Former resistance leader Roj Blake witnesses a massacre and is subsequently framed for a series of fictional crimes by the totalitarian Federation.Former resistance leader Roj Blake witnesses a massacre and is subsequently framed for a series of fictional crimes by the totalitarian Federation.Former resistance leader Roj Blake witnesses a massacre and is subsequently framed for a series of fictional crimes by the totalitarian Federation.
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the only episode of the series in which Paul Darrow (Kerr Avon) does not appear.
- GoofsBlake shouldn't have been found guilty of the allegations of abusing children. When the federation faked the evidence, they took the children out of school and processed them the same day. Since the federation didn't decide to do this until after Blake was in custody, it had to have taken place when he was held in jail, and the lawyers confirmed that the dates the children weren't in school were the dates the alleged incidents took place.
- Quotes
[Blake is under treatment after witnessing a massacre]
Dr. Havant: Reality is a dangerous concept. Each one of us interprets it in a slightly different way. Every sense impression is filtered by the brain and altered, sometimes just a little, sometimes completely, to fit our individual model of what the world is about. If that model should be challenged...
Blake: [chanting over and over to himself] I am *not* insane. I am *not* insane...
Dr. Havant: No. You must put that thought completely out of your mind. You've had a shock.
Blake: [stops chanting] Yes.
Dr. Havant: We must work together to uncover what that shock was. I'm going to prescribe a mild sedative ...
Blake: No drugs!
Dr. Havant: A mild sedative to help you to sleep. You must rest.
Blake: No! No drugs.
Dr. Havant: All right, no drugs. Now try not to think an more. Don't worry, we'll get it sorted out.
Definitely not a show just for kids, the themes, concepts and ideas in these earlier episodes were much more on the darker side. I'm not sure people realised just how good this show was in its early days.
The way back did a great job in terms of setting the scene, introducing the oppressive nature of the Federation, and of course introducing the show's principle Blake. This was a beautifully written episode. It's played out and taken very seriously, something they became guilty of not doing in its latter years. We get a first glimpse of Michael Keating, and the jaw dropping Sally Knyvette.
What a shame that attempts to bring Blake's 7 back have all fallen flat, the ideas are great.
9/10
- Sleepin_Dragon
- Mar 10, 2016
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- Monkton Farleigh Ministry of Defence Tunnels, Corsham, Wiltshire, England, UK(Rebel meeting place/Blake's nightmare flashback)
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