I like the bleakness and betrayal of this episode.
Zukan is a total tosser, but also a man haunted by his own monstrosity. But that doesn't stop him sacrificing his co-pilot in the airlock, just a minute after saying that he sees his victim's faces.
Where the heck did Servalan hide that bomb? The mind boggles.
Vila is just a sarcastic, drunken wreck now.
Tarrant is, once again, a sucker for a pretty face.
Soolin shows that she is as much a fast thinker as a fast shooter. The Zeona ploy showing her quick wits.
There is a sense of sadness as the base is damaged. The Federation is closing in at last.
Who would have thought that Avon would ever fully adopt Blake's role of organising a resistance? is he holding the fort, as he did at the end of Star One, until Blake returns? Is he that loyal a friend? Or is it just a pragmatic decision? Winning being the only safety now? This latter possibility doesn't make sense though as, at the end of Terminal, the Scorpio crew never even needed to become the Scorpio crew.
They could have just gone their separate ways, with - beyond Servalan wanting Orac - the Federation having zero interest in them.
Why bother staking Avon out on the ground? Just shoot the bugger! Those Federation guards never learn!
I like his line "If just one of them dies, for any reason whatsoever, so do you Zukan!" It is nice to see his concern for his crewmates break through.
A good episode, done in a somewhat cinematic manner, with bizarre crash-zooms and the like.
Once again, everything has gone horribly wrong. But the group survive.
And they are now ready for their appointment on Gauda Prime....
