Judith wrote:
Which is unlike his behaviour in Cygnus Alpha. He refused to hand Liberator to VArgas in spite of threats - though he did feel that the convicts had some control over their own fate. If they refused to sieze the opportunity, then he wasn't going to let that stop him.
Yes, I think Cygnus Alpha is a very good example. Vargas's threat is basically the same as Raiker's: Unless you yield, your friends will die. In 'Space Fall', Blake has to surrender because there are no other options. When Avon's nagging, he replies, "I'll try and do better next time". Cygnus Alpha is the "next time".
I don't believe that having the moral high ground means you will always win. That's one of the reasons why I'm a B7 fan.
Being brave and noble is fine, but in the universe of B7 and with enemies such as Servalan it obviously doesn't suffice. This is why I appreciate stories such as Sondra Sweigman's "Choice", in which Blake has to do much more than just "sacrifice himself heroically" in order to save Avon.
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