History Recap / BlakesSevenS2E1Redemption

* KickTheSonOfABitch: The slave killing Alta 2. "Destruction level!"

* TheUnreveal: The System never reveals what circumstances led up to the Liberator being acquired by our heroes: What enemy was Deep Space Vehicle II fighting? Why did the crew abandon ship? Why was it carrying a fortune in jewellery and a full wardrobe? Why is Zen withholding its help in episodes like "Time Squad", but not on other occasions?

** The gun handles are hot when the crew try to take them from the armoury, as shown in "Cygnus Alpha".

* LivingShip: Though Avon claims this is only a metaphor, unlike in "Cygnus Alpha".

* MechanisticAlienCulture: The System, a civilization controlled by the MasterComputer of the three inhabited planets of their solar system, which built the starship DSV-2 (aka the Liberator). The System is administered by Altas (either cyborgs, androids, or augmented humans) and black-armored guards that appeared to be cybernetically augmented humans. There are also thousands of human slaves, descendants of the people who had built the computers that had taken over their civilization.

* SelfOffense: Vila opens the lock on Avon's cell, steps through and is punched in the stomach. On the plus side, Avon actually ''apologises'' to him.

* WeWillUseManualLaborInTheFuture

* AttackAttackRetreatRetreat: Our heroes manage to escape into the launch bay holding the Liberator. A squad of FacelessGoons get the SlowDoors open and charge after them, only to come running back out when they're scorched by the blast of the Liberator taking off.

* CannedOrdersOverLoudspeaker

* AttackAttackRetreatRetreat: The guards get the airlock door open and go charging after our heroes, only to flee when they're scorched by the blast of their takeoff.

-->'''Avon:''' I'm going to try and brake the circuit. ''[cable blocks his path]''
-->'''Blake:''' [[ItCanThink It knows. It knows what you're trying to do, Avon.]]

* NothingPersonal
-->'''Vila:''' So why did they pick on me?
-->'''Avon:''' I doubt if it was personal, Vila.
-->'''Vila:''' It felt personal. It always feels personal when someone tries to kill me.

-->'''Avon:''' There's a command code programmed into every system. Key that code, and the computers will only respond to orders from source.
-->'''Jenna:''' But who would know the code that operates Zen?
-->'''Blake:''' It's obvious, isn't it?
-->'''Jenna:''' The people who built the Liberator?
-->'''Blake:''' Just taking back what's theirs. [[TitleDrop Redemption.]]

* SlaveRevolt: We see the aftermath with bodies being piled by the guards, and a survivor helps Blake escape.

* WalkingInRhythm: The scene where Blake and the others are marched off by their captors was set to the ticking of a metronome timed to the beat of the martial music the director was planning to dub onto the scene later. Unfortunately a practical joker thought it would be funny to increase the ticking rate so everyone would have to march faster, [[WhatCouldHaveBeen so it didn't match]].

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** The System was a MasterComputer created by one of three constantly warring planets. It ended the conflict by taking over the other planet's computers and enslaving their inhabitants.

-->"[[ItCanThink It knows. It knows what you're trying to do.]]"

-->[[ItCanThink It knows. It knows what you're trying to do.]]"

* YouCantFightFate

-->'''Slave:''' The System uses people. We are flexible, adaptable ... expendable.

* WalkingInRhythm: The scene where Blake and the others are marched off by their captors was set to the ticking of a metronome timed to the beat of the martial music the director was planning to dub onto the scene later. Unfortunately a practical joker thought it would be funny to increase the ticking rate so everyone would have to march faster, so it didn't match.

* WalkingInRhythm: The scene where Blake and the others are marched off by soldiers was set to the ticking of a metronome to match the beat of the martial music the director was planning to dub onto the scene later. Unfortunately a practical joker thought it would be funny to increase the ticking rate so everyone would have to march faster, so it didn't match.

* ThisCannotBe: The crew's reaction when told the pursuing aliens vessels are matching the Liberator's speed.

* ForgotAboutHisPowers: The ability of Orac to predict the future and detonate the missiles inside a hostile warship would be very useful in the fight against the Federation, but we never hear anything further about it.

* FutureSpandex: The Altas wear tight blue bodysuits. [[FanService Maybe that's why they're all young and female?]]

* ItWontTurnOff: Blake tries to shut down the auxiliaries manually. ExplosiveInstrumentation ensues and the lever moves back into place, turning them on again. When he tries again, he's attacked by a live power cable.