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-->'''Blake:''' Two hundred years ago, when the Federation began [[TheWarOfEarthlyAggression expansion and conquest]], the Administration established a computer complex to monitor information: political,civil, military -- everything. That computer is the nerve center of ALL Federation activity. Smashing that would be the biggest single step toward the destruction of their power. I don't think they would ever recover from it.
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-->'''Blake:''' Two hundred years ago, when the Federation began [[TheWarOfEarthlyAggression expansion and conquest]], the Administration established a computer complex to monitor information: political,civil, military -- everything. everything! That computer is the nerve center of ALL Federation activity. Smashing that would be the biggest single step toward the destruction of their power. I don't think they would ever recover from it.
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-->'''Blake:''' Two hundred years ago, when the Federation began [[TheWarOfEarthlyAggression expansion and conquest]], the Administration established a computer complex to monitor information: political,civil, military -- everything. That computer is the nerve center of ALL Federation activity. Smashing that would be the biggest single step toward the destruction of their power. I don't think they would ever recover from it.
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* BoobyTrap: The Forbidden Zone is protected by a high-intensity radiation grid that will burn up anyone who tries to cross.
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** Veron steals the teleport bracelets but not their firearms, which they could have used to ShootOutTheLock or fight off Travis' mutoids. This is so they can use the weapons to shoot through the minefield.security grid.
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** Veron steals the teleport bracelets but not their firearms, which they could have used to ShootTheLock or fight off Travis' mutoids. This is so they can use the weapons to shoot through the minefield.
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** Veron steals the teleport bracelets but not their firearms, which they could have used to ShootTheLock ShootOutTheLock or fight off Travis' mutoids. This is so they can use the weapons to shoot through the minefield.
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* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: Jenna saves the day in a gorgeous blue ankle-length evening dress and high-heel boots, even though her coming to the rescue would have involved climbing a lot of ladders.
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* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit: Jenna saves the day in a gorgeous blue ankle-length evening dress and high-heel boots, even though her coming to the rescue would have involved climbing a lot of ladders. She's also carrying a handbag!
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** Blake rushes into Control shouting, "We did it!" only to find himself in a WhiteVoidRoom.
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** Blake rushes into Control shouting, "We did "We've done it!" only to find himself in a WhiteVoidRoom.
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* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Jenna in her blue gown with starburst brooches, and Servalan in her white gown with broad-brimmed hat and HighCollarOfDoom. She later turns up in a [[CostumePorn cleavage-revealing white gown being hugged by a jeweled salamander]].
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* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Jenna in her blue gown with starburst brooches, and Servalan in her white gown with broad-brimmed hat boater and HighCollarOfDoom. She later turns up in a [[CostumePorn cleavage-revealing white gown being hugged by a jeweled salamander]].
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** Veron steals the teleport bracelets but not their firearms, which they could have used to ShootTheLock or fight off Travis' mutoids. This is so they can use the weapons to shoot through the minefield.
** Blake leaves Veron underground inside the Forbidden Zone, instead of teleporting her out with them and setting her down elsewhere. Servalan has turned off the defenses, but he doesn't know that.
** Veron steals the teleport bracelets but not their firearms, which they could have used to ShootTheLock or fight off Travis' mutoids. This is so they can use the weapons to shoot through the minefield.
** Blake leaves Veron underground inside the Forbidden Zone, instead of teleporting her out with them and setting her down elsewhere. Servalan has turned off the defenses, but he doesn't know that.
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* AllForNothing: Not only is the attempt to destroy Control a failure, but Gan is killed as well.
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* AbsenteeActor: Orac is mentioned but has no role in the episode.
* AllForNothing: Not only is theattempt mission to destroy Control a failure, but Gan is killed as well.
* AllForNothing: Not only is the
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-->'''Avon:''' [SlasherSmile] Automatic scanners [[BigBrotherIsWatchingYou will have picked us up as soon as we got here]].
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-->'''Avon:''' [SlasherSmile] ''[SlasherSmile]'' Automatic scanners [[BigBrotherIsWatchingYou will have picked us up as soon as we got here]].
