Episode Report Card Jacob Clifton: A+ | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT Agnus Dei
By Jacob Clifton | Season 2 | Episode 22 | Aired on 01.25.2001
D'Argo and Jothee rush down another burned corridor, D'Argo all in a tizz about taking Jothee down to have his facial tentacles restored by Tocot. Which Jothee is not interested in doing, but D'Argo won't hear of it. We were talking yesterday about John, about why boys watch this show: it's because John's the only human man in history who got to respond honestly to things, without other men watching. D'Argo's the same, now, for years he's not had to look anybody in the eye that he didn't want to, at least not if their opinions mattered. There's no way he's going to understand that Jothee still hates his difference, his heritage, his irreconcilable division. Luxan pride is a constant; D'Argo will never understand his son.
They pass Rygel complaining about the choking incident to Aeryn; the exhaustion in her voice is heartbreaking. We don't see John doing these things, and we don't have to be Aeryn. She has neither luxury; she's watching the man she loves go more horribly around the bend than any of them have, or will, and doing her best to compensate, for his sake and for everyone's. The thought you didn't think: what if this is it? The whole family in denial and you're looking down the barrel of a life with Crichton endangering himself, terrified and hallucinating. And wouldn't it be better if things were a bit less complicated? She's doing the best she can. "All right, Rygel. I'll take care of it." Rygel continues to bitch. "What did I just say?" She stalks away, the weight of it in her back, her legs, her eyes.
D'Argo and Jothee continue. "I can't see why you wouldn't want your tenkas restored! I mean, as a Luxan..." Which, Jothee reminds him, is only half true. "And for many cycles, I didn't even want to be that." D'Argo realizes the scars on Jothee's face, his destroyed tenkas, that mutilation, was self-inflicted. "You hate me that much?" Jothee tries: "It's okay...it doesn't hurt anymore, Father." He steps back even as Chiana approaches: "Hey, D'Argo..." He snaps at her, then immediately turns to her, apologetic, but doesn't have time to apologize. He turns and follows his son down the corridor; her mouth stands open and hurt, ashamed and afraid and confused. And she thinks the thought you just don't think.
Chiana waits for Zhaan and Stark to finish their negotiations with Grunchlk, Tocot standing behind her. "A moment ago you said seventeen five," whines Stark. Now it's $20,000. Look at Stark! I always forget how beautiful Stark is, because the character's so difficult to deal with. Stark gets hard with him, saying he'll pay eighteen, bottom line, and Grunchlk lifts him off the floor by his shirt. "I hate to negotiate like this, but I do find that it cuts through the shit." Zhaan's grossed out by all this, and scared and worried for Moya, and orders "Greenchalk" to put Stark down. He corrects her, and then explains: "This is business. I have the supply. I make the demand." Tocot speaks, and Grunchlk reassures him: "It's all right, Doctor. The family are in denial. I won't let them hurt each other." He suggests they take the twenty before it goes up again. Stark and Zhaan nod grimly at each other over Grunchlk's head, and Grunchlk drops him.
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