• Arbutus replied to the topic Quatermass and The Pit part 3

    @Bluesqueakpip   I also loved the drill operator’s remark about insurance! Good point about the paleontology / anthropology confusion. We could assume that the anthropologic knowledge was a hobby or a sideline. Lots of scientists have a certain amount of knowledge of other disciplines. The final view of the aliens, brilliant!

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  • Whisht replied to the topic Quatermass and The Pit part 3

    Welcome @Thujone – so much to agree with you about!

    The pentacles…. well, I did a bit of googling (as you do) and couldn’t find anything cabbalistic (as you rightly say), so I wonder if the designer was more influenced by the design of the craft itself, with its circles, circular doors etc.

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  • ScaryB replied to the topic Quatermass and The Pit part 3

    @Whisht

    I agree – strangest looking pentacle I’ve ever seen! Would never pass muster in a Denis Wheatley book/film 😉

    And yes, you’re right, it does look more Gallifreyan than anything.  With that, and the dual timestream hint of the Hobs v Hobbs Lane, I think you could be on to something!

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