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The comic and the movie are about an old married couple trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic wasteland that used to be England. Of course, it will be depressing.

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---> '''Jim:''' The government officials will know what to do with us. The powers that be...will get to us in the end.

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---> '''Jim:''' --->'''Jim:''' The government officials will know what to do with us. The powers that be...will get to us in the end.
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** What makes this line even more gut-wrenching is that the powers that be were either wiped out or, because the Bloggses live in a rural area, are busy with what remains of the urban population centers, ''No one can help them''.

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** What makes this line even more gut-wrenching is that the powers that be were either wiped out or, because the Bloggses live in a rural area, are busy with what remains attempting to secure control over the wreckage of the nearest urban population centers, ''No centers. In short, ''no one can help them''.
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[[caption-width-right:350:[[Music/TheInkSpots It's all over but the crying.]]]]

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** What makes this line even more gut-wrenching is that the powers that be were either wiped out or, because the Bloggses live in a rural area, are busy with what remains of the urban population centers (i.e. [[Film/Threads Sheffield]]), ''No one can help them''.

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** What makes this line even more gut-wrenching is that the powers that be were either wiped out or, because the Bloggses live in a rural area, are busy with what remains of the urban population centers (i.e. [[Film/Threads Sheffield]]), centers, ''No one can help them''.
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** What makes this line even more gut-wrenching is that the powers that be were either wiped out or, because the Bloggses live in a rural area, are busy with what remains of the urban population centers (i.e. [[Film/Threads Sheffield]]). ''No one can help them''.

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** What makes this line even more gut-wrenching is that the powers that be were either wiped out or, because the Bloggses live in a rural area, are busy with what remains of the urban population centers (i.e. [[Film/Threads Sheffield]]). Sheffield]]), ''No one can help them''.
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** What makes this line even more gut-wrenching is that the powers that be were either wiped out or, because the Bloggses live in a rural area, are busy with what remains of the urban population centers. ''No one can help them''.

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** What makes this line even more gut-wrenching is that the powers that be were either wiped out or, because the Bloggses live in a rural area, are busy with what remains of the urban population centers.centers (i.e. [[Film/Threads Sheffield]]). ''No one can help them''.
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'''Jim:''' "[[LastWords ...rode the Six Hundred..."]]

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'''Jim:''' "[[LastWords ...rode the Six Hundred..."]]"]]

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--> '''Jim:''' The government officials will know what to do with us. The powers that be...will get to us in the end.
** What makes this line even more gut-wrenching is that the powers that be were either wiped out or, because the Bloggses live in a rural area, are busy with the urban population centers. ''No one can help them''.

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--> ---> '''Jim:''' The government officials will know what to do with us. The powers that be...will get to us in the end.
** What makes this line even more gut-wrenching is that the powers that be were either wiped out or, because the Bloggses live in a rural area, are busy with what remains of the urban population centers. ''No one can help them''.



----> '''Jim:''' Oh, yes! "Into the valley of the shadow of death..."
----> '''Hilda:''' Oh, no more, love. No more...
----> '''Jim:''' "[[LastWords ...rode the Six Hundred..."]]

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'''Hilda:''' Oh, no more, love. No more...
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'''Jim:''' "[[LastWords ...rode the Six Hundred..."]]
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--> '''Jim:''' Oh, yes! "Into the valley of the shadow of death..."
--> '''Hilda:''' Oh, no more, love. No more...
--> '''Jim:''' "[[LastWords ...rode the Six Hundred..."]]

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--> ----> '''Jim:''' Oh, yes! "Into the valley of the shadow of death..."
--> ----> '''Hilda:''' Oh, no more, love. No more...
--> ----> '''Jim:''' "[[LastWords ...rode the Six Hundred..."]]
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*** They were chanting the Lord's Prayer. They weren't expecting the Government, but the Real Powers that Be to deliver them from evil. Then Jim, forgetting the lines of the 23rd Psalm, ends the story by quoting a line from "The Charge of the Light Brigade."

