Sally Manton wrote:
[a] three things about Blake's 7 as a series that make it special for them, and different from other shows?
1. I like dark/funny; or in B7's case, I suppose it should be bleak/funny. I haven't found many things with this particular vibe that hit my sense of humour, outside of the first two seasons of Buffy, and certain productions of Hamlet.
2. When you get to the end, it's a whole story (as opposed to just stopping). Not just any story, either, but a lovely little tragedy themed on trust, loyalty, betrayal. With not just one, but two tragic heroes. <Contented sigh> How I love tragedy - especially a funny one. Reminds me of my favourite play, Hamlet.
3. 'Tisn't very often I can identify with a main character on a TV show, instead of one relegated to second-tier status. Makes a nice change to have a dark, snarly, snarky anti-hero in the thick of things; sort of like - wait for it - Hamlet. <g!>
[b] if you can think of them, one thing in each of just three episodes that somehow lifted that episode for you?
Hm. Well, the sopron and Avon's bit as a lecturer in Moloch have already been mentioned, so I guess I'll have to think harder than I'd planned.
1. Mission to Destiny - the bit where Blake and Avon are looking for the air circulating system, and Avon gets temporarily turned around. It never fails to make me smile.
2. Gambit - the conversation where Avon and Vila trick Orac into shrinking itself. (Not to mention Jarriere, and Servie's detour into actual colour.)
3. Volcano - contains what is probably my favourite A-V scene in the whole run, the bit where they're sitting on the flight deck and Vila is having a drink, after Cally and Orac have been taken.
(In deference to Joanne, I won't mention the one thing that makes Deathwatch worth viewing ... )
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