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* EconomyCast: Travis has just two mutoids aiding him. He refuses reinforcements from Security because he wants to kill Blake himself, but it looks particularly ridiculous when these two single-handedly wipe out an armed rebel column (compare the number of mutoids and Security troops Travis has in "Project Avalon"). The lack of security also enables Servalan to be captured because she has no-one to protect her.
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* EconomyCast: Travis has just two mutoids aiding him. He refuses reinforcements from Security because he wants to kill Blake himself, but it looks particularly ridiculous when these two single-handedly wipe out an armed rebel column (compare the number of mutoids and Security troops Travis has in "Project Avalon"). The lack of security also enables Servalan to be captured because she has no-one to protect her.
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* AllForNothing: Blake achieves nothing except the death of Gan.
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* AllForNothing: Blake achieves nothing except Not only is the death of Gan.attempt to destroy Control a failure, but Gan is killed as well.
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* AllForNothingAllForNothing: Blake achieves nothing except the death of Gan.
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* FalseReassurance: Lampshaded when Blake calls up to say that everything is alright because they've made contact with the rebels, not mentioning that it's only one wounded rebel.
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* FalseReassurance: Lampshaded when Blake calls up the Liberator to say that everything is alright because they've made contact with the rebels, not mentioning that it's only one wounded rebel.rebel. Avon is rightly suspicious.
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* ForbiddenZoneForbiddenZone: Control is located inside a Forbidden Zone protected by automated defenses, which no-one can enter without the authorization of the Federation High Council.
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* AbandonedArea: The rendezvous point is in the ruins of an abandoned church.
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* EvilIsPetty: It's implied that Servalan denounced Kasabi out of spite over a bad evaluation, rather than because she was spreading subversion.
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* EvilIsPetty: It's implied that Servalan denounced Kasabi out of spite over a bad evaluation, poor evaluation when she was her instructor, rather than because she Kasabi was spreading subversion.
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* OneRiotOneRanger: Control has resisted all attempts to destroy it with OrbitalBombardment or ground assault, but Blake thinks he can infiltrate with a small band of rebels, using Avon's skill with computers and Vila's with locks.
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* StormingTheCastle: Control has resisted all attempts to destroy it with OrbitalBombardment or ground assault, but Blake thinks he can infiltrate with a small band of rebels, using Avon's skill with computers and Vila's with locks.
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* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Jenna in her blue gown with starburst brooches, and Servalan in her white gown with broad-brimmed hat and HighCollarOfDoom. She later turns up in a cleavage-revealing white gown being hugged by a jeweled salamander.
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* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Jenna in her blue gown with starburst brooches, and Servalan in her white gown with broad-brimmed hat and HighCollarOfDoom. She later turns up in a [[CostumePorn cleavage-revealing white gown being hugged by a jeweled salamander.salamander]].
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* ManipulativeBastard: Blake knew his crew would object to their landing on Earth, which is why he mislead them "just a little" by saying they were just going to make a quick recon pass to check out the defences at long range. Avon of course never believed a word of it. When he discovers that Kasabi has been killed along with all her men, he fails to pass on this information to the others back on the Liberator.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Blake knew his crew would object to their landing on Earth, which is why he mislead them "just a little" by saying they were just going to make a quick recon pass to check out the defences defenses at long range. Avon range (Avon of course never believed a word of it. it). When he Blake discovers that Kasabi has been killed along with all her men, he fails to pass on this information to the others back on the Liberator.
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* MoreExpendableThanYou: Gan's FamousLastWords are "Go. I'm not worth dying for".
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* MoreExpendableThanYou: Gan's FamousLastWords are "Go. I'm not worth dying for".for!"
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* ThisIsSomethingShesGotToDoHerself: Servalan is determined to dispose of Kasabi herself, rather than leave it to Travis.
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* ThisIsSomethingShesGotToDoHerself: Servalan is determined to dispose of Kasabi herself, rather than leave it to Travis. Later Travis turns down the idea of calling for reinforcements, to ensure that he'll be the one to kill Blake.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Travis throws a grenade that brings the roof down, killing Gan but blocking the passage so they can't chase after Blake.
* OneRiotOneRanger: Control has resisted attempts to destroy it with OrbitalBombardment or ground assault, but Blake thinks that with the help of Orac he can infiltrate and destroy Control with a small rebel force.
