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
D'Argo asides to Crichton that he hates "this stuff," and Crichton tells him that "chicks love it." Rygel botches his attempt at a poignant farewell, and then Crichton asks Crais if he has any final words of wisdom. Crais tells him that Peacekeeper pilots are trained to expect evasive maneuvers, and he should fly on a direct course. Crichton looks at Crais like, "Thanks for telling me to die as quickly as possible, dick." Chiana begs D'Argo to come back to them, but her words have the opposite effect she intended, as he hands Zhaan the holo of his wife and son, telling her to make sure that Jothee remembers him. But there's a twist in the plan, as Aeryn comes up to them and tells them to be certain to get the timing right -- it appears they're going to bail out at some point and Aeryn will pick them up. Crichton already has his flight suit on, and D'Argo cautions Aeryn that he can only last a quarter of an arn in space, but she assures him she'll find them in time. That's good news -- not only are we finally going to get some action here, but it means that we won't have to add to the fifty-six heart-wrenching goodbyes already in the episode. And indeed, Aeryn and Crichton agree not to say goodbye, and he and D'Argo get on their way.Braca reports the approach of the transport to Scorpius. Scorpius notes the vector is toward the Gammak base, but orders Braca to do nothing until he has more information, as he suspects the pilot could be Crais, or "anything." I'm not clear why he would think Crais would voluntarily be going on a suicide mission, and I'm not sure the DRDs could pilot that thing, or if they're quite loyal enough to try. But again, Scorpy's the one with the leather hood. People with those tend to dominate…wait, that's not right.
D'Argo is telling Crichton that once they inject the oil into the largest canister, it will set off a chain reaction, and Crichton asks how long Zhaan said they'll have to get out. D'Argo: "She was vague to the point that I suspect that she doesn't have a clue." Well, she is a religious type. Pilot makes contact and tells them "Peacekeeper voice traffic" indicates that they're aware of the transport's presence and destination, but there's no indication of pursuit. However, that is sure to change, as we cut to Braca telling Scorpius that preliminary scans show "the Luxan and the human" to be aboard the transport.