Neil wrote:
Since recent discussion on this Lyst has shown how the foreshadowing of the revelation of his true nature has largely eluded the majority of fans over a span of more than two decades,
As I wrote earlier, preconceptions along the gentle (and slow) giant line.
If Blake had indeed been forced to kill Gan, as would seem to have been Nation's original intention
What an interesting idea for a plot -- where did you hear that this was Nation's intention? It would have seemed (to me) more likely that such a plotline might have been run in series 1 (ie instead of Breakdown, rather than after it), so the age of audience would have been unknown.
he - Nation, not Blake - would have sent a legion of bewildered kids crying all the way to bed. Not exactly something to be proud of. He'd have done less damage mugging them for their Smarties.
As indeed Boucher and Ridge did somewhat later. Start as you mean to go on.
Tavia
Neil and Tavia:
If Blake had indeed been forced to kill Gan, as
would seem to
have been Nation's original intention
What an interesting idea for a plot -- where did you hear that this was Nation's intention? It would have seemed (to me) more likely that such a plotline might have been run in series 1 (ie instead of Breakdown, rather than after it), so the age of audience would have been unknown.
he - Nation, not Blake - would have sent a legion
of bewildered
kids crying all the way to bed. Not exactly
something to be proud
of. He'd have done less damage mugging them for
their Smarties.
As indeed Boucher and Ridge did somewhat later. Start as you mean to go on.
Absolutely - anyone who could ruin Christmas for me in the way they did are capable of absolutely anything. Swine !
On the other hand when I was 9 I thought that Pressure Point was the best thing ever on TV. I'm not sure how I'd have reacted if it had been Blake and not Travis who had done the killing. Badly I suspect - I hated Orbit.
Stephen.
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From: Tavia tavia@btinternet.com
If Blake had indeed been forced to kill Gan, as would seem to have been Nation's original intention
What an interesting idea for a plot -- where did you hear that this was Nation's intention?
Can't say, since I promised not to tell. But Blake killing Gan was something I worked out for myself which is why I mention it here.
he - Nation, not Blake - would have sent a legion of bewildered kids crying all the way to bed. Not exactly something to be proud of. He'd have done less damage mugging them for their Smarties.
As indeed Boucher and Ridge did somewhat later. Start as you mean to go
on.
'Blake' was about a tragic misunderstanding and a pack of bad guys killing off the good guys. It also ended the entire series. Not the same as a good guy turning out to be a bad guy in mid-season and another good guy gunning him down in cold blood.
Neil
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Tavia