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
Aeryn is messing with a large bundle of wires as Rygel sneers at her chances of taking over the ship. Aeryn says that she's disabled Pilot's ability to monitor them. She adds, "We just have to hope that the others keep him busy." Rygel's not too impressed with that plan, but Aeryn insists that a soldier has to take chances. The point here is: they bicker. Come to think of it, I could have summarized three-quarters of the episode with those two words. Wish I'd thought of that earlier.
Crichton stalks the corridor, Scorpius trailing behind and talking with an echoey voice. It's kind of nice to see Scorpius again like this, back before he became the Fonzie, or the Spike, or whatever your personal example is of a character whose popularity far exceeded his usefulness. Scorpius says, "You remember that cracker? That older kid, Howie Lewis, who beat you up for it? You were just twelve." Crichton goes on ducking around corners as Scorpius describes how Crichton poured sugar into the tank of Howie's Harley, and concludes, "Revenge is a dish best served cold, and you like revenge, don't you?" Crichton finally turns around and tells Scorpius to shut up. He mutters, "I hate it when villains quote Shakespeare." Well, lucky for you he wasn't quoting Shakespeare, then. Grumble. Star Trek has so goddamned much to answer for. Scorpius tells Crichton that they're coming to kill him; cue the whirly music as he adds, "We'd better get ready."
T'raltixx shouts, "I need more light!" Pilot's all, "I canna give her any more poweh, Cap'n," only without the accent. T'raltixx whines, "Please, Pilot. You save me, then I'll save you." Pilot, lucid for a moment, asks what he needs to be saved from. T'raltixx insists that the rest of the crew is plotting against him, and repeats that Pilot can't trust them. Pilot sighs that he'll boost the power to T'raltixx's whajamahoozit.
D'Argo is looking very vigilant with his Qualta blade up over his shoulder. Unfortunately, he's not actually being very vigilant, since Crichton jumps out with his gun drawn and orders D'Argo to drop his sword. They don't go for a Princess Bride reference here, for some reason. D'Argo stares at Crichton, who calls, "Down, boy. Roll over." That can't possibly help. D'Argo drops the Qualta blade and tells Crichton to go ahead and kill him. Swirly music, and from off on the sidelines Scorpius urges, "Go on, John, do