So do you think we are meant to think that Tarrant took the dead Helot's tunic to wear instead of his costume he was wearing in the last scene as a form of disguise??
Eww. Why would he do that?
Dayna is wearing one of Vila's old costumes here too??
"If I'm wrong you can say I told you so, provided you speak loudly and quickly!" Love it!!
Maybe we should just accidentally on purpose skip Animals? It's not part of any overall story arc. Who'd miss it?
Just watching the last few minutes. I hate Sleer's costume and make-up - how could they make a beautiful woman look so dreadful?
Although Animals is not great, it does have some redeeming moments. But I don't mind really.
I don't know why they don't get on with their own S5. It would solve all their issues. They could have Avon, Vila, Tarrant, (new) Dayna, Orac and Servalan in it. Scorpio & Slave are gone so there's no rights problem. Blake is sadly deceased too, so no more hunting for him or wondering.
They escape from a holding cell on a space station they've been transferred to, so no need to mention the planet we last saw them on if that's an issue, make off in a new spaceship, and have further adventures. Perhaps Avon remembers where an Andromedan ship crashed on Sarren; they travel there and get it going (built-in side story: Dayna issues); it's already got an intergalactic drive and Avon and Orac know how to rig up a teleport. They even manage to get the flight computer talking, and name it Lock.
Sleer continues to consolidate her power base. Avon & co work on rebuilding their relationships with each other (instead of meeting various family members!) and rebuilding their reputation with the rebels. New characters! New places! New situations! No restrictions and no problems getting actors.
Vila: "But she looks just like --"
Avon: "Yes. Yes she does."
She's not an android but is she a sister? Is she a clone? Is she a Federation plant?
I hate Sleer's costume and make-up - how could they make a beautiful woman look so dreadful?
All those feathers. You can see why JP wasn't so fond of Nicky Rocker.
I LOVE all your suggestions - such great ideas! You should suggest them to Big Finish, John Ainsworth may be amenable. Given his record so far, I think he's a pretty fine director / producer / script editor.
Sorry I missed this today, because Traitor is a smashing episode (despite all that Sleer nonsense) - I will be back next week for the much under-rated Stardrive!
GC, was Charity surprised that Servalan is back, or did she suspect that she would return?