History Recap / BlakesSevenS2E7Killer

* RewatchBonus: Although not stated, decoding Federation transmissions would be an essential first step in gathering intelligence on the secret location of Central. The upcoming episode "Countdown" shows that Blake has not given up his search for the Federation MasterComputer.

* ThoseTwoGuys: Running the technical division -- Tynus and his underling Tak. On the science side -- Dr. Bellfriar and Gambrill. Holmes was also the first to realise the dramatic potential of [[OddCouple pairing up Avon and Vila]].

[[caption-width-right:350:Avon has one friend. [[YouKnowTooMuch He'll have to kill him.]]]]

* HellBentForLeather: Avon wears black leather with silver studs. Why he doesn't keel over from heat stroke once they turn the air circulation off is a mystery.

-->'''Vila:''' I always knew you had a friend. I used to say to people, “I bet Avon’s got a friend, somewhere in the galaxy.”
-->'''Avon:''' And you were right. That must be a novel experience for you.

* YouKnowTooMuch: Having alerted Servalan to the ''Liberator'''s presence, Tynus then tries to kill Avon to prevent him revealing their past association. It's NothingPersonal.

* {{Chickification}}: Jenna and Cally spend the entire episode up on the ''Liberator'' [[CostumePorn looking gorgeous]] and smiling in approval at the male characters. Even Jenna's pilot skills are now unnecessary with Blake just giving verbal orders to Zen.[[note]]This is partly a case of RealLifeWritesThePlot; After "[[Recap/BlakesSevenS2E1Redemption Redemption]]" Jan Chappell had it written into her contract that she wouldn't perform in a nuclear power station because she was still breast-feeding her son at the time.[[/note]]

* {{Chickification}}: Jenna and Cally spend the entire episode up on the ''Liberator'' [[CostumePorn looking gorgeous]] and smiling in approval at the male characters. Even Jenna's pilot skills are now unnecessary with Blake just giving verbal orders to Zen.
** RealLifeWritesThePlot: After "Redemption" Jan Chappell had it written into her contract that she wouldn't perform in a nuclear power station because she was still breast-feeding her son at the time.

* ChromosomeCasting: Almost every line of dialogue in this episode is spoken by a male character; Jenna and Cally barely feature in the episode, the guest cast is entirely male, and Servalan is mentioned but not seen.

** The electrical fire our heroes use as a distraction knocks out the computer that could have been used to analyze the samples from the corpse.

* PlotArmor: Blake, Avon and Vila are entirely unaffected by the virus.

* NoHonorAmongThieves: Avon blackmails Tynus who tries to betray them in turn.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Orac will have no problem breaking codes in the future without the help of stolen Federation tech.

* TheCaper: Albeit a two-man job, plus an [[InsideJob inside man blackmailed into the role]].

* TheCaper: Albeit a two-man job, plus an InsideMan blackmailed into the role.

* MacGuffin: Avon and Vila intend to steal a TP Crystal that will help to "[[Codebreaking break the new pulse codes]] of the Federation's transmitted A-Line messages". Got that?

* MacGuffin: Avon and Vila intend to steal a TP Crystal that will help to "break the new pulse codes of the Federation's transmitted A-Line messages". Got that?

* BlatantLies: CannedOrdersOverLoudspeaker announce that the situation is under control and everyone is to remain at their post, after a scene where people are fleeing in panic and dying in the corridors.

* CannedOrdersOverLoudspeaker: As a SyntheticPlague sweeps through a Federation base, tannoy speakers announce that the situation is under control and everyone is to remain at their post, [[BlatantLies after a scene where people are shown fleeing in panic and dying in the corridors]].

** Blake chooses to warn the Federation even though Avon points out that Servalan is on her way to Fosforon and will likely be killed by the virus.

* DyingLikeAnimals: Panic overtakes the base with people deserting their posts and fleeing, breaking quarantine and spreading the virus.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: The electrical fire our heroes use as a distraction knocks out the computer that could have been used to analyze the samples from the corpse.
** Also, Bellfriar is about to transmit the cure for the plague when Blake interrupts him to discuss the reasons the aliens sent it. By the time they get back to the subject, the disease has affected Bellfriar’s nervous system and he can no longer read the formula.

** Bellfriar orders the guards to shoot if necessary to enforce the LockDown, though Gambrill dies before he has a chance to pass on the order.

* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: Avon insists that [[YouOweMe Tynus owes him]] for keeping his mouth shut after his capture, and that refusal to help could see Tynus in on a penal planet if Avon decided to reveal his role in the computer fraud.

** RealLifeWritesThePlot: After "Redemption" Jan Chappell had written into her contract that she wouldn't perform in a nuclear power station because she was still breast-feeding her son at the time.

* GasMaskMooks: Despite this a soldier collapses from smoke inhalation (though it could have been through heat stroke, or clogged filters in his mask).

** Bellfriar orders the guards to shoot if necessary to enforce the LockDown, though Gambill dies before he has a chance to pass on the order.

* IllPretendIDidntHearThat: When Blake introduces himself as the Federation's most notorious political criminal, the two Federation scientists point out that as AbsentMindedProfessor's they can't be expected to remember people's names.

-->'''Vila:''' I always knew you had a friend. I used to say to people, “I bet Avon’s got a friend, somewhere in the galaxy”.

* WhatMeasureIsAMook: Averted when we see one of the FacelessGoons collapse from smoke inhalation, forcing the audience to emphasise with him.

* RewatchBonus: Although not stated, decoding Federation transmissions would be the first step in gathering intelligence on the secret location of Central. The upcoming episode "Countdown" shows that Blake has not given up his search for the Federation MasterComputer.