Hello All!

Well, part of what makes Blake's 7 the last word on the universe as it
stands, and other science fiction a complete waste of time, was
demonstrated in this episode - realism.  Instead of a Star-Trek like
rubbishy movie where the good guys always waltz around, winning all the
time, they actually managed to lose the Liberator in this movie, totally
destroyed.  It was sad, to be sure, but at least later on they will pick up
an even faster spacecraft.

There is no way Avon would have believed the signal from Blake as him
having something that would make them rich and invincible - pigs might fly
too.  He would have followed up the signal just because he was curious as
to the nature of the trap.  An intriguing mystery basically.

There was no explanation given for Terminal being parked miles from
anywhere, which makes it strange that Dorian knew about the place (later
episode) if it was such a secret.

It was strange that Avon told Tarrant "just try trusting me",
which is what Blake said to Avon a long time ago, and got a livid response
from Avon.

No matter how interesting a mystery is, it was absolutely uncalled for that
Avon should force the ship to go into the cloud.

It is completely unbelievable that Servalan crashed her ship whilst
landing, it is probably in total good shape, besides that bomb she rigged
up.

Further evidence that Avon was looking for Blake/mystery not riches was
evidenced by when he told Villa to leave Terminal, maximum speed, after
being circumspect about his imminent demise.  Interesting to compare this
reaction to when he was in the ship with Villa when the transporter was too
heavy and he was going to toss Villa off.  In this episode, there was a
chance for the crew to survive, whereas in the other, the only choice was
one death or two.

This episode is the end of one era, and the beginning of another.  I think
it was actually the end of the 3rd (out of 4) series, but I'm not sure. 
BFN.

Paul

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