"Ring Of Fire Part 2" is the second episode of Thunderbirds Are Go!, and seventh produced overall. The episode was broadcast on April 4th 2015, and is the second instalment of a 2-part adventure.
Plot
Due to The Hood’s seismic destabilisers along the ocean floor, the earthquakes along the tectonic plate known as the ‘Ring of Fire’ have begun to affect countries along the fault line. When a large solar array in Taipei shifts and poses a risk to the city, Scott and Virgil are sent to prevent the city from being set ablaze and rescue trapped workers from inside the building.
Meanwhile Brains works out how to stop the earthquakes and with the help of Alan in Thunderbird 3, manage to send out a signal to stop the destabilisers from doing more damage also allowing John to pinpoint the location of The Hood's hideout so Kayo and the GDF can raid the building, only to have the The Hood make a clean getaway.
Even though capturing The Hood wasn’t a success, Brains has a surprise for Kayo that he has been working on - Her very own Thunderbird.
Cast
- Scott Tracy, Alan Tracy: Rasmus Hardiker
- Virgil Tracy, Gordon Tracy: David Menkin
- John Tracy: Thomas Brodie-Sangster
- Tanusha "Kayo" Kyrano: Angel Coulby
- Brains: Kayvan Novak
- Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward: Rosamund Pike
- Parker: David Graham
- Grandma Tracy: Sandra Dickinson
- The Hood: Andres Williams
- Colonel Casey: Adjoa Andoh
Crew
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- Voice director: Dave Peacock
- Original dialogue record: Simon Capes, Soho Squares Studios
- Miniatures: WETA Workshop
- Design & miniature FX supervisor: Richard Taylor
- Lead model maker: Steven Saunders
- Workshop supervisor: Rob Gillies
- Production co-ordinator: Holly Beals
- Model makers: Sofia Pedersen, Mona Peters, David Duke, Joaquin Loyzaga, Laura Marie King, Abigail Smith, Masayuki Ohashi, Pietro Marson, Sourisak Chanpaseuth, Kim McAuslan
- Director of photography: Simon Godsiff
- 1st assistant director: Robin Wilson
- Production manager: Sadie Wilson
- Gaffer: Simon Oliver
- 1st assistant camera: Graham Smout
- Key grip: Byron Sparrow
- On set model technicians: Rob Chesney, Ben Fairless
- Lighting equipment: Portsmouth Lighting, NZFX SFX Equipment
- Catering: Deborah Logan
- Production designer: Ben Milsom
- Designer, Thunderbird Shadow: Shoji Kawamori
- Lead concept artist: Christian Pearce
- Concept artists: Aaron Beck, Gus Hunter, Rebekah Tisch
- Head of design: Richard Athorne
- Design studio co-ordinators: Tasha Guillot, Catherine Mitchell
- Asset supervisor: Sven Trotter
- CG modellers: Ben Hutchinson, Tom Robinson, Ben Picking, Che Thorpe
- 3D story supervisor: Tim Gaul
- Lead 3D story artists: Karl Essex, Andrew McCully
- Matchmove: James Donald, Luke Swasbrook
- 3D story: Jason Campbell, Shinji Dawson, Nicholas Dodwell, Eduardo Gutierrez, Rhys Hanan, Jim Hatibarua, Nagaraju Kasama, Aksh Malik, Yohann Misst, Robin Wilson-Davey
CGCG
- Production executives: Ivan C, Andy Tsao
- Head of production: Sareana Sun
- Line producer: Diana Chen
- Production team: Sean Li, Lara Lin, Tsung-Hsein Tsai, Bernie Huang, Pang Sy, Joseph Cheung, Yao-Cheng Wang, Heyifang, Tan Tao, Xu Ding, Shiwei Yang, Aimee Zhang
End CGCG
- Editor: Anthony Cox
- Assistant editors: Louise Pattinson, Adam Reynolds
- 3D artist: Rhys Clapcott
- Software engineer: Mike King
- Animation supervisor: Chad Moffitt
- CG supervisor: Andrew Harris, Park Road Post Production
- Data wranglers: Joyce Kamille Cristal, Wattana Moeung, Clare Brody
- Casting: Peacock Sound
- VFX line producer: Malcolm Angell
- Production co-ordinator: Sophie Gregory
- Production assistants: Brittany Connell, Jordan Harding
- Production secretary: Christine Healy
- Production runner: Nate Hinde
- Script co-ordinator: Patrick Rieger
- Legal and business affairs: Sally Perry, Sarah Cull
