And now, what I was planning to talk about. I haven't got much writing done recently. Wednesday I managed 400 words but just kept getting distracted by the thunderstorm that was pretty, going round and round (just as you thought it had stopped, it came back again), and did nothing to help the heat & humidity. Then Thursday I woke up ill, so didn't get much done.

I did, however, make a start on going through Blakes 7 series 2 in order (except for the ones I watched a while ago when I was trying to work out which one I'd missed). I've just discovered I've also missed Killer. Most of them, even though I think I remember it, I've found out I don't. This one I don't remember any of at all. Not sure how that one slipped through.

Having seen series 3 recently I've noticed all sorts of differences between the two:

• Avon and Vila are much more friendly in series 3. Which is tragic when you think about what happens later. When I say friendly, this does take into account that this is Avon. He's protective of Vila, and Vila sticks close to Avon and uses him for protection.
• Vila's a lot less whiny and gets on with it more. I think this comes from having Blake tell him what to do rather than Avon or Tarrant. He trusts Blake more.
• There's much more of a purpose in series 2 rather than just randomly going places and maybe thinking about the rebellion in series 3. That comes from having Blake, and from having one leader who everyone follows, rather than Avon and Tarrant both trying to lead.
• The amount of time Blake and Avon manage to spend holding onto each other. I have noticed it before (like everytime I've watched it), it just seems to be something I forget in between viewings.

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