-[high-pitched yipping] -What in the world is that?The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two · 2020 — Chapter 13 of 20 · 4'11" · B2
The Sleigh Tears Through Time, Explained: a tear in the fabric of time
The chase goes wrong when the sleigh rips a hole in time: "We just opened a tear in the fabric of time." Stranded in the past on Christmas Eve, the group finds Christmas Spirit nearly gone and learns that if it hits zero, they are stuck there forever.
What happens
During a sleigh chase, the villain shows off his new ride and hybrid animals. The race tears a hole in time, sending the group back to Logan Airport on Christmas Eve, where Christmas Spirit is only 7% and falling. They find a time device left by the villain, and it is out of juice.
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a tear in the fabric of timebe out of juiceI'll give you thata long way from
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a tear in the fabric of time
时间之布上的一道裂口
圣诞老人发现他们的降落撕开了时空，于是有了这条通往过去的裂缝。
The device punched a tear in the fabric of time.
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- be out of juice
没电了、没劲了
- I'll give you that
used to admit that a point someone made is true
- a long way from
far from being something; not at all close to it
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It's my new ride.What do you call those?far from being something; not at all close to it
They're a long way from cool.used to admit that a point someone made is true
But you are clever, Belsnickel. I'll give you that.Wanna bet?-[Santa] Hold on tight! -[device whirring]-What's going on? -I don't know.There's something wrong with my instruments.We need to get that star back from Belsnickel!elision
We need to get that star back from Belsnickel!Bon voyage!That's a world without Santa Claus.-[sips] -That's my good girl. Drink it up.-[door slams] -[Jack] I made it!-Never doubted you for a moment. -That makes one of us.-Never doubted you for a moment. -That makes one of us.never
-Never doubted you for a moment. -That makes one of us.You think this'll work?I think, somehow, we've gone back in time.present perfect
I think, somehow, we've gone back in time.liaison
I think, somehow, we've gone back in time.Logan International Airport, Christmas Eve.Well, during the holidays, airports have some of the lowest Christmas Spirit in the world.Right now, this one's at…The reindeer won't be able to fly at all. Now, look at them. They're exhausted.-Are they gonna be okay? -This is worse than I thought.We just opened a tear in the fabric of time.liaison
We just opened a tear in the fabric of time.-Those wormholes won't stay open for long. -How much time do we have?will not
-Those wormholes won't stay open for long. -How much time do we have?We're stuck here forever.Bingo! There's the guilty culprit, right here.Bingo! There's the guilty culprit, right here.-What is it? -Ah, some kind of time twister.Looks like Belsnickel figured out a rudimentary form of time travel.figure out
Looks like Belsnickel figured out a rudimentary form of time travel.But, as usual, it's also got his signature shoddy craftsmanship.And looks like it's out of juice.liaison
And looks like it's out of juice.The Sleigh Tears Through Time, explained
What's really going on
The scene is the point where a chase becomes a science-fiction problem. The villain's inventions are ridiculous - a hybrid team and a clunky sleigh - and the hero dismisses them with "They're a long way from cool," while still granting him credit: "I'll give you that." That balance is the tone of the whole chapter: insult and respect at once. Then the stakes turn literal, because the chase "opened a tear in the fabric of time," and the group lands in the past with Christmas Spirit collapsing. The final discovery, a machine that is "out of juice," turns the universe-saving threat into a power problem the characters can actually solve.
Theme
SurvivalThe group is stranded and racing a countdown, since losing Christmas Spirit would trap them in the past forever.
CourageFacing an impossible trip through time, the heroes keep chasing the villain instead of giving up.
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- get that star back — elision
- gone back in time — liaison
- a tear in the fabric — liaison
- out of juice — liaison
Ah, you really didn't think I was just gonna disappear, did you?The villain's taunting return, announcing he was never really defeated.
That's a world without Santa Claus.His boast about the future he wants: a place where the hero has been erased.
The reindeer won't be able to fly at all. Now, look at them. They're exhausted.The explanation of the stakes: without enough Christmas Spirit, the reindeer lose the power of flight.
Looks like Belsnickel figured out a rudimentary form of time travel.The discovery that the villain built a crude time machine, which explains how the chase broke time.
Questions about this scene
How do they end up in the past?
The sleigh chase opens a tear in the fabric of time, and the wormhole sends them back to Logan Airport on Christmas Eve.
Why does Christmas Spirit matter so much?
If it drops to zero, the reindeer cannot fly, the wormholes will close, and the group will be stuck in the past forever.
What did Belsnickel build?
A rudimentary time machine, which is why the chase tore a hole in time; the device is later found out of juice.
Why are the reindeer exhausted?
Christmas Spirit is very low at the airport, so the reindeer lose the power they need to fly and are worn out.
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two · 20 chapters
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Up next · Chapter 14for all I knowKate Gets Stopped at the Airport
Chapter 1come from a long line ofBelsnickel Reveals Himself
Chapter 2could care lessKate Grumbles Through a Beach Christmas
Chapter 3the time of one's lifeKate Sees Through the Bribe
Chapter 4a real dragKate and Jack Reach the Pole
Chapter 5took matters into my own handsKate Wakes Up at the North Pole
Chapter 6time stands stillSanta Tours the Village
Chapter 7whipped upKate and Jack Stay One Night
Chapter 8one of a kindMrs. Claus Tells Santa's Origin Story
Chapter 9buy some timeBelsnickel Steals the Star
Chapter 10one way or anotherSanta Flies with Seven Reindeer
Chapter 11not a moment to loseMrs. Claus Arms Jack With Cookies
Chapter 12hallowed groundSanta Returns to the Elf Forest
Watching · Chapter 13a tear in the fabric of timeThe Sleigh Tears Through Time
Chapter 14for all I knowKate Gets Stopped at the Airport
Chapter 15the sky is fallingKate Confesses to a Stranger
Chapter 16see something throughKate Meets Her Father Doug
Chapter 17a game of chickenMrs. Claus Stops the Chicken Game
Chapter 18at the end of the daySanta Talks Belsnickel Down
Chapter 19from time to timeThe Last Sleigh Ride Home
Chapter 20one day at a timeKate and Jack Come HomeChapter 13 of 20 · about 23 min to go