A post no one will read. But I’m going to say it anyway because this is the only place I can. No one in real life would want to hear me talk about a "ship" from a show that aired 60 years ago. I’ve always said that what captivated me about *Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea* was the relationship between the Admiral and the Captain. The two of them were always looking out for each other, protecting one another, and worrying about each other. If I were to talk about every single scene, this post would go on forever. But I wanted to talk about a few random scenes that, if they aired today, would spark a lot of commentary.
1- In the *Flying Dutchman* episode, when the submarine is under attack by the ghost ship and the control room is on fire, the two of them simply run off to the Admiral’s cabin to have a chat. Didn't they have other priorities at that moment?
2- The Admiral and two others get lost on an island that causes hallucinations. One of the men starts seeing pirate treasure, and by the end of the episode, the Admiral explains that it might have been something from the man's subconscious. The thing is, the Admiral has a hallucination involving the Captain. So, Admiral—is the Captain in your subconscious?
3- This is the one that really blew my mind. The Captain turns into a beast-man due to a botched experiment. They spend part of the episode trying to cure him but fail. In the final scene, they capture him, and the Admiral decides to take him down to the ocean floor in the diving bell. The Captain is currently in beast form and asleep, but when he takes the antidote, he begins to transform back—slowly. And that’s the moment that gets me: the way the Admiral looks at him. They’re in a dark, enclosed space, and there’s this very slow, romantic-sounding music playing in the background. For a moment, you get the impression they’re about to kiss. Which obviously wouldn't happen in a 1960s TV series. But if it were a man and a woman, something definitely would have happened.
Well, I’ve gone on too long in a post that no one is going to read. But anyway, I had to say it.