Sally said:
There are two (for me) inarguable facts about Avon and Cally's first
meeting
(Time Squad). This *was* Cally-as-rebel-crusader at her strongest (if somewhat fanatical), and the two of them took one look at each other, and liked what they saw.
Oh, I don't know--about the first thing Avon says to Cally is that if she had hurt Blake, he would have killed her. He doesn't look like he's kidding about it. And neither he nor Jenna seems able to get past the fact that she's an alien.
It's very easy to argue - on the on-screen evidence - that Avon's 'weakness', emotionally at least, is actually for the crusader type.
I think he's like a heat-seeking missile--he finds the people who can do the most harm to him
Of the three people he's closest to in the crew, two of them - Blake and Cally -
I think he's much closer to Vila than to Cally.
Furthermore, the argument becomes stronger if you can believe that Anna Grant was genuine in her rebellion, and even possibly had leanings that
way
earlier*.
I see her rebellion as a chance to look out for her own interests, taking advantage of Servalan's inability to create loyalty (as distinct from fear).
Veron - a real orphan - gets a brusque "I'm sorry" flung at her before he turns his attention back to Fearless Leader.
Veron is about 14, so let's hope that nobody on the show treats her as a reasonable romantic object
-(Y)