come up with something to bulk the episode out to 50 minutes without actually having Avon playing the accordion in lederhosen.
Not necessarily a problem. There's virtually no threat to the crew in "Killer,"
VILA: A quarter of a million volts...and you're putting your hand in?
The original intent here was to discuss Terry Nation's writing, so we can safely ignore one of the worst aspects of the episode ... the terrible acting by the extras (with their budget they could either hire one or two extras who could act or 8 who, in the main, couldn't).
My favorite is the slave auction in "Assassin," where they had about eight bidders and only one slave until Avon's unexpected arrival. Reminds me of the time that I went to see the New York City Opera production of Candide on July 4th and there literally were more people on stage than in the audience.
and rather odd characterisation (Blake destroying the Ortega).
Blake does hard-bastard things before and since-- witness Breakdown.
In Breakdown, Blake's intention is to help Gan, by any means necessary. In MtoD, Blake's intention is to help the Ortega crew. Hey, that could explain the rumors about Blake...if that's how he treats people he likes, don't get on his bad side!
-(Y)