Blake's 7 REACTION | 4x13 (PART 02) | Blake

[@Shelma32Reactions]

I'm still an absolute mess after that ending. What an incredible ride this series has been. Thank you so much to all of you for watching. PART ONE can be found HERE: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIWUfHRsmLGrgKcsi=-egS1riqgO0v_eG8 I hope you all enjoy the reaction :)

[@paulhancock6459]

One of the best (and bleakest) ends to a series ever. I was 8 years old when this was broadcast for the 1st time. And Avon, still for me the greatest tv character of all time.

[@eric2690]

I really liked the Blake 7 series!!! I 😊 I really did not like that ending 😢😮

[@RaceDayReplay]

the most emotionally destructive episode of TV ever broadcast. Still kills me 43 years later

[@dr.impossibleofcounterpunc1984]

Best thing that ever happened. That's why Blake's 7 is unique.

[@alanbayles1218]

I was ten years old when I watched this episode and can remembering feeling numb afterwards, going into school the next day my teacher who was huge Blakes 7 fan, he was just as shocked too! No show has ever come close to giving me that same reaction since then.

[@Shelma32Reactions]

I'm still kind of in disbelief in a way when I think about it.

[@blakesliberator3197]

The series ending of ALL series endings. The finale of finales. We finally get to see what a uniquely dark series Blakes 7 is. I read in a Horizon magazine about 25 years ago, someone commented that the series ended in the only way it could. The reasoning was: How long could a handful of criminals realistically survive against fully-equipped totalitarian power? Point taken. Eventually, the attention they've drawn to themselves could only lead to one outcome. A pity Orac didn't trace _that_ path through infinity. It's not like Star Wars, where we have good guys fighting under the direction of an established government of the free world against bad guys lead by another government - a dictatorship known as the Empire. After which, we have an award ceremony for the heroes of the battle against the Death Star. No. Blakes 7 was described as the Dirty Dozen in Space - A band of criminals fighting a dictatorship. No equipment or weapons except what they can salvage. No information except what they could extract using their own resources - including Orac -, or from other rebels. No congratulatory award ceremony for the victors of each major battle. No records of exemplary service. No medals, no accolades, no promotions to higher ranks, and no service pensions. Also, no rules of war or codes of conduct to be subjected to, against any enemy similarly unimpeded by rules or morality. It's gloves off all the way. It's just one long drawn out struggle to survive on an inter-galactic scale. As distressing as the outcome is, Blakes 7 is probably as real as it gets. We know because it hurts. Like the feeling of long-time friends or loved-ones taken from us in a heartbeat. A terrible waste. The good guys are not always the victors. That's why Blakes 7 truly stands out as a class of it's own, and a part of why a lot of us really like it. BL. P.S Over the last 10 years, it's been suggested more than twice on the Blakes 7 Facebook fanpage - once by myself - that it was Blake's clone from Weapon who was killed off in the final episode! That topic often makes for interesting yes/no discussions! P.P.S If this hasn't been mentioned, the lady officer that Avon killed was played by Paul Darrow's wife. Paul insisted that Avon should be the one who shoots her on screen! Also, in the final clip before the credits, the theory is that Avon was aiming his gun at Servalan.

[@frankshailes3205]

Maybe Orac did. He and Servalan are the only two of the main cast who seem to have survived at the end of the series.

[@stephenchurchill2418]

Everyone hated the jaw dropping ending back in 1981...but on reflection its the only way this series could have ended and has become such an important milestone of sci-fi tv. It is such a tragedy....a Shakesperian end to a brilliant show. It will stay with you and makes a rewatch more intriguing as you know what happens to your heroes....thanks for sharing your wonderful journey with us...

[@station7thedoor]

I absolutely agree. The series would not be remembered the way it is, if it had not ended in that way. Unforgettable.

[@iaincoleman5947]

So this was first broadcast shortly before Christmas 1981. The writer, Chris Boucher, was a guest at a convention I was at some years ago. A friend of mine told him how he had ruined her childhood Christmas that year. He was so delighted.

