Natasa writes: <No, I don't think it makes him fanatical. Blake's friends in the Freedom Party were massacred because of a traitor; Bran Foster's people were massacred because of a traitor; so were Avalon's people. Blake may have witnessed even more betrayals and gory scenes in the span of time between Star One and GP. He is forming a new group now and as usual, he takes the whole burden of responsibility for it.>

CALLY: My people have a saying, a man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken. AVON: Life expectancy must be fairly short among your people.

Bearing in mind two other facts:

[a] computers in the B7 world are no more infallible (or trustworthy for that matter) than anyone else :-) - after all, Deva's systems passed Arlen, didn't they? When setting up her infiltration, her people would surely have done some work on setting up a backstory that would pass muster (Actually, given Tarrant's *public* back-history - FSA high-flyer/deserter/mercenary - are we so sure Deva passed *him*? Maybe he didn't, and that's part of why he's so mad at Blake for wanting to take the risk with the boy);

and

[b] look at his group on the Liberator. Would any 'system' have passed Avon, Vila or Gan?

- he's got reason to want a personal, human involvement.

<He's the leader; if anything should happen to these people it would be his fault. Blake's guilt complex is a trait well established in the series.>

Agreed; Trial does indicate fairly strongly that it can run out of control, as part of his incorrigible head-over-heart streak.

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