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Update
Episode 25
I hate janus, hope he gets more bug zapped like he did on Tb 2
Scott needs a damn vacation for a month and I'm pretty sure he'll have 2 days before he looses his mind and does something
Gordon: What are you writing?
Scott: Colonel Janus wants to know how many weapons we carry on us at all times. I'm letting him know that's private information.
Virgil: This just says "fuck around and find out" in cursive.
Colonel Janus, The Expanse, Season 2, Episode 9
Chain of Command - Re-Review #23
“How quickly can we stablise that bridge?”
“Faster than you can say ‘Thunderbirds are go’.”
“Thunderbirds are go.”
“Ok, maybe I was exaggerating a little.”
So... Firstly I thought you would all appreciate Scott popping up like that in your feed! Secondly though, that didn’t exactly go to plan... I mean, there’s meant to be a bridge and the bridge kinda tumbles, and with that we have our first known failed (I use that word lightly because the only thing lost was something which can be rebuilt) rescue and our episode!
“Head’s up!”
“Heads up? Thunderbird Two, how about duck?”
“Duck!”
“This may not be as bad as it looks.”
“Really?”
I’ll admit I was a little worried about Scott falling... and I just want to say that that was a very mean place in which to insert the opening credits!
“Scott, head’s up.”
“Don’t you mean duck?”
“Not this time.”
P.S. Thunderbird One has a Protocol Alpha in case of emergency? That is just so cool!
“It’s settling. All structures do.”
“Oh no.”
“It times like this I’m glad I’m up here.”
Yeah, I’m with you John.
So Colonel Casey (right) has always played a big part in the Thunderbirds story (for playing a very little part in the actual series). Colonel Casey’s only televised appearance (prior to TAG) was in the TOS episode ‘The Edge of Impact’. In this episode we are told that he knows nothing of IR’s operations. However we later learn in ‘The Imposters’ that Jeremiah Tuttle (left) does know, and is even an Agent like Lady Penelope! This always struck me as odd, as in the TV series (1965), Casey is described as being one of Jeff’s best, long-term friends from when they both worked with the World Space Association. In the comics and cards that were released also in 1965, they adapted this, and implied Tim and Jeff met when they were young and then ended up re-meeting due to both working at WSA. Whichever you take as your gospel, both versions imply long term connection.
With all that in mind, and with him knowing the boys so well, it did always miff me as to why he wasn’t brought in on it. It does make more sense to have her involved in TAG. In TOS we had Tim, in TAG we have... they never said, so take your pick.
And enter Janus. Now, Janus originated in Ancient Roman Religion&Myth. In many ways, he’s like Hades (Greek Myth) - a keeper of gates, except the Roman’s didn’t associate him with ‘death’ as such, rather beginnings and endings or transitions. They also associated him with time (like Pluto), but in many ways he was imagined more like Mars (War). Images of him show him having two faces.
Janus was later associated with the Devil through the Witch Trials, believed to be a Witches God (but later proven as a male Priest dressed in a double faced mask). In the original saying of people being ‘two faced’, it was to imply they were like Janus, looking backwards and forwards, thus playing the field. So whether you want to think of him like Pluto, manipulating time, or like Mars, inciting war, or like Hades, seeking death, or just the two-faced keeper of pathways - ultimately it is undeniable that Janus is manipulative.
Exactly like this man, who doesn’t only manipulate the field during the episode, but is actually being manipulated himself by none other than The Hood.Talk about two faced, right?
P.S. Anyone else think these two were made to be at loggerheads with each other? I mean, look at those expressions!
“International Rescue has been answering to no-one for too long.”
“That’s the way we like it.”
“From now on we have to get the GDF permission to deploy. We’ve been grounded!”
“Scott, you haven’t technically been grounded. You just have to ask Colonel Janus for permission.”
Um... Lady Penelope, in his mind, they are the same thing.
The cross-talk is still perfection on this show too.
“That little control freak wants to get ‘is teeth hinto heverything.”
“Parker’s right. We can’t let Janus do this to us!”
“hI wasn’t talking habout the Colonel.”
