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We're on an express elevator to hell - going down!
— Private Hudson ‧ Aliens
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
A panicked, hyperbolic way of saying things are heading fast toward disaster. The image of an express elevator makes the descent sound quick, with no stops, and the exclamatory "going down" turns the dread into a shouted, darkly comic announcement.
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