- "I am the Mechanic. And if your Thunderbird comes any closer, I'll break it as well."
— The Mechanic
"Earthbreaker" is the season 2 premiere episode of Thunderbirds Are Go!. It aired on the 22nd October 2016 at 3:30pm on ITV, in a double bill with Ghost Ship.
Plot[]
A geological survey team looking for Scandium ore gets trapped when a huge earth-breaking vehicle, controlled by a villain known only as the Mechanic, causes them to fall into a narrow crevice. As Thunderbirds 1, 2 and Shadow are dispatched the Mechanic takes out several GDF fliers. Thunderbird 2 is also attacked from the Earthbreaker and has no choice but to crashland back on Tracy Island. Meanwhile, Lady Penelope and Parker visit the Hood in Parkmoor Scrubs prison to find out more about this mysterious new villain.
Cast[]
Regular Cast[]
- Scott Tracy, Alan Tracy: Rasmus Hardiker
- Virgil Tracy, Gordon Tracy: David Menkin
- Kayo: Angel Coulby
- John Tracy: Thomas Brodie-Sangster
- Grandma Tracy: Sandra Dickinson
- Brains: Kayvan Novak
- Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward: Rosamund Pike
- Parker: David Graham
- EOS: Teresa Gallagher
- The Hood: Andres Williams
- The Mechanic: Chris Jarman
- Colonel Casey: Adjoa Andoh
Guest Cast[]
- Baines: Jenna Coleman
- Vic: David Graham
- Hutch: Chris Jarman
Quotes[]
- Baines: "Wow, we could have ourselves another gold rush here, Hutch!"
Hutch: "Except it's Scandium ore, not gold."
Vic: "Ten times as valuable though, KA-CHING!" - Gordon: "Anything Alan and I can do?"
Scott: "Just hold down the fort."
Alan: "We can build one right here out of sofa cushions." (Scott, Virgil, and Kayo look at him skeptically) "Or not." - Kayo: (Confronting the Mechanic) "You'll be pleased to hear our engineer is impressed by your handywork."
The Mechanic: "He's a clever one, but not the only one with 'brains'." - Baines: "Thank you, International Rescue."
Scott: "Anytime."
Vic: (sighs) "I sure hope not. I never want to be in the kind of fix where I have to see you people again. No offense."
Scott: (chuckles) "FAB."
International Rescue Equipment Used[]
- Thunderbird 1
- Thunderbird 2 (Module 3)
- Thunderbird Shadow
Non-International Rescue Equipment Used[]
Transcript[]
- Main article: Earthbreaker/Transcript
Gallery[]
"Here's a good spot. Pull over and we'll take a reading"
"Wow! We could have ourselves another gold rush here, Hutch"
"Ten times as valuable, though! Ka-ching!"
The cutting arm on the Earthbreaker rasies above the survey team
The survey team make an escape
The Earthbreaker splits the ground, causing the survey team to fall through the ground
The Earthbreaker machine
"We're concerned about the distress call from Sonar D103. They're not showing up anywhere on Thunderbird 5's scans"
"Then you'd better gear up. We may need International Rescue's help on this one after all"
"Anything Alan and I can do?"
"Just hold down the fort."
"We could build now right here out of sofa cushions?"
"Just hold down the fort."
"We could build now right here out of sofa cushions?"
"It appears to be the driver."
"Yeah, he doesn't look very friendly"
"Yeah, he doesn't look very friendly"
" I b-believe it's a completely self-contained m-mining extraction and refinement facility"
Gordon and Alan are pillow fighting while Brains is looking at the machine on the holotable
"Fire a warning shot"
GDF flyer attacking the Earthbreaker
The Earthbreaker starts to suck up the Scandium ore
Baines makes contact with International Rescue
The Mechanic sends out his wasp drones to attack the GDF flyer
The GDF flyer gets brought down out of the sky
The Mechanic warns them to stay away
Brains asks them to retrieve one of the Air-Mechas for him to look at
TB2 moves in to try and rescue the survey team
The Mechanic send his Air-Mechas to attack TB2
One of the Mechas cuts the cables to TB2's giant electromagnetic grabs
The Mechanic now directs his drones to attack TB2's VTOL thrusters
The inside of TB2 become electrified
Virgil makes an escape and heads back to Tracy Island
"I am the Mechanic, And if your Thunderbird comes any closer I'll break it as well"
"The landing will be way too risky, Virgil! You need to ditch her in the ocean."
"This is my ship and I say not a chance"
"This is my ship and I say not a chance"
"We're gonna need a little bit of that stealth of yours"
TBS swoops past and grabs Scott before it cloaks
Scott begins to descend down to the survey team
Scott climbs down to rescue the trapped survey team
TBS de-cloaks on the back of the Earthbreaker
TB2 is coming in to land at Tracy Island
TB2 crash lands
TB2 is covered in fire retardant
Parkmoor Scrubs Prison
Penelope and Parker arrive at the prison to see if they can find out some answers about the Mechanic
Scott cuts his way through to get to the trapped people inside
"Don't worry, I'm gonna get you all out of here"
Kayo scans the Earthbreaker so Brains can work out a way to disable it
"We can chit-chat all day if you like"
"This has nothing to do with me, of course"
Since Vic won't come willingly, Scott cuts free the drivers seat to wrench that up along with Vic
The Mechanic escapes
"I never wanna be in the kind of fix where I have to see you people again"
"Any idea who he could be? It seems like he knows you."
"I haven't a clue"
"I haven't a clue"
Trivia[]
- Voice artist David Graham returns to voicing guest characters, having done the same on the classic series.
- Thunderbird 2's electromagnetic grabs are severed and destroyed.
- The circumstances of Thunderbird 2's forced landing in this episode reflects the crash-landing in the original episode Terror In New York City, except that its damage in the original episode was the result of a misjudged attack rather than the deliberate assault it was in this storyline.
- It's the first time the boys don't just sit or stand around the holographic interface from the coffee table, in fact Gordon and Alan are fighting each other with the couch cushions while the rescue is taking place to amuse themselves.
- This episode marks the second time that the Hood has not been disguised to any extent.
- Sonar Vehicle D103 is named after the D103 Airliner from Alias Mr. Hackenbacker.
Goofs[]
- When Thunderbird 2's VTOL engines are attacked by Air-Mechas, its Module is missing for a few quick seconds.