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Blake's 7, Vol. 19 - Moloch / Death Watch [VHS]

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The next vol. of Blake's 7 entitled MOLOCH and DEATH-WATCH

In the epsidoe entitled Moloch
Servalan has recived a transmission from the planet Sardos. A planet that is on the outer fingess of the universe. Avon has tapped that tranmission as well and wonders why she is going so far out into space. Avon begins to wonder if Servalan has some other plans for that planet? Servalan herself wonders why Federation soldiers are still on this planet and are acting like they control the Federation?
In the next epsidoe entitled DEATH-WATCH
The United Planets of Teal and the Vandor Confederacy are at war. Two champions will settle this war in a special enviromental dome. A panel of arbiters from each side will watch and judge with a third neutral party. Avon and the others are overjoyed that a war has started. They can relax and watch the duel and not worry about the Federation. What they don't know is that Tarrant brother is the champion of Teal and even worse the neutral judge is no other then Servalan. Will Avon figure out why Servalan is here and can Tarrant brother win for Teal as cahmpion? Or could this war end with only one lost?

"Moloch" the crew of the Liberator secretly follows their archenemy Servalan to the outer rim of known space, to a planet where Servalan has powerful friends, or so she thinks. Watch Tarrant, Avon, and Servalan fight for their lives.

In "Death-Watch" come with Avon and crew on vacation to a war between two planets, a war fought by only two champions in dual to the death. Don't worry each of the warring parties will protect you even from the evil Federation. But watch out, the warring parties have pick Servalan to act as referee over the dual, the fools.

Both of these episodes begin with an interesting premise but disappoint with their endings. "Moloch" is particularly disappointing and rates two stars at best. One noteworthy point in this episode is that some of Servalan's Federation soldiers finally turn the tables on her. In "Death Watch," author Chris Boucher returns to his disappointing ways. Boucher often comes up with interesting plots, but is sometimes unable to come up with a satisfying ending. Plus, for some reason Boucher is determined to develop some sort of sexual tension between Avon and Servalan and the scene with the two of them together is almost laughable. The principle plot focuses on Tarrant's brother who represents his people as "First Champion" in a duel to the death that will determine the outcome of a war. Of course, Servalan figures out a way to meddle in this event to her advantage and the crew of the Liberator works to foil her plot. (Is this beginning to sound familiar? Seeing less of Servalan makes her a more menacing, mysterious figure. She has been incredibly overused in Season Three, much to the show's detriment.)