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Blake's 7, Vol. 18 - Sarcophagus / Ultraworld [VHS]

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Only the six regulars appear in Sarcophagus, which opened the door to some character development. Jan Chappell's Cally, however, is (once again) the weak link in the chain, her psi-powers the conduit for somebody to take over the Liberator. Paul Darrow's Avon may have feelings towards Cally, but this isn't developed in the series. Writer Tanith Lee developed a much more interesting relationship between Tarrant and the baddie, Servalan in "Sand." For a lighter and less emotional trip, I suggest Trevor Hoyle's "Ultraworld" which, complete with disco-ball alien world, Michael Keating's Vila making bad jokes, a lot of running through corridors, is a laugh riot.

The next vol. of Blake's 7 entitled SARCOPHAGUS and ULTRAWORLD

In the epsidoe entitled Sarcophagus
the Liberator has found some stragne craft floating in space. Zen does not register it as a space ship. Orac doesn't seem to have any answers. However Cally seems to be getting some kind of mental signal. Avon, Cally and Tarrant transport over to find out. What they find is a tomb. Avon decides this place has nothing and the tomb starts to collaspe. Cally grabs an artifact and they transport out. Soon the tomb explodes and the Liberator flies off. Orac tries to figure out what the artifact is but with no luck. Zen is baffled and can not come up with a clue. Cally wonders if the artifact is sending out the mental signal. Soon Cally begins to loose control of her mind and body. The others can do nothing but watch as Cally begins to hunt them down on the Liberator one at a time. But Avon intends to stop Cally at all costs.
In the epsidoe entitled ULTRAWORLD
The Liberator has found a planet out in the middle of nowehre. Zen reads that the planet is moving on it's own and does not find any life on the planet. Avon wonders why this planet is moving. Orac senses a vast computer on the planet but can't find out where. Avon and the others transport down to find out. Soon they meet the Ultra beings made by Ultraworld. The planet they thought and the computer Orac sneses are one in the same. The Ultra collect brain patterns and Avon and Cally are on the list. Now it is up to Dayna and Tarrant to save not only Avon and Cally but themselves as well.

Only the six regulars appear in Sarcophagus, which opened the door to some character development. Jan Chappell's Cally, however, is (once again) the weak link in the chain, her psi-powers the conduit for somebody to take over the Liberator. Paul Darrow's Avon may have feelings towards Cally, but this isn't developed in the series. Writer Tanith Lee developed a much more interesting relationship between Tarrant and the baddie, Servalan in "Sand." For a lighter and less emotional trip, I suggest Trevor Hoyle's "Ultraworld" which, complete with disco-ball alien world, Michael Keating's Vila making bad jokes, and a lot of running through corridors, is a laugh riot. The former is slightly better than the latter because it presents a kind of mystery and deals with characters, whereas the latter shows a lot of very cheap-looking effects.