Orac wanting to be switched off to protect his human companions is unusual. Surely he'd be ready for the overthrowing? I suppose Orac values his autonomy too. And given how annoyed he often is when the humans interrupt him, perhaps he thinks the business of world domination would simply take up too much of his precious time... And of course, I don't trust Orac at all, so there is the question of what said "domination" would actually entail, once the android had got what it wanted (i.e. Orac.) ...I wonder if Orac can lie, btw? We know that he can deceive, but can he tell an outright, factual lie? And also, does removing the key really switch Orac off? I've always assumed that it just switches off the human-computer interface (seeing as how he seems to consider it as being "interrupted" when the key is inserted.)
This ep raises many questions about Orac!
The "yes master" at the end fills me with glee. It's a perfect line. Yes! But I admit I enjoyed Avon losing control and yelling SHUT UP!! just as much...
Good fun. Orac's rather suspect trustworthiness used to good effect. The crew seem a little bit more together, Avon at least vaugely doubtful about leaving Tarrant and Vila where they are!
Hitting someone over the head doesn't handily knock them out for the duration but does actual harm - a personal yay! And poor Vila looks so pleased so alarmed then pleased with himself then appalled all in a few seconds over the whole incident! Tarrant's an ungrateful sod!
I couldn't actually tell who was helping who when they're trying to get into their suits in the dark. Did Tarrant redeem himself there?
Vila hiding from what he thinks is the android coming is not nice - for all the flapping and panicking and frightened babbling, we hardly ever see Vila so transparently scared as this. (Except in a few episodoes times of course...)
Interesting that Dayna and Tarrant act on their own initiative contrary to Avon's plan, in order to get rid of the android completely,
Hitting someone over the head doesn't handily knock them out for the duration but does actual harm - a personal yay! Yes! - but the irony of course being that it was probably only because it *wasn't* a human being that was being hit... Still, kudos to Vila for not aiming for the head!
I couldn't actually tell who was helping who Tarrant helping Vila, I'm fairly sure.
we hardly ever see Vila so transparently scared as this I think it's because he's forced to be silent. It seems to me that Vila usually deals with his fear by talking, either putting on a show to the people around him, or distracting himself when he is alone. Seeing him deprived of that protective layer of wit is heart-wrenching
I think it's because he's forced to be silent. It seems to me that Vila usually deals with his fear by talking, either putting on a show to the people around him, or distracting himself when he is alone.
Good point. I hadn't thought of it quite that clearly, but you're right.
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I suppose Orac values his autonomy too. And given how annoyed he often is when the humans interrupt him, perhaps he thinks the business of world domination would simply take up too much of his precious time... And of course, I don't trust Orac at all, so there is the question of what said "domination" would actually entail, once the android had got what it wanted (i.e. Orac.) ...I wonder if Orac can lie, btw? We know that he can deceive, but can he tell an outright, factual lie? And also, does removing the key really switch Orac off? I've always assumed that it just switches off the human-computer interface (seeing as how he seems to consider it as being "interrupted" when the key is inserted.)
This ep raises many questions about Orac!
The "yes master" at the end fills me with glee. It's a perfect line.
Yes! But I admit I enjoyed Avon losing control and yelling SHUT UP!! just as much...
I didn't miss Servalan at ( ... )
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Hitting someone over the head doesn't handily knock them out for the duration but does actual harm - a personal yay! And poor Vila looks so pleased so alarmed then pleased with himself then appalled all in a few seconds over the whole incident! Tarrant's an ungrateful sod!
I couldn't actually tell who was helping who when they're trying to get into their suits in the dark. Did Tarrant redeem himself there?
Vila hiding from what he thinks is the android coming is not nice - for all the flapping and panicking and frightened babbling, we hardly ever see Vila so transparently scared as this. (Except in a few episodoes times of course...)
Interesting that Dayna and Tarrant act on their own initiative contrary to Avon's plan, in order to get rid of the android completely,
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Yes! - but the irony of course being that it was probably only because it *wasn't* a human being that was being hit... Still, kudos to Vila for not aiming for the head!
I couldn't actually tell who was helping who
Tarrant helping Vila, I'm fairly sure.
we hardly ever see Vila so transparently scared as this
I think it's because he's forced to be silent. It seems to me that Vila usually deals with his fear by talking, either putting on a show to the people around him, or distracting himself when he is alone. Seeing him deprived of that protective layer of wit is heart-wrenching
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Good point. I hadn't thought of it quite that clearly, but you're right.
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