* OneRiotOneRanger: Control has resisted attempts to destroy it with OrbitalBombardment or ground assault, but Blake thinks that with the help of Orac he can infiltrate and destroy Control with a small rebel force.
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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: NiceJobFixingItVillain:
** Servalan kills Kasabi in an act of spite, motivating her daughter to help Jenna.
** Travis throws a grenade that brings the roof down, killing Gan but blocking the passage so they can't chase after Blake.
* OneRiotOneRanger: Control has resisted all attempts to destroy it with OrbitalBombardment or ground assault, but Blake thinksthat with the help of Orac he can infiltrate and destroy Control with a small rebel force.band of rebels, using Avon's skill with computers and Vila's with locks.
** Servalan kills Kasabi in an act of spite, motivating her daughter to help Jenna.
** Travis throws a grenade that brings the roof down, killing Gan but blocking the passage so they can't chase after Blake.
* OneRiotOneRanger: Control has resisted all attempts to destroy it with OrbitalBombardment or ground assault, but Blake thinks
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-->'''Servalan:''' Oh, yes. They'll dig us out eventually. And then I'll bury you.
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-->'''Servalan:''' Oh, yes. They'll dig us out eventually. And then I'll bury you.you!
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* SchidzoTech: A pristine white control room is hidden inside a thatched cottage.
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* SchidzoTech: A pristine white SchizoTech: An ultramodern control room is hidden inside a thatched cottage.
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* ImpracticallyFancyOutfitImpracticallyFancyOutfit: Jenna saves the day in a gorgeous blue ankle-length evening dress and high-heel boots, even though her coming to the rescue would have involved climbing a lot of ladders.
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* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Jenna in her blue gown with starburst brooches, and Servalan in her white gown with broad-brimmed hat and HighCollarOfDoom.
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* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Jenna in her blue gown with starburst brooches, and Servalan in her white gown with broad-brimmed hat and HighCollarOfDoom. She later turns up in a cleavage-revealing white gown being hugged by a jeweled salamander.
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** Servalan threatens to punish Travis for letting Blake escape again. The next episode "Trial" has Travis being court-martialed.
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** As Servalan threatens has to punish go all the way to the High Council to get the Forbidden Zone deactivated, she warns Travis for letting that they'll both be held responsible if he fails again. As Blake escape again. The does in fact escape, the next episode "Trial" has Travis being court-martialed. on trial for his life thanks to Servalan's machinations, so he can't be a witness against her.
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* EconomyCast: Travis has just two mutoids aiding him. He refuses reinforcements from Security because he wants to kill Blake himself, but it looks particularly ridiculous when these two wipe out an entire rebel column by themselves. The lack of security also enables Servalan to be captured because she has no-one to protect her.
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* EconomyCast: Travis has just two mutoids aiding him. He refuses reinforcements from Security because he wants to kill Blake himself, but it looks particularly ridiculous when these two single-handedly wipe out an entire armed rebel column by themselves.(compare the number of mutoids and Security troops Travis has in "Project Avalon"). The lack of security also enables Servalan to be captured because she has no-one to protect her.
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* EvilLaugh: Travis witnessing Blakes HeroicBSOD on finding an empty room instead of Control.
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* EvilLaugh: Travis witnessing Blakes Blake's HeroicBSOD on finding an empty room instead of Control.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Jenna saves everyone's bacon by teleporting down with more bracelets, then capturing Servalan as a hostage with Vernon's help.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Only Jenna saves everyone's bacon prevents a Federation victory by teleporting down with more bracelets, then capturing Servalan as a hostage with Vernon's help.
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* EconomyCast: Travis has just two mutoids aiding him. He refuses reinforcements from Security because he wants to kill Blake himself, but it looks particularly ridiculous when these two wipe out an entire rebel column by themselves.
* EvilIsPetty: It's implied that Cadet Servalan denounced Kasabi out of spite over a bad evaluation, than because she was spreading subversion.
* EvilIsPetty: It's implied that Cadet Servalan denounced Kasabi out of spite over a bad evaluation, than because she was spreading subversion.
