Well, I must admit, when I saw this as a kid, I kept expecting either Blake or Jenna to suddenly, finally appear as each scene ticked past.
I imagine I was frowning with mild confusion when Tarrant turned up acting all tough to Avon.
As for Dayna, I think she's great and always have! A pity her revenge plot never reached a satisfactory conclusion. I barely see the point of her having a sister in this episode though. I mean, what was the point of the whole Lauren storyline?
Servalan tempting Avon is a great scene. That Book, Liberation, says that Mellanby is a much more sinister figure than he appears and that he is hiding just how treacherous he was in the past and being economical with the truth. How these bookwriters deduce these things, I shall never know, but I always believe these analyses as it gives me excuses to watch the episodes again.
A problem that I have with the series at this point is that the crew continues to be at odds with the Federation. Why doesn't Avon just take the ship where the hell he wants to keep out of the way of all things political = which he said he always wanted to do - and drop off whoever wants to leave on some pleasure planet or other? Except for Dayna, who is out to kill Servalan, I guess.
Why not just keep away from all trouble. Why continue to be a thorn in the Federation's side at all?
I know that Servalan wants the Liberator, so there is that, I guess.
A good episode nonetheless.
