Simply classic. Probably a Top 10 DOC adventure; certainly no lower
than 15th.
This one has everything -- mystery, adventure, a phantom menace, a
really tough foe, ruthless bad guys, gadget upon gadget, a mysterious
locale, Pat.
RANDOM NOTES:
The guys are pretty slow connecting the dots here. A busniness called
Fountain of Youth, Inc., a client list of old rich men, a man claiming
to be 131 years old -- you;d think it would dawn on them what was
going on before ch. 15.
Pat is really something. This is just her second appearance, but she
is ready for anything -- taking charge of a kidnapping situation,
acting a part, scurrying around to round up stray firearms during a
fight.
Accents are something that tend to ruin lots of Dent characters for
me, but he gets Dan Thunden's southern accent just right.
Speaking of spats -- DOC has no feet in his socks, just "a spat-like
strap to hold them in place"? This being to allow him to always be
able to untie knots with his toes. Two things:
1. DOC isn;t agile enough to take off his socks without using his
hands? Sounds like an exercise for the two hour exercise period --
"removal of socks using only foot and calf muscles; and...
2. did DOC invent the ODOR-EATER?
Dave
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