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vilakins

Warlord (412)

Oct 02, 2010 19:30

This is a fairly typical season 4 episode: bleak and without hope. It's not even that entertaining unless you count Avon's underwear-less attire on Betafarl, and Zukan and Zeeona's hairstyles.

( Avon's idea of diplomacy is like breaking someone's leg, then saying 'Lean on me'. )

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kalinda001 October 2 2010, 15:53:32 UTC

I actually like Warlord, except for the crazy hair. Avon showing that he's actually a good, intelligent leader who has the ability to put together complex alliances among people who don't trust each other, and to put together all the complicated technical components to mass produce the pylene-50 anti-serum ( ... )

vilakins October 2 2010, 20:56:16 UTC

If it weren't for Servalan's trap, it would have succeeded fantastically and brought the rebellion light years forward

And of course the couldn't allow that, could they?

Zukan arrived with the bombs and the virus device disguised as antidote-producing plant, so he'd have done it anyway.

I should have said: I do love Avon's angry threat to Zukan if even a hair on their heads is harmed. Avon is much more himself here.

I used to think that Avon knew she was going to commit suicide, but it really doesn't make sense when she could live and have Tarrant and possibly gain some power back at home due to her birth. I think Avon knew the dexterity required because he'd looked at the device earlier and of course he'd rather it wasn't one of his own people whom he so eloquently threatened Zukan about earlier.

kalinda001 October 3 2010, 01:01:04 UTC

That would be supposition to assume Avon knew and deliberately let her do it because there is no evidence that he did. To assume he did takes a certain bias, which I was pointing out. Not to mention Avon didn't order Zeeona to go or even suggest it to her. Avon asked for volunteers from all of them ( ... )

vilakins October 3 2010, 01:07:11 UTC

Dammit, I liked that Avon threatened Zukan if his crew was hurt. I meant he was more himself because he always did care about them though he'll never admit it and sees no reason to.

kalinda001 October 3 2010, 01:08:50 UTC

Ahh, I made a presumption there. My apologies.

As you can tell, I'm in one of those really bad and pissed off moods at the moment. Hence my Blake rants on DW :) Ignore me :)

hafren October 3 2010, 07:56:05 UTC

I'm sure you're right re all the cod science. But I quite like this one. They have a sensible goal for once, their problem is that the net's closing in and they really can't trust anyone any more, though they need to take the risk. I do like the way everyone bar Tarrant knows what Zeeona's doing but accepts her right to decide that for herself. I think it sets up the last ep pretty well.

vilakins October 3 2010, 09:48:00 UTC

I'm not looking forward to the next one at all. I shall continue to regard it as the cliff-hanger it was meant to be. :-(

sallymn October 4 2010, 15:15:40 UTC

"They Were Only Stunned". :)

Hey, I've yet to accept that Fearless Leader is dead...

vilakins October 4 2010, 21:06:45 UTC

I reserve the right, like Boucher intended, to have anyone survive I want to.