[@frankshailes3205]

Chris Boucher proudly claimed to have been called "the man who killed Father Christmas".

[@helmethead72]

Blake: Avon, for what it is worth, I have always trusted you from the very beginning. Watching him limp off the flight deck of the Liberator to not be seen again till Gauda Prime and brutally killed by the same Avon is so heartbreaking. If there’s any comfort it’s that they all died together.

[@charliefordfrancis]

The BBC's phone-lines rang off the hook for hours. The producer travelled to the US to tell Terry Nation how he was going to end it. Terry didn't like the idea, although he liked Avon standing over Blake as though to protect him. Gareth Thomas agreed to come back for one more episode on the condition that Blake was dead, dead, deady-dead dead. When it came to filming his murder he kept asking the effects team for more blood. When the blood squib exploded, everyone in the studio gallery gasped in shock. TV shows are often defined by their ending, and Blake's 7 certainly is.

[@Shelma32Reactions]

I liked Avon standing over Blake as well. Im definitely going to have to rewatch it at least once when I can . Love that Gareth asked for more blood lol

[@charliefordfrancis]

I think the director cut away from the guts exploding a lot more quickly than planned. I've a lot of B7 videos on my own channel and would love for you to take a look some time. I did a CGI version of the series 4 titles a few years back.

[@frankshailes3205]

​@@Shelma32Reactions At least Avon knew he'd been mistaken (hence the ironic smile) thanks to Arlen stating the place was an entire "nest of rebels". As well as Paul Darrow (Avon) getting to shoot his wife (playing Klyn), there's a nice resonance back to the other woman in his life, Cally: "A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken." To Avon's plaintive cry last time they met: "Couldn't you bring yourself to trust me, just this once?"), Blake responded "I have always trusted you, from the vey beginning."

[@seedhillbruisermusic7939]

this is my favourite episode, the crew get everything wrong from the beginning and keep making mistakes till they all get killed. I find Blakes 7 so interesting because the heroes are so fallible, they lose as often as they win.

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

A good point , taking an overview of the series the eventual end felt inevitable . It was a great ride and so well acted .

[@escapetheratracenow9883]

It's similar to the Tom Cruise movie Valkyrie where they nearly succeeded against all the odds, only to fail from only one mistake.

[@JakobLumley1978]

Shown 4 days before Xmas in 1981…what a Xmas present to all the fans. It’s a brilliant ending though…if what Blake said about Jenna is true, that means that everyone who was on the crew ended up dead (except for Orac)

[@Shelma32Reactions]

So sad. I can only imagine watching this just before Christmas.

[@tribeoflight-ireland868]

​@Shelma32Reactions I was 14 when this aired, and really looking forward to the return of Blake. It definitely ruined my Christmas, who wants the bad guys to win.

[@happyman050]

A real life ending in that the "good" guys do not always win

[@escapetheratracenow9883]

You mean the Empire’s best legions shouldn’t have lost to the Ewoks on Endor? 😃

[@carl160269]

12 years old, 4 days before Christmas, and they dropped this on me. At least these days we have recordings to watch. Back then it just ended for us.

[@Shelma32Reactions]

I can only imagine seeing this just before Christmas.

[@octaviusfooks7194]

Do you know what is even more gut-wrenching fact about this ending? It was planned that Avon & Co would either be stunned or killed, depending if the actors decided to return for a supposed fifth series. Sadly that fifth series wasn't commissioned and their fates are left unknown. But Christ! What a capper - the final shot of Avon breaking the "Mexican standoff" and the gunshots ringing out. When I saw it, I was speechless, and I'm glad that Blake's 7 didn't end in a predictable scenario in which all the heroes survive and the Federation is finally destroyed. Yeah, it's a bittersweet ending, but I'll give the production team kudos for being able to pull it off - personally for me, 'Blake' is a masterpiece, and perhaps the one of the best series finales of all time. Fun fact: Michael Keating (Vila) compared the ending to Shakespeare's Hamlet, where everyone dies. To you, Shelma, well done for getting through it.