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* EconomyCast: Travis has just two mutoids aiding him. He refuses reinforcements from Security because he wants to kill Blake himself, but it looks particularly ridiculous when these two wipe out an entire rebel column by themselves.
themselves. The lack of security also enables Servalan to be captured because she has no-one to protect her.
* EvilIsPetty: It's implied thatCadet Servalan denounced Kasabi out of spite over a bad evaluation, rather than because she was spreading subversion.
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Blake decides to deliver a decisive blow in the rebellion by destroying Control, the MasterComputer on Earth used to run the Federation. To help him he makes contact with a rebel leader called Kasabi, not knowing that Servalan and Travis are waiting in ambush.
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Blake decides to deliver a decisive blow in the rebellion by destroying Control, the MasterComputer on Earth used to run the Federation. To help him he makes contact with a rebel leader called Kasabi, not knowing that Servalan and Travis are waiting in ambush.
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Blake decides to deliver a decisive blow in the rebellion by destroying Control, the MasterComputer on Earth used to run the Federation. To help him he makes contact with a rebel leader called Kasabi, not knowing that Servalan and Travis are waiting in ambush.
* AllForNothing
* AnyoneCanDie: Gan is the first but not the last member of the Seven to get killed.
* ArmorPiercingSlap: Servalan slaps Travis for hesitating to let Blake go [[ItsAllAboutMe to ensure her own safety.]]
* BeingWatched
-->'''Vila:''' I've the feeling we're being watched.
-->'''Avon:''' [SlasherSmile] Automatic scanners [[BigBrotherIsWatchingYou will have picked us up as soon as we got here]].
* BigDamnHeroes: Jenna saves everyone's bacon by teleporting down with more bracelets, then capturing Servalan as a hostage with Vernon's help.
* BBCQuarry: Averted; it is Earth, after all. Apparently the Forbidden Zone is in a woodland in Oxfordshire.
* CrazyEnoughToWork: Blakes says they have the element of surprise, as with the rebel column destroyed no-one would be expecting another attack so soon. Even Gan thinks he's trying to justify himself, but goes along anyway.
* ADeathInTheLimelight: Gan teleports down with Blake to give him more emphasis in his final episode.
* DiesWideOpen: Gan
* EconomyCast: Travis has just two mutoids aiding him. He refuses reinforcements from Security because he wants to kill Blake himself, but it looks particularly ridiculous when these two wipe out an entire rebel column by themselves.
* EvilIsPetty: It's implied that Cadet Servalan denounced Kasabi out of spite over a bad evaluation, than because she was spreading subversion.
* EvilLaugh: Travis witnessing Blakes HeroicBSOD on finding an empty room instead of Control.
* FalseReassurance: Lampshaded when Blake calls up to say that everything is alright because they've made contact with the rebels, not mentioning that it's only one wounded rebel.
-->'''Avon:''' So you've made contact with Kasabi?
-->'''Blake:''' No, not yet.
-->'''Avon:''' Then everything is ''not'' alright.
* ForbiddenZone
* {{Foreshadowing}}
** This is the start of a story arc for the rest of the season involving the search for Star One, the hidden location that the Federation's MasterComputer was moved to.
** Servalan threatens to punish Travis for letting Blake escape again. The next episode "Trial" has Travis being court-martialed.
* GirlyRun: Avon running across the minefield.
* HellBentForLeather: Avon in his red quilted leather outfit.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Travis complains about Servalan indulging her personal vendetta with Kasabi, because it could jeopardise his personal vendetta against Blake (though he also mentions that Servalan has said this is his last chance to get Blake). Servalan in turn blames Travis for letting Blake escape, when she forced Travis to give up Blake to save her own life.
* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit
* ItsTheOnlyWay: The only way across the security grid is to blast a path through, then run through the narrow gap in the eight seconds before it repairs.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Jenna in her blue gown with starburst brooches, and Servalan in her white gown with broad-brimmed hat and HighCollarOfDoom.
* KnockoutGas: Vernon uses a canister of sona gas to knock out our heroes, steal their teleport bracelets and lock them inside the crypt for capture.
* LaResistance: Knowing his crew might be reluctant to risk their lives, Blake enlists the help of Kasabi's men.
