(From my pile of "Messages to be replied to when I find the time"):
Susan Beth wrote:
I don't see that attitude in Avon. He was consciously breaking the rules,
and accepts that his punishment was deserved -- though probably more for his mistakes in relying on the wrong people and whatever he did/didn't do that got him caught, I don't mean he feels guilty over the attempted theft itself. He doesn't feel angry or betrayed by the system/humanity/whatever, just annoyed that he failed to played the game well enough to win.<
My feelings exactly, and much better expressed than I could ever have done! Overall, Avon seems to be a good loser. We never see him sulk. Even at the end of "Gold", he can laugh about being bested by Servalan, instead of trying to put the blame on someone else.
Marian