But really Scott’s annoyance at being grounded! Heck, I can imagine he might have been one hell of a child to manage at times.
“I’ve got this.”
“Don’t forget to get permission.”
The little silence here just said it all. Alan isn’t helping the situation and scott better not do it because the conversation would turn into an argument.
“I’ll take care of that.”
Another good call, John.
“Permission denied? How can they do that!”
“Scott, you need to turn around. We really have been grounded.”
Maybe not the best thing to have to say to Scott though...
“Will ‘is Majesty be joining hus, M’Lady?”
Parker carrying Sherbet on his arm and under that umbrella was priceless! i love how the dog got the umbrella and not Lady Penelope!
“Soon to be the world’s tallest city.”
“Or the word’s shortest.”
“Call the Principal’s office and secure us a hall pass.”
“Way ahead of you.”
“This time we won’t take no for an answer.”
“And the answer is no.”
And the answer is actually: Thunderbirds Are Go.
Look at the family all together and bad-ass. That’s the brother’s we know right there. And I love how many of these moments this episode gave us. It was like a power house of Tracy family moments as well as well-written action and thought-through deceit.
“All agreed?”
“Agreed.”
Really, when they want to, these boys find it incredibly easy to agree and not bicker .I know I said it before in ‘Skyhook’, but I really do admire how they managed to write that quality so believably. In a family of that size you’re bound to have your fair share of disagreements - and through those, their agreements are perfectly valid and believable.
“Guys, this isn’t the time.”
“John’s right. We still have no word from Brains if it’s effective.”
“Sorry Scott, I really need to work on my phrasing. What I meant to say is... you have a situation.”
Maybe they should all work on their phrasing after this episode?
“Stall him while I track down Lady P. Maybe her connections will help.”
“If she doesn’t torpedo us for rocking the exact boat she told us not to.”
I’m calling that Gordon so got the blame (especially from Parker) for this one.
I love how many failed attempts this GDF team ends up with. Did they really think it would be that easy to break into a Thunderbird? Biggest mistake ever. Or maybe the biggest mistake ever was lying (oh, sorry, not knowing the truth to tell) to Parker.
“It was sabotage. Not our Equipment.”
“I knew it!”
Yeah, okay, give Alan a prize. He did call it ten episodes that you could find a picture of The Hood in the dictionary under the word sabotage.
Excuse me everyone whilst I get in contact with Oxford Dictionary and ask them to the the hundredth - and whatever number we’re on - reprint.
Together again! That’s twice in one episode - seriously, how lucky are we! But seriously I do love these moments because they are definitely how the boys live when there isn’t IR work to be done and serves to remind us of their humanity.
Traitor Ratings
We complied a list of people in the GDF who could be working for the Hood.
Colonel Casey: 4/10.
Plot twist of the year, high ranking enough to be above suspicion.
Good friends with Jeff, 'almost family' to the Tracys, could have shut IR down years ago and given the thunderbirds to the Hood.
Lieutenant Marion Van Arkle: 4/10. Has associated with the Hood before, ruthless.
Have only encountered her twice, she fancies the pants off Scott, passionate about arresting bad guys.
Ned Tedford: 3/10. Would not be suspected, appears everywhere.
Lives in the Arctic, low ranking, clumsy, best friend is a plant.
Gladys: 2/10. See above. Is a plant.
Colonel Martin Janus: 10/10. Has worked for the Hood to destabalise IR before.
Is in prison so it can't be him.
Captain Ridley O'Bannon: 5/10. Confident enough to pull it off, good at talking people into doing things.
Works in space.
Captain Wayne Rigby: 7/10. Appeared shortly after the Chaos Crew, didn't want to work with IR (or IR intelligence agents), perfectly placed for passing information about the GDF and IR to the Hood, his hair is an odd colour.
Kayo seems to trust him, serious about his job.
Cameron: 0/10. Too pure. Too remote and too low ranking.
Colonel Janus, The Expanse, Season 2, Episode 5
RIP to Iturbi and Janus from The Expanse—I would have loved to watch the rest of their enemies-to-lovers/unlikely-office-romance-speedrun subplot unfold
