Blake's 7: The Mutoid Podcast

Avon meets an old enemy while the series returns to an old plot device. 

The episode, unpredictably called Countdown, throws up some intriguing health and safety issues.

How close should you stand to a firing rocket engine?

Is it wise to submerge your electronic bracelets?

And should you pop your tool into an explosive device?

Did Jim and Martin feel in safe hands with the episode or were they counting down the Space Minutes until it ended?

Listen to find out!

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It's a case of unhappy families this time as Travis blackmails Ushton's brother's wayward son into visiting his uncle and his cousin/former squeeze (don't ask).

Where did Vila's trust issues go?

What occurred back on Exbar between the (variably) youthful Blake and Inga?

What the flipping crikey has happened to the Mutoids?!

And were Jim and Martin captivated by the episode or were they longing to escape from it?

Listen to find out!

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With friends like Tynus, does Avon really need any enemies?

But the entomological artist can be of use to our unemotional anti-hero as those pesky Federation codes won't crack themselves. 

Throw in a over-lively cadaver, an ancient virus and some outrageous outfits and our regulars are struggling to stay alive and keep a straight face.

But did Jim and Martin find this episode to be all killer and no filler or was it flogging a Trojan horse.

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It's time for Servalan to wash that man right out of her short hair but will Travis go quietly? Or will he get all shouty in a courtroom. [You've probably guessed which.]

Meanwhile, Blake is down and unsafe on a lively planet with a friendly infestation and Avon is safely up in space, monitoring proceedings with amusement/concern*.

[*Delete as applicable]

But did Jim and Martin find oneness with the episode or was it all a bit of a trial?

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And then there were 6. 

No spoilers here but a big character who was a bit limited and prone to the odd Breakdown has gone the way of his "woman".

But whose fault was it?

Who is Ronald Travis?

What's that on Servalan's head (and dress come to that)?

And did Jim and Martin thrive on Pressure Point or did they crack?

Listen to find out!

00:00 Intro and context

06:30 A walkthrough of the episode

55:01 A review of the episode

2:03:38 Summing up and scores

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In this episode our intrepid but knackered travellers try to find some peace on a remote planet.

Needless to say they don't get it but they do get racked, dirty and blow-piped and encounter a puppet, his masters and, worst of all, some white blokes with dreads. 

But did Jim and Martin find their horizons broadened or was it all too much like hard work?

Listen to find out!

00:00 Intro and context

05:54 A walkthrough of the episode

52:06 A review of the episode

1:45:17 Summing up and scores

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This time our heroes and villains duke it out over a weapon of delayed destruction, IMIPAK.

It's a case of Chekhov's Induced Molecular Instability Projector and Key but who will get zapped and who will be told when to die?

And did Weapon blow Jim and Martin away or was it like a peashooter off a rhino's back?

Listen to find out!

00:00 Intro and context

06:07 A walkthrough of the episode

51:02 A review of the episode

1:48:54 Summing up and scores

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Blake and crew enter the murky world of the Terra Nostra.

Yes, this is Shadow in which Blake is mugged off, Avon is cheesed off and Vila is sucked into a world of hedonism.

But did Shadow give Jim and Martin an exhilarating high or a depressing low. Listen to find out!

00:00 Intro and context

05:23 A walkthrough of the episode

56:00 A review of the episode

1:56:57 Summing up and scores

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Blake and crew find that twoking doesn't pay when the original owners of the Liberator catch up with them, waving their Space V5 at them.

Our heroes fall out with the ship, the Altas fall for Orac's ruse and a gimp falls from a great height.

But did Jim and Martin fall in love with Redemption?

00:00 Intro and context

06:31 A walkthrough of the episode

57:03 A review of the episode

1:44:52 Summing up and scores

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It's the end of the series and there are a few questions that need answering.

Who or what is Orac?

Why is Gan such a weirdo?

