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* TheSpock: Avon uses a Probability Square.
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* FingerMuzzle: Servalan to Tarrant just as he's teleported up.
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* VampiricDraining: The sand is even compared to a vampire.
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* FakeKillScareFakeKillScare: Servalan tells Tarrant she can kill him because her pilot is still alive. But the audience has seen the sand inside his spaceship, sliding towards Chasgo. Later Servalan finds Chasgo slumped over his console, but it turns out he threw out the sand and fell asleep from exhaustion.
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* AliensMadeThemDoItAliensMadeThemDoIt: Though it's uncertain just how much external influence was involved; Avon/Soolin/Dayna show no inclination to start bonking.
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** Dayna is the first to show he distaste for Tarrant sleeping with Servalan, a reference to her blood feud from "Aftermath".
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** Dayna is the first to show he distaste for Tarrant sleeping with Servalan, a reference to her blood feud from "Aftermath".
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** Dayna is the first to show he distaste for Tarrant sleeping with Servalan, a reference to her blood feud from "Aftermath".
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* EasilyForgiven: Servalan didn't just watch Tarrant's brother die (hell, even Del Tarrant did that); she was behind the conspiracy that got him killed.
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* HilarousOuttakes: Steven Pacey kept having his clipgun go off whenever he tried to pick it up. He also broke the cube of water, soaking them both.
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* HilarousOuttakes: HilariousOuttakes: Steven Pacey kept having his Pacey's clipgun go [[ShurFineGuns goes off whenever he tried tries to pick it up.up]]. He also broke the cube of water, soaking them both.
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* ExposedToTheElements: Servalan slinks across the sand of Vern in a [[ImpracticallyFancyOutfit black evening gown]].
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* ExposedToTheElements: Servalan slinks across through the sand sands of Vern in a [[ImpracticallyFancyOutfit black evening gown]].
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* ExposedToTheElements: Servalan slinks across the surface of Vern in a [[ImpracticalFancyOutfit black evening gown]].
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* ExposedToTheElements: Servalan slinks across the surface sand of Vern in a [[ImpracticalFancyOutfit [[ImpracticallyFancyOutfit black evening gown]].
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* EvilerThanThou: Reeves is stated early on to be a torturer, just to establish that he's more nasty than Servalan. He's also a bullying JerkAss in contrast to the AffablyEvil Servalan.
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* ActorAllusion: The GirlNextDoor joke comes from when Steven Pacey and Jacqueline Pearce lived in adjacent houseboats.
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* ExposedToTheElements: Servalan slinks across the surface of Vern in a slinky black gown.
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* ExposedToTheElements: Servalan slinks across the surface of Vern in a slinky [[ImpracticalFancyOutfit black gown.evening gown]].
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* HilarousOuttakes: Steven Pacey kept having his clipgun go off whenever he tried to pick it up. He also broke the cube of water, soaking them both.
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* NotMeThisTime: Reeve reveals that he knows Servalan's identity and suggests she killed the RedShirt because [[YouKnowTooMuch he discovered this]]. While Servalan has done this in the past, the RedShirt was killed by the sand, and then Reeves is killed by Tarrant.
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The moment Tarrant teleports down, Reeve starts feeling poorly.
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* ChekhovsGun: The cube of spring water that Tarrant gives Servalan is used by her to destroy the last of the sand on her spaceship.
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-->'''Servalan:''' Del Tarrant...I had the gun but I didn't kill you. Yet.
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** Tarrant looks like he's going to inform Avon that Servalan is down there, but then just tells Avon to teleport him up.
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-->'''Tarrant:''' Thank you. I might say the same about you. But then I'd also say you're possibly the most unscrupulously venomous woman in the galaxy. Being shut in here with you is rather like being locked in a cage with a panther -- a black cat with [[WhatBeautifulEyes large golden eyes]] and long silver talons.
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-->'''Tarrant:''' Thank you. I might say the same about you. But then I'd also say you're possibly the [[TheBaroness most unscrupulously venomous woman in the galaxy.galaxy]]. Being shut in here with you is rather like being locked in a cage with a panther -- a black cat with [[WhatBeautifulEyes large golden eyes]] and long silver talons.
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* LockedInARoom
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* FixFic: Regarded as one for "The Harvest of Kairos".
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* HilariousInHindsight: "There are no women like me. I am unique." Or an Jaime Lannister would say, "There are no men like me. Only me."
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* HilariousInHindsight: "There are no women like me. I am unique." Or an as [[Series/GameOfThrones Jaime Lannister Lannister]] would say, "There are no men like me. Only me."
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-->'''Dayna:''' Thunder, right on cue!
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-->'''Dayna:''' Thunder, Oh, and thunder right on cue!cue. This is silly.
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-->'''Servalan:''' Don Keller, he was my lover. I was eighteen. [snip] He left me. I grew up. Power became my lover. Power is like a drug. [[EvilFeelsGood It is beautiful. Shining.]] I could destroy a planet by pressing a button. I loved him.
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* BondVillainStupidityBondVillainStupidity: Neither Tarrant or Servalan can bring themselves to kill each other.