* ManipulativeBastard: Blake knew his crew would object to their landing on Earth, which is why he mislead them "just a little" by saying they were just going to make a quick recon pass to check out the defences at long range. Avon of course never believed a word of it. When he discovers that Kasabi has been killed along with all her men, he fails to pass on this information to the others back on the Liberator.
* MasterComputer: Control
* MoreExpendableThanYou: Gan's FamousLastWords are "Go. I'm not worth dying for".
* MyGreatestFailure: Kasabi's dying words are a regret that she didn't try to help Servalan when she was one of her cadets.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Travis throws a grenade that brings the roof down, killing Gan but blocking the passage so they can't chase after Blake.
* OneRiotOneRanger: Control has resisted attempts to destroy it with OrbitalBombardment or ground assault, but Blake thinks that with the help of Orac he can infiltrate and destroy Control with a small rebel force.
* ProperlyParanoid: Even though the correct rendezvous signal has been transmitted, Blake has himself teleported a mile away so he can scout out the area first.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech
-->'''Kasabi:''' But don't try and browbeat me Servalan. Or have you forgotten that I knew you as a cadet? You were a credit to your background: [[AlphaBitch spoilt, idle, vicious]]. ''[Pushes Servalan to the floor. To Travis.]'' My confidential assessment listed her as unfit for command. But I forgot how well-connected she was.
-->'''Travis:''' That is no concern of mine.
-->'''Kasabi:''' Then it should be. It should be everyone's concern. The Federation is degenerate, run by creatures like her.
* RebelLeader
** Kasabi is former Federation PoliticalOfficer who escaped after Servalan denounced her for speaking treason, who now leads a rebel group on Earth.
** Avon points out that the destruction of Control will throw the Federation into chaos and in the subsequent rebellion, Blake is the only figurehead [[WeAreStrugglingTogether that all rebel factions will accept]]. This would mean he'd have to stay on Earth to lead the revolution there, leaving Avon free to take command of the Liberator.
* RedshirtArmy: Two mutoids massacre the entire rebel column.
* SacrificialLion: A decision was made to kill one of the Seven to raise the stakes of the series.
* SarcasticClapping: Avon's response to Blake's declaration that ''he'' can destroy Control where all others have failed.
* SelfHealingPhlebotinum: Avon cuts the sensor grid, then watches the two halves join up again.
* SchidzoTech: A pristine white control room is hidden inside a thatched cottage.
* SinisterSurveillance: Monitors and automated defences detect anyone entering the Forbidden Zone.
* SlowDoors: One causes the death of Gan when [[BigGuyFatalitySyndrome he stops to hold up]] a [[OurDoorsAreDifferent descending door]] and gets killed when the roof collapses on him.
* TheStarscream: Avon makes it perfectly clear to Blake that he wants the Liberator. "Sooner or later, I will have my chance."
* TakeUpMySword: Rather than teleport up to the Liberator, Vernon chooses to stay on Earth to continue her mother's fight.
* TeleportationRescue
** Avon and Vila are teleported down long enough to examine the automated defences, and teleport out JustInTime to avoid being blow up by them.
** Even with the rebels destroyed, Blakes goes ahead with the attack because he figures that they can just teleport out if something goes wrong. But the building that Control is in is screened, and later their teleport bracelets are stolen.
* TemptingFate:
** "We don't intend to die making some heroic gesture."
** Blake rushes into Control shouting, "We did it!" only to find himself in a WhiteVoidRoom.
* ThisIsSomethingShesGotToDoHerself: Servalan is determined to dispose of Kasabi herself, rather than leave it to Travis.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Berg and Arlie, the two rebels who get killed in the opening scene to [[SacrificialLion demonstrate the deadly nature]] of the Forbidden Zone.
* TruthSerum: Used to get the rendezvous signal out of Kasabi. Servalan deliberately injects her with a lethal dose.
* TryAndFollow: Travis works out that Blake would have gone into the Forbidden Zone rather than flee, as it's the last place anyone would look for him.
* SpitefulSpit: Kasabi does this to Travis.
* YearZero: Blake has to explain to Gan [[OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions what a church is]] as "The Federation had them all destroyed at the beginning of the New Calendar."
