Dr. Smith: Never trust anyone, especially me.
Lost in Space (1998)
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Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Starring: Gary Oldman, Heather Graham, Lacey Chabert, Matt LeBlanc, Mimi Rogers, William Hurt
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Question: What did John said to the spider Smith after he said, "Remember the Proteus," and what did he mean by that?
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Answer: He meant (as he says shortly after) that the spiders on the Proteus (that infected Smith) eat their dead/wounded, so when spider Smith's egg-sack is ruptured, the babies eat him.
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