Episode Report Card Strega: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Obligatory Rashomon Reference
By Strega | Season 2 | Episode 17 | Aired on 09.07.2000
We open on a shot of Moya, and see a transport whipping out from her toward -- Talyn! Who's the cutest widdle baby Leviathan in da Uncharted Territories? Who is? You are! Wooja wooja. Er, sorry, I'll stop doing that now.
As a jacketed Aeryn steps aboard Talyn, Crais portentously says, "The invitation was for all of you." Aeryn says the others are waiting on the transport. Dramatic zoom on Crais, who is staring out through the viewports with his back to us in his best Captain Nemo impression. "Prudent," he says, and orders Talyn to scan Aeryn for weapons. Crazy stupid awesome guns with attached axe-blades swish out of the walls as Aeryn is scanned. She's unarmed, so Crais finally turns to face her. I guess if she'd had weapons, he didn't want to watch Talyn slice and dice her. Aeryn notes that Crais is armed, and asks why they should trust him. Crais gives Aeryn a smirk and then tells Talyn that he's engaging "privacy mode and full manual overrides." The axe-guns pop back into the walls. Crais reaches back, pops off the transponder that connects him to Talyn, and offers it to Aeryn. Does this mean they're engaged?
On Moya, Rygel peers at the viewscreen and asks if Talyn has grown since they last saw him. Chiana notes, "His, um, cannon sure looks bigger." Rygel is combing his whiskers with some kind of giant toothbrush. Aw. Pilot says that Moya is pleased that Talyn is doing so well.
Crichton steps aboard Talyn, and holds his jacket open to show that he's unarmed. Everyone has such pretty coats. D'Argo and Zhaan follow, along with Stark, who Crais greets as, "Banik slave." Heh. Zhaan grumpily corrects Crais, "A Banik, yes, but no longer a slave." And then there's a little bit of exposition about Stark, but even the actors seem bored with it, so let's move on. Crais announces, "Despite my best efforts, Talyn is becoming more aggressive, more destructive. You must help me disarm him."
Moya. Rygel is now brushing his eyebrows. I love the feline pleasure he seems to take in grooming himself. Chiana and Rygel wonder what's happening aboard Talyn. Then Pilot announces that another ship is approaching. Sure enough, a third ship swoops toward them. Pilot identifies it as a Plokavian ship, and Rygel asks if that's good or bad. "Bad, very bad," Pilot says. Chiana nervously asks, "What's Talyn doing?"
Talyn's cannon extends itself, and, er....it's Chiana's fault for making it sound dirty, damn it. Talyn fires at the Plokavian ship, which explodes. Cool!