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Caveat Inventor (Ideating “Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror”)
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Nikola Tesla invented our world. So why does Doctor Who keep trying to give him credit for WiFi? Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror has everything a great historical needs on paper: one of history’s weirdest geniuses, Thomas Edison as his foil, a terrific Goran Višnjić performance, and alien scavengers who could have been the cosmic extension of the Edison-Tesla rivalry. Instead, the sparks never quite make the jump. Join us as we investigate fan service without a payoff, a suspiciously Racnoss-y queen, Wardenclyffe science that probably never would have worked, Edison’s alleged elephant snuff film, Tesla’s belief in female supremacy, and the Douglas Adams-level idea hiding inside an episode that never quite realizes it. Alternating current? More like alternating quality.
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Timeline:
- Intro 00:00:00
- Previously… 00:02:31
- Whomoji Challenge 00:08:36
- Poll to Open 00:14:13
- TL;DW 00:18:58
- Review: Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror 00:20:28
- History Corner 00:44:53
- Four Questions to Doomsday 00:55:49
- What If the Evil Plot Had Succeeded? 01:00:56
- Where Is the Clara Splinter? 01:06:42
- Final Judgment 01:11:56
- Randomizer! 01:17:40
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