And who knows what mystery illness half the crew are suffering from? [Hint: everyone but them]

00:00 Intro and context

04:38 A walkthrough of the episode

51:01 A review of the episode

1:49:05 Summing up and scores

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On the planet Skaro (sorry... Cephlon), Jenna is captured by the Mutos (sorry... Scavengers), Gan puts some heads together and Avon's already flourishing God complex is encouraged by an unlikely acolyte.

And if you want a vision of the future, Winston, imagine Norman Stanley Fletcher kneeling on Cally's back for half an episode.

00:00 Intro and context

06:43 A walkthrough of the episode

39:26 A review of the episode

1:30:32 Summing up and scores

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Blake and Cally have to propel a high-maintenance antique - and his car - while Jenna meets an old flame who threatens to incinerate her new friends. 

00:00 Intro and context

04:55 A walkthrough of the episode

46:13 A review of the episode

1:41:56 Summing up and scores

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Gan proves something of a headache for the rest of the crew (and a pain in the neck for Cally in particular) so they're forced to put themselves in the skilled but dangerous hands of a surgeon with ideas above his space station, with less than hilarious results.

00:00 Intro and context

05:15 A walkthrough of the episode

42:55 A review of the episode

1:44:30 Summing up and scores

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Blake and Travis meet yet again on a planet as cold as Servalan's heart. Old One Eye has a virus and Roj must dodge it but who will get the girl?

00:00 Intro and context

06:05 A walkthrough of the episode

44:51 A review of the episode

1:44:05 Summing up and scores.

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Blake and Travis meet again - this time on a dead planet where they're coerced into fighting mano a mano, seconded by their better halves. Watching closely are Sinofar (the Guardian) and Giroc (who's more like the Daily Mail).

Who will win in this titanic battle and will any nuts be involved?

00:00 Intro and context

05:39 A walkthrough of the episode

44:35 A review of the episode

1:35:48 Summing up and scores.

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It's a Scandal on the Ortega this time as Avon and Cally unleash their inner Sherlock and Watson and try to identify the Dracula-collared killer on the Destiny mission ship.

Warning: some flared jumpsuits were worn in the making of this programme.

00:00 Intro and context

04:38 A walkthrough of the episode

44:30 A review of the episode

1:25:14 Summing up and scores.

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After a day out blowing stuff up, the Liberator away team have a nagging feeling they've forgotten something. And a couple of new faces make their debuts.

00:00 Intro and context

05:10 A walkthrough of the episode

48:00 A review of the episode

1:32:09 Summing up and scores.

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The Liberator crew come a cropper in the dark web and Blake and Avon meet some fun size Zygons and an aquatic oddity.

00:00 Intro and context

06:18 A walkthrough of the episode

56:15 A review of the episode

1:58:06 Summing up and scores.

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In this season of good will, the Liberator crew find that no good deed goes unpunished.

00:00 Intro and context

04:26 A walkthrough of the episode

44:35 A review of the episode

1:46:16 Scores, thankyous and a recommendation.

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Thanks for listening. Have a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Now our doughty rebels have the Liberator, it's time to rescue the other inmates of the London (we hope Blake's packed earplugs).

00:00 Intro and context

05:42 A walkthrough of the episode

59:19 A review of the episode

2:10:55 Summing up and scores

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We're back to review the second episode of Blake's 7... Space Fall.

00:00 Music and introductory nonsense

03:20 Space Fall in context

06:37 A walkthrough of the episode

53:05 A review of the episode

1:51:35 Summing up and Scores

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Welcome to the Mutoid Podcast.

This is a new Blake's 7 podcast from Jim and Martin who made the Krynoid PodCast and it will run along similar lines.

For those unfamiliar with the Krynoid PodCast, we walk through the episode of the month in some detail and then review it and each give it a score out of ten.

If you want to pick and choose the sections to listen to, here are some timestamps for this episode on the very first episode of Blake's 7, The Way Back.

00:00 Music and introduction

02:19 The return of Russell T Davies to Doctor Who

06:44 The origins of Blake's 7

12:04 A walkthrough of The Way Back

50:45 A review of the episode

1:46:42 Summing up and Scores

We hope you enjoy the episode and come back for more!