"SOS Part 2" is the 13th episode of Thunderbirds Are Go! season 3. It was broadcast on June 8, 2019, in the UK.
Plot[]
Gordon travels in Thunderbird 4 to recover Braman but discovers that the Chaos Crew have gotten to the robot first. An underwater battle ensues, resulting in the destruction of Thunderbird 4 and leaving Gordon severely injured. While the rest of the International Rescue team rescue Gordon and get him to a hospital, Kayo manages to recover Braman and get him back to Tracy Island, where Brains makes a startling discovery regarding the mayday signal that Braman was receiving...
Cast[]
Regular Cast[]
- Scott Tracy, Alan Tracy - Rasmus Hardiker
- Virgil Tracy, Gordon Tracy - David Menkin
- John Tracy - Thomas Brodie-Sangster
- Kayo - Angel Coulby
- Kayvan Novak - Brains
- Grandma Tracy - Sandra Dickinson
- Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward - Rosamund Pike
- Parker - David Graham
- Havoc - Aimee-Ffion Edwards
- Fuse - Craig Stein
- The Hood - Andres Williams
- Captain Wayne Rigby - Marc Silk
Guest Cast[]
Quotes[]
Alan: "Why is everyone up so early?"
Scott: "Gordon went to rescue Braman and the Hood beat him to it."
Alan: "What? Why didn't you wake me up?"
Scott: "We tried. Three times."
Fuse: "Just a rusty old piece of junk if you ask me."
Braman: (activates) "Situation critical."
Fuse: "I'd say, you're on board the Chaos Cruiser now." (Laughs)
Braman: (singing) "Sailing, sailing, over the bounding main..."
Fuse: "Oi! Quiet, you." (switches Braman off)
The Hood: "This better not be an elaborate ruse to annoy me."
Kayo: "How was he?"
Gordon: "He'll live."
Kayo: "At least you didn't break your sense of humor."
International Rescue Equipment Used[]
- Thunderbird 1 (cameo)
- Thunderbird 2 (Module 2)
- Thunderbird 3 (cameo)
- Thunderbird 4 (destroyed)
- Thunderbird 5 (unseen)
- Thunderbird Shadow
- FAB 1
- MAX
Non International Rescue Equipment Used[]
Gallery[]
Title Card
The Cruiser searches through the wreck
Thunderbird 4 is caught!
In pursuit
The cruiser surfaces and leaves Thunderbird 4 and Gordon harmed.
"Couldn't sleep either."
"Emergency frequencies are supposed to be for, you know, emergencies?"
"We have to remember Braman is only a machine."
"Is anybody out there? International Rescue, please help me."
"He may only be a machine, but that machine just asked us for help."
"Don't worry, Braman. I'm coming to get you."
"Anything could be out there beyond our Solar System."
"I don't think they saw me..."
"There could be valuable information on board. I want it."
"Gordon went to rescue Braman and The Hood beat him to it."
"We'll be waiting as soon as The Hood hits the surface."
"There you are."
"You think he'll be okay? Gordon, I mean."
"Launching countermeasures."
"This better not be an elaborate ruse to annoy me."
"This is a lot worse than I thought..."
"I'll get him."
"I see the ship. Now, m'lady."
"Oh, Gordon..."
"I have him."
"Gordon will be alright. I just know it."
"I can have him back to the island in less than ten minutes."
"You need to get that boy to a hospital, now."
“Rigby you didn’t have to do that”
Thunderbird Shadow launches electronic disablers
"I only need one."
"We'll need a distraction."
"They're throwing something out."
"It's only Braman..."
Thunderbird Shadow rescues Braman
"This machine better be worth it."
"He will be. I'm certain."
"At least you didn't break your sense of humor."
"We'll be back to check on you later."
"Thanks for saving my life today."
"I'm sure you would have done the same for me."
"That is my job, you know."
"Get better soon."
"If I'm not mistaken, I believe I owe you a cup of tea"
"MAX this is your big brother"
"He's been repeating an SOS from someone else."
"Brains, that's one of our encryptions."
“F.A.B”
"Jeff Tracy!"
"He may still be alive!"
Trivia[]
- From a show that tries its best to shy away from violence, SOS Part 2 took a sharp turn away from that trend in several areas:
- The Hood successfully brings about the injury of a main character (Gordon), harking back to the earlier mythos surrounding the character.
- The attack leaves Gordon unconscious for an extended amount of time, the first time a character has done so.
- Gordon is left hospitalised, and his injuries are indicated to take many months to heal. The extent of these injuries, however, is left unclear - Gordon jokes that his sense of humour is the only thing not broken.
- During Thunderbird 4's Launch sequence a model of Stingray is in the aquarium
- Thunderbird 4 is destroyed for a second time. However, unlike Up from the Depths Part 1, the wreck is left at the bottom of the ocean and it is confirmed in the next episode that the vessel was beyond repair, necessitating the construction of a new Thunderbird 4.
- After Thunderbird 4 is taken out of action, Thunderbird 2 is shown to have pod configurations that are capable of being submerged below water. Notably, these pods are yellow in colour, as opposed to the green they had briefly become earlier on.
- It could be believed that these pods could belong to Thunderbird 4.
- This is also the first time that any module other than Module 4 has been deployed onto the water.
- Thunderbird 4 is shown to be able to operate in reverse. This is the first time such maneuvers have been seen.
- This is the first underwater rescue performed by Scott.
- The cliffhanger ending of this episode is expected to lead directly into Signals Part 1, with Brains discovering that Jeff Tracy may still be alive. Apart from the vague link between Touch And Go, Undercover and Legacy back in season 1, this is the first time a storyline has pushed beyond two episodes.
- It is quite a dark notion that Jeff is alive and "all alone" (according to Braman) over nine billion miles away. Such darkness was established for the first time in this series (see above).
- Gordon travels in FAB1 for the first time in this episode albeit unconsciously.
Goofs[]
- According to the credits, a GDF pilot is voiced by Angel Coulby, however, the actress only voiced Kayo in this episode.
- Due to stock footage from Deep Water used in Thunderbird 4's launch sequence, Thunderbirds 1, 3 and Shadow aren't inside their hangars. However, they re-appear after Thunderbird 4 has launched.