trick…

When Francis Matthews was doing the voiceover for the bit where Scarlet’s tied to that chair and gagged, d’you think possibly they had to get one of the other actors to cover his mouth to make it sound more realistic? Hehehe! Then they’d have to do it for Janna Hill on Symphony’s go, too!

Hehehe! Symphony’s doing her "Captain’s notice" thingy.
Symphony Angel: Your attention please. We are now approaching the conference centre. Touchdown will be in approximately three minutes. (Ok, that’s what we heard, but she probably continued to say…) Will you all please fasten your safety belts and extinguish your cigarettes. Thank you for flying Spectrum Airways.
Then there’s the slight problem of the Magnacopter actually being bigger than the castle! I think maybe their models might not have been scaled very well that time. Or was it really that big?

When Symphony is told that Scarlet is still missing, she says she’ll take another look in his bedroom. Another, Symphony? What exactly do you want to do in there?

I’ve just thought of something. What time zone does Cloudbase use? Because they had the same time as in Scotland. Hmm…

Blue goes to requisition an SPV.
Captain Blue: Pursuit vehicle A75 please. Fast!
Man at booth: *ages later* Identification please.
Captain Blue: No, don’t go too fast, I’ve only got about ten, fifteen minutes to thwart a Mysteron threat!!
Scarlet and Symphony are chained up in a dungeon and all Scarlet wants to do is get the pointy stick! Hehehe! Oh yes, he wanted to throw it at Symphony! Who gave it back so he could try again! No, wait, that’s not right either. They want to rearrange the ceiling tiles.

I love the way they did this bit! A real hand lifting the grate to reveal the chained up puppets!

Yeah, great shot, Mysteron with the gun! All those shots and he got only Scarlet! Poor Scarlet though, didn’t he look hurt and sad!

Symphony’s epaulettes flash blue.
Captain Blue: This is Captain Blue
Symphony Angel: You think? I thought when my shoulders flashed blue it would be Lieutenant Green!
Scarlet makes his way over to the SPV and Captain Blue.
Captain Blue: *sounds shocked* Captain Scarlet! *Continues as though nothing happened* Goddard’s up on the battlements…
Well, there’s compassion for you!

Goddard turns his gun on the battlements to fire at Blue in the SPV.
Captain Blue: *as bullets start to bounce off the side of the SPV* Oops! Time for me to go back in here! *Shuts the door taking him back in the SPV*

I like this bit too! Goddard looks as though he’s not sure who to fire at!
Captain Scarlet: Goddard!
Goddard swings the gun to shoot at Scarlet.
Symphony takes off in the Magnacopter.
Goddard swings back to the ‘copter to try and get her.
Scarlet shoots at Goddard.
Goddard swings back to Scarlet…
Jeez! It’s enough to make you dizzy just watching!

Oh dear! Goddard got him in the end and he pulled that ugly face when he gets shot in the stomach! I suppose you probably would pull a face like that, but it’s still very worrying!

Scarlet tells Blue to fire at the battlements as soon as the Magnacopter is clear. He does so to kill Goddard, but keeps going, despite the fact that he got him first time, despite the fact that Scarlet’s still up there (Hmm…) and despite the fact that he totally destroys the castle in the process!!

On Cloudbase, I like the way Scarlet tells Morton (who is doubtful that he came out alive and without a scratch) about the way he escaped with his life.
Captain Scarlet: I guess I’m in-des-truck-ti-bull! (It’s the way he pronounces it!)

Sue:
Is it just me or has anyone else wondered, when Scarlet and Symphony are chained up in the dungeon, with pretty long chains, why they don't just reach across pull off the tape over their mouths and yell their heads off?

Starring:

Regular Characters: Guest Characters: Equipment:

Captain Scarlet Commodore Goddard - David Healy Cloudbase

Captain Blue Holt - Gary Files SPV A75

Colonel White Morton - Jeremy Wilkin Angel Interceptors

Symphony Angel Distillery Attendant - Jeremy Wilkin SSC

Lieutenant Green SPJ

Melody Angel Magnacopter

XQR Jet

Jet-Pack

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