* YouHaveFailedMe
-->'''Travis:''' They'll dig us out eventually.
-->'''Servalan:''' Oh, yes. They'll dig us out eventually. And then I'll bury you.
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: Control was moved to another secret location thirty years ago, but the former location on Earth was maintained [[SchmuckBait as a target for the Federation's enemies]].
* YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo: Veron is cooperating with the Federation to save her mother, not knowing that Servalan has already killed her.
* AllForNothing
* AnyoneCanDie: Gan is the first but not the last member of the Seven to get killed.
* ArmorPiercingSlap: Servalan slaps Travis for hesitating to let Blake go [[ItsAllAboutMe to ensure her own safety.]]
* BeingWatched
-->'''Vila:''' I've the feeling we're being watched.
-->'''Avon:''' [SlasherSmile] Automatic scanners [[BigBrotherIsWatchingYou will have picked us up as soon as we got here]].
* BigDamnHeroes: Jenna saves everyone's bacon by teleporting down with more bracelets, then capturing Servalan as a hostage with Vernon's help.
* BBCQuarry: Averted; it is Earth, after all. Apparently the Forbidden Zone is in a woodland in Oxfordshire.
* CrazyEnoughToWork: Blakes says they have the element of surprise, as with the rebel column destroyed no-one would be expecting another attack so soon. Even Gan thinks he's trying to justify himself, but goes along anyway.
* ADeathInTheLimelight: Gan teleports down with Blake to give him more emphasis in his final episode.
* DiesWideOpen: Gan
* EconomyCast: Travis has just two mutoids aiding him. He refuses reinforcements from Security because he wants to kill Blake himself, but it looks particularly ridiculous when these two wipe out an entire rebel column by themselves.
* EvilIsPetty: It's implied that Cadet Servalan denounced Kasabi out of spite over a bad evaluation, than because she was spreading subversion.
* EvilLaugh: Travis witnessing Blakes HeroicBSOD on finding an empty room instead of Control.
* FalseReassurance: Lampshaded when Blake calls up to say that everything is alright because they've made contact with the rebels, not mentioning that it's only one wounded rebel.
-->'''Avon:''' So you've made contact with Kasabi?
-->'''Blake:''' No, not yet.
-->'''Avon:''' Then everything is ''not'' alright.
* ForbiddenZone
* {{Foreshadowing}}
** This is the start of a story arc for the rest of the season involving the search for Star One, the hidden location that the Federation's MasterComputer was moved to.
** Servalan threatens to punish Travis for letting Blake escape again. The next episode "Trial" has Travis being court-martialed.
* GirlyRun: Avon running across the minefield.
* HellBentForLeather: Avon in his red quilted leather outfit.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Travis complains about Servalan indulging her personal vendetta with Kasabi, because it could jeopardise his personal vendetta against Blake (though he also mentions that Servalan has said this is his last chance to get Blake). Servalan in turn blames Travis for letting Blake escape, when she forced Travis to give up Blake to save her own life.
* ImpracticallyFancyOutfit
* ItsTheOnlyWay: The only way across the security grid is to blast a path through, then run through the narrow gap in the eight seconds before it repairs.
* KickingAssInAllHerFinery: Jenna in her blue gown with starburst brooches, and Servalan in her white gown with broad-brimmed hat and HighCollarOfDoom.
* KnockoutGas: Vernon uses a canister of sona gas to knock out our heroes, steal their teleport bracelets and lock them inside the crypt for capture.
* LaResistance: Knowing his crew might be reluctant to risk their lives, Blake enlists the help of Kasabi's men.
* ManipulativeBastard: Blake knew his crew would object to their landing on Earth, which is why he mislead them "just a little" by saying they were just going to make a quick recon pass to check out the defences at long range. Avon of course never believed a word of it. When he discovers that Kasabi has been killed along with all her men, he fails to pass on this information to the others back on the Liberator.
* MasterComputer: Control
* MoreExpendableThanYou: Gan's FamousLastWords are "Go. I'm not worth dying for".