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* SexyDiscretionShot: Tarrant and Servalan kiss and are shown later [[RightThroughHisPants fully dressed]].
* SexyDiscretionShot: Tarrant and Servalan kiss and are shown later [[RightThroughHisPants fully dressed]].
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-->'''Tarrant:''' (UnSmile) Everyone's entitled to one, very bad mistake.
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-->'''Tarrant:''' (UnSmile) ''(grin)'' Everyone's entitled to one, very bad mistake.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny
-->'''Servalan:''' ''(evil titter)'' I hate to tell you this Tarrant, but you just killed an enemy of mine.
-->'''Tarrant:''' (UnSmile) Everyone's entitled to one, very bad mistake.
* AffectionatePickpocket: During a SmoochOfVictory.
* AlternateCharacterInterpretation:
** InUniverse when Tarrant reveals what happened with Servalan.
-->'''Avon:''' You believed her?\\
'''Tarrant:''' Not necessarily. I think it was a gambit to gain my sympathy... in a nervous situation.\\
'''Avon:''' And she got it too, didn't she? Your ''[[IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow sympathy]]'' I mean?
** And is Avon disgusted like the others or just jealous, given his own FoeRomanceSubtext with Servalan?
* AwesomeEgo: Avon rather likes being the dominant male.
* BaitAndSwitchComment
-->'''Servalan:''' Del Tarrant...I had the gun but I didn't kill you. Yet.
* BigWhat: Vila does a rather hammy version.
* BondVillainStupidity
* CallBack:
** To "Death Watch" from Tarrant.
** To "Sarcophagus", "Terminal" and "Rescue" from Soolin.
** Servalan reveals how she escaped the Liberator in "Terminal".
* CompensatingForSomething: PlayedForDrama with a female character.
* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Jacqueline Pearce was unhappy with the final season, claiming that it ran out of steam and ideas. That said, she named "Sand" as her favourite episode of the entire series.
* ADayInTheLimelight: For both Tarrant and Servalan.
* DescriptionCut: A RunningGag involving Vila.
** Servalan's spaceship is ComingInHot. Cut to Vila shouting, "bang!" and slamming a drink on a table.
** Tarrant gets the food replicator working. Cut to Vila complaining that he's hungry.
** Tarrant shoots out the windows. Cut to Vila starting awake at the sound of glass breaking.
* DefrostingIceQueen
* DrowningMySorrows: Subverted; Vila appears to be doing this over memories of Cally, but he's actually having his LifeEnergy drained. He gets better once they remove him from the sand.
* EurekaMoment: A dropped glass on ''Scorpio'' and Servalan's tears reveal the WeaksauceWeakness of the sand.
* EmpathicEnvironment
-->'''Dayna:''' Thunder, right on cue!
-->'''Soolin:''' Is it?
* ExposedToTheElements: Servalan slinks across the surface of Vern in a slinky black gown.
* FoeCooties: When Tarrant reveals that the woman he was trapped with was Servalan, everyone walks off the flight deck in silent disgust. Except Avon, who makes a point of revealing that Servalan's chances of survival aren't good.
* FoeRomanceSubtext
-->'''Servalan:''' You are both [[MrFanservice resourceful and decorative]].
-->'''Tarrant:''' Thank you. I might say the same about you. But then I'd also say you're possibly the most unscrupulously venomous woman in the galaxy. Being shut in here with you is rather like being locked in a cage with a panther -- a black cat with [[WhatBeautifulEyes large golden eyes]] and long silver talons.
-->'''Servalan:''' Oh, Tarrant. I'm just the {{girl next door}}.
-->'''Tarrant:''' If you were the girl next door, I'd move.
-->'''Servalan:''' Where would you move to, Tarrant?
-->'''Tarrant:''' Next door.
* FreudianExcuse
* HairTriggerAvalanche: Chasgo testing the engines causes a sandslide. Or so it appears.
* HilariousInHindsight: "There are no women like me. I am unique." Or an Jaime Lannister would say, "There are no men like me. Only me."
* ItCanThink
* JustThinkOfThePotential: Though for once the persons concerned KnowWhenToFoldThem.
* KillItWithWater
* KillMeNowOrForeverStayYourHand: Servalan takes Tarrant's handgun and presses the barrel to her forehead.
* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter
* TheLostLenore: Don Keller for Servalan.
* MarriedToTheJob: She states that "power became [her] lover" when her boyfriend left her.
* TheNicknamer: Madam Brainwasher
* OnlyElectricSheepAreCheap: Tarrant presents Servalan with a cube of Earth spring water.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness
** Servalan is openly distraught at finding her NewOldFlame's body, and visibly nervous. At the end of the episode, she doesn't kill Tarrant when she has the chance.
** Vila starts SuddenlyShouting when Soolin brings up Cally's death.
* SecurityCling: Servalan [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness jumps]] at a BeepingComputer and grabs Tarrant's arm.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Seeing that the sand is regenerating, Servalan runs for her spaceship, wakes up the pilot and orders him to launch immediately [[NoTimeToExplain without waiting for explanations]] or safety checks.
* SuddenlyShouting: "THIS IS NOT JUST A RESCUE MISSION FOR POOR, GALLANT TARRANT!"
