Episode Report Card Strega: A+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Every Day Seems A Lifetime...Movie
By Strega | Season 2 | Episode 16 | Aired on 08.24.2000
Some time later, Crichton and the others are comparing notes. Zhaan asks if he knows how to get out of the mist. Have they even tried to get out the normal way? Or by Starbursting? I understand that the mist was "hardening," but they did get into it, after all. Crichton says they could go to the planet below. Chiana's all for it at first, but Crichton explains, "Ain't nothing down there, Chiana. Just a few planets, a small colony of people. I searched it from end to end, there just isn't anything there." Rygel thinks it's better than being stuck forever. But wait, Crichton's got an idea! "I believe that if we can get out of the mist at the exact point that we entered it, I might be able to get my life back." Oh, that makes perfect -- what? D'Argo asks how they can find the exact point at which they entered. Pilot offers, "I think we just have to go [dramatic pause] backwards." Someone wrote this on a dare, right? Wow. Pilot says that since entering the mist, it's been moving with them. So Moya's hind end is probably still at the edge of the mist where they entered it. Rygel supports the "backing up" plan, but Pilot says that Moya can't do it, because the mist is too hard now. Should you really call it "mist" anymore if it's also "hard"? Crichton asks if they can Starburst. Pilot says, "A leviathan is not structurally designed for a reverse Starburst. It could destroy us." Oh, what else is new? It turns out that Pilot would rather jump forward, down to the planet. Crichton kvetches, "You wanna live your life on that planet? The place where you'll never see anyone you know ever again?" Everyone ponders. He concludes, "I have done that. And let me assure you, whatever the risk, it is worth getting your life back." But, but, but...wait a second. Crichton just had that transport pod, so he was effectively trapped. Okay, I get that. If they go into that system in Moya...they have Moya. They can Starburst again, and go somewhere else, surely? Even if it's a different universe, is looking for another "center halo" any worse than looking for a wormhole? Or is he saying that that it's a teeny-tiny universe that only contains one system? My head hurts. Anyway, after pondering for a few seconds, D'Argo says he wants to find his son. Chiana says she never wanted to go into the mist anyway. Rygel's all, fine, whatever. Zhaan tells Pilot to do the reverse Starburst. Man, nobody even asked for his vote. Crichton walks out, and D'Argo calls after him but Zhaan suggests leaving him alone.