Episode Report Card Strega: B+ | 11 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT The Runaway Groom
By Strega | Season 2 | Episode 13 | Aired on 2000.08.04
Clavor walks into his gazebo of conspiracies and asks, "What the frell is that?" Cargn is standing there with an unconscious Chiana draped over his shoulder. Oh, she's a counterbalance! Cargn says that, as he suspected, Chiana didn't know where Crichton was. Clavor duhs, "So get rid of her." Cargn thinks he can use Chiana in another way. But Clavor is tired of Cargn's schemes and, rather stupidly, says so. Cargn tosses Chiana down -- ow! -- and angrily points out that if Crichton doesn't turn up by tomorrow, Clavor will be king. Clavor hmphs, "Through no efforts of yours, sadly. Which means, I no longer need your allegiance." Cargn isn't getting any happier. Clavor says, "My mother knows about us." Oh my. "I can't be married until I renounce you." He adds that the Empress is going to start the wedding ceremony with the execution of all off-worlders (festive!), so Cargn should be grateful for the warning. Cargn hisses that he can't escape. With a "them's the breaks" shrug, Clavor turns to leave. Cargn says he has one more question, as as Clavor turns, he makes the claw-gesture of wooblitude. Cargn asks, "Do you know that, as promised, I am about to kill you?" Clavor screams, "No!" as his face goes from woobly to melty, and he collapses. "Yes," says Cargn.
Crichton tells Jenavia, "Just a little tingling in the hands and feet. I'm good to go." Jenavia says that there are dangerous animals around at night. Well, actually, what she says is, "Local animals are carnivorous after dark." So, during the day they're vegetarians? That's peculiar. I'm gonna assume she meant the first version. Crichton says they'll leave at dawn then, adding, "I have people to protect." Jenavia says that she does, too, and asks if she can trust him. They look at each other intently as Crichton slowly says, "I'm a regular boy scout. I do what I have to do." She coos, "I assume you do it well." Crichton enters the tent.
In his room, D'Argo sniffs inquisitively, and then the door opens and Scorpius enters. Scorpius says that he's found Cargn, and wants D'Argo's help in killing him. When D'Argo asks why he should do that, Scorpius explains that Cargn has Chiana. "And you want her." D'Argo asks, "And you don't?" Scorpius just wants Crichton. D'Argo says, "He'll die first." Scorpius gets very close to D'Argo and menaces, "You underestimate the strength of a relationship. Even your friend does not yet understand."