Comments on: Blake’s 7 – Headhunter https://visualmutterings.com/blakes-7-headhunter Archive television thoughts Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:33:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Sundee https://visualmutterings.com/blakes-7-headhunter#comment-1151 Sat, 13 Mar 2021 16:33:20 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/?p=1660#comment-1151 A strong story, Headhunter restores season four to glory again after its recent wobbles, and paves the way for greater things to come.

]]> By: Joe https://visualmutterings.com/blakes-7-headhunter#comment-267 Sat, 17 Oct 2020 00:38:09 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/?p=1660#comment-267 “I was expecting a bounty hunter to come after Team Avon”

That’s actually a good idea. I don’t think we’ve seen any bounty hunters in B7, have we? Perhaps they should have done an episode where an assassin goes after them. (Just not on laundry day, unless they can get some new outfits from somewhere.)

]]> By: Joe https://visualmutterings.com/blakes-7-headhunter#comment-263 Tue, 13 Oct 2020 22:06:43 +0000 http://visualmutterings.com/?p=1660#comment-263 Hannah, I’m so glad you enjoyed this episode (and that you stuck with it to get here!). Headhunter is a great, bonkers fun episode. It’s also the point where S4 really takes off and kicks into its own. Everyone has got a better handle on what the new series is about, the scripts written with Cally in mind are pretty much out of the way, and Soolin – as you may have noticed from this episode – really starts to get used as a character, which also means Glynis Barber gets to infuse her with some real personality.

You’ve pretty much turned the corner on S4 now, and there are several outstanding episodes coming up, especially towards the very end of the run. I’m still enjoying your fresh takes on these episodes, and indeed your own personal enjoyment of them.

“I’m sure Avon was gutted as he clearly fancied her a bit and had probably noticed her cleavage in that outfit earlier on.”

There’s a glimpse of Avon’s observation skills in another episode…

“I’d love to see all the crew wearing something different but I’ll settle for some more interesting and colourful sets.”

It’s a shame they don’t have the clothing room like on Liberator, but it does seem strange they all wear the same gear week in, week out. There’s probably a script banned by the BBC, which takes place on laundry day, where they spend the whole adventure running around in their underwear.

One last thought – I think this is the only episode of B7 in which the episode title turns out to be a pun.

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