* MyGreatestFailure: Kasabi's dying words are a regret that she didn't try to help Servalan when she was one of her cadets.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Travis throws a grenade that brings the roof down, killing Gan but blocking the passage so they can't chase after Blake.
* OneRiotOneRanger: Control has resisted attempts to destroy it with OrbitalBombardment or ground assault, but Blake thinks that with the help of Orac he can infiltrate and destroy Control with a small rebel force.
* ProperlyParanoid: Even though the correct rendezvous signal has been transmitted, Blake has himself teleported a mile away so he can scout out the area first.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech
-->'''Kasabi:''' But don't try and browbeat me Servalan. Or have you forgotten that I knew you as a cadet? You were a credit to your background: [[AlphaBitch spoilt, idle, vicious]]. ''[Pushes Servalan to the floor. To Travis.]'' My confidential assessment listed her as unfit for command. But I forgot how well-connected she was.
-->'''Travis:''' That is no concern of mine.
-->'''Kasabi:''' Then it should be. It should be everyone's concern. The Federation is degenerate, run by creatures like her.
* RebelLeader
** Kasabi is former Federation PoliticalOfficer who escaped after Servalan denounced her for speaking treason, who now leads a rebel group on Earth.
** Avon points out that the destruction of Control will throw the Federation into chaos and in the subsequent rebellion, Blake is the only figurehead [[WeAreStrugglingTogether that all rebel factions will accept]]. This would mean he'd have to stay on Earth to lead the revolution there, leaving Avon free to take command of the Liberator.
* RedshirtArmy: Two mutoids massacre the entire rebel column.
* SacrificialLion: A decision was made to kill one of the Seven to raise the stakes of the series.
* SarcasticClapping: Avon's response to Blake's declaration that ''he'' can destroy Control where all others have failed.
* SelfHealingPhlebotinum: Avon cuts the sensor grid, then watches the two halves join up again.
* SchidzoTech: A pristine white control room is hidden inside a thatched cottage.
* SinisterSurveillance: Monitors and automated defences detect anyone entering the Forbidden Zone.
* SlowDoors: One causes the death of Gan when [[BigGuyFatalitySyndrome he stops to hold up]] a [[OurDoorsAreDifferent descending door]] and gets killed when the roof collapses on him.
* TheStarscream: Avon makes it perfectly clear to Blake that he wants the Liberator. "Sooner or later, I will have my chance."
* TakeUpMySword: Rather than teleport up to the Liberator, Vernon chooses to stay on Earth to continue her mother's fight.
* TeleportationRescue
** Avon and Vila are teleported down long enough to examine the automated defences, and teleport out JustInTime to avoid being blow up by them.
** Even with the rebels destroyed, Blakes goes ahead with the attack because he figures that they can just teleport out if something goes wrong. But the building that Control is in is screened, and later their teleport bracelets are stolen.
* TemptingFate:
** "We don't intend to die making some heroic gesture."
** Blake rushes into Control shouting, "We did it!" only to find himself in a WhiteVoidRoom.
* ThisIsSomethingShesGotToDoHerself: Servalan is determined to dispose of Kasabi herself, rather than leave it to Travis.
* ThoseTwoGuys: Berg and Arlie, the two rebels who get killed in the opening scene to [[SacrificialLion demonstrate the deadly nature]] of the Forbidden Zone.
* TruthSerum: Used to get the rendezvous signal out of Kasabi. Servalan deliberately injects her with a lethal dose.
* TryAndFollow: Travis works out that Blake would have gone into the Forbidden Zone rather than flee, as it's the last place anyone would look for him.
* SpitefulSpit: Kasabi does this to Travis.
* YearZero: Blake has to explain to Gan [[OutgrownSuchSillySuperstitions what a church is]] as "The Federation had them all destroyed at the beginning of the New Calendar."
* YouHaveFailedMe
-->'''Travis:''' They'll dig us out eventually.
-->'''Servalan:''' Oh, yes. They'll dig us out eventually. And then I'll bury you.
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: Control was moved to another secret location thirty years ago, but the former location on Earth was maintained [[SchmuckBait as a target for the Federation's enemies]].
* YouSaidYouWouldLetThemGo: Veron is cooperating with the Federation to save her mother, not knowing that Servalan has already killed her.
