I agree with those who claim cop-out. Avon and Blake know each other well. When it came to Blake, Avon was not a "shoot first and ask questions later" kind of guy. He knew Blake was an undying idealist when it came to the Federation as well, and Avon's well-established perspicacity has suddenly vanished. Blake could tell that Avon was still not convinced though, so his advancing was also out of character. That whole scene was just a rushed way to kill off Gareth Thomas' character so that he would be able to move on with his career, but as another reviewer pointed out, it could have been devised more cleverly. Avon's being surrounded wordlessly is also ajar from what one would expect. Maybe we're making it all too sober a consideration, but it would have been nice to go out on one of Blakes 7's more sharply-defined notes, something echoing Series 1, and this just seems hurriedly struck up.
Review of Blake
