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* ActorInspiredElement: It was Gareth Thomas' idea for Blake to have a scar.
* ActorLeavesCharacterDies: Gareth Thomas actually insisted on this as a condition of coming back, hence the unusually graphic blood effects used when he gets shot. In the end, it turned out to be academic, as the mooted fifth season never happened.

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* ActorInspiredElement: It was Gareth Thomas' Creator/GarethThomas' idea for Blake to have a scar.
* ActorLeavesCharacterDies: Gareth Thomas Creator/GarethThomas actually insisted on this as a condition of coming back, hence the unusually graphic blood effects used when he gets shot. In the end, it turned out to be academic, as the mooted fifth season never happened.



* EnforcedMethodActing: Gareth Thomas was really determined that Blake would be [[DeaderThanDead so unambiguously dead]] that there would be no way to bring him back if the show got renewed again. Therefore at every opportunity he went back to the special effects crew to ask them to put another {{Squib}} and bloodbag under his costume. As a result, when the shooting scene finally happened the blow to his chest was hard enough to really wind him and leave him cut and bruised.

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* EnforcedMethodActing: Gareth Thomas Creator/GarethThomas was really determined that Blake would be [[DeaderThanDead so unambiguously dead]] that there would be no way to bring him back if the show got renewed again. Therefore at every opportunity he went back to the special effects crew to ask them to put another {{Squib}} and bloodbag under his costume. As a result, when the shooting scene finally happened the blow to his chest was hard enough to really wind him and leave him cut and bruised.



* KilledByRequest: Gareth Thomas agreed to return on the condition that Blake be killed off for good.

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* KilledByRequest: Gareth Thomas Creator/GarethThomas agreed to return on the condition that Blake be killed off for good.



** Blake was originally to have an eyepatch of the exact same type that Travis wore. Gareth Thomas convinced them to go with a scar instead.

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** Blake was originally to have an eyepatch of the exact same type that Travis wore. Gareth Thomas Creator/GarethThomas convinced them to go with a scar instead.
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* ActorLeavesCharacterDies: Gareth Thomas actually insisted on this as a condition of coming back, hence the unusually graphic blood effects used when he gets shot. In the end it turned out to be academic, as the mooted fifth season never happened.

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* ActorLeavesCharacterDies: Gareth Thomas actually insisted on this as a condition of coming back, hence the unusually graphic blood effects used when he gets shot. In the end end, it turned out to be academic, as the mooted fifth season never happened.



** The first proposal for the series' conclusion, titled "Attack", involved Blake returning to lead an assault on the Federation on Earth, finally defeating them. This idea was rejected by producer Vere Lorrimer, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome who thought it "...would be like five men trying to defeat the German army".]]

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** The first proposal for the series' conclusion, titled "Attack", involved Blake returning to lead an assault on the Federation on Earth, finally defeating them. This idea was rejected by producer Vere Lorrimer, [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome who thought it "...would be like five men trying to defeat the German army".]]

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* ActorLeavesCharacterDies: Gareth Thomas actually insisted on this as a condition of coming back, hence the unusually graphic blood effects used when he gets shot. In the end it turned out to be academic, as the mooted fifth season never happened.



* McLeaned: Gareth Thomas actually insisted on this as a condition of coming back, hence the unusually graphic blood effects used when he gets shot. In the end it turned out to be academic, as the mooted fifth season never happened.
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* CreatorCouple: Janet Lees-Price, who plays the communications officer that Avon guns down shortly before he kills Blake, was the wife of Paul Darrow. Though before you worry about any RealitySubtext in that, note that it was actually ''her'' idea to appear in the show and get offed by Avon.

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* CreatorCouple: Janet Lees-Price, who plays the communications officer that Avon guns down shortly before he kills Blake, was the wife of Paul Darrow.Creator/PaulDarrow. Though before you worry about any RealitySubtext in that, note that it was actually ''her'' idea to appear in the show and get offed by Avon.
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** Blake was originally to have an eyepatch of the [[NotSoDifferent exact same type that Travis wore]]. Gareth Thomas convinced them to go with a scar instead.