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*** They were chanting the Lord's Prayer. They weren't expecting the Government, but the Real Powers that Be to deliver them from evil. Then Jim, forgetting the lines of the 23rd Psalm, ends the story by quoting a the beginning line from of "The Charge of the Light Brigade."
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*** They were chanting the Lord's Prayer. They weren't expecting the Government, but the Real Powers that Be to deliver them from evil. Then Jim ends the story by quoting a line from "The Charge of the Light Brigade."

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*** They were chanting the Lord's Prayer. They weren't expecting the Government, but the Real Powers that Be to deliver them from evil. Then Jim Jim, forgetting the lines of the 23rd Psalm, ends the story by quoting a line from "The Charge of the Light Brigade."
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* The entire second half of the film. The audience has to watch the Bloggses ''very'' slowly die.

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* The entire second half of the film. The audience has to watch the Bloggses ''very'' slowly die.die from radiation poisoning.
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--> '''Jim:''' "...rode the Six Hundred..."

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--> '''Jim:''' "..."[[LastWords ...rode the Six Hundred...""]]

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*** They were chanting the Lord's Prayer. They weren't expecting the Government, but the Real Powers that Be to deliver them from evil.

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*** They were chanting the Lord's Prayer. They weren't expecting the Government, but the Real Powers that Be to deliver them from evil. Then Jim ends the story by quoting a line from "The Charge of the Light Brigade."
--> '''Jim:''' Oh, yes! "Into the valley of the shadow of death..."
--> '''Hilda:''' Oh, no more, love. No more...
--> '''Jim:''' "...rode the Six Hundred..."
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The smallest hope.


** What makes this line even more gut-wrenching is that the powers that be were either wiped out or, because the Bloggses live in a rural area, are busy with the urban population centers. ''No one can help them''.

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** What makes this line even more gut-wrenching is that the powers that be were either wiped out or, because the Bloggses live in a rural area, are busy with the urban population centers. ''No one can help them''.them''.
*** They were chanting the Lord's Prayer. They weren't expecting the Government, but the Real Powers that Be to deliver them from evil.
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** What makes this line even more gut-wrenching is that the powers that be were most likely wiped out. ''No one can help them''.

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** What makes this line even more gut-wrenching is that the powers that be were most likely either wiped out.out or, because the Bloggses live in a rural area, are busy with the urban population centers. ''No one can help them''.
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--> '''Jim:''' The government officials will know what to do with us. The powers that be...will get to us in the end.

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--> '''Jim:''' The government officials will know what to do with us. The powers that be...will get to us in the end.end.
** What makes this line even more gut-wrenching is that the powers that be were most likely wiped out. ''No one can help them''.
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* The ending, when it becomes apparent that they are dying and when they realize that they are. The music playing doesn't help, either.

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* The ending, when it becomes apparent that they are dying and when they realize that they are. The music playing doesn't help, either.either.
** The two of them even get into their own body bags before going back into the bomb shelter. This line from Jim only makes it even more heart wrenching:
--> '''Jim:''' The government officials will know what to do with us. The powers that be...will get to us in the end.
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* The ending, when it becomes apparent that they are dying. The music playing doesn't help, either.

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* The ending, when it becomes apparent that they are dying.dying and when they realize that they are. The music playing doesn't help, either.
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* The entire second half of the film. The audience has to watch the Blogges ''very'' slowly die.
* The ending, when it becomes apparent that they are dying. The music playing doesn't help, either

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* The entire second half of the film. The audience has to watch the Blogges Bloggses ''very'' slowly die.
* The ending, when it becomes apparent that they are dying. The music playing doesn't help, eithereither.
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* The entire second half of the film. The audience has to watch the Blogges *very* slowly die.

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* The entire second half of the film. The audience has to watch the Blogges *very* ''very'' slowly die.
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* The ending, when it becomes apparent that they are dying.

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* The ending, when it becomes apparent that they are dying. The music playing doesn't help, either
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