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Episode Studies by Clayton Barr enik1138-at-popapostle-dot-com |
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Didja Notice? Rick is seen working on the family's map of the Land as the episode opens.
The shot of Grumpy and Alice roaring at each other across the crevasse at 4:32 on the DVD is borrowed from "Tag Team". This episode introduces the Library of Skulls.
Rick is shouting for Enik as he wanders the tunnels of the Lost City. Wouldn't this be likely to attract the Sleestak instead? In fact, it seemingly does! At 8:34 on the DVD, it appears that a metallic
necklace has been placed on one of the Sleestak in order to talk to
the skulls in the library. The Index Skull in the Library of Skulls says that the Sleestak are 7,000 in number. At 9:50 on the DVD, you can see cables on the floor of the Library of Skulls; probably power cables powering the throbbing light in the skull set pieces .This episode is the first mention of the sacred Altrusian moth which plays some role in the fertility of Sleestak eggs. The two football players who tackle Will in Rick's vision in the Library of Skulls look pretty goofy in their football uniforms! Much too tall and lanky for your typical football player. I suspect they must be the UCLA basketball players who portrayed Sleestaks on the series. At 18:08 on the DVD, Rick sees a vision of a
canyon. Possibly, it is meant to be the canyon the Marshalls were
rafting on when they fell through the time doorway to the Land of
the Lost. The opening sound of the pylon doorway is different than in any past episodes. Is it because of the burned out crystal matrix table? Listen: other pylon doors clock pylon door. Unanswered Questions Will and Holly claim they never made it into the Lost City, suggesting that Rick's interaction with them inside was just a vision induced by the mind-altering smoke. But then how did the visions know that Will and Holly had viewed the Library of Skulls in their pendants (as the "visions" state at 15:11 on the DVD). Is it possible Will and Holly actually did make it into the Lost City but the smoke has made them forget? Is the smoke intelligently directed? How did Rick escape from the Library of Skulls without his knife to cut the ropes nor help from Will and Holly? Did the Sleestak free him to repair the clock pylon and the smoke has simply made him forget? Although he doesn't remember, Rick does say "...obviously, I made a bargain with someone." Again, could the smoke be intelligently directed, perhaps by the skulls themselves? Notes from the Audio Commentary by Wesley Eure and Kathy Coleman Wesley says that kids used to ask him if the dinosaurs on the show were real. He would tell them they were and that there was a big corral on the studio lot where they kept all the dinosaurs until they were needed to shoot a scene. Memorable Dialog
doing something to my mind.wav
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