Pharsti <pharsti11@coldmail.com> wrote in
news:Xns93F0A5C5A5EE3pharsti11hotmailcom@212.115.192.188: 

> Daniel Rudy <dcrudy@invalid.pacbell.nospam.net.0123456789> wrote in
> news:xXW6b.12385$kq6.7233@newssvr25.news.prodigy.com: 

>>> 
>>> Did anyone else ever notice that the water she's lying in is red?
>>> 
>>> http://people.zeelandnet.nl/bsl/bath.jpg
>> 
>> Actually, that looks like the bottom of the tub.  The actual water
>> around her legs is a brownish color when compared to her skin color.
> 
> Looking closely, I can see that too, but why on earth would the bottom
> of a tub be red? I forgot to mention though that this is only visible
> in the DC version of the episode, the scene was a lot darker in the
> original series, and there wasn't any red visible. So why would they
> change it and make it a red color, just to confuse us?

Rust. It is a metal tub, most likely cast iron, and the building it is in 
has no roof. So it has been exposed to the elements, quite likely for some 
time, and rain water sitting in the bottom of the tub over time would cause 
it to rust.