Blakes' 7: Season Three
Episode Details
After the Liberator holds off the Andromedan forces until the Federation
could arrive, it is so badly damaged that the crew have to abandon it.
After some days the auto-repair circuits make it serviceable again.
Avon crashlands on an isolated world inhabited by vicious savages and a
reclusive weapons expert and his daughters. After some trouble, Avon and Dana,
one of the daughters, manage to teleport back to the Liberator (the others are
killed).
To Avon's horror, there is already a team of Federation storm troopers aboard,
led by Captain Del Tarrant and Section Leader Cleg.
Avon and Dana find themselves confronted by Tarrant's Federation troops.
Attempting to hide his identity, Avon passes himself off as a loyal Federation
citizen, who managed to survive the battle with the Andromedans....
Alone, on a hostile planet, nursing a broken arm ... things couldn't be
worse for Vila - or so he thinks. After repeatedly radioing his
extreme peril to Zen, he is captured by natives - who look evil but turn
out to be friendly. Then, just when things seem to be getting better - he
and his native friends are captured by apparently civilised people with high
technology - who look friendly, but are after more than his charm!
Meanwhile, Zen autopilots the Liberator to Vila's location - not allowing any
interference from non-crew members. Frustrated at not being able
to take control of the ship, the captain of the stormtroopers places
Avon and Dana under guard.
When they escape, they discover that their guard is already dead.
Someone appears to be trying to help them .... but who?
Review by Mark=Chase%Ops%Ops=Akl@bangate.compaq.com
An old friend of Tarrant named Jarvic claims to Servelan that any fool could
take the Liberator with 3 ships. Servelan gives him his chance after failing
herself yet again. Jarvic lays out a trap, and the crew fall for it. Servilan
gains control of the Liberator but must transport the crew down to a small
planet where strange creatures threaten them. Will the crew survive on the
hostile planet and will they get the Liberator back again.....
Review by Matthew Hook (Matthew.Hook.1@uni.massey.ac.nz)
His comments:
A must see episode for those tacky but love-em special effects used for
the creature Kairos. It had me in fits of laughter for ages.
I like the way that Jarvic guy deals to Servelan.
"Woman you are beautiful..." silence. Then he grabs and kisses her.
Very amusing.
Tarrant is contacted by some traders who need the help of a skilled
thief to break into an ancient city on a primitive world, and
volunteers Vila to do the work. Things take a turn for the
worse when it turns out the traders are led by
Baban the Butcher, number two on the Federations most
wanted list (after Blake).
Succeeding in getting in, accompanied by an attractive female assassin
from Baban's team, she and Vila are transported to a beautiful unspoilt
planet far from the original city.
Vila has a tough decision to make after he falls for her...
This is our favourite episode! Colin Baker as Baban The Butcher is
a cameo that we could watch time and time again.
Also, Vila gets to be a bit less worm-like than usual.
The people of Auron, living in self-imposed isolation from the rest of the
galaxy, believe that they have achieved an idyllic state of existence. Their
belief is shattered when Servalan, under the pretense of giving aid,
introduces a bacteria into their atmosphere - against which they have no
immunity. This bacteria scythes through the population, threatening the
populous with extinction.
Cally's twin sister contacts her through telepathy, and the Liberator rushes
to help (unaware that Servalan is there - and that she is after the ship).
Servalan then approaches the leaders of Auron offering a possible vaccine -
with the ulterior motive of using their 'cloning' techniques - to make
copies of herself .....
Review by Mark Chase (Markc@MSS.CO.NZ)
When Tarrant's brother is selected as the ritual gladiator in a fight
to the death for the honour of his adopted homeworld, the crew of the
Liberator come to ensure fair play. When Tarrant's brother is killed
by his adversary, it becomes apparent that this adversary was actually
an android.
Determined to expose the deception, Tarrant challenges the victor to
a further fight, the question is can he defeat the android...
Avon believes that he's finally tracked down Blake and takes the
Liberator to the planet Terminal. Avon is being very secretive since
he's following a set of contacts which he believes may be a trap and
refuses to let the others know what he's doing.
Unwilling to risk loosing the contact he takes the Liberator through
a cloud of unknown material which starts coating the hull of the ship.
All too soon many of the Liberators vital systems start failing and
Terminal turns out to be a trap carefully laid by Servelan.
Choose: onwards to season four, or back to
season two.
B.King@ee.surrey.ac.uk & D.White@ee.surrey.ac.uk
19th July 1995