[@Shelma32Reactions]

Im still not recovered from watching it last Friday. It definitely took a lot of guts to do this ending and im letting myself believe that they did survive lol

[@jethryk]

@@Shelma32Reactions you’re perfectly entitled to believe they all survived (bar Blake) as stated Chris Boucher, who got dubbed the man who killed Christmas, didn’t write it as a final episode just another cliffhanger, it’s only because it never came back (which is the real crime here) that’s it become logical to assume they all died. The only person who had to die was Blake, part of the agreement with Gareth Thomas to get him to return. So Blake was shot properly with a different gun and lots of blood.

[@neilmcdonald9164]

Glynnis Barber,Sholing,later said in an interview that she wouldn't have returned for a season 5🎩

[@drsteele]

Boucher did write it as the final episode but also with enough outs to pick up on if they were renewed again (which they knew was not going to happen)@@jethryk

[@sadomensgaudaprime8142]

Xmas 1981 ,,,, ruined! Gen x had a rough ride that year. Avon and co, Sapphire and Steel, and even the longest ( and best) Dr who came to their ends.😢

[@Stevenspielburger]

Encapulating what many of us thought when it aired. It's an emotional gut punch. A brilliant watch, but a hard one

[@stevebiggs]

Thank you for these reactions. What a great series!

[@Shelma32Reactions]

It was truly wonderful. Im glad you enjoyed 🙂

[@escapetheratracenow9883]

Utterly devastating! Each and every person we'd come to care about very deeply is dead. Orac would have been found sooner or later. Scorpio would have been taken apart for the recovery of both the teleport system and the star drive. And the celebrations within the High Command of the Federation would've been tumultuous. It was all for nothing😭

[@Shelma32Reactions]

It was so heartbreaking 😢

[@sixstanger00]

*_Orac would have been found sooner or later._* It's possible that Orac would be found, but GP is a frontier world far from the heart of the Federation, so it's unlikely any of the rank & file troops there even know what Orac is, let alone what it looks like. So on that front, Orac may have been written off as scrap (especially if Avon kept the key with him; no one on GP would be able to make the connection between "this thing on Avon's body" and "that clear box of gizmos we found in section 5."). So either Orac is sitting in a scrap heap somewhere (sans key), or was melted down to be repurposed. *_Scorpio would have been taken apart for the recovery of both the teleport system and the star drive._* I doubt there was much to salvage on Scorpio. That little glide through the forest probably ripped open the underbelly and likely wrecked the stardrive section. As for the teleport, it's unlikely any salvage operation would know Scorpio had teleport capabilities; the flight deck was totally wrecked in the crash (Tarrant is seen clinging to a mound of soil where the teleport bay once was), so it's extremely doubtful any of it survived. But even if some components had, its doubtful any salvage teams would know what it is; as far we know, only three ships possessed teleport systems: Liberator, her sister, and Scorpio. The only thing that could probably be salvaged would be Slave, since it basically closed down due to a total power loss. But presumably, it's memory is still intact, so the unit could be removed from the wreck and installed on another ship.

[@helmethead72]

Not wanting to detract from the wonderful sense of doom and futility here but the Federation had enough smart scientists and engineers who could have reverse-engineered the teleport system and star drive. The Federation was attacking the base as Deva stated before Arlen killed him. They would have had more than enough troops to secure the area around Plantation 5 and report back to Sleer or her superiors. This is when the search for Orac would begin until his ultimate recovery. The Federation, with the aid of the salvaged equipment, would begin upgrading their ships and constructing new ones with the ultimate result of their almost complete domination of all the known star systems and beyond. I say almost, until the new rebellion begins…. The legend of Blake, Avon and their crew of freedom fighters would endure throughout the galaxy and as another inspirational , legendary hero from Sherwood would say: nothing’s forgotten. Nothing is ever forgotten.

