Man from Atlantis III: Killer Spores story
When a space capsule crashes in the ocean near the Cetacean, Mark and Elizabeth agree to investigate. When they arrive, Mark is rendered unconscious by a screeching sound. They discover hundreds of strange, blue, intelligent spores that have taken over Mark's body, attempting to find a way back into space. However, they do not know that Mark will die if he does not return to water within a few hours.
6 total · 5 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| aquatic ability | major | Mark had this ability in spades. |
| merpeople | major | The film followed Mark the merman as he became taken over by intelligent space spores. |
| spaceborne being | major | Intelligent spores were accidentally brought back from outer space on a space probe and took over the body of first Mark and then many other people. |
| what if a loved one became possessed by another being | major | Mark's body was taken over by space spores and he behaved strangely while under their influence. While Elizabeth expressed concern that they would exercise a demonic influence on Mark, they turned out to be pretty much on the level. |
| what if I saw strange things no one else could see | major | The intelligent space spores were invisible to everyone but Mark. |
| the thirst for knowledge | minor | Mark pondered why scientists bother to learn anything in the first place after hearing the old adage "the more we learn, the more we realize how little we know". |