Complete Monster: The Wire was once an alien criminal who escaped execution by sacrificing her physical body to become an Energy Being. Travelling to Earth, the Wire sought to restore her corporeal form, via feeding on the mental energy from human brains. However, the Wire intentionally drained far more energy than necessary, causing the victims' consciousness to be sucked out and leaving them trapped inside TV screens alone and begging for help, while their faceless bodies are left as mindless husks. Forcing Mr. Magpie into her servitude with the threat of feeding on him, the Wire instructs Magpie to mass sell cheap TV sets, where the Wire fed on dozens of unknowing victims. The Wire’s ultimate plan was to hijack a broadcast for Queen Elizabeth II's coronation, where she would feed upon the estimated 3 million viewers to restore her physical body, while executing Magpie after having no further use for him.
The main villain of this episode feeds off on people who watch television, and stealing their faces along with it. 11 years later, a game revolving around faces being stolen would come to fruition, and a television screen monster which can have the face of a traveller inspired by the main villain of this episode would also make an appearance as a boss.
Narm: The Wire starts off as a subtle menace, with an understated performance by Maureen Lipman as a smug manipulator. This all falls apart when she starts gurning and mewling "I'M HUNGRYYYYY! FEEEED MEEEE!!!" like a petulant toddler.
Narm Charm: As awesome as it was seeing Ten putting Eddie in his place, it's funny to see him go into the same level of tirades Eddie does: "AND IIIIIIII'M NOT LISTENNG-AH!" Still, this is perfectly in-character for him.
