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[matthunter]

Liberator's shining moment as a war machine comes single-handedly fending off the Andromedan attack until Federation ships arrive, at which point the Federation fleet is heavily depleted to the point Servalan spends most of the next two series rebuilding...

 

[Skipper]

Folks, I'm about to tackle episode 11.
Wish me luck.

 

[Christopher]

Liberator's shining moment as a war machine comes single-handedly fending off the Andromedan attack until Federation ships arrive, at which point the Federation fleet is heavily depleted to the point Servalan spends most of the next two series rebuilding...

Which is your classic "illusion of change" plotting, since they tease the game-changing fall of the Federation, but then it turns out to be just a temporary setback.

 

[Skipper]

Just finished episode 11. I didn't hate it, but can't they stick to a single plot from the beginning to the end of an episode? It starts with a story about some kind of Cincinnatus and ends with a boarding by bad guys dressed as "space Arabs".

By the way Cally, do you think this is the best outfit for a risky rescue operation where stealth is essential?

Maybe I would have paired it with a hat with bells.

 

[Christopher]

Just finished episode 11. I didn't hate it, but can't they stick to a single plot from the beginning to the end of an episode? It starts with a story about some kind of Cincinnatus and ends with a boarding by bad guys dressed as "space Arabs".

Yeah, the first couple of seasons had an unfortunate tendency to base alien cultures on ethnic stereotypes of nonwhite cultures. Worse, the only nonwhite actors in the cast were the ones playing the stereotype aliens. (In this case, both of the speaking Space Arabs were played by actors born in India.) Fortunately, that would improve somewhat in Series C-D -- mainly through Josette Simon joining the cast, but there were a handful of other nonwhite actors in roles that weren't ethnically coded.

By the way Cally, do you think this is the best outfit for a risky rescue operation where stealth is essential?

It works pretty well as camouflage for leopards...