Episode Report Card Jacob: A- | 372 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT A Message From the Ministry Of Awesome
By Jacob | Season 4 | Episode 16 | Aired on 2003.02.07
This is where Ahkna begins to really deal, because Grayza's speaking her language now: "You would seize power?" Again, Grayza says, for the greater good. Not to mention how it'll help Ahkna herself. Ahkna blusters: "I need no help in that regard." Which is a lie. Grayza asks how many years it's been since Ahkna's father was deposed, and how long since her last promotion. (The sheer tonnage of backstory should tell you how central Ahkna just got to the rest of the series.) "Too long," she nods, "But then, I don't resort..." -- she stares directly at Grayza's magic boobs -- "...to the methods you utilize, to advance." Not actually an "oh, snap," because the magic boobs are the most respectable thing about Grayza to my mind, or as she puts it: "Would you have a weapon in your armory and leave it unused, out of squeamish good taste?" Word to the infinite power, and something I wish we'd said a hell of a lot earlier. There's no room in this show to be creeped out by the simple fact of womanhood, which is what you're doing when you call her a whore. A Commando interrupts -- irritating both ladies -- to let Braca know that a Nebari female's been sighted on the settlement. Braca leaves to check it out, and the women return to business.