[@sixstanger00]

@@helmethead72 Hmm... it's plausible, but I'd counter-argue by saying it'd be difficult to reverse-engineer something that barely exists to begin with. If both the stardrive and teleport were completely wrecked in the crash, reverse-engineering would be a royal pain the arse because you wouldn't even know how it was supposed to look whole. Especially given that Scorpio's stardrive was Dr. Plaxton's prototype of one that could be fitted to a large vessel instead of a small space chopper. Dozens of components necessary to make the systems work might be totally destroyed (or in fragments somewhere down the crash path), and without knowing the system NEEDS those components, you'd never be able to get it to work. It would be like trying to reverse engineer a car that was missing it's starter relay. If you don't know it NEEDS one, then you won't know it's MISSING ONE. In autos, the starter relay engages when you press the ignition button (or turn the key). The relay completes an electrical circuit that sends power to the starter. But without the relay, (a part no bigger than a bottle top), the car won't even start. *_would begin upgrading their ships and constructing new ones with the ultimate result of their almost complete domination of all the known star systems and beyond._* Even IF the Federation were to acquire teleport and stardrive tech from Scorpio, it wouldn't be enough to extend their empire beyond the Milky Way galaxy. That little brush with Andromeda between S2 & S3 costs them 80% of their fleet and the destruction of Star One, which plunged the entire empire into chaos. Unless the Federation acquires a large fleet of Liberator-capable ships, I doubt they'd be venturing outside our own galaxy anytime soon.

[@escapetheratracenow9883]

@@sixstanger00 Your points are well made, but with the assistance of Orac nothing would be impossible.

[@FHIPrincePeter]

I was a young squaddie in Germany watching it on BFBS TV it had a cult following at the time, was well gutted. Your reaction brought tears to my eyes, was good to see that you were genuinely really into it. "The Prisoner" is another one of my favourites. Most of what they were talking about has come to pass.

[@112sje]

I felt just the same way as you when I first watched the last episode. I was 14 at the time and I didn't know that Gareth Thomas would only do it it Blake was killed. He wanted out after two series after being offered a place in the Royal Shakespeare company.

[@thebigboo5]

And there it is. The ending of Blake's 7. It's a tough re-watch. The worst misunderstanding on TV. I think I first saw it about 25 years ago. Well after the original date. I was watching it with my parents, they'd got the VHS tapes. They'd seen it before, when it was originally on TV, but they didn't spoil what was coming next. Boy was I shocked! No other show has really done it I don't think, and it hits hard, and stays with you. That's why it's still around, I guess. A lot of other people are mentioning the same things, but this show always gets me talking, so here I go. SO many people comment on the lack of blood for the crew. Are they dead? The ending was designed to be ambiguous, depending on if a fifth series was commissioned and if actors were going to return. So lots of books and fan fiction have them surviving. Gareth Thomas though, only agreed to come back if his character was dead for certain. He'd been getting a lot of questions over the role and wanted it cleared up and ended for sure, sadly. Chris Boucher decided the shoot out would be the most memorable ending they could do. Although the date of the final episode, 21 December 1981, he said was "unfortunate" and has decribed himself as "the man who killed Father Christmas" in 1981. Orac is still outside, hidden, presumably. Wonder if anyone ever finds him. No Servalan was a surprise. You kind of think she's going to turn up right at the end for the shoot out, but it doesn't happen. Your reactions to these have been awesome, I'm sticking around for more :) I hope you'll enjoy some of the audio books, books, fan fiction, whatever you decide to try. Sorry for rambling! I'll leave you with some of my favourite quotes... Avon: In the end, winning is the only safety. Avon: Have you betrayed us? Have YOU... betrayed... ME? Cally: He who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken. Avon: Regret is part of being alive -- but keep it a small part. Avon: It is not neccessary to become irrational in order to prove that one cares; indeed, it is not neccessary to prove it at all.

[@helmethead72]

Here’s the quote that finalises everything so painfully. Deva: All of it useless if you’re not there to lead it. There’s no teddy bear army coming to save the rebels from Emperor Palpatine’s best legion on Gauda Prime. This is why Blake’s 7 is so authentic it hurts.

