Nico wrote...
I'm one of the victims too. I just can't figure out what Belkov did with his crystals (did he have any at all, where were they) or what happened at the end (did Belkov survive, or did he get sucked into the black hole?)
Yeah, I couldn't figure out whether he was supposed to have survived or not.
Maybe he's trying to overcome his aversion to knives, or has already and is proud to show it?
I do like the bit where the guard finds it on him. VILA: I found it. GUARD: Where? VILA: It was stuck in one of your men.
And why on any planet does Tarrant leave Vila as back-up?
Because Vila can get through any lock to rescue them, and Tarrant needs the others with him; they're much better in a fight than our Vila.
This is true. I'm quite suprised Tarrant would actually trust Vila to actually come and find them even though he knows he'd capable of doing so. That's also one of my favourite moments though, Vila very obviously full of bounce and pleased with himself "Tarrant this is your one-man backup team!"
I'd love to have seen Gambit interacting with Orac and Slave.
I don't think Orac would like her much, he sounded wuite sulky when she was beating him at chess. ;-)
there's a game just cut out for each of the people who go over to the Orbiter
Lucky coincidence, huh? Or just a well-rounded crew? :-)
Ah that must be it ;-)
And poor Vila's so clever with that lock and just gets shoved aside...
Avon really does seem to be in a particuarly snarly mood (even for him) throughout the episode.
Vila has a rather good day though.
Well okay he gets them spotted when they first go down but even then Tarrant just seems resigned rather than angry with him.
He's unusally calm when they're captured and his reflexes when Dayna pops up are spot on. (he's obviously an expert at 'Duck!' ;-)) He sweet talks Gambit, gets the circuit, rescues Tarrant and Dayna, is unusually calm and accurate with a gun when he zaps that guard, and opens the lock on the orbiter while not getting thumped by Tarrant for nearly tipping him onto his backside ;-)
Leia