HI, Anne. You survived the summer shcool, then? How did it go?

I'm just starting. I don't like these shots of space with plinking music at the beginning.

It was OK in the end. I'd over-prepared drastically - I will have to remember that for another year!

But I was working until at least 11pm every night, and teaching all day. I'm exhausted!

Astute observation, Anne. Avon isn't a natural leader, it's a role he isnt' comfortable with. The Federation is now only represented by Servalan, which is bound to lead to complications...

If that were me? I'd jump at the change to with Kirril to that other peaceful place start a new life with her. It's hard not to like someone without them not liking you back.
But Kirril loved Villa yet he didn't realised till he was back on board the Liberator with the crystals.

There are a few eps that start like that (is 'Horizon' one of them?) - as establishing shots go, it's very dull.

Hey Anne good to hear from you.

How DID Tarrant negotiate with the Keezarnians? That's never explained.

Yes - I think Horizon might be one. They are mostly in the earlier seasons, I think. I suppose the idea is to suggest the vastness of space - but it is very dull.

How DID Tarrant negotiate with the Keezarnians? That's never explained.

Well all sorry but I must be off.
As always been great chatting with you all here. Look forward to next weeks rewatch. I'm not feeling too crash hot. Heavy flu, tonsils are inflamed & lost my voice.
Have a great weekend & week ahead.
Cheers all.

That's why the eps directed by Fiona wossname and Mary thingie are so refreshing. Compare this opening with those of 'Rumours of Death', 'Sarcophagus' etc.

Well all sorry but I must be off.
As always been great chatting with you all here. Look forward to next weeks rewatch. I'm not feeling too crash hot. Heavy flu, tonsils are inflamed & lost my voice.
Have a great weekend & week ahead.
Cheers all.

I don't like Vila's outfit in this. It's like pyjamas and a dressing gown.

Oh, Colin Baker is wonderful! And he's so lovely in real life, I met him at the Supreme Cat Show a few years ago. And he did the whole 'I had a mother...' speech by heart!

It's awful, isn't it? Overall he gets the worst costumes in the series. Such a shame.

No idea- he'd be stumped when hitting someone or pointing his blaster at them didn't work.

Presumably they were 'dressing him down' so that he didn't overshadow the others. But Michael is such a great actor he can overcome his costumes.

Yes, he loves cats. It was such a fun event - the show had a sci-fi theme, and they had him as one of the guest judges, along with Paul Darrow and John Leeson. And they did panels and signings as well as cat-judging. I'll have to dig out and re-publish the review we had on Horizon.

I like Cally teazing Avon!

Yes, he loves cats. It was such a fun event - the show had a sci-fi theme, and they had him as one of the guest judges, along with Paul Darrow and John Leeson. And they did panels and signings as well as cat-judging. I'll have to dig out and re-publish the review we had on Horizon.

He also used to hunch over a bit when he was standing next to Avon, because they were the same height and Vila needed to be smaller.

One of the best things about this episode is Vila explaining how he works.

The height thing is so misleading. I mean, we get the impression that Servalan is tall, when in fact she's tiny. Look at how they had to angle the cameras in 'Sand' when she was next to Tarrant!

This ep is FULL of best things! Happy sigh...

To quote the President....It's there, waiting for you! I uploaded it months ago.

So - the number of studs on your costume is a measure of how agressive/bad you are?