[@sixstanger00]

According to Chris Boucher, the "ending" is indeed that Avon straddles Blake's body and glances down at him, realizing he's made a fatal mistake - Avon attempted to keep a resistance alive but in the end, his own distrust destroys it from the head down (killing Blake). In that moment, Avon raises his gun and chooses to go out in a blaze of glory. Regarding Orac: The last time we see Orac is in the flyer before they enter the silo, so either Orac was left on the flyer or Avon hid it somewhere before going to the main tracking gallery. But Orac or no Orac, the ending to the series is pretty clear: our heroes lose and the Federation now rules totally with an iron fist.

[@escapetheratracenow9883]

Well said. Orac is most definitely in the flyer or the silo and soon be assisting the Federation in building ships like the Liberator or Scorpio, equipped with star drive and teleport facilities. There's no way the others were stunned, and even if they had been, they'd face summary execution after a kangaroo court trial. Better they died fighting. Better they died together.

[@frankshailes3205]

Read the official continuation by Tony Attwood from Target Books: "Afterlife" to find out what happens to Orac and the Federation (and Servalan).

[@GeoffreyBrundell]

This was shock for me as a 10 year old when it shown in New Zealand in 1988

[@Eltonlaleham]

I do say this final episode of B7, having no arch-enemy and principal villain Servalan was well strange in billions of ways but there we are.

[@Eltonlaleham]

I have heard fans say at various conventions, the Blake in this final episode was a clone Blake like the 2 seen in season 2 episode Weapon there are rumours there were multiple clones made of Blake and also a rumour the real Blake might have been alive somewhere in hiding from arch-villain Servalan and the Federation.

[@joshuajoshua2732]

They certainly didn't want a Series 5 to happen did they? One of the most shocking and unhappy endings of a tv series.

[@Ravenscroft82]

I told my g/f that this episode was like a mule kick to the stomach. We all completely understand your reactions to this, don't feel badly. Maybe when the dust settles, you could do a wrap up video? For my part, even though they did leave the window open a bit, I think the very heavy implication is that they were all killed. Honestly, I would not want Avon to have to suffer living after knowing what he'd done to Blake (and Anna beforehand). It's just too darned much. There's LOTS of fanfic out there, and some of that is pretty good. There's theories and "what ifs" galore. As rough as this is, much of B7's legacy is tied to the dramatic punch of this. Avon and Blake really needed each other, and suffered without the other. Blake became more distrustful, like Avon, and Avon became downright paranoid and nearly insane. When they met again, they didn't realize how much the other had changed. And that's the real tragedy. Having said all that, I sure wish it had ended differently. I've enjoyed your reactions and when you do another series I've watched, I'll be sure to tune in again. Take care and be well!!

[@Shelma32Reactions]

They really did need each other. Which made the ending so heartbreaking.

[@ShamrockParticle]

The atmosphere in this second half of the finale is too palpable to believe that it was an intentional cliffhanger, when the season started rough and found itself halfway in... And yet The running theme of trust that carries on from the previous two episodes suggests otherwise. The computer beeps in the new base even have an ominous tone. Given the airdate, the backlash to this ensured that future interviews would be sure to mention "we'll end on the biggest cliffhanger ever", though other interviews say the writers were having trouble doing more "cat vs mouse" episodes and were running out of ideas. I honestly don't know the definitive, but the last two episodes do hint at a possible setup for a future run. Except Avon is clearly going mad over the season and I just think they wanted to go out with a big bang. The ending credits with Avon's gun followed by a dozen troopers' just hits it home harder. It's still weird how a simple miscommunication led to Avon killing Blake. The moment that klaxon sounded is when you know it hits the fan. My heart sank royally that first viewing. And it's never gotten easier. 13:04 sums it up. I don't think anything made since has come close to an ending like this in terms of raw (and brutal) character development. Arlan, I think, was given Servalan's lines, as Jacqueline Pearce was unable to be in this finale. Yeah, the crew being shot one by one so straightforward still hurts. Then the haunting end credits where the gun sounds say it all. So glad they did not show it on screen. There's no way that Avon survived. The others? Maybe stunned, they are shown in a way that allows explanations. I've watched the finale many times in rewatches and I'm still never ready. The storytelling was so good that it was easy to buy into Blake's new situations, and the handling of the plot twist of being a cover was perfectly timed. Gareth Thomas wanted to be definitively written out so he wouldn't be typecast, hence the visible blood. That may be another reason they didn't show Avon directly. One side note - in the filming, Gareth tried getting Paul Darrow to laugh while filming the straddle scene and they only had one take available. Kudos to Paul. The show will always live on and the Big Finish audios definitively help. But Blake's 7 is truly unique and a treasure. Loving your reactions to these shows, theyvm get me to think differently at times as well, and I think you'll love The Prisoner as you get into it. I rewatched a few episodes lately. It'd good stuff!

