Difference between revisions of "More Than Zero"
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| − | Prior to the [[Quest Compound]]'s destruction, the team travel to Venice without Jessie to verify the findings of two French ghost hunters. The target is the "most paranormally active house in Europe", lying on an island off the city's coast. Dr. Quest has held a fascination for the mansion for some time. Upon arriving, | + | Prior to the [[Quest Compound]]'s destruction, the team travel to Venice without Jessie to verify the findings of two French ghost hunters. The target is the "most paranormally active house in Europe", lying on an island off the city's coast. Dr. Quest has held a fascination for the mansion for some time. Upon arriving, Jonny is grabbed by the disfigured and elderly boatman, who warns him that the house has a "deep hunger." He disembarks into the mist as the team enter the house to be greeted by the two scientists, who have hooked up a strange machine directly into the structure's walls. The explain that the machine captures the electromagnetic field generated by paranormal activity and neutralizes it by dispatching a countering effect. Race's earlier fears are confirmed in secret when the scientists reveal their hopes that Dr. Quest will endorse their work—a gesture which shall allow them to sell the machine for millions of dollars. As Dr. Quest activates it, faces and protrusions from the walls begin manifesting. Concerned, Hadji discovers a painting depicting the recovery of a black pearl, confiding in Jonny that it seems to reveal and hide something very evil simultaneously. |
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| + | Back in the foyer, the machine triggers blue and green electromagnetic fields throughout the house. The scientists exclaim that more power is needed—specifically, "more than zero", a cryptic phrase that engenders doubt concerning their competence from Dr. Quest. A mysterious entity soon appears amidst the blue fields, laughing that the machine has simply given him more power and promising that none shall escape the house. Tentacles emerge from the walls; one drags Hadji through the structure despite Jonny's attempts to save him, while the other locks the scientists in a room and releases a stone ceiling to crush them. The storm abates once Hadji is absorbed, and Dr. Quest activates the machine to learn more. Apparently, the increase in power allowed the entity to suck Hadji into the "supernatural dimension" or "dead zone". Hadji's eerie cries for help emanate throughout the mansion's corridors, and Race's attempts to use his cell phone are met with static. | ||
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
*As the second season finale, this episode was apparently shown out of order with [[The Robot Spies]], which concludes with the destruction of the Maine compound and a dramatic duel between Quest and Zin. | *As the second season finale, this episode was apparently shown out of order with [[The Robot Spies]], which concludes with the destruction of the Maine compound and a dramatic duel between Quest and Zin. | ||
Revision as of 00:07, 23 May 2007
| The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest | |
| "More Than Zero" | |
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| Episode no. | 94047 |
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| Airdate | April 16, 1997 |
| Chief locations | Venice, Italy - 45°26′N, 12°19′E |
| Vehicle(s) | {{{vehicles}}} |
| Writer(s) | Michael Ryan |
| Guest roles | Clancy Brown, Michael Gough |
| Episode sequence | The Robot Spies <- |
| Other episodes | |
Plot Summary
Prior to the Quest Compound's destruction, the team travel to Venice without Jessie to verify the findings of two French ghost hunters. The target is the "most paranormally active house in Europe", lying on an island off the city's coast. Dr. Quest has held a fascination for the mansion for some time. Upon arriving, Jonny is grabbed by the disfigured and elderly boatman, who warns him that the house has a "deep hunger." He disembarks into the mist as the team enter the house to be greeted by the two scientists, who have hooked up a strange machine directly into the structure's walls. The explain that the machine captures the electromagnetic field generated by paranormal activity and neutralizes it by dispatching a countering effect. Race's earlier fears are confirmed in secret when the scientists reveal their hopes that Dr. Quest will endorse their work—a gesture which shall allow them to sell the machine for millions of dollars. As Dr. Quest activates it, faces and protrusions from the walls begin manifesting. Concerned, Hadji discovers a painting depicting the recovery of a black pearl, confiding in Jonny that it seems to reveal and hide something very evil simultaneously.
Back in the foyer, the machine triggers blue and green electromagnetic fields throughout the house. The scientists exclaim that more power is needed—specifically, "more than zero", a cryptic phrase that engenders doubt concerning their competence from Dr. Quest. A mysterious entity soon appears amidst the blue fields, laughing that the machine has simply given him more power and promising that none shall escape the house. Tentacles emerge from the walls; one drags Hadji through the structure despite Jonny's attempts to save him, while the other locks the scientists in a room and releases a stone ceiling to crush them. The storm abates once Hadji is absorbed, and Dr. Quest activates the machine to learn more. Apparently, the increase in power allowed the entity to suck Hadji into the "supernatural dimension" or "dead zone". Hadji's eerie cries for help emanate throughout the mansion's corridors, and Race's attempts to use his cell phone are met with static.
Trivia
- As the second season finale, this episode was apparently shown out of order with The Robot Spies, which concludes with the destruction of the Maine compound and a dramatic duel between Quest and Zin.
