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Every week, I record the Episode of this Show that airs at around 2am.
Right now, I'm deep into Season 3, when things went bonkers on a regular basis.
As a reminder, the Show was originally just a Show about a Submarine Crew that battled Spies and tried to avert underwater crises on a weekly basis.
Let's see how much that changed into a Creature of the Week Show with this third dip into the Show...
10. Jonah and the Whale (S2, E1): In this Episode, we can somewhat see the Bridge from Cold War Action Show to Sci-Fi.
The Captain and a Russian Scientist are trapped in a Diving Bell when a giant whale swallows it. Who hasn't been there?!?
9. The Day the World Ended (S3, E3): In this dramatic Episode, a visiting Senator is shown a device that can pinpoint/track every US Sub. Seems like a bad idea, but alright.
Things get odd as the subs seem to disappear from the map and nobody answers. The Admiral, a Corporal and the Senator look around for survivors, but find nobody.
…except this was all an elaborate plan by the Senator to get the device. All he had to do was use his hypnotic powers to make them think the World was ending and abandon the device. So simple!
8. Day of Evil (S3, E6): Break out that 2 guys in the same Shot effect- stat!
This odd Episode features a seemingly-all-powerful creature trying to start WWII.
His only weakness: he can't actually push buttons/pull levers.
Time to break out 1,001 Faustian deals to try to win!
7. The Monster's Web (S2, E23): You thought you were safe from bugs at the bottom of the Sea?
In this odd Episode, a Sub is destroyed and its survivor insists that a Spider did it.
It's, you know, the Ocean, so nobody believes him. It's, you know, this Show, so he was telling the truth.
6. The Mechanical Man (S2, E25): This one is full-on, hard Sci-Fi in the best and worst ways.
A Scientist and his young companion mine a rare mineral that creates power. Said companion, however, is actually an android and uses it to try to take over the World.
He can do all sorts of things...until he has to be defeated.
5. Day of Evil (S3, E9): It's actually a decent mystery, but it is still weird as hell.
Admiral Crane and Captain Nelson are amnesiac on a Seaview that is all but deserted (just them on Corporal Sharkey). They hear strange noises.
They want to kill each other!
The actual explanation is all sorts of bonkers, so just watch and find out.
4. The Thing From Inner Space (S3, E8): For nearly having a Found Footage Intro in 1966, they get points!
A Nature Filmmaker who claims to have seen a Sea Monster is naturally brought on board. It turns out to be true...in more ways than they expected.
On the nearby Island, they find the man-sized one and in the Ocean, they find a giant one.
FYI they never defeat the giant one, so it's still out there!
3. The Terrible Toys (S3, E5): I mean, it's a bunch of toys.
The Crew find the lone survivor (again!) of a vessel and he has...a bag of toys. Why not?
Said toys are actually alien weapons that allow the creatures to damage the ship and put everyone in danger.
Toys.
2. The Plant Man (S3, E12): My most recent watch, so I might just be biased.
A Scientist 'accidentally' makes a giant Plant Monster. As it turns out, his evil twin Brother wanted this to happen.
Oh and his Brother also shares a telepathic link with him AND he can essentially control him. I guess he wants to rule the World or, you know, whatever.
1. The Deadly Invasion (S3, E10): A case of too many ideas that don't seem to sync up.
First, tiny ships are picked up after crashing into the Ocean near the ship. Smoke comes out and electricity sparks around the Ship.
Next, the Admiral sees a long-dead friend just appear in his room. Of course, it's actually an alien.
Later, we see the henchman Aliens and they have weird, rock faces.
So, to be clear, they are tiny, electric aliens who can take human form based on pictures, but also turn into rock-faced goons in turtlenecks. Follow all that?
I can't help but love this crazy, old Show. Will I find enough to make yet another list in the future?
Probably!
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