Episode Report Card Couch Baron: A | 0 USERS: N/A YOU GRADE IT Family Ties
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 22 | Aired on July 14, 1998
Rygel tells them that Scorpius is carrying Crais's mivonks around in his hip pocket, and while he has no sympathy for "that butcher," he recognizes his potential value to them. Zhaan wonders, if Crais was in for such a terrible fate, why Scorpius would have let him go, but Rygel explains that he and Crais deceived Scorpius; they told him that Crais would come to Moya under a flag of truce and convince the crew to surrender. I doubt Scorpius had much faith that this plan would work, especially given that he probably sensed that Rygel and Crais were lying, but maybe he thought it was worth even the small chance that they'd be able to bring Crichton back alive. Chiana theorizes that Crais must know what Scorpius is planning, and that could be useful to them. Zhaan concedes the point, but still isn't thrilled that Rygel went to the Command Carrier to sell them out. He says that's absolutely true (again, this conflict with Scorpius's statement is somewhat vexing) but in the end, he didn't, so they should make the most of it now. Of course, taking advantage of Crais's information doesn't preclude them throwing Rygel out of an airlock as soon as they get half a chance, but Rygel's probably got other things on his stomachs…er, "mind."D'Argo, thinking Zhaan is within earshot, is moving some heavy containers as he asks an explosives-related question. Aeryn appears and says Zhaan didn't mention the answer, to which D'Argo counters, "Perhaps she doesn't even know." Considering it sounds like Zhaan wrote this section of the galaxy's equivalent of The Anarchist's Cookbook, I'm willing to give her the benefit of the doubt. Anyway, the point of this scene (and thanks to Rygel for having arrived, which gave me a much-needed emotional break) is for Aeryn and D'Argo to say goodbye; Aeryn tells him that she relies on him now, and D'Argo expresses a similar sentiment. It's a testament to the power of the scene that I can't even bring myself to start singing "Islands In The Stream." Although somehow I think D'Argo would make a great country singer. Aeryn then changes the subject: "I'm sorry I didn't get a chance to meet your son Jothee." I see the translator microbes are on strike again, because there's no way she could possibly mean that. They share a nice moment talking about D'Argo's fatherly influence, and then D'Argo seriously says that he always thought he'd live much longer. Aeryn smiles: "I never thought I'd live this long." And I don't think I'll live through this recap. Aeryn takes her leave, and D'Argo bellows for Zhaan.