Episode Report Card Keckler: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Bloody, Murder-Colored Mem'ries
By Keckler | Season 2 | Episode 5 | Aired on 04.13.2000
Flashback. Pilot struggles in his bonds and gargles. Velorek reminds him of what they discussed and encourages him not to be afraid. Aeryn can't understand what Pilot's saying. Velorek explains, "He's speaking in his species' ancient language. One sentence can carry over a hundred different facts, concepts, emotions...far too complex for our translator microbes to translate." Velorek strokes Pilot's cheek and says that once he calms down, he'll be able to communicate better. Velorek pulls out what wah-sings! and appears to be a knife. Crais storms in, looking like he needs a vacation, and Velorek tasers the heck out of Pilot. Naturally, it doesn't seem to faze Aeryn. Velorek bellows orders at Pilot -- I think this is all for show but it isn't entirely clear -- and Aeryn jumps to assist him. Crais loudly wonders if he's already having problems with the new pilot and notes (with massively bugging eyes) that his confidence in Velorek isn't of the highest at this point. Crais? You're short. You have a long black interval ponytail that is suspiciously like the one I had in high school on the days I was too lazy to French braid myself and you're...well, isn't that enough? Hon, I just don't find you that scary.
Present day. Aeryn doesn't want to talk about it, and when Crichton presses her, she reminds him, "No means no, John," as she walks out of the room. I'll bet John taught her that little expression. Outside the chamber, Aeryn stumbles, heaving, and braces herself on one of Moya's corridor ribs. Terrified, she looks down the hallway and remembers.
Flashback. Velorek tells Crais that insertion will be complete in eighty-three arns. Crais pulls a Kirk and gives him sixty. Velorek argues. Crais orders. As this goes on, Aeryn notes a shackled and hooded Zhaan being led past her. Crais threatens Velorek and starts to leave. Aeryn steps in Crais' path and tries to make her case for being reassigned to Prowler duty, but Crais stomps off, leaving her in mid-sentence. Velorek sexily notes they are stuck together awhile longer and walks off. Aeryn tries not to smile and soak her panties. Two Peacekeepers arrive to taunt and intimidate Aeryn as the great Prowler pilot whose been assigned to scut duty with the rest of them. "All those nerve fibers, I can't believe how far that beastie had got down into the ship," one of them says, referring to the dead pilot. "Well, you're one of us now," the other says and smears the side of Aeryn's face with pilot guts. Aeryn stalks off.