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* At one point Arthur mentions that he can't think of anything to tease Douglas about. In a moment of uncharacteristic honestly , Douglas bitterly rants about how his life has gone off the rails -- he's a co-pilot in his fifties with four failed marriages. Under the snark, Douglas is a very sad man.
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** In "St Petersburg", Douglas says Carolyn's attempt at an in-flight video sounds like "Queen Victoria recording an answerphone greeting". Six years later, Stephanie Cole would appear in an episode of ''Radio/JohnFinnemoresDoubleActs'' as Queen Victoria, being persuaded to record a phonograph message.
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** In "St Petersburg", "Rotterdam", Douglas says Carolyn's attempt at an in-flight video sounds like "Queen Victoria recording an answerphone greeting". Six years later, Stephanie Cole would appear in an episode of ''Radio/JohnFinnemoresDoubleActs'' as Queen Victoria, being persuaded to record a phonograph message.
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** The scene in 'Qikiqtarjuaq' where Martin, being pushed to breaking point by Douglas's behavior and the attitude of the week's jerkass customer, outlines his crappy living situation to Carolyn; living in an attic, barely surviving on what little food he can scrape together, having been in student lodgings so long he's apparently seen as part of the furniture for the revolving generations of lodgers. He sounds close to the edge of tears by the end of it.
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* ThemePairing: Both Martin Crieff and Molly Hooper (from ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'') are rather [[TheWoobie unfortunate in many aspects of their lives]] and overdue for something nice to happen to them. There's also the fact that Molly pines after Sherlock, who's played by Benedict Cumberbatch, the same guy who played Martin Crieff.
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** Even Carolyn at the end of 'Douz' and 'Helsinki', when first she admits she's nearly broke and runs MJN Air at loss so she doesn't have to feel like 'a little old lady' and second when she crumbles under her sister's verbal attacks.
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** Even Carolyn at the end of 'Douz' and 'Helsinki', when first she admits she's nearly broke and runs MJN Air at loss so she doesn't have to feel like 'a little old lady' and second when she crumbles under her sister's verbal attacks.attacks.
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Not Hilarious in Hindsight because Cabin Pressure originated the meme.
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** The episode "Ottery St Mary" (particularly Martin's refusal to fly with a hypothetical otter in the flight deck) becomes even more hilarious if you're familiar with a certain meme involving Benedict Cumberbatch and otters.
*** This is not terribly surprising, given that Ottery St Mary (and the otter obsession it started in parts of the fandom) was the origin of this meme
*** This is not terribly surprising, given that Ottery St Mary (and the otter obsession it started in parts of the fandom) was the origin of this meme
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** Tommo in 'St Petersburg' gets an awful lot of comic mileage out of "Yup."
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* {{Adorkable}}: Martin may be mostly insecure and sometimes nervously stumbling over his own words, but good-natured and a victim of bad luck. Just listen to him rattling off the Seven Dwarves in "Gdansk"! You just want to pick him up and hug him!
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* MagnificentBastard: Douglas to the extent that it's expected of him to be scheming at all times and the others rely on this to get them out of all sorts of trouble. Particular evident in the Birling Day episodes and 'St, Petersburg'.
