Review BLAKE'S 7: "WEAPON" - Episode 16

[Doctor Omega]

Your thoughts on this episode.....


After a researcher named Coser kills his superiors at the Federation's weapons development base, he escapes to a deserted planet with a new secret weapon called IMIPAK. Soon, both the Liberator's crew and Servalan are searching for him.

On to the next episode....

HORIZON

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/horizon-episode-17.3408/


Back to the previous episode...

SHADOW

https://www.imdforums.com/threads/shadow-episode-15.3400/

 

[Doctor Omega]

This is from probably my least watched run of episodes.

It's a nice little tale in itself, but I don't find it particularly gripping.

I like the new Travis, and it is a shame that the director of this episode was, by all accounts, unpleasant to Brian Croucher.

In terms of the fictional swap, could this mean that Season Two is taking place in an alternative universe?

I like Carnell and so did Chris Boucher, enough to bring him back in crossover tales set in the ROBOTS OF DEATH/DOCTOR WHO universe.

So, an okay episode for me, but not one of my favourites.

 

[johnnybear]

I've always wondered if the death that IMIPAK offers here could be the same one as seen in the third series offering Children of Auron? I mean Servalan even name checks the Clone Masters and their demise in that episode as well as kills two of her subordinates with it later on!
JB

 

[johnnybear]

I used to tape the soundtracks of the Blakes 7 episodes and I still remember being very disappointed that series two was not as much fun as series one at this point! I think Horizon and Pressure Point lifted my spirits a bit and Killer and Countdown too but the next three were real bad until we got to Star One!
JB

 

[Doctor Omega]

I've always wondered if the death that IMIPAK offers here could be the same one as seen in the third series offering Children of Auron?

That has never, ever occurred to me until I read this.

Good point!

 

[Doctor Omega]

I used to tape the soundtracks of the Blakes 7 episodes and I still remember being very disappointed that series two was not as much fun as series one at this point! I think Horizon and Pressure Point lifted my spirits a bit and Killer and Countdown too but the next three were real bad until we got to Star One!
JB

I taped the entire season 4 on audio.

Knew it off by heart in the end!

 

[The Seeker]

Good thing for Blake they all got marked. It’s been a while since I’ve seen the episode so I don’t remember everything about it, but it’s interesting the clones revered the value of human life. 6/10