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}}The [[Bane (Invasion of the Bane)|Bane]] attempted to use the orange-coloured '''Bubble Shock!''' [[soft drink]] in order to control the [[Earth]]'s [[human]] population. | }}The [[Bane (Invasion of the Bane)|Bane]] attempted to use the orange-coloured '''Bubble Shock!''' [[soft drink]] in order to control the [[Earth]]'s [[human]] population. | ||
Bubble Shock! in fact contained secretions from the [[Bane Mother]]. When consumed, the secretions of the mother entered the body of humans, allowing the Bane to control them. [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s technology even detected the drink as an [[alien]] life form in its own right. A free [[bus]] took children to tour the [[Bubble Shock! factory]]. Upon entering the building, the children were analysed by a scanning device. These analyses served to create [[Luke Smith|the Archetype]], a [[human]] child grown by the Bane to determine why 2% of the human population had an immunity to the enzyme. The machine however was disguised by name as an alarm system and metal detector to stop children from attempting to find out about its true purpose. | Bubble Shock! in fact contained secretions from the [[Bane Mother]]. When consumed, the secretions of the mother entered the body of humans, allowing the Bane to control them. [[Sarah Jane Smith]]'s technology even detected the drink as an [[alien]] life form in its own right, and she also mentioned that a bottle of the drink resisted an attempt to analyse it by some scientists. A free [[bus]] took children to tour the [[Bubble Shock! factory]]. Upon entering the building, the children were analysed by a scanning device. These analyses served to create [[Luke Smith|the Archetype]], a [[human]] child grown by the Bane to determine why 2% of the human population had an immunity to the enzyme. The machine however was disguised by name as an alarm system and metal detector to stop children from attempting to find out about its true purpose. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Bypassing the variety of approvals required, the Bane managed to get their product released in two weeks, much quicker than [[European Union]] food and drink safety policies would normally have allowed. | Bypassing the variety of approvals required, the Bane managed to get their product released in two weeks, much quicker than [[European Union]] food and drink safety policies would normally have allowed. | ||
[[File:Bubble Shock!.jpg|thumb|An advert for Bubble Shock! ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'')]] | [[File:Bubble Shock!.jpg|thumb|An advert for Bubble Shock! ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'')]] | ||
Advertising the drink as delicious and organic and saying it contained an ingredient called Bane, the Bane species heavily advertised the drink on television. They even had ''[[Blue Peter]]'' presenters [[Konnie Huq]] and [[Gethin Jones]] offer on-air testimonials. | Advertising the drink as delicious and organic and saying it contained an ingredient called Bane, the Bane species heavily advertised the drink on television. They even had ''[[Blue Peter]]'' presenters [[Konnie Huq]] and [[Gethin Jones]] offer on-air testimonials. 98% of the human population found the drink delicious and drank it extensively, but the remaining 2% found it disgusting, like [[Maria Jackson]]. | ||
Pushed into a corner, [[Mrs Wormwood]], the leader of the invasion, turned Bubble Shock! consumers into possessed slaves who | Pushed into a corner, [[Mrs Wormwood]], the leader of the invasion, turned Bubble Shock! consumers into possessed slaves who forced the drink on anyone who had not already taken it. With the death of the [[Bane Mother]], however, the drink apparently lost its power. Afterwards, the possession of various humans was attributed to the ingredients in Bubble Shock! causing a combination of "chemical imbalances" and Bubble Shock! was promptly removed from the public domain. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'') | ||
[[Sarah Jane Smith]] kept one bottle of Bubble Shock! inside her attic at [[13 Bannerman Road]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]'') | [[Sarah Jane Smith]] kept one bottle of Bubble Shock! inside her attic at [[13 Bannerman Road]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Last Sontaran (TV story)|The Last Sontaran]]'') | ||
Sarah Jane mentioned that the Bane were behind the Bubble Shock! incident when facing them once more alongside [[Rani Chandra]]. Rani herself remarked that she thought it was foul, indicating that she was part of the 2% who were incompatible with the Bane secretion. ( [[TV]]: [[Enemy of the Bane (TV story)|''Enemy of the Bane'']]) | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 18:16, 6 July 2019
The Bane attempted to use the orange-coloured Bubble Shock! soft drink in order to control the Earth's human population.
Bubble Shock! in fact contained secretions from the Bane Mother. When consumed, the secretions of the mother entered the body of humans, allowing the Bane to control them. Sarah Jane Smith's technology even detected the drink as an alien life form in its own right, and she also mentioned that a bottle of the drink resisted an attempt to analyse it by some scientists. A free bus took children to tour the Bubble Shock! factory. Upon entering the building, the children were analysed by a scanning device. These analyses served to create the Archetype, a human child grown by the Bane to determine why 2% of the human population had an immunity to the enzyme. The machine however was disguised by name as an alarm system and metal detector to stop children from attempting to find out about its true purpose.
History
Bypassing the variety of approvals required, the Bane managed to get their product released in two weeks, much quicker than European Union food and drink safety policies would normally have allowed.
Advertising the drink as delicious and organic and saying it contained an ingredient called Bane, the Bane species heavily advertised the drink on television. They even had Blue Peter presenters Konnie Huq and Gethin Jones offer on-air testimonials. 98% of the human population found the drink delicious and drank it extensively, but the remaining 2% found it disgusting, like Maria Jackson.
Pushed into a corner, Mrs Wormwood, the leader of the invasion, turned Bubble Shock! consumers into possessed slaves who forced the drink on anyone who had not already taken it. With the death of the Bane Mother, however, the drink apparently lost its power. Afterwards, the possession of various humans was attributed to the ingredients in Bubble Shock! causing a combination of "chemical imbalances" and Bubble Shock! was promptly removed from the public domain. (TV: Invasion of the Bane)
Sarah Jane Smith kept one bottle of Bubble Shock! inside her attic at 13 Bannerman Road. (TV: The Last Sontaran)
Sarah Jane mentioned that the Bane were behind the Bubble Shock! incident when facing them once more alongside Rani Chandra. Rani herself remarked that she thought it was foul, indicating that she was part of the 2% who were incompatible with the Bane secretion. ( TV: Enemy of the Bane)
References
The Bubble Shock! factory was one of several alien incursions which occurred in the "Ealing Triangle", cited by Ruby White when she met Sarah Jane and her team. (TV: Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith)
Behind the scenes
- Writer Gareth Roberts had previously created Bubbleshake, an addictive beverage with dangerous qualities, in his novel The Highest Science.
- The Futurama episode Fry & the Slurm Factory featured Slurm, another highly addictive drink created from the secretions of an alien creature, in this case the "Slurm Queen".
