Episode Report Card Strega: B+ | 173 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT Escape From Wedded Bliss
By Strega | Season 2 | Episode 11 | Aired on 2000.07.22
Ro-Na is straightening some clothes on Crichton's bed. There's a pink jacket, accented with red trim, sprinkled with red Bedazzler beads, and a red shirt to match. Across vast distances of space and time, Tim Gunn is screaming in agony. Crichton steps into the shot wearing matching red pants. And I believe they're velour. Excellent. As Crichton dresses, he tries to befriend Ro-Na and tells her to call him "John," not "Highness." Aeryn stomps in and curtly tells Ro-Na to give them a second. Ro-Na wisely skedaddles, and Aeryn asks if Crichton is taking D'Argo's advice instead of hers. Man. Aeryn, I know you're all screwed up inside, and that what I like about you, but listen for a second: this is not just about you, okay? She brings up the statue gig, and Crichton blasts, "It's better than Scorpius!" so vehemently that Aeryn recoils a little. Crichton moans, "He's in my head! The back of my mind, the corner of my eye... he scares me, Aeryn, and I can't shake him." She brushes that aside: "I don't know what you're talking about, but there's never been anything we couldn't overcome together." Aw. Crichton looks at her closely for a few seconds and then turns away, sighing, "Except each other." Aw times two. He toys with his pink jacket as Aeryn ponders for a moment and then declares that she can't come to the wedding. What, she's got plans? Crichton looks at her directly and says that he needs her to be there. He makes a few faces and finally looks into the distance as he asks, "Don't you think that there are things to say?" before meeting her eyes. Aeryn pissily snaps, "At this point, what else can we say except goodbye?" Crichton, exasperated, says that she's right. "You're always right," he grunts, and breaks their staring contest. With that, she whirls and marches out.