Arnold
Tash Jayasinghe
CibbuanoBlakes 7 - Breakdown
February 26th 2007 03:20
Wow, I loved this episode. This could be my favourite episode so far I think.
The Liberator is just cruising along in space when Gan suffers some kind of break down... the inhibiter that the Federation installed in his brain has malfunctioned and, as a result, he goes fully nuts and starts trying to kill everyone. The crew manage to overpower him (but not without one hell of a struggle that sees Gan shrug off two people at once) and sedate him, but the malfunctioning inhibiter is causing irrepairable damage and will give Gan permanant brain damage if something isn't done soon.
The first obstacle is to find a close enough neurosurgeon who can help Gan. Once the crew manage to agree on heading to a neutral scientific research station they must then convince the computer, Zen, to take them there. The only problem is, Zen doesn't want to co-operate and the crew must take the Liberator there manually. Once they manage this they soon find that the reason for Zen's lack of co-operation is that there is a highly dangerous gravity vortex in their path. Yikes!
Eventually the crew get to the station but not before Avon decides he's had enough and wants to quit the team. Also, the neurosurgeon they manage to find has ideas of his own in regards to Blakes relationship with the Federation, despite the apparent neutrality of the research station...
Most of the action in this episode takes place on the Liberator, and we get lots of interaction between the main characters, which was great to see. Julian Glover (of Star Wars, James Bond and Indiana Jones fame) makes a guest appearance as the neurosurgeon too. Zen takes it's lack of co-operation to new heights in this episode too, I hope they really address this properly in later episodes. Anyway, it was a good episode.
Some quotes...
AVON: There are quicker ways you could kill him, but none more certain.
JENNA: The problem there is that they're considered potentially hostile.
BLAKE: To the Federation?
JENNA: To the species. hey don't like humanoids in general, and in particular homo sapiens.
AVON: And that puts their intelligence beyond doubt.
BLAKE: Presumably Zen will come back to us when we're out of danger.
VILLA: Sounds like a good idea. Any chance of joining him?
AVON: Why do you stay with Blake?
VILLA: I like him!
AVON: That isn't a good enough reason.
AVON: Blake, in the unlikely event that we survive this...
BLAKE: Yes?
AVON: I'm finished. Staying with you requires a degree of stupidity of which I am no longer capable.
BLAKE: Now you're just being modest.
DR RENOR: I love girls with a sense of humour.
JENNA: Yes, well, I can see where that be an advantage.
DR RENOR: Do you believe in love at first sight.
JENNA: Not yet.
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