[@jeanlafayette7152]

According to various interviews I've seen/read, Servalan was never scripted to appear in the finale. Jacqueline Pearce was contracted to appear in 8 episodes of season 4, and 'Warlord' was her eighth. From one perspective, her absence is appropriate. She wasn't there at the very beginning of the series. The enemy was the Federation itself, a corrupt system, aided by traitors and using essentially faceless guards to massacre any opposition. And that's exactly what we have here, too.

[@soupdragon1971]

S2: I've just killed one of the most beloved characters in this show, that will upset the fandom S4: Hold my beer! Mind blowing ending. Imagine watching this as a ten year old back in 1981. At this point in my life I'd never seen anything like it on television. I must admit S4 is not my favourite but it goes out with one hell of a bang. I did suffer from the Mandela effect. Even though I watched the repeat of S4 in 1983, years afterwards I was adamant Servalan was present in the finale. It wasn't till I did my first rewatch in the mid-late 1990s I realised she wasn't there.

[@Shelma32Reactions]

I’ve only just realised she wasn’t either lol. I think my brain just assumed she was, lol. Kind of feels weird now, thinking about it, that she wasn’t in the last episode.

[@soupdragon1971]

@@Shelma32Reactions JP should have been there. She was the main villain after all. Knowing the BBC it was probably down to contracts or something.

[@Shelma32Reactions]

@@soupdragon1971 even if I felt like she was in it a bit too much at times, she definitely should have been in the finale.

[@helmethead72]

@@Shelma32ReactionsYou can imagine her reaction to the news. A mixture of relief tinged with personal regret about her feelings for Avon.

[@joestacey6185]

Blake's 7 is, and always has been, my favourite. I was less than ten years old when this episode aired and it's one of my most vivid childhood memories. I have picture-perfect recall of the scenes while watching it, and of our living room in the house we lived in at the time. I've come to appreciate the ending of Blake's 7 as a classic of British science fiction, but it's still very divisive. My mum, also a fan, hates it.

[@Shelma32Reactions]

I think I’ll have to watch the finale again to see how i truly feel about it. But it was definitely well done.

[@helmethead72]

My mum has never been able to rewatch this episode again. She’d gone through the devastating loss of her elder brother at a ridiculously young age only a few months earlier and was still grieving him. She loved the series and couldn’t believe it ended this way.

[@DamnQuilty]

I believe this what is known as a bolivian army ending.

[@helmethead72]

Definitely! Butch and Sundance, the Wild Bunch, Blake’s 7; powerful endings that can’t be forgotten. “It’s better to die bravely in the field than to face execution later” said Leitz in the episode “Traitor” which is why I never go along with the notion that everyone apart from Blake was stunned. They most certainly would have been made the ultimate example of had they been captured alive.

[@joestacey6185]

I don't think it's been pointed out yet that the controller who Avon guns down is played by Paul Darrow's wife, Jant Lees Price. Someone usually mentions it... and I guess someone just did.

[@blakesliberator3197]

Gareth Thomas maintained that he would reprise his role a Blake in the last episode providing Blake finally died.

[@LesterManley-so3om]

He insisted on the 'blood'.

[@semperterra3235]

It was like when Poochie died in Itchy and Scratchy, all that was missing was the signed affidavit.

[@Sandman_jazz1983]

Random personal detail, I was invited to (writer) Chris Boucher's funeral as I am good friends with a mutual friend of his, but I declined because I hadn't met Boucher, and also it would have involved travelling to London with a broken knee- and I didn't fancy that

[@Nyssa337]

Personally, I consider the Blakes 7 40th anniversary Big Finish full cast audio drama "The Way Ahead" to be the definitive version of events that took place after the final episode.

