M wrote:
#> >On Sat, 28 Apr 2001 09:20:38 -0000, Jenny Kaye wrote:
Vila says, "Are you going to let me in on the secret?" to which Avon
replies"You wouldn't understand it if we did." Avon then turns his back
on
Vila. This doesn't go down to well, prompting Vila to respond, "My classification might be Grade 4 ignorant, but I'm not stupid. I bought
that
classification from a friend at the testing centre." Avon looks on impassively, and Cally in the background rolls her eyes. Vila continues,
"I
didn't want to be a Space Captain now did I? They all ended up getting killed didn't they?"
Cally responds with, "Tarrant survived." "Oh yes," says Vila, "
OK, I interpret this differently - firstly he says I wouldn't want to be
a
captain, not that he could pass the test.
Yes but by saying that he bought his grade classification and then saying that he didn't want to be a space captain implies that the two are linked in some way. They aren't of course, he's just talking shit.
All he says is he bought the 'Grade 4 ignorant', all that means is that he's higher.
No. It means he's lying. See above.
I think he doesn't mean that he could be a Captain,
No. See above.
but with the joking, he feels defensive
and so complains about Tarrant.
How is this bit a different interpretation to what I said?
Also he never says he knew they'd get killed,
I thought what this meant was kind of his way of saying that the Space Captains got killed so in hindsight who would want to be one.
Then why mention it at all? In the scene it is given as Vila's justification for faking his test results.
I think his phrasing is just a little off, possibly because he is
nervous, and that hes
saying he made the right choice never wanting to be one.
Basically then, Vila is talking shit.
Jenny
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