V Was Wrong...

[ThisIsNotDan]

I count 30 slaves on fire on that mountainside. V was off in his/her calculations by 7.

[Irbis]

Correction - the number is zero.

Off by 23, actually :P

[shiram]

What if the small fire lights we see far off in the distance are more than one slave for each ball of light?

[Dalek-K]

That makes the most sense since the mountains are far away and those dots are pretty darn big...

[Sylthia]

They probably have the slaves nailed to fiery crosses and spread them pretty far apart. The blaze made by each is probably pretty big.

[PirateMonk]

Correction - the number is zero.

Off by 23, actually :P

Vaarsuvius was just talking about how many they could get out of the palace, not how many would survive.

[megabyter5]

Maybe the reason there are more is that Haley convinced V to spend less time ensuring they escape completely, and take more trips?

I.E., they could help 23 slaves get all the way to point B, or they could help 30 slaves get to point A and wish them a lot of luck.

[zimmerwald1915]

V was wrong.
And this is surprising or a departure from what we know of V how? IMHO, V's INT is pretty much an informed attribute.

[rewinn]

I count 30 slaves on fire on that mountainside. V was off in his/her calculations by 7.

Well, think about the nature of Evil empires.

"Sargeant, we can't spell "ELAN" with only 23 slaves"

"No problem. Who are the under performers in your squad?"

[hamishspence]

Or, for that matter, anyone caught hiding the slaves, might have been chosen for execution in the same manner.

[Kislath]

You know, all we have are 30 distant points of light. Tarquin SAYS they're flaming slaves... but what if they really aren't, and T is just messing with Elan?
How much does Tarquin really know about the slaves' escape? Is he onto Haley & V? Is he toying with Elan because of it?

[Phishfood]

23 flaming slaves + 7 flaming piles of *

Plenty of options.