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** Blake was originally to have an eyepatch of the [[NotSoDifferent exact same type that Travis wore]].wore. Gareth Thomas convinced them to go with a scar instead.
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** The first proposal for the series' conclusion, titled "Attack", involved Blake returning to lead an assault on the Federation on Earth, finally defeating them. This idea was rejected by producer Vere Lorrimer, [[RealityEnsues who thought it "...would be like five men trying to defeat the German army".]]

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** The first proposal for the series' conclusion, titled "Attack", involved Blake returning to lead an assault on the Federation on Earth, finally defeating them. This idea was rejected by producer Vere Lorrimer, [[RealityEnsues [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome who thought it "...would be like five men trying to defeat the German army".]]

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* CreatorCouple: Janet Lees-Price, who plays the communications officer that Avon guns down shortly before he kills Blake, was the wife of Paul Darrow. Though before you worry about any RealitySubtext in that, note that it was actually ''her'' idea to appear in the show and get offed by Avon.



* RealLifeRelative: Janet Lees-Price, who plays the communications officer that Avon guns down shortly before he kills Blake, was the wife of Paul Darrow. Though before you worry about any RealitySubtext in that, note that it was actually ''her'' idea to appear in the show and get offed by Avon.
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* HeyItsThatPlace: The episode was filmed in a forest in Camberley, Surrey. It was also used for the opening battle scene in ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''.

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* HeyItsThatPlace: The episode was filmed in a forest in Camberley, Surrey. It Surrey that was also used for the opening battle scene in ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''.
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** Blake was originally to have an eyepatch of the [[NotSoDifferent exact same type that Travis wore]]. Gareth Thomas convinced them to go with a scar instead.
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* EnforcedMethodActing: Gareth Thomas was really determined that Blake would be [[DeaderThanDead so unambiguously dead]] that there would be no way to bring him back if the show got renewed again. Therefore at every opportunity he went back to the special effects crew to ask them to put another {{Squib}} and bloodbag under his costume. As a result, when the shooting scene finally happened the blow to his chest was hard enough to really wind him and leave him cut and bruised.
* HeyItsThatPlace: The episode was filmed in a forest in Camberley, Surrey. It was also used for the opening battle scene in ''Film/{{Gladiator}}''.
* KilledByRequest: Gareth Thomas agreed to return on the condition that Blake be killed off for good.
* McLeaned: Gareth Thomas actually insisted on this as a condition of coming back, hence the unusually graphic blood effects used when he gets shot. In the end it turned out to be academic, as the mooted fifth season never happened.
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** The first proposal for the series' conclusion, titled "Attack", involved Blake returning to lead an assault on the Federation on Earth, finally defeating them. This idea was rejected by producer Vere Lorrimer, who thought it "...would be like five men trying to defeat the German army".

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** The first proposal for the series' conclusion, titled "Attack", involved Blake returning to lead an assault on the Federation on Earth, finally defeating them. This idea was rejected by producer Vere Lorrimer, [[RealityEnsues who thought it "...would be like five men trying to defeat the German army". ]]
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** The first proposal for the series' conclusion, titled "Attack", involved Blake returning to lead an assault on the Federation on Earth, finally defeating them. This idea was rejected by producer Vere Lorrimer, who thought it "...would be like five men trying to defeat the German army".
** Blake was originally to be given the dying words; "Oh Avon, I didn't take any of them on trust... except you... You are my... only friend", but these were removed because Blake's ability to deliver them after the violence of his shooting stretched credibility.
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* ActorInspiredElement: It was Gareth Thomas' idea for Blake to have a scar.
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* RealLifeRelative: Janet Lees-Price, who plays the communications officer that Avon guns down shortly before he kills Blake, was the wife of Paul Darrow. Though before you worry about any RealitySubtext in that, note that it was actually ''her'' idea to appear in the show and get offed by Avon.
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