YMMV / Blakes Seven S 1 E 2 Space Fall

• Alternative Character Interpretation: Is the captain a Reasonable Authority Figure who threatens to report Raiker because he's gone too far, or is it just because he's worried that he'll be blamed for Raiker's excesses? On first noticing Raiker's interest in Jenna, the captain only asks that he "be discreet".
• Complete Monster: Raiker is the sub-commander of a prison ship transporting prisoners to a penal planet. He takes a sadistic attitude towards the prisoners, welcoming them with a threatening speech that ends "[t]here are other rules but you'll find out what they are when you break them." He has a reputation for taking female prisoners as his sex slaves for the trip, with it rumored that some prisoners are dumped en route. When his attempt to charm Jenna with offers of better treatment are immediately rebuffed, he immediately drops the act and strikes her, saying she'll come to him eventually. After an escape attempt led by Blake results in most of the prisoners being quickly recaptured but Blake and the ringleaders having control of the ship, Raiker responds by systematically shooting unarmed prisoners until Blake gives himself up. When he hears Blake has surrendered, he shoots one more For the Evulz. He then tries to order Jenna taken to his quarters, only to be overruled by his superior. He demonstrates greed as well: He is eager for the prize money when the crew stumble upon the Liberator drifting and, when a first attempt at boarding leaves two crewmen dead and one driven insane, his response is to use prisoners as a Suicide Mission to disable the defenses, threatening them with summary execution otherwise.
• Fridge Brilliance: How come Avon's brother is never mentioned again? Because Blake is a Replacement Goldfish for Avon, explaining his desire to follow and (later emulate) Blake despite his open contempt for Blake's revolutionary ideals and moral qualms.