[@octaviusfooks7194]

As for Orac, this is a even more depressing thought on top of the fate of the heroes, but what if Orac was instructed by Avon, that if anything happened to him (Orac would fall into Federation hands or Avon’s lifesigns flatlined in the shootout), he was ordered to self destruct?

[@neilrockley5327]

I interviewed Paul Darrow many years ago he said Terry Nation was very upset at the ending killing off his characters without asking or even telling him. He said the plan he and Terry came up with is villa was wounded Avon would have survived (the last shot fired was from Avons gun check the sound effects) but they never managed a full reboot.

[@Shelma32Reactions]

Oh wow, im definitely jealous of getting to interview Paul. I can’t imagine how upsetting seeing that happen to his characters must have been for Terry.

[@DarthRushy]

According to Paul Darrow's official sequel books (the Lucifer trilogy), Avon and Orac survived.

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

I can see you had a similar reaction to me , hope then an almost inevitable disastrous ending .It's so powerful and I've never really been sure if Blake had actually turned or not . Was he playing the rebels or was the woman good enough to fool them all ?I Some terrific acting and the sheer emotion of seeing them shot ( or stunned ?) . I did hear Gareth wanted it clear he was dead , hence the blood , and the way the last episode before this seemed rushed I think the BBC had made the decision to end it , and they wanted a good send off and plans were altered - hence the destruction of the sets . I'm probably wrong but it does show the quality of the series that I've thought about it over the years . This series I really liked the characters , Soolin was a sensible addition , the first few episodes were a bit iffy but the characterisation and stories picked up really well . I've fond memories of Blake's 7 , although there were some bad episodes that were rescued by the quality of the performers there were so many that were absolutely great .

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

I must add , not only the acting , but the reacting has enhanced my enjoyment . Thank you Shelma.

[@Sandman_jazz1983]

I might have recommended them before, but I suggest that you check out the audio series Kaldor City, which features many Blake's 7 and Doctor Who alumni, including Paul Darrow, who plays a bounty hunter called Iago whom is on the run.

[@Shelma32Reactions]

Oooh sounds interesting.

[@hepsycamellia5459]

@@Shelma32Reactions The Kaldor City series is bloody fantastic. But there are two Tom Baker DW stories that you need to know to get the most out of it, as well as a novel 'Corpse Marker' by Chris Boucher. The series links the worlds of DW and B7.

[@Sandman_jazz1983]

@hepsycamellia5459 Corpse Marker is a book you need to read a few times, one to get used to the prose style, and then to pick up on all the details

[@LesterManley-so3om]

Don't cry. It was the Blake clone and everybody was stunned. At least that's what I keep telling myself.

[@Problembeing]

What do you do with that ending? Haha. Greatest ending to a TV series ever. Theory is, Vila survived, Avon shot the lights out and ducked, the troopers shot each other, and that was Blake's clone.

[@Shelma32Reactions]

I like that idea. Would have been a cool callback with the clone but I also liked seeing the real Blake again.

[@octaviusfooks7194]

The theory that Avon and Vila survived is extended in the tie in novel Afterlife; according to Vila, he ‘hit the deck’ and hid.

[@Problembeing]

What would have been the cherry on top is if Servalan had turned up at the last minute to gloat.

[@Shelma32Reactions]

That would have been a great addition to the ep.

[@darrensetter]

I suggest you now react to 'Blake's Junction 7', a short but humorous film featuring some very well known actors. There's a copy on KZbin.

[@Shelma32Reactions]

I've just found it on KZbin and i'm definitely going to see if I can fit in reacting to it :)

[@mark-s]

Such a strong episode end of everyone destruction of slave everyone shot but Avon last man standing wish this series carried on season 4 was not my favourite season but this episode is in my top 3 episodes

[@Shelma32Reactions]

The episode was very very good. I wish there was more but I'm glad there are audiobooks to listen to.

[@markbungay65]

Have you seen Blake's legend fan base