Blake's 7 Season 1 quotes

[Discussing Academician Gerron] As well as being a respected geologist and an expert on mining techniques he's also greedy, avaricious and a crook.

Vila

Does he have any faults?

[showing Servalan a necklace made of feldon crystals, inside a display case] The Mecronian high priests used these as a symbol of their power. Now, there is a legend about the feldon necklaces. A chief once stole one, the gods became angry and struck him down. Of course, the gods' anger was merely an electrical storm, in which a hunk of polished feldon crystals that size would absorb enough energy to blow holes in any number of recalcitrant chiefs.

Servalan

[sarcastically] How fascinating.

Yes, but you see, the priests have been cashing in on this piece of luck for generations, so I decided to join them! I said their gods had sent me to collect the crystals. Well, not unnaturally, they were not particularly impressed, well not at first anyway.

Servalan

I can imagine.

So I borrowed a necklace. All it needed then was a well-placed remote-controlled laser rifle to ensure that only the chosen one could wear it. After six of them had died in the attempt, they found my survival quite miraculous.

Servalan

Your survival is becoming more miraculous by the moment.

I don't mind playing games, but I do object when the opposition makes up the rules and decides to be the referee as well.

Belkov trusts no one, which is a strength, because that means that no one can betray him. But it is also a weakness, because it means that he is the only one who can defend what is his.

Soolin

So, he makes everything self-protecting, the booby traps, the force fields.

Exactly, everything automatic and therefore predictable, and therefore vulnerable.

[after ordering Slave to plot a new orbit that blocks Belkov's detectors] If we leave our present orbit, as far as he is concerned, we're pulling out - we're cutting our losses and we're running for it. He'll turn his attention to more important matters and leave his automatics to track us. Once we have that moon between us and the scanner, we can start back down again. Since his automatics won't be able to track us, they will merely inform him of what he thinks he already knows - we have gone.

Soolin

What happens to Tarrant and the others in the meantime?

Well, during the manoeuvre they are entirely on their own, but once we are back in our new orbit, the teleport system should function quite normally. Oh, it's a calculated risk. But at least you and I can be certain that we can get away when we want to.

Four of our men have been killed with a knife like that.

Vila

You don't think - I mean, I'm not the violent type, really I'm not.

Then why do you carry that?

Vila

I found it.

Where?

Vila

It was stuck in one of your men.

Vila

Nasty way to go, all that dust. Very bad for the chest.

Orac, are details of the orbiter contained in Belkov's computer?

I do not yet have enough data to reach a conclusion.

If it had the information, could you extract it? [Orac says nothing] Come on, that's a simple enough question!

[Hesitantly] There may be problems.

Why?! You've extracted information from Federation computers before, this is just a hotch-potch of three or four of them. You have already stated it is inferior to you.

It is not a question of superiority, but one of... attitude.

The logic of its creator.

Exactly. Let me remind you of ancient Earth mythology. The Delphic Oracle would answer questions truthfully without giving a true answer.

So what we need is not the right answer, but the right question!

Control system feedback is through the weapon. The game adjusts to meet and, on the last shot, exceed the proficiency of the players.

Stupid game.

Soolin

Not really. Finally, a game worth playing.

[taken by surprise] Vila, what are you doing?

Vila

Dust! I need very fine dust! [shaking the dust from Tarrant's boot into his hand, before looking at it] That's probably half the guard you threw in that machine, Tarrant.

What?! (Shot of Orbiter moving away, disclosing Scorpio) Orac, what the hell is going on? Guidance system control is not functioning.

The orbiter is preprogrammed. Flight power depends on the distance and intensity of each star the feldon panels are locked into. The successful completion of a game continues the sequence. To regain control, you must complete the coded sequence of star sources.

Vila

What about the feldon crystals?

Gambit?

This game will reveal the entrance.

Soolin

All we have to do is lock on to the right star.

It is possible that we've just received the right answer to the wrong question.

I calculate that the next star in the sequence is Cygnus XL. That's a black hole.

That is correct.

Not exactly the entrance we were looking for. (Into bracelet, having deduced that Belkov has outmanoeuvered them) Dayna, we're ready for teleport.

Vila

What about the crystals?

There aren't any damned crystals. There never were any damned crystals. They're like everything else on this ship: a game. That's why the last one has to be impassable. We have got to get out of here!

I'm glad we didn't get too close.

Dayna

But after all that, we go home empty-handed.

Vila

Er, not entirely empty-handed. (He produces Belkov's necklace) Well, I saw it lying about, seemed a pity not to take it. After all, Belkov won't be needing it where he's gone.

Let me see that.

I have bad news for you, Vila. (He smashes crystals with his gun butt) It's a fake. (Savagely) End game to Belkov!

No moonlight. What a pity.

Servalan

I have nothing to gain by tolerating you, Reeve.

Oh, you sure of that?

Servalan

I suggest you go back to the fire. The alternative could be frostbite.

I don't believe that. A woman like you?

Servalan

There is something you should realise. There are no women like me. I am unique. That makes me rather dangerous. Good night, Investigator. Sweet dreams.

Servalan

Afraid it won't work, Investigator?

[Points the gun at her] Afraid it will?

Servalan

You would be able to report, presumably, an excellent reason for killing me?

One more casualty on Virn. You did kill the other one, didn't you? You might have had a motive. Something he found out.

Servalan

Reeve, you apparently think this is a new, exciting experience for me. It isn't. I've confronted several maniacs with guns.

You're possibly the most unscrupulously venomous woman in the galaxy. Being shut in here with you is rather like being locked in a cage with a panther. A black cat with large golden eyes, and long silver talons.

Servalan

Oh Tarrant, I'm just the girl next door.

If you were the girl next door, I'd move.

Servalan

Where would you move to, Tarrant?

Next door.