Blake's 7 (TV Series)
The Way Back (1978)
Peter Williams: Dr. Havant
Quotes
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[Blake is under treatment after witnessing a massacre]
Dr. Havant : Reality is a dangerous concept. Each one of us interprets it in a slightly different way. Every sense impression is filtered by the brain and altered, sometimes just a little, sometimes completely, to fit our individual model of what the world is about. If that model should be challenged...
Blake : [chanting over and over to himself] I am *not* insane. I am *not* insane...
Dr. Havant : No. You must put that thought completely out of your mind. You've had a shock.
Blake : [stops chanting] Yes.
Dr. Havant : We must work together to uncover what that shock was. I'm going to prescribe a mild sedative ...
Blake : No drugs!
Dr. Havant : A mild sedative to help you to sleep. You must rest.
Blake : No! No drugs.
Dr. Havant : All right, no drugs. Now try not to think an more. Don't worry, we'll get it sorted out.
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[about Blake]
Dr. Havant : Can't he be eliminated?
Alta Morag : No, he's a symbol of opposition to the Administration.
Dr. Havant : So?
Ven Glynd : We've done cross-sectional psych readings, which show that a high percentage of people, particularly the younger ones, believe that Blake's trial was a showpiece, that his statements were rigged.
Alta Morag : His death could be used by the dissidents. They need a hero. Alive or dead, Blake could be it.
Dr. Havant : Difficult. I suppose my department could infect him, some rapidly terminal disease. Would his natural death help?
Ven Glynd : I don't think so.
Alta Morag : What we need is something to discredit him. If he could be deported to Cygnus Alpha.... Doctor, am I right in thinking you can create experiences, implant them into a subject, who will then believe that they really happened?
Dr. Havant : Of course. In fact, creating an illusion of reality is quite simple.
Alta Morag : Good. Then I think we can totally destroy Blake's credibility and get him sentenced.
