Who is your favorite non-Alphan character ?

Dione the Bethan from Season 1, episode 24, "The Last Enemy," which is also in my opinion the best episode. She's cool because she's ruthless and evil, but puts on an appearance of reasonableness for while. The ep is cool because of the way Koenig thwarts her, despite the fact that Bethan technology is far superior to Alphan technology. Full ep on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpVdhYjJm-Y

Jack Tanner in Deaths Other Dominion

Gwent in The Infernal Machine

That walking behemoth played by David Prowse in the episode The Beta Cloud. That thing was the alien equivalent of the Terminator...practically unstoppable. Made the episode especially fun.

+1 for Balor. Little do the Alphans know the evil they will unleash on themselves by removing him from his prison cell. Played with absolute maniacal zeal by Peter Bowles.


What's a knockout like you doing in a computer-generated gin joint like this?

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Zandor. He was a nice guy without some hidden agenda. I waited for him to pull a fast one like other aliens but he never did.

I did like Balor to an extent-he was the creepiest alien in my book. He sort of looked like Johnny Cash going insane.

I'd have to say all of the glamorous space vixens who overdress and/or overact for the situation. This is probably best personified by Kara (Joan Collins in Mission of the Darians), but Dione (The Last Enemy), Sahala (Dorzak), and Elizia (Devils Planet) all make me realise that even in outer space there's always good reason to pack make-up and a full length evening gown.

Props too to Arra (Collision Course) and Zantor (Earthbound) for sheer presence.

Well...so far it seems that Balor and Zantor are tied for most popular at this point.

...I will say that Zantor was interesting. He has one of the best throw-away lines in the series. When Simmonds has him at gun point and Koenig is trying to negotiate Zantor says, "...the Commissioner is [gives the smallest of pauses] diseased...".  He says all the other words so flatly but 'diseased' he gives a little Zantor emphasis to so it comes of sooooooo insulting...for a low-key guy like him I mean.

(Roy Dotrice, as Simmonds, reacts to it perfectly by smirking and giving a slight chuckle at the insult, as if to say, 'ha. yeah. good one, alien-dude. You'll notice I'm the one getting my 'diseased' ass off of this rock.')

Hey! Can I vote for Simmonds? He technically is NOT a real Alphan. Just an Earth-based administrator caught up in the mix. Great slimy 'vilain'.

No. My actual vote if for Balor. I mean, in the category of Outstanding Performance by a Guest Alien you really can't say anyone surpassed that nutter. He went from humble, grateful, ethereal figure...to psychopathic homicidal rampaging killing machine very nicely. And, speaking of being able to take a small line and make it special, the way he says, "I'm going to kill you, Koenig." in such a pleasant way always makes me laugh!  ...but then I like it when any alien threatens Koenig.

The actor really put on a unassailable performance. When Koenig finally confronts him about making that eagle pilot go crazy, and Balor looks confused, almost regretful, turns his back to the camera, and it looks like he's about to deny being responsible...and then he suddenly turns around with that wide-eyed maniacal expression on his face and says, "You're right!" Well...that's the moment you realize, ah, yeah, this has havoc written all over it! Right from there it pretty much becomes The Balor Show until the very climactic ending. 


On November 6, 2012 god blessed America...again. 