Episode Report Card Strega: B- | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT You Know, For Kids
By Strega | Season 2 | Episode 4 | Aired on 04.06.2000
The vague blur that is Crichton marches into T'raltixx's room. T'raltixx immediately shouts that there's someone in the room. Pilot says that he doesn't see anyone else.
In the module, Rygel counts "Five, six..."
Crichton swings his blurry sword and severs a set of glowy power cords. T'raltixx jumps and asks Pilot what he's doing. Pilot hrms, "Nothing." Crichton cuts another set of cords.
Rygel counts, "Nine, ten." He waits a beat, and continues, "Eleven, twelve..."
Crichton cuts another set of cords as T'raltixx shouts, "Stop!" Then he spots the extension cord trailing across the floor and blasts it with his ray-emitting not-eyes. The cord sizzles, and Crichton reappears just as he's about to hack through some more cords. Crichton pauses long enough to grouse, "Crap!" and makes with the chopping. T'raltixx mwah-ha-has, "You can't stop me! I have the light!" Crichton strikes a dramatic pose and wails, "But humans are superiooooor!" before slicing another set of cords. T'raltixx shoots out a few blasts of energy, but Crichton deflects them with his shield and edges across the room. T'raltixx says that he'll kill Crichton, and then there's a super-cheesy shot as T'raltixx...jumps? Flies? Floats? Well, somehow he's clinging to the thing he's been hooking up all the power cords to. The flux capacitor, the oscillation overthruster, the MacGuffin. Whatever the hell it is. T'raltixx goes on spewing evil threats while Crichton hacks through more of the power cords. We cut away so that they can switch props, and then Crichton is holding the Qualta gun, aiming at T'raltixx, who is still busy moaning about the light. Crichton shoots, and T'raltixx drops to the floor. T'raltixx rants, "There are thousands just like me. We will find another Leviathan to make our light! And when we do, we'll spread like a plague! We'll rise from our dormancy and kill you all!" But, y'know, why? What did he want the light for, anyway? I think this is the big speech that's supposed to explain everything. Not so much. Plus, he'd probably be scarier if he didn't have a bellows in his head. Crichton declares, "I told them it was a mistake bringing you on board," and stabs the Qualta down through T'raltixx and gives it a sharp twist. T'raltixx screams, and light streams out of his not-eyes, and the MacGuffin explodes. For some reason. Hooray, the ill-defined threat has been vanquished!
Sometime later, D'Argo and Rygel are, yes, eating crackers, while Pilot apologizes to them both. Pilot explains that T'raltixx brought out the worst in him. D'Argo says that T'raltixx did the same thing to all of them. Rygel, being Rygel, simply sniffs, "Your apology is accepted." Pilot thanks them. The best thing about this scene is that on the table is a DRD, who is poking at a pile of crackers with one of its attachments. Aw! D'Argo looks at Rygel and awkwardly says that he's ashamed about what he did. Rygel says, "I thought you were going to kill me." D'Argo apologizes and asks if Rygel can forgive him. Rygel grunts, "No," and after a second adds, "Not yet."