Three writers!
And so, season 3 begins. Although apparently, these first 6 shows were shot immediately after season 2 wrapped. So it's kind of a continuation.
Annoying that the season 3 DVD release has this episode out of order, on disc 4. I'm trusting that Muppet Wiki has the airing order correct, rather than HIT.
Man, I love Cantus, and how he seems simultaneously profound and full of crap. Brilliant.
So when Fraggles freeze, their pupils disappear? Except for Wembley's?
A very interesting episode, clearly intended to be a religious parable. Everyone believes in the Great Bell. Gobo challenges this, and goes out looking for concrete proof of the Great Bell's existence. When he gets to where the Bell should be, the cave is empty. But when he returns to his friends, they've all frozen because the Rock has stopped moving. Cantus explains that the Great Bell isn't at the center of the Rock, it's at the heart of the Rock, and that heart is within each of them.
So, assuming the Great Bell stands for the core of a religious belief, does this mean that if you look for concrete proof, you won't find it, but the religion is nonetheless true? Or does it mean that the religion isn't true (the Great Bell wasn't actually there), but it's our relationships and celebration of life itself that makes the world keep turning? And are these mutually exclusive? I'm beginning to sound like Cantus myself. But I like the latter option, and I think it's a mark of a well-written show that it can leave itself open to interpretation, yet still "ring true".
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