But this is a good Blake episode (making up for the previous two where he has been both manipulative and stupid) - he has the moral high ground throughout.

Blake is neither manipulative or stupid that’s just Avon trying to deflect the blame from him.

Blake is neither manipulative or stupid that’s just Avon trying to deflect the blame from him.

I'm not sure whether I did the right thing or not - perhaps i'm being over-cautious, but I didn't want to turn up and find a house full of sick people. I did get the first part of the holiday yesterday - a trip to London to have lunch with some other friends - but I am exhausted today. The train back was delayed by 40 minutes, which was tedious (nb. this happens a lot with British trains).

I do hate the costumes though - they look uncomfortable, impractical and silly.

He's manipulative and obsessive – a not good combination.

I agree about the good dialogue. Robert Holmes wrote Gambit as well, which also has some great lines.

I don’t think Dr Wilber’s mask would past the COVIS test.

Ha - me too. Trip to London last Saturday to meet a friend for lunch. Got there okay, but the trains back were cancelled due to shortage of crew. Eventually had to get a slooooooooooooooow stopping one from Moorgate instead of Kings Cross.
Used to have to deal with this sort of thing every day - I'm so relieved that my current job is working from home!

I do like the bickering academics here - very lifelike. This would have been a good episode if only it had not just exposed Blake, Avon and Vila to a deadly plague without any explanation of why it didn't affect them.

Ummm. Could say that about 17th century clothing or, indeed, from many other periods.

The costumes look science fiction.

Ummm. Could say that about 17th century clothing or, indeed, from many other periods.

The costumes look science fiction.

PLEASE let the trains be running properly by July, though what both of you say doesn't bode well for train travel for a while yet. Note that Tyce.

Well, I read recently that now that most people have been getting Covid in one form or another, there's reseach going on as to why some people AREN'T getting it, despite being exposed. Perhaps Avon and Vila are naturally immune?

Gareth Thomas says B7 is about 'Ordinary people in extraordinary situations' - could be extended to extraordinary costumes as well.

Be prepared for at least some disruption on trains. It's the norm, rather than exception. Sigh.

Vila being clever. Vila being VERY clever. I love this scene (deciphering the message using ash).

Vila being clever. Vila being VERY clever. I love this scene (deciphering the message using ash).

Ha - me too. Trip to London last Saturday to meet a friend for lunch. Got there okay, but the trains back were cancelled due to shortage of crew. Eventually had to get a slooooooooooooooow stopping one from Moorgate instead of Kings Cross.
Used to have to deal with this sort of thing every day - I'm so relieved that my current job is working from home!

I would be disgusted if they were all just wearing late '70s' Levi cord jeans...

Mmm… yeah, I’m taking note. Is it the same with the trains that go across the country i.e. if I want to go to somewhere like Bath. Or just the London trains?

Must have read the same thing a few weeks ago about research into natural immunity.

Mmm… yeah, I’m taking note. Is it the same with the trains that go across the country i.e. if I want to go to somewhere like Bath. Or just the London trains?

Interesting that this base seems not to have any women on it.

I hate stopping trains! At least they didn't abandon the seat reservations on mine, which they did on the Leeds train leaving at the same time. But there was a whole queue of delayed trains, so we crawled along nose to tail all the way to York, sadly. But yes, at one point I was commuting from Cambridge to London every day, and if anything went wrong it was complete chaos.

Interesting that this base seems not to have any women on it.

I do like the bickering academics here - very lifelike. This would have been a good episode if only it had not just exposed Blake, Avon and Vila to a deadly plague without any explanation of why it didn't affect them.

Bit like bubonic plague. Apparently if you have type A blood you have a natural immunity.

Bit like bubonic plague. Apparently if you have type A blood you have a natural immunity.

Maybe they'd seen what happened to Jenna and Cally in most of the episodes.

All of them. Some better/worse than others, though. But eye-wateringly expensive, eg for some routes it's cheaper to fly than get the train! Where are you going to be based?