* YouWouldntShootMe: Tarrant and Servalan use this trope on each other. Surprisingly, they're both right.
-->'''Servalan:''' ''(evil titter)'' I hate to tell you this Tarrant, but you just killed an enemy of mine.
-->'''Tarrant:''' (UnSmile) Everyone's entitled to one, very bad mistake.
* AffectionatePickpocket: During a SmoochOfVictory.
* AlternateCharacterInterpretation:
** InUniverse when Tarrant reveals what happened with Servalan.
-->'''Avon:''' You believed her?\\
'''Tarrant:''' Not necessarily. I think it was a gambit to gain my sympathy... in a nervous situation.\\
'''Avon:''' And she got it too, didn't she? Your ''[[IsThatWhatTheyreCallingItNow sympathy]]'' I mean?
** And is Avon disgusted like the others or just jealous, given his own FoeRomanceSubtext with Servalan?
* AwesomeEgo: Avon rather likes being the dominant male.
* BaitAndSwitchComment
-->'''Servalan:''' Del Tarrant...I had the gun but I didn't kill you. Yet.
* BigWhat: Vila does a rather hammy version.
* BondVillainStupidity
* CallBack:
** To "Death Watch" from Tarrant.
** To "Sarcophagus", "Terminal" and "Rescue" from Soolin.
** Servalan reveals how she escaped the Liberator in "Terminal".
* CompensatingForSomething: PlayedForDrama with a female character.
* CreatorsFavoriteEpisode: Jacqueline Pearce was unhappy with the final season, claiming that it ran out of steam and ideas. That said, she named "Sand" as her favourite episode of the entire series.
* ADayInTheLimelight: For both Tarrant and Servalan.
* DescriptionCut: A RunningGag involving Vila.
** Servalan's spaceship is ComingInHot. Cut to Vila shouting, "bang!" and slamming a drink on a table.
** Tarrant gets the food replicator working. Cut to Vila complaining that he's hungry.
** Tarrant shoots out the windows. Cut to Vila starting awake at the sound of glass breaking.
* DefrostingIceQueen
* DrowningMySorrows: Subverted; Vila appears to be doing this over memories of Cally, but he's actually having his LifeEnergy drained. He gets better once they remove him from the sand.
* EurekaMoment: A dropped glass on ''Scorpio'' and Servalan's tears reveal the WeaksauceWeakness of the sand.
* EmpathicEnvironment
-->'''Dayna:''' Thunder, right on cue!
-->'''Soolin:''' Is it?
* ExposedToTheElements: Servalan slinks across the surface of Vern in a slinky black gown.
* FoeCooties: When Tarrant reveals that the woman he was trapped with was Servalan, everyone walks off the flight deck in silent disgust. Except Avon, who makes a point of revealing that Servalan's chances of survival aren't good.
* FoeRomanceSubtext
-->'''Servalan:''' You are both [[MrFanservice resourceful and decorative]].
-->'''Tarrant:''' Thank you. I might say the same about you. But then I'd also say you're possibly the most unscrupulously venomous woman in the galaxy. Being shut in here with you is rather like being locked in a cage with a panther -- a black cat with [[WhatBeautifulEyes large golden eyes]] and long silver talons.
-->'''Servalan:''' Oh, Tarrant. I'm just the {{girl next door}}.
-->'''Tarrant:''' If you were the girl next door, I'd move.
-->'''Servalan:''' Where would you move to, Tarrant?
-->'''Tarrant:''' Next door.
* FreudianExcuse
* HairTriggerAvalanche: Chasgo testing the engines causes a sandslide. Or so it appears.
* HilariousInHindsight: "There are no women like me. I am unique." Or an Jaime Lannister would say, "There are no men like me. Only me."
* ItCanThink
* JustThinkOfThePotential: Though for once the persons concerned KnowWhenToFoldThem.
* KillItWithWater
* KillMeNowOrForeverStayYourHand: Servalan takes Tarrant's handgun and presses the barrel to her forehead.
* KineticWeaponsAreJustBetter
* TheLostLenore: Don Keller for Servalan.
* MarriedToTheJob: She states that "power became [her] lover" when her boyfriend left her.
* TheNicknamer: Madam Brainwasher
* OnlyElectricSheepAreCheap: Tarrant presents Servalan with a cube of Earth spring water.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness
** Servalan is openly distraught at finding her NewOldFlame's body, and visibly nervous. At the end of the episode, she doesn't kill Tarrant when she has the chance.
** Vila starts SuddenlyShouting when Soolin brings up Cally's death.
* SecurityCling: Servalan [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness jumps]] at a BeepingComputer and grabs Tarrant's arm.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Seeing that the sand is regenerating, Servalan runs for her spaceship, wakes up the pilot and orders him to launch immediately [[NoTimeToExplain without waiting for explanations]] or safety checks.
* SuddenlyShouting: "THIS IS NOT JUST A RESCUE MISSION FOR POOR, GALLANT TARRANT!"
* YouWouldntShootMe: Tarrant and Servalan use this trope on each other. Surprisingly, they're both right.