- Production accountants: Emily Stafford, Karen Kong
- Special advisor, International Rescue: David Tremont
- Branding and title design: ITV Creative
- Compositing: Milk VFX
- Online editor: Simon Brook
- Colourist: Paul Staples
- Picture post production: Encore London
- Sound effects editor: Adam Armitage
- Foley engineer: Keith Partridge
- Mix technicians: Oliver Brierley, Alex Fielding
- Audio post prodution: Jules Zabbar
- Music composed by: Ben Foster, Nick Foster
- Original theme: Barry Gray
- Sound designer & re-recording mixer: Nigel Heath
- Audio post-production: Hackenbacker
- Producers: Sharon Lark, Stuart McAra
- Line & consulting animation producer: Teresa Reed
- CITV commissioning editor: Jamila Metran
- Executive producers: Estelle Hughes, Giles Ridge, Andrew Smith, Richard Taylor
- Based on the original series by: Gerry & Sylvia Anderson
International Rescue Equipment Used
- Thunderbird 1
- Thunderbird 2 (Module 3)
- Thunderbird 3
- Thunderbird 4
- Thunderbird 5
- Thunderbird Shadow
- FAB 1
- Electromagnetic Pod Grabs
- Jaws of Life
- Wing Suit
- Cutting Equipment
- Space Surfboard
Non-International Rescue Equipment Used
- The Hubship
Quotes
Brains: "High-five, M.A.X.! [They do.] Ow!"
Virgil: "All right, hot shot. Save your surfing for the beach."
Gallery
Colonel Casey being filled in with the situation
"We need to stop him!"
John shows the next emergency
John picking up earthquakes along the sea floor
Information about the mission in Taipei
Brains explaining what will happen to the city
"Alright! Another mission!"
"I know, in case the TV goes out."
John asking Lady Penelope about the Hood
"John, can you track the frequency from Thunderbird 5?"
"I suggest look, don't touch."
Scott arriving at the solar collector
The Hood hacks through with a list of demands
Scott preparing to use his jet pack to reach the collector
John trying to locate origin of the frequency
"It's okay, it's still your mission, I just need a lift."
Scott discovers door is jammed
"I think there's people trapped inside, but I need another way in"
The sun starts to rise over Taipei and hit the solar collector
"Okay Brains, I'm in"
The engineers are still trapped inside
Brains is checking the collector's schematics for a way to shut down the mirrors
Change of plans, going to remove the collector dish
Virgil gets through to the engineers
Dish is finally detached
TB2 remotely swoops up the engineers to safety
The dish begins to fall away
Scott is still on the dish, jet pack fried
Dish slides to a halt, Taipei is saved
Meanwhile Alan is about to EVA towards the satellite
The Hood's satellite
"You got 30 seconds, Alan"
"No pressure..."
"It's just like fixing a TV Alan. You can do this"
"Alright Brains, the signal is ours"
"Good job, Alan"
John pin-points location of Hood's secret base
Kayo gets ready for a halo drop form TB3
Tracking Kayo's fall
Kayo face to face with the Hood
The Hood reveals he is Kayo's uncle
The Hood and his cronies
Kayo reveals she has GDF backup
The Hood activates his dormant Hubship
The Hood escapes
We have a surprise for you Kayo
"Your very own Thunderbird"
"Eventually, you will have to tell them"
"How about a nice family dinner?"
"Meet me in Thunderbird 2"
"Thunderbirds are gone"
"Tastes like foot"
"What's that John? A rescue? I'm on my way!"
Trivia
- First Appearance: Colonel Casey and The Hood, the latter of whom was previously only seen in silhouette, however he later appeared 'in the flesh' later on.
- Thunderbird 2 attempting to tilt the collector dish upwards is a reference to Lord Parker's 'Oliday.
Goofs
- Thunderbird Shadow was seen launching horiZontally, which is unlike the launches after this episode.
Foreign Titles
- Dutch: Ring van vuur - deel 2
- French: La ceinture de feu - 2me partie
- Spanish: Anillo de Fuego: parte 2
- Japanese: インターナショナル・レスキュー出動!（後編） (International Rescue Dispatch! (Part II))