Episode Report Card Jacob Clifton: C+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Aeryn Wide Awake In the Garden
By Jacob Clifton | Season 1 | Episode 2 | Aired on 03.25.1999
Inside the ion backwash chamber, Rygel self-narrates over comms that he hears something, then gasps. Outside, John listens against the wall, and points out a particular location, which D'Argo then smacks really hard. Why are they doing that? That's so funny. D'Argo's like "Just trying to scare whatever's in there," and Rygel says it worked. Heh. John -- and the way he says it, you can tell he was standing there thinking about Aeryn Sun for a while before he spoke up -- worries about the heat some more. "Did you see the look on Aeryn's face? It was like she was staring at her own death." D'Argo says death is preferable to the Living Death; he's seen it before. John points to another spot, and D'Argo smacks the wall again, causing Rygel to bitch some more. I love that they're doing that. They're always so cute together, but this is really great. Especially since it's just business while they discuss this horrible thing. "They often beg for their own death," D'Argo says. "I cannot say I did not find the sight most enjoyable."
John asks if that means D'Argo's hoping Aeryn will die, and D'Argo softly explains something they've all kind of figured out but haven't admitted yet: "She was one of them. Now, she's a comrade. Like you." John calls bullshit, and starts insisting that D'Argo hates her as he hates all Peacekeepers, and that he wants her to die. He is very crazy right now! D'Argo shoves John against the wall and tells him to shove it. I love it when D'Argo's the normal one. John doesn't look away from D's eyes the whole time. There's always such a physical energy between the two of them, but especially in these close scenes: I think the bulk and presence and tension of him really focuses John. "Listen, human. Everyone is frustrated. We're all hot. And we're all gonna be a lot better off if we stop just wasting time, and just fix this blasted ship." He lets John up, and John takes out his frustration on the wall, scattering more bugs and bitching at Rygel. D'Argo takes his side, kind of -- "The little wretch is doing the best he can" -- and John nods. "I know. In the meanwhile, Aeryn is melting away." D'Argo gets apologetic and tries to clarify: "The part of me that wants Aeryn to live is greater than the part of me that wants all Peacekeepers to die." John, still smarting and scared, takes off saying that's not worth much. "Well, it's all I've got," D'Argo says, following him. And we won't know for a very long time what that actually means. How much that cost D'Argo to even think about, or say, and how sad it is that John doesn't know enough to acknowledge it.
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