Re: Balke's 7 Revisitation (rewatch)
Episode 1.13 ORAC
We pick up where Deliverance left off
Gan's looking sweaty and worn out.
Blake plays the Captain's Log for Avon.
Avon gets dizzy and neither he nor Blake notices Jenna swaying in the background.
Cally finds Jenna in the Corridor about to pass out.
Cally discovers Avon, Vila, Gan and Jenna have Radiation Sickness, and there's no
drugs on board for it. Hopefully Aristo will have Anti-Rad drugs to trade for delivery
of the power cells.
The Awesome Servalan and Travis arrive, equipped with a map a 5 year gave them of the
path to the backdoor of the Lab
Blake visits Avon in Sickbay, and Avon explains Ensor's work, and how all computers
now contain his technology of interconnectivity.
Zen says Ensor has a 40 year old Mechanical Heart, with batteries that last 40 years
that's why he needs the Enery cells.
Ensor's computer asks for instructions, but, Ensor is crashed out, so his computer
enslaves Zen and the Liberator. Ensor's computer gives Blake and Cally instructions
on how to enter to deliver the energy cells
Servelan screams like a little girls and Awesome Travis comes to her rescue. Then,
after she shakes off her fear, she arrogantly says, "No, you'll follow me".
Computer drone shocks Blake and Cally to drop to their weapons, and leads them to
the Lab
Ensor doesn't red from Green, and expects Cally and Blake to operate. They have to go
to the Liberator for that. And head out another back door as Servalan and Travis bust
through the door
Awesome Servalen finds another conveniently left laying around map of the complex,
and notices, it's faster the way they came in
5 more minutes of tunnel walking results in Ensor's death (Avon and Vila Transport
down with guns). Cally and Blake grab ORAC and walk to the Teleport range.
Servalan and Travis are waiting for them, and demand ORAC, but, Awesome Avon saves
the day shooting Travis's handgun. "I was aiming for his head"
The crew Beams up with ORAC and Servalan turns on Travis.
The Gang fires up ORAC. ORAC B-Slaps Gan verbally. Our 7th Crew member, ORAC, joins
our heroes. ORAC's limits have failed to be defined, and it says it Predicts the
future. After much cajoling, ORAC shows Liberator being destroyed as a prediction
(well certainty)
Heck of a S1 Cliffhanger, this experience has been awesome so far (despite the slowness of my reviews). Stronger First season than many Sci-Fi shows. I think there's only 1 really sub-par episode in S1 (The Web) and many very good ones, while building an Arc and a Universe, pretty impressive model, IMHO.