I love the set for Zukan’s ship. Not only do we get a full four walls but there’s also that glorious view of Servalan’s cruiser out the window, similar to the shuttle window we saw last week.

Paul Darrow was unhappy with director Viktors Ritelis’ approach to the scenes in the sand. Ritelis told the actors where to run, but wouldn’t tell them where he’d hidden the explosive charges. He wanted to catch the actors by surprise by being able to detonate them safely (but close) in order to capture real tension. The gymnastic troopers are great though (and/or silly). It’s a pity they get gunned down so quickly. They seem fearless and formidable. I would be toast against a trooper who can hide under the sand.

I’m not sure I’d agree that Orac was never part of the seven. There’s only been five human(oid)s in the crew since partway through series two, so Zen (or Slave) and Orac have always made up the numbers.

A man at his wit’s end; more backstory for Soolin. Very good points.

I’m really looking forward to hearing what you make of the next episode.

We did! Dorian mentioned it in the first episode!

I’m very excited for the finale – this episode is more setup for that than anything else.