Glad you're feeling better, shame that you are still testing positive.

Obsidian said hello. She's been away for 3 weeks and just got home. She's very tired and will join us next week.

Juat in case anyone doesn't know about TT's drinking game (see the UK rewatches), here it is:

Before we go any further, it’s time to introduce the Season Derek drinking game:

Here’s the number of sips/swigs per each of these:
Avon is knocked unconscious 1
A scientist dies (per scientist) 5
A member of the main cast wears the same costume as last week (per costume) 2
There’s the sequence (or part of the sequence) of Scorpio landing / taking off at Xenon Base 3
Vila drinks something red (per scene) 10
Tarrant falls in love 5
Soolin shoots someone (per person) 5
Slave says “sorry” (each mention) 1
Each mention of “Sleer” 2
Avon laughs manically and/or smiles inappropriately 5
There’s a downbeat ending in sharp contrast to the jangly end theme 10
The final shot of the episode includes Paul Darrow 3
A member of the main cast is killed or stunned (per cast member) 1 bottle of wine / 1 can of beer

I rather like Scorpio - a plain workhorse of a ship, nothing fancy.

Urk, the dreaded Covid - sorry you've got it, Anne. I had it at the beginning of August. Weird thing was that I tested negative for the first couple of days and thought I just had a really bad cold/cough. On the 5th day - when I was already starting to feel better - I tested positive. Go figure.

Well all I'll be off & been great as always, see you all next Saturday night.
Cheers one & all.
Stay safe.

Juat in case anyone doesn't know about TT's drinking game (see the UK rewatches), here it is:

Before we go any further, it’s time to introduce the Season Derek drinking game:

Here’s the number of sips/swigs per each of these:
Avon is knocked unconscious 1
A scientist dies (per scientist) 5
A member of the main cast wears the same costume as last week (per costume) 2
There’s the sequence (or part of the sequence) of Scorpio landing / taking off at Xenon Base 3
Vila drinks something red (per scene) 10
Tarrant falls in love 5
Soolin shoots someone (per person) 5
Slave says “sorry” (each mention) 1
Each mention of “Sleer” 2
Avon laughs manically and/or smiles inappropriately 5
There’s a downbeat ending in sharp contrast to the jangly end theme 10
The final shot of the episode includes Paul Darrow 3
A member of the main cast is killed or stunned (per cast member) 1 bottle of wine / 1 can of beer

It was a sensible production decision. Nothing could be as magnificent as Liberator, so instead of trying to recreate or better it, they went for a plain, basic ship, in need of lots of upgrades (teleport, stardrive etc) - which also provided plot devices for several episodes.

Well all I'll be off & been great as always, see you all next Saturday night.
Cheers one & all.
Stay safe.

Thanks, Tyce. Say hi from me?

Are we counting 'Avon knocks someone else unconscious'?

Well all I'll be off & been great as always, see you all next Saturday night.
Cheers one & all.
Stay safe.

Are we counting 'Avon knocks someone else unconscious'?

So we're back to Avon proving he's stronger than a woman, stronger than pain... Sarcophagus, anyone?

Are we counting 'Avon knocks someone else unconscious'?

So we're back to Avon proving he's stronger than a woman, stronger than pain... Sarcophagus, anyone?

And the kiss - as in Sarcophagus. He enjoys this rather too much, I think.

There used to be badges saying "Beware Avon's Kiss"

I like Gunn Sar's embroidery.

There are many rubbish aspects to this ep - this being one of them. War of the Sexes, indeed. Says more about Ben Steed than anything else. "You were a great Seska" "Now I'm a woman" - like you can't be both?

I like Gunn Sar's embroidery.

Avon knocked out for the third time . . .

So very true. They're implying you can either be strong OR a woman, so misogynistic!

So very true. They're implying you can either be strong OR a woman, so misogynistic!

Really sets my teeth on edge, that does.

Really sets my teeth on edge, that does.

Really sets my teeth on edge, that does.

Men do have more upper body strength, but women have greater stamina!

'Me too' (pardon the 'Me too' movement pun). It's why I've never liked this episode.

Exactly. And throughout time there have always been strong women and weaker men, and nothing wrong with that.

Servalan being a case in point!