This one was a lot worse than I remembered. First truly bad ep (as in not even in a particularly amusing way) I think. Well, it actually starts out all right and there are a lot of interesting tidbits of information scattered around... But once they get to Exbar it all deteriorates into some kind of weird and unengaging attempt at action. Meh.
Avon's detector-shield didn't hold together for long. Seems Vila's lack of confidence in it in 'Trial' wasn't entirely unfounded.
I note that Avon actually asks for Vila's opinion at one point, seriously and without any detectable sarcasm. (Although he then ruins it by treating him horribly for the rest of the episode.)
Despite her send-only claims in 'Time Squad', Cally clearly is capable of some degree of mind-reading (or, perhaps more likely, emotion-reading), at least in some cases
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I note that Avon actually asks for Vila's opinion at one point, seriously and without any detectable sarcasm. (Although he then ruins it by treating him horribly for the rest of the episode.)
I notice that at the beginning Vila is sitting at the same table as Avon, watching him poking at some circuit board. Presumably, one of them is “on duty” and the other is keeping him company.
Avon's detector-shield didn't hold together for long. Seems Vila's lack of confidence in it in 'Trial' wasn't entirely unfounded. And all that happens super coincidentally, at exactly the same time that the Federation has developed a detector shield! The Liberator crew seem to be implausibly lackadaisical about getting it fixed. Maybe the Federation have sucked up the galactic stock of parts so that Avon can’t get any! All this is yet another indication that Blake must use his technological advantages while he can, because the Federation is always developing new technology. Look at Imipac, after all. Now that I think about it , the planned attack on the
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watching him poking at some circuit board That bit (together with some of vilakins lovely stories) is the source of another personal fanon of mine: that Avon's genius with technology is primarily theoretical, while his innate clumsiness makes him a bit rubbish when it comes to working on the actual hardware ('poking' is a pretty accurate description of what he's doing there!) Which would make Vila's more hands-on genius complementary if/when he could enlist his help for the fiddly bits... I'm imagining that Vila has been sitting there for some time, inwardly wincing as Avon mangles the electronics, trying to decide whether he should offer to help or not... *g*
...in any case, yes, they do seem to voluntarily spend time with each other quite often - more so now when Vila hasn't got Gan any longer, I think. The beginning of 'Gambit' is similar, with Avon joining Vila at teleport duty, for no obvious other reason.
super coincidentally, at exactly the same time that the Federation has developed a detector shieldThinking about that, it
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I do like the federation ship that's after them. ALL federation staff have ridicukoulsy tight clothing, it seems. My absolute favourite bit of this episode is the pixelated countdown clock in green and red. SO CUTE
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ALL federation staff have ridicukoulsy tight clothing, it seems.
It didn’t occur to me until this episode that Travis II’s get-up is actually a Space Commander’s uniform. Doh! Personally, I’d like to think that these figure hugging costumes are a psychological ploy to keep Federation minions fighting fit and stop them going to seed!
Sadly we are back to shouty overacting Travis this episode. The shouting of "The Word" is more ridiculous than scary.
I’ve got to confess that I find Travis II so amusing at times, that in some ways I prefer him to Travis I. Subtle he is not!
Jenna jealousy about Inga in this episode is irritating Although I think it's meant as jealousy, I could imagine other reasons for her coldness once she actually gets to see how young Inga is - particularly in the light of what Blake was put on trial for.
Interesting that Avon takes Vila - generally most baited - as choice to accompany him on the planet Well, I suppose Jenna has the usual being-the-pilot get-out clause (and she and Avon seem to generally stay out of each other's way if they can) and although Cally would seem a more logical choice I think the “emotion-reading” might mean he'd prefer to keep her at a distance, too. Avon often seems more relaxed around Vila, so it could be that his choice is based on how vulnerable he is feeling, rather than the practical requirements of the situation.
And why, WHY are we letting Travis live?And again, Blake's (official) reason seems to be that it's more humiliating/less merciful to leave him for the Federation. I suppose Blake thinks of it in terms of 'justice' rather than the
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In my opinion, this episode, though bit rubbish, entirely justifies its existence by providing me with nice background wallpaper of Blake and Avon lying on the ground clutching their liberator guns
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if “she meant a lot to me once” has as much to do with Blake’s political development as his romantic I wonder why Ushton (and Inga, unless she was born there?) got sent to Exbar in the first place. Are “grade four offenders” those that have committed a “category four crime” (such as going outside was said to be in TWB)? I wonder if the ”special privileges” are a concession to their grade/powerful relatives (how influential were the 'Blake-clan' before falling into disgrace?) or if they were being held as hostages (as it were) against someone's good behaviour? (Obviously not Blake's, as they are still alive.) Perhaps there's some hidden political significance to them that Blake doesn't mention and thinks is of importance for the rebellion - in which case I could imagine him exaggerating his emotional attachment to Inga to the crew (which could explain the strange wording and general wtf:ness), maybe thinking it'll make them more willing to cooperate than the real reason... *speculation running wild*
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Avon's detector-shield didn't hold together for long. Seems Vila's lack of confidence in it in 'Trial' wasn't entirely unfounded.
