History Recap / BlakesSevenS2E3Weapon

* BaitAndSwitchComment: Every time Servalan blows up at Travis for going too far, it's not a PetTheDog moment but just showing PragmaticVillainy.

* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Carnell is counting on this so a deranged Coser will accept the ContrivedCoincidence of a famous rebel turning up at his location, but Coser puts a SpannerInTheWorks by taking someone with him. Coser does react according to Carnell's prediction, but the presence of an InnocentBystander convinces Clone!Blake to turn against Servalan.

* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: A technician and manual slave labourer dressed like [[Franchise/FlashGordon Ming the Merciless]], the Clonemaster who has to keep looking down at her feet every time she makes a GrandStaircaseEntrance, and Servalan who is... [[EvilIsSexy dressed the same as always]].

* JustThinkOfThePotential: Coser eagerly explains IMIPAK's potential as a WeaponOfMassDestruction to Clone!Blake. Having been imbued with the Clonemasters reverence for life, Clone!Blake is not impressed and later prevents Servalan from getting her hands on it.

* {{Zeerust}}: The notion that in the future a human could defeat "the best [[{{TableTopGame/Chess}} chess]] computer available", let alone six times in a row, has now become ludicrous. The last year ''any'' human was able to beat the best chess-playing computer in the world was 2005. Carnell might have saved himself the small fortune he spent. Or maybe he's into antiques? The thing he uses looks exactly like the 1977 [[http://tluif.home.xs4all.nl/chescom/EngCc3.html Chess Challenger 3]].

* CostumePorn: All over the place. Jenna wears a deep blue gown with starburst brooches, while Cally wears a red gown with gold trim and nehru collar. [[EvilIsSexy Servalan is gorgeous as always]] in a white bare-midriff gown with high filigree collar (she wears a [[FluffyFashionFeathers feathered cloak]] while down on the planet). Averted at first by Avon who's only wearing his black undershirt, but he changes into his famous red leather quilted outfit.

* OminousOperaCape: Capes abound -- Servalan, Clonemaster Fen, Coser and Rashel all wear them.

** Despite his loathing of the Federation hierarchy, Coser's LameLastWords when the Supreme Commander turns up on his doorstep are a pathetic, "I didn't meant it!"

** Despite his loathing of the Federation hierarchy, Coser's last words when the Supreme Commander turns up on his doorstep are a pathetic, "I didn't meant it!"

* SanitySlippage: Travis in the Clonemaster scene does a lot of shouting and even manhandles the Supreme Commander, a court-martial offence as she points out. While this is down to [[ChewingTheScenery Brian Croucher's different take on the character]], it's suggested that Travis has become dangerously unstable despite (or because of) the [[BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood retraining therapy he's been forced to undergo]].

* HighCollarOfDoom / OminousOperaCape: Collars and capes abound -- Servalan, Clonemaster Fen, Coser and Rashel all wear them.

* BadassBoast: Averted or something (subverted?): Blake meets Coser who says, full of hero-worship, "You're Blake! You're Blake!!" Blake says calmly, "Yes, I know who I am."
** Although in this case, the response is because the 'Blake' is actually a clone programmed with Blake's memories.

* BadassBoast: Averted, when 'Blake' meets Coser, who says, full of hero-worship, "You're Blake! You're Blake!!" Blake says calmly, "Yes, I know who I am." Turns out, this is because 'Blake' is actually a clone programmed with Blake's memories.

* FantasticCasteSystem: Coser is a Beta-class technician. Rashel is a Labor-grade bond slave employed as a menial worker (and possibly a SexSlave as well).

* HighCollarOfDoom: Collars abound -- Servalan, Clonemaster Fen, Coser and Rashel all wear them.

* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: A technician and manual slave laborer dressed like [[Franchise/FlashGordon Ming the Merciless]], the Clonemaster who has to keep looking down at her feet every time she makes a GrandStaircaseEntrance, and Servalan who is... [[EvilIsSexy dressed the same as always]].

-->'''Coser:''' A labor-grade slave. You're pathetic.

* OminousOperaCape: Capes abound -- Servalan, Clonemaster Fen, Coser and Rashel all wear them.

* SanitySlippage: Travis in the Clonemaster scene does a lot of shouting and even manhandles the Supreme Commander, a court-martial offense as she points out. While this is down to [[ChewingTheScenery Brian Croucher's different take on the character]], it's suggested that Travis has become dangerously unstable despite (or because of) the [[BrainwashingForTheGreaterGood retraining therapy he's been forced to undergo]].

* SlaveRace: The Labor Grades. They can be 'modified' for disobedience and punished for [[YouKnowTooMuch listening to conversations that have nothing to do with them]].

* SpannerInTheWorks: Coser takes a Labor-grade bond slave with him, and the disappearance of a minor functionary is not noticed and passed on to the psychostrategist until it's too late to for Carnell to rethink his stratagem.

* HypocriticalHumor: Having spoken out in favour of Blake's idea of stealing from a Federation weapons research facility, Vila asks WhoWouldBeStupidEnough to do so after finding the facility on full alert. Avon gleefully calls him on it.

* BadassBoast: Averted or something (subverted?): Blake meets Coser who says, full of hero-worship, "You're Blake! You're Blake!!" Blake says calmly, "Yes, I know who I am."
** Although in this case, the response is because the 'Blake' is actually a clone programmed with Blake's memories.

* HighCollarOfDoom / OminousOperaCape: Collars and capes abound -- Servalan, Clonemaster Fen, Coser and Rashel all wear them.

** Despite his loathing of the Federation hierarchy, Coser's FamousLastWords when the Supreme Commander turns up on his doorstep are a pathetic, "I didn't meant it!"

* BatmanGambit: The entire purpose of a psychostrategist is to plan these.

* NoNameGiven: This is the first episode where Servalan is referred to by name, instead of "Supreme Commander".

-->'''Carnell:''' Look at it this way, Supreme Commander, you haven't lost anything. Whereas I, well, I've lost my career, my position, the respect of my peers... Come to think of it, I haven't lost much, either.

* BiTheWay: Carnell flirts with Servalan, but has much the same interaction with one of her PrettyBoy staff officers.