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Jurassic Park
Episode Studies

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This PopApostle's study of the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World movies, novels, and comic books such as commentary on the science described, sound bits of memorable dialog, screen grabs and my own musings. I'll be presenting them in my estimation of the chronological order each story takes place.

For reviews of the new JP comic books by IDW, I am joined here by fellow geek and friend, Patrick Hayes (you can also find his popular reviews of IDW's current plethora of Star Trek comics on TrekWeb.com and other reviews on SciFiPulse). Pat's Jurassic Park reviews are here: Jurassic Park Reviews).

Although there are no television "episodes" in the JP canon, I am continuing to use the term "episode" as I have elsewhere on PopApostle, as a separable piece in the continuous narrative of a larger story.

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"Camp Cretaceous"

"Secrets"

"The Cattle Drive"

Jurassic World

"Things Fall Apart"

Camp Cretaceous TV episode

Movie

Camp Cretaceous TV episode

A dinosaur-loving boy wins the chance to attend Camp Cretaceous on Isla Nublar for the adventure of a lifetime.

Darius and Kenji, already in trouble for sneaking out the night before, ditch their punishment to use the park's underground tunnel system to visit a quarantined Carnotaurus.

The campers participate in driving a herd of assorted herbivorous dinosaurs to a new grazing area.

Several years after a living-dinosaur theme park finally opens on Isla Nublar, InGen scientists take things a little too far with a fearsome new hybrid.

Things go from bad to much, much worse for the campers.

Jurassic World: Welcome to Jurassic World

"Happy Birthday, Eddie!"

"Welcome to Jurassic World"

"Last Day of Camp"

"End of the Line"

"A Beacon of Hope"

Camp Cretaceous TV episode

The kids try to find an adult left in the park who can get them all out of danger.

Sammy becomes isolated from some members of the group after she reveals her secret.

The kids struggle to make it to the docks to catch the last evacuation ferry off the island.

The kids are relentlessly pursued by Toro as they race for the evacuation dock.

The kids learn there is a beacon hidden in the Jurassic World village that can send out a message for rescue.

"The Art of Chill"

The Evolution of Claire

"The Watering Hole"

"Salvation"

"Brave"

Camp Cretaceous TV episode

Novel

Camp Cretaceous TV episode

The kids must find a way to make the island their home until rescue arrives.

After the fall of the Jurassic World theme park, Claire Dearing reflects on the events that led her there in the first place.

The boys and girls separate to solve two island mysteries.

The campers meet up with a small eco-tourism group on the island.

Ben's story of survival alone in the jungle is told in a flashback.

"Misguided"

"Step One"

"Chaos Theory"

"Hidden Adventure"

"View from the Top"

Camp Cretaceous TV episode

Camp Cretaceous Interactive Special

Camp Cretaceous TV episode

The eco-tourists Mitch and Tiff turn out to be big game hunters, on the island for some dino trophies.

Darius and Sammie lead Mitch and Tiff into a trap.

Darius is determined to protect the island's dinosaurs from Mitch and Tiff.

The campers work together to find a hidden stockpile of food, in the process exposing previously unknown secrets of Isla Nublar.

The kids have a new plan to escape the island.

"Safe Harbor"

"Casa de Kenji"

"Clever Girl"

"Eye of the Storm"

"The Long Run"

Camp Cretaceous TV episode

The kids throw a party on Mitch and Tiff's captured yacht.

The kids seek marine materials for the yacht from Kenji's father's conveniently forgotten penthouse on the island.

Compys run off with the campers' only compass and Darius, Kenji, and Yaz have to track it down; meanwhile, Sammy and Brooklynn seek out the secret of "E750".

The campers finally come face-to-face with E750...the Scorpios rex.

As Sammy lies dying from the Scorpios quill poison, Yaz must run faster than she ever has to fetch the antidote from the park lab.

"A Shock to the System"

"Escape from Isla Nublar"

"Whatever It Takes"

"Stay on Mission"

"Beneath the Surface"

Camp Cretaceous TV episode

Ben decides he wants to stay on the island.

The campers race for the yacht to escape the island before the Scorpios rexes can catch up to them.

The campers' escape from Isla Nublar is delayed when Dr. Wu returns to the island.

Brooklynn is held hostage by Dr. Wu and his mercenaries for the return of Wu's laptop.

The campers have escaped Isla Nublar on the yacht...but will it take them to Costa Rica as they hope?

"At Least..."

"Turning Dr.Turner"

"Rude Awakening"

"The Long Game"

"Mission Critical"

Camp Cretaceous TV episode

The campers try to learn where they've been marooned, but uncover more questions than answers.

The campers meet a scientist studying dinosaur behavior on the strange island.

Dr. Turner helps the campers hatch a plan to get off Mantah Corp Island.

Dr. Turner's boss sets off Sammy's rage.

The kids need to care for the injured Dr. Turner and try to stop the dino fight engineered by Kash.

"Staying Alive"

"Technical Difficulties"

"Dino-Sitting"

"Taking Control"

Who's the Boss?

Camp Cretaceous TV episode

Darius must use his wits to keep the dangerous Kash distracted from his friends' plans.

Kash gives Darius a dangerous assignment to prove his worth.

Darius must keep Kash distracted while his friends stage a breakout in the dinosaur nursery.

The campers decide it's time to take down Kash.

The president of Mantah Corp arrives on the island.

"Reunited"

"The Final Test"

"Battle Lines"

"Evasive Action"

"Shaky Ground"

Camp Cretaceous TV episode

Kenji, eager to win his normally distant father's approval, is eager to prove himself.

Kenji helps his father with an investors' visit and plans a date with Brooklynn while the rest of the kids have trouble trusting Mr. Kon.

Kenji is left out of the loop when the rest of the kids feel that his father is endangering the dinosaurs with his greed.

The campers find themselves in lockdown after Kenji's betrayal.

Something is spooking the dinosaurs.

"Out of the Pack"

"The Leap"

"Clean Break"

"The Core"

"Arrival"

Camp Cretaceous TV episode

On Isla Nublar, the Kons lead BioSyn to riches, while on Mantah Corp Island the campers plot to spoil the Kons' plans.

The kids come up with a plan to protect the dinosaurs on Mantah Corp island.

Both Mae and Kenji seek ways to break from the authority of Kenji's father.

Darius worries that he's lost his way; Yaz and Sammy have a reckoning.

While the rest of the campers search for Mr. Kon's backup flash drive of the biochip schematics, Ben sets out alone to rescue Bumpy.

"The Last Stand"

"The Nublar Six"

Fallen Kingdom

Camp Cretaceous TV episode

Camp Cretaceous TV episode

Movie

Kenji returns to the campers' side, but can they forgive him?

Darius and Kenji have a final showdown with Kenji's father; Brandon, Roxie, and Dave arrive on Mantah Corp. Island to rescue the kids.

After the fall of the Jurassic World theme park on Isla Nublar, an ethically-questionable plan to sell the dinosaurs to global power-brokers is hatched clandestinely.

A Rising Tide

Dinosaur Crossing