I note that Avon actually asks for Vila's opinion at one point, seriously and without any detectable sarcasm. (Although he then ruins it by treating him horribly for the rest of the episode.)
Despite her send-only claims in 'Time Squad', Cally clearly is capable of some degree of mind-reading (or, perhaps more likely, emotion-reading), at least in some cases ( ... )
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I notice that at the beginning Vila is sitting at the same table as Avon, watching him poking at some circuit board. Presumably, one of them is “on duty” and the other is keeping him company.
Avon's detector-shield didn't hold together for long. Seems Vila's lack of confidence in it in 'Trial' wasn't entirely unfounded. And all that happens super coincidentally, at exactly the same time that the Federation has developed a detector shield! The Liberator crew seem to be implausibly lackadaisical about getting it fixed. Maybe the Federation have sucked up the galactic stock of parts so that Avon can’t get any! All this is yet another indication that Blake must use his technological advantages while he can, because the Federation is always developing new technology. Look at Imipac, after all. Now that I think about it , the planned attack on the ( ... )
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That bit (together with some of vilakins lovely stories) is the source of another personal fanon of mine: that Avon's genius with technology is primarily theoretical, while his innate clumsiness makes him a bit rubbish when it comes to working on the actual hardware ('poking' is a pretty accurate description of what he's doing there!) Which would make Vila's more hands-on genius complementary if/when he could enlist his help for the fiddly bits... I'm imagining that Vila has been sitting there for some time, inwardly wincing as Avon mangles the electronics, trying to decide whether he should offer to help or not... *g*
...in any case, yes, they do seem to voluntarily spend time with each other quite often - more so now when Vila hasn't got Gan any longer, I think. The beginning of 'Gambit' is similar, with Avon joining Vila at teleport duty, for no obvious other reason.
super coincidentally, at exactly the same time that the Federation has developed a detector shieldThinking about that, it ( ... )
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It didn’t occur to me until this episode that Travis II’s get-up is actually a Space Commander’s uniform. Doh! Personally, I’d like to think that these figure hugging costumes are a psychological ploy to keep Federation minions fighting fit and stop them going to seed!
Sadly we are back to shouty overacting Travis this episode. The shouting of "The Word" is more ridiculous than scary.
I’ve got to confess that I find Travis II so amusing at times, that in some ways I prefer him to Travis I. Subtle he is not!
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Although I think it's meant as jealousy, I could imagine other reasons for her coldness once she actually gets to see how young Inga is - particularly in the light of what Blake was put on trial for.
Interesting that Avon takes Vila - generally most baited - as choice to accompany him on the planet
Well, I suppose Jenna has the usual being-the-pilot get-out clause (and she and Avon seem to generally stay out of each other's way if they can) and although Cally would seem a more logical choice I think the “emotion-reading” might mean he'd prefer to keep her at a distance, too. Avon often seems more relaxed around Vila, so it could be that his choice is based on how vulnerable he is feeling, rather than the practical requirements of the situation.
And why, WHY are we letting Travis live?And again, Blake's (official) reason seems to be that it's more humiliating/less merciful to leave him for the Federation. I suppose Blake thinks of it in terms of 'justice' rather than the ( ... )
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I wonder why Ushton (and Inga, unless she was born there?) got sent to Exbar in the first place. Are “grade four offenders” those that have committed a “category four crime” (such as going outside was said to be in TWB)? I wonder if the ”special privileges” are a concession to their grade/powerful relatives (how influential were the 'Blake-clan' before falling into disgrace?) or if they were being held as hostages (as it were) against someone's good behaviour? (Obviously not Blake's, as they are still alive.) Perhaps there's some hidden political significance to them that Blake doesn't mention and thinks is of importance for the rebellion - in which case I could imagine him exaggerating his emotional attachment to Inga to the crew (which could explain the strange wording and general wtf:ness), maybe thinking it'll make them more willing to cooperate than the real reason... *speculation running wild*
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