Production Guide
Observations: The Dorcons

Not quite frozen: the most obvious change is the position of Helena's hands. At first her left hand holds the outside edge of the desk, then the inside edge, later it's not holding anything. Her outstretched right hand is palm-down in some shots, palm to the side in most others. There are also some slight differences in the close-ups: Koenig's position, how far Alibe is leaning, the position of Alan's hand on his desk.

The episode has the phoniest-looking "stun" as actors throw up their arms, turn slowly and lie on the edge of desks.

Maya is here the last living Psychon. There is no mention of Dorzak.

During the confrontation between Varda and Malic in the corridor, the microphone can be glimpsed waving into view. It is the black shadow between the two at the bottom of the frame. This is not visible on the US A&E DVDs, which crop the lower part of the screen. Thanks to Ed Carlyle.

Either Alan cannot punch, or Koenig has an iron fist. The Dorcon soldier in Command Center doesn't move when Alan hits him, twice, and forces him to the floor effortlessly. On the Dorcon ship, Koenig quickly defeats two soldiers.

Much of the plot takes huge dramatic licenses, and a heavy dose of cliche, the most blatant being the large ventilation ducts (Dr No, Alien and hundreds of other action films, although even by movie standards the Dorcon version are particularly clean and free of obstructions). Although this is a military spaceship, there seem to be no safety bulkheads, guarded areas, or electronic surveillance. And it takes a long time to switch off the transport beam.

Koenig's stuntman steps in for several scenes, with slightly different hair.

When Malic kicks Koenig, his position changes. The shot of Koenig establishes he is trapped by blank walls. He then seems to have shifted forward, and actually falls back against the lighted panels (which are to his right, not behind him).

When things start to blow up, the guards immediately run away. Apart from displaying a lack of military discipline, where are they trying to run to?