History Recap / BlakesSevenS4E11Orbit

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Pinder is a white-haired old man despite being 28 years old. He was exposed to Hoffal's Radiation for less than a millionth of a second, enough to [[RapidAging age him fifty years in as many seconds.]]

-->'''Avon:''' Oh, that sounds [[IsThatAThreat unpleasantly like a threat]].
-->'''Egrorian:''' [[BluntYes It is a threat.]] Like you, I have a [[PriceOnTheirHead price on my head]]. So, having revealed my little sanctuary, [[YouKnowTooMuch I cannot allow you and your colleagues to leave]]. Not, at any rate, until we've reached an agreement.

-->'''Egrorian:''' Servalan, my Steel Queen, my Empress! ''[drops to his knees]'' The only reward I crave is a place in your affections.
-->'''Servalan:''' ''[OhCrap look]'' But you already ''have'' that, Egrorian! Ten years ago [[YouOweMe I risked my position to help you continue your work]].
-->'''Egrorian:''' ''[MilkingTheGiantCow]'' And not a DAY has passed since then that I have not YEARNED for the time, when I would be able to repay your trust by laying ''all the world'' and the galaxy at your feet!
-->'''Servalan:''' Oh, get up!

--->'''Avon:''' Not enough, not nearly enough! ''DAMMIT! What weighs 70 kilos?!''
--->'''Orac:''' [[WithFriendsLikeThese Vila weighs 73 kilos, Avon.]]
--->'''Avon:''' ''(pulling out a handgun)'' Vila...

--->'''Vila:''' [[ThisIsUnforgivable It's a trip I won't forget, Avon.]]\\

* WholePlotReference: Inspired by ''Literature/TheColdEquations'', though not RecycledInSpace this time as the TropeNamer was in space too. Creator/RobertHolmes avoids the contrived circumstances of the original story by having it be the result of sabotage rather than NoOSHACompliance.

* CryingWolf: Egrorian tries to kill Avon and Vila by overloading their shuttle so it won't reach escape velocity. They strip the shuttle of everything they can throw out the airlock but are still short 70 kilos. The computer then helpfully informs Avon that [[ColdEquation Vila weighs 73 kilos]]. Vila promptly hides himself while Avon stalks him with a gun in his hand saying, "[[ComeOutComeOutWhereverYouAre Come out. Vila, I know how they did it, but I need your help.]]" Then Avon really does discover how they weighed down the shuttle -- by hiding a speck of super-dense matter on board -- and needs help pushing it out the airlock. Vila of course refuses to come out of hiding, and Avon barely manages it in time.

-->'''Egrorian:''' Now, then, Avon. What would you say if I offered you mastery of the galaxy?
-->'''Avon:''' Oh, I would say thank you.

--->'''Pinder:''' I'm pleased to make your acquaintance, ma'am.
--->'''Vila:''' ''[To Avon]'' I think he's talking to you.

-->'''Orac:''' Remaining flight time -- ten minutes.
-->'''Vila:''' And another five minutes before we hit. How do you spend your last fifteen minutes?
-->'''Avon:''' Working. ''Working like we have never worked before, Vila!''

* EvilGloating: Servalan expresses disappointment that there isn't a video link to the autoshuttle so she can watch Avon die.

-->'''Vila:''' You're thinking of Servalan again.
-->'''Avon:''' She...is never far from my thoughts.

-->'''Servalan:''' And you say both Orac and the Tachyon Funnel can survive such a crash?
-->'''Egrorian:''' Yes, even the shuttle will be reusable after a few repairs. Avon and Vila won't survive, of course. They'll be j-j-jellified-- ''[Breaks off [[EvilLaugh laughing]]. Pinder joins in. Servalan rolls her eyes.]''

-->'''Vila:''' All we have to do is [[SacrificialPlanet knock out a few planets]] for target practice, then name our own terms. We can have whatever we want! Think of it.
-->'''Avon:''' Yes...
-->'''Vila:''' I'll have an imperial palace with solid diamond floors, and a [[BodyguardBabes bodyguard of a thousand handpicked virgins]] in red fur uniforms. Vila's Royal Mounties.
-->'''Avon:''' You're dreaming again.
-->'''Vila:''' [[AllMenArePerverts A man has a right to dream.]] Anyway, what's to stop us? I suppose it will get boring after the first fifty years, eh?

--->'''Vila:''' [[ThisIsUnforgivable It's a trip I won't forget, Avon.]]
--->'''Avon:''' Well, as you always say, Vila -- you know you are safe with ''me''. [cut to credits]

-->'''Egrorian:''' You are a cautious man, Avon.
-->'''Avon:''' Well that's a habit I hope to live with.

-->'''Avon:''' He said it as though it were a phrase he had been taught.
-->'''Vila:''' Maybe Egrorian gives him lessons in etiquette as well as judo.
-->'''Avon:''' Or maybe he has been taught that that is the way to address a ''stranger''. [dramatic chord] ''Servalan'', for instance.

-->'''Egrorian:''' Surprisingly, you [[ExpectingSomeoneTaller don't look like the ruthless desperadoes of legend]]. But you have, of course, killed a great many people.
-->'''Avon:''' Only in the pursuit of liberty.
-->'''Egrorian:''' ''O Liberty! O Liberty! What crimes are committed in your name!'' Do you know the source?
-->'''Avon:''' No.
-->'''Egrorian:''' No, why should you? Natural leaders are rarely encumbered with intelligence. Greed, egotism, animal cunning, and viciousness are the important attributes. Qualities I detect in you in admirably full measure.
-->'''Avon:''' I didn't come here to be... [[IResembleThatRemark flattered]].

* TeleportationRescue: Averted; Dayna wants to teleport over with extra bracelets to rescue Avon and Vila, but Tarrant says it's too difficult to teleport between two fast-moving points (they did it in "Gold", but presumably that was because they had time to line up with the other spacecraft first).

* VideoPhone: Avon insists on a video transmission to verify that he really is speaking to Egrorian (justified given how Servalan lured him with a fake audio message in "Terminal"). Egrorian complies though he's not happy as the [[BigBrotherIsWatchingYou Federation monitors such messages]].

* YouFool: The Orac swapped for the Tachyon Funnel turns out to be a fake with a transmitter relay to the real Orac.
-->'''Servalan:''' You pathetic fool. That isn't Orac! [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall It's just a box of flashing lights!]] I warned you about Avon, and he still tricked you. [[IllKillYou I will kill you for this!]]

* IGaveMyWord: Averted. While this is often remembered as the episode where Avon went back on his word (something he's typically very reluctant to do) he didn't actually promise Vila that he would keep him safe. His exact words to Vila were sarcastically quoting Vila's own sarcastic claim that he (Vila) ''felt'' safe (see IronicEcho below)

* TemptingFate: Vila should know by now not to plan his retirement before it's happened. Meanwhile Egrorian boasts to Servalan that his plan is infallible.

-->'''Vila:''' I'll have an imperial palace with solid diamond floors, and a [[BodyguardBabes bodyguard of a thousand handpicked virgins]] in red fur uniforms. Vila's Royal [[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Mounties]].

-->'''Pinder:''' I'm pleased to make your acquaintance, ma'am.
-->'''Vila:''' ''[To Avon]'' I think he's talking to you.

-->'''Vila:''' [[ThisIsUnforgivable It's a trip I won't forget, Avon.]]
-->'''Avon:''' Well, as you always say, Vila -- you know you are safe with ''me''. [cut to credits]

* VideoPhone: Avon insists that he get a video transmission to verify that he's speaking to Egrorian (presumably thinking of how Servalan lured him with a fake audio message in "Terminal"). Egrorian complies though he's not happy as the [[BigBrotherIsWatchingYou Federation monitors such messages]].