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| Episode 14 |
What can be more thrilling than an episode about the
doomsday door opening early? We get an
episode that can easily be made a movie due to its grand scale of ghostly
threat. The Ghostbusters must find a way
to close the door before the world as we know it is no more. With an epic finale and a nearly Slimer free
episode it has to be a fan favorite!
It starts with the Ghostbusters tearing apart a bowling
alley in true ghostbusting fashion. I
like how the ghosts get slammed into the ceiling just before their
capture. They head home hearing chants
of victory from the crowd outside the building.
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| Sorry maybe next time Peter |
Upon arriving back at the firehouse Peter and the rest of
the guys notice a trail of food and slime leading to Slimer. Janine is ticked off explaining, “I tried to stop him, but you guys don’t
need a receptionist you need a babysitter, a whole platoon of them.” It’s true that pesky green gob of goo is more
of a rotten child if anything else.
Peter heads over with his thrower aimed and ready to blast Slimer. Ray and Winston spoil the fun by tackling him
as Peter begs, “Just let me blast him,
once. Is that really too much to ask?” Egon claims they need the ghost for science
so they can’t but it’s always fun to watch Peter lose it and try to sneak in a
shot. As they empty the trap it’s
hilarious as Peter and Winston pretend to argue over who is supposed to do
it. They trick Egon into doing it
instead which is a really neat moment in the daily routine of these characters. They all head to bed after a weary night of
busting ghosts.
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| Nice front door knocker |
Meanwhile deep underground a construction crew is digging a
new subway tunnel and run into a mean looking door. The crewmen argue a bit over what to do until
the boss says to drill through it, big mistake!
The door speaks, “Do not open
until doomsday.” This door is a
signature icon in this series although only seen in this episode. Whenever I think of this episode I always
think of this door first. It’s so creepy
and scary. The door decides to unleash
doomsday early and the supernatural events begin immediately! Subway trains come to hideous life while graffiti
dances off. Naturally the Ghostbusters
get a call, “The subway systems messed
up?” Janine asks. “How can you tell the difference?”
Way to be a smart@$$ Janine! The
rest time the guys thought they were getting is now gone and they suit back up
for work. While walking down into the
changing subway area Ray states, “It’s
like the whole place itself is becoming evil, becoming alive. Boy this is great!” Don’t you just love his excitement?
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| One way to get some space on a train |
The guys get on a subway train that pulls up without knowing
it’s possessed by the other side. Egon
uses the PKE meter to determine that the source of the activity is down the
line and this train will take them straight there. How convenient! They get more than they bargained for as
ghostly passengers mean to help them to their ranks. The theme music triggers and a wild romp
through the tunnel and streets ensue. It’s
a classic moment and very well done as they eventually reach the end of the
line. Egon states that the energy being
released changes the nature of everything it touches. That’s some very serious stuff to deal with
and I wonder what would happen if one of the Ghostbusters got hit with some of
it! Peter spots a lady in the distance
and tries to help her in his often flirtatious manner. It ends up being another ghost as he freaks
out. Winston stumbles upon an engraved
message which Egon translates. It
explains that the doomsday door has opened although it wasn’t supposed to until
the end of the world. I’m very
fascinated by this story and it has intensity written all through it! The Ghostbusters continue on knowing they may
not make it back alive.
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| Maintaining a heroic image |
The finale awaits as they locate the source. The environment is wild and hectic as they
try to figure out how to stop this force.
Ray says, “I’m just glad we don’t
actually have to go in there.” He is
referring to the other side of the door.
Egon replies that is what they must do in order to close it though! He goes on to state that they need to pull
back all of the energy that has escaped already but their proton packs don’t
have enough power. Ray begins to figure
it out when he adds that inside the door is enough energy to accomplish
that. There is a blue orb manifesting
energy beyond our world’s capacity just inside the gateway. They must blast into the orb to supercharge
their beams to reach out and pull back all the supernatural energy that has
already released. It’s such a neat
concept! They even use a capture mode on
their packs I don’t recall them using before.
Peter suggests that Egon knew all this before they arrived which he
confesses to. If they knew then they
probably wouldn’t want to do it but Egon really takes the reins in this event
and shows leadership. Peter also remarks
to Egon’s statement as, “That’s a
terrible thing to say but you’re right of course.” He keeps it honest by admitting he wouldn’t
want to die this way but who would?
They close the door shut and prevent doomsday in a frantic
finish. As they make it back home Peter
heads to the refrigerator to eat finding Slimer has already ate
everything. He loses it again shouting
how he never liked Slimer. The guys try
to talk him down and it works enough that Peter feeds Slimer a pizza in secret
to end the episode. Peter does have a
heart it’s just hidden behind high emotions and a unique sense of humor.
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| Peter in perfect form |
This episode is one of the best! From Peter’s continued hatred of Slimer, Egon’s
intelligent solution to stopping doomsday and Ray’s excitement of the situation
it’s no wonder this series started out on such a high note! It’s not my top episode but it’s right up
there with them.
Rating: 10 of 10
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