Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A | 1 USERS: A YOU GRADE IT A Kiss Before Dying
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 20 | Aired on 01.13.2000
Establishing shot of Moya. Rygel barks, "Why the yotz are we still here?" He says they should starburst away before Crais finds them, but Pilot informs him that starburst isn't available, nor is propulsion. "We will be fortunate just to maintain orbit." In other words: Shut the yotz up, Rygel. Zhaan, panicked, says she thought Moya was prepared to starburst once more, but Pilot informs her of the concept of linear time, and goes on that Moya is now in full labor, and in addition, she's very frightened. Zhaan tells him that's a natural reaction during a birthing cycle, but Pilot replies that Moya has told him that this birthing cycle is anything but natural, and she's now convinced something's wrong with her child. "It is not a normal Leviathan." Zhaan and Rygel look at each other. Have fun letting your imaginations run wild with that one, kids!
Aeryn, looking much better, comes to, and takes a silver cup from a smiling Zhaan. She claims to be feeling better as D'Argo and a back-to-normal Chiana enter. Aeryn smiles that she hears she has Chiana to thank for her life, but Chiana mentions that Gilina had a hand in the effort as well. Aeryn remembers her, and then asks where Crichton is. After some attempt at distraction from Zhaan, D'Argo lays it out: "Crichton's still on the Gammak base. He's been captured by the Peacekeepers. They're probing his mind using something called an Aurora Chair." Geez, D'Argo, way to leave out the part where Moya's losing orbit and you're probably all going to plunge into a gas giant and die. Just because Aeryn almost died is no reason to sugarcoat things! Aeryn, eyes bugging out, asks why no one's gone after Crichton, but D'Argo tells her there are hundreds of Peacekeepers down there, and he can't infiltrate the base without being detected. Aeryn: "Well, I can." She painfully rolls out of bed...
...and we cut to her suited up, walking down a corridor, as D'Argo falls into step beside her. She tells him not to try to stop her, but he says he's joining her: "If you can be an idiot, I can be an idiot." That's enough of a popular sentiment around here that they should really set it to music. Zhaan is coming too, as she thinks she can help Crichton if the chair damages him. Aeryn expresses her hope that Crichton will be strong enough to fight the chair...
...and he's presumably still doing that. Furlow. Wormhole stuff with Aeryn and Crichton. The machine flips off, and Crais yells that there's no use resisting. "The chair will rip the memories from you, even if you fight it." I'd wonder if he's speaking from theory or experience here, but that question isn't going to be relevant for very much longer. Crichton struggles to bite out that he's not resisting, but Niem informs them that the chair thinks otherwise, so Crais hisses for her to increase the extraction level. More memories, and then a bit of vomit from Crichton. Well, Crais did ask for more extraction. The memory bits continue. Crichton says he's not blocking anything "about wormholes," which is a bit of truth I'm surprised he gave up, but maybe the vomit-inducing levels of pain are starting to get to him a little. Scorpius looks pensive as we head into the credits.