Comments on: Blake’s 7 – Terminal

By: James Paul

James Paul — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 19:59:37 +0000

The way arch-enemy and principal villain Servalan herself told the crew of the Liberator, that Blake was dead from serious injuries and he was cremated on a planet called Jevron was one thing I did wonder when I saw this B7 episode first time around was it true or did a Blake clone from Weapon in series B die on jevron.

By: James Paul

James Paul — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:17:53 +0000

I always liked the arch-enemy Servalan as the best regular villain in Blake,s Seven out of her and travis the first travis was fine but the second was terrible and I have said for years that once Stephen Greif left B7 it would have been more sensible to have had Travis killed off in a blaze of glory in season 1 final Orac and let the arch-villain Servalan gain a new lackey with a new name

By: Andrew P

Andrew P — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 14:30:51 +0000

These are such brilliant blogs to read and – as always – I’m delighted to see somebody getting such great entertainment and enjoyment out of the same story beats as I did some 40 years later!

“Terminal” really felt like it *was* the end in 1980. Right up to the closing continuity announcement. It had this doom-laden feel – this dark gravitas right from the start. Even before the Liberator started getting a bit gooey. By the end of the show with Blake dead, the Liberator – and therefore Zen – destroyed, probably taking Servalan with it… it was so clearly the end of the series…

Love your ruminations about Avon’s developing character. The groundwork of Series A really does develop so brilliantly through Series B and C doesn’t it?

So many of the moments you mention above continue to pack a punch with me all these decades later. I am so glad that this series still excites people and encourages them to set down their thoughts as effectively as this.

All the best

Andrew