tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055371926273104448.post1368610900419185984..comments2024-03-08T17:11:54.696-08:00Comments on THE INVADERS: Episode 10: The Innocent - 3/14/67Christinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04594017640571724035noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055371926273104448.post-26332129402013510642017-10-28T10:19:33.073-07:002017-10-28T10:19:33.073-07:00This was almost like "two episodes in one&quo...This was almost like "two episodes in one". The rather tedious plot with the fisherman and his family (and since he's such a lush, what makes Vincent think he'll be a credible witness for the Air Force?). Then the superb 'episode within an episode' about Vincent's abduction and dream. Agreed -- Michael Rennie gives probably the best performance in the entire series here. Interesting casting choice as well, because he was so associated with a much "better" alien in "The Day the Earth Stood Still" in the public mind. Whether planned or not, his casting here helps bolster the dark, sinister aspects of The Invaders once again. I'd really have liked it if they'd expanded this whole dream sequence into an episode in and of itself. Gone much more in depth on Vincent's aspirations, his life "before" the invasion, his love interest, etc. As for how they could have "created" this elaborate sequence from David's own thoughts, and memories... perhaps they gleaned it during "The Experiment" episode (with Roddy McDowell)? Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04532244500049615631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055371926273104448.post-84702240573092181402017-06-11T12:25:53.121-07:002017-06-11T12:25:53.121-07:00I don't blame him. No wonder this was the firs...I don't blame him. No wonder this was the first episode we actually saw him flashing his pearly whites. He was just showing off his new chompers. It worked well to create the impression that things were amiss in this episode.Christinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04594017640571724035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3055371926273104448.post-77400363124050281222017-06-08T21:44:40.906-07:002017-06-08T21:44:40.906-07:00Watch the part where the aliens are getting David ...Watch the part where the aliens are getting David drunk. You never see one of them put the bottle in David's mouth, the view is always blocked.<br /><br />That is because Roy Thinnes had recently had his teeth capped and he wasn't going to chance having them damaged by the person holding the bottle, so he said no to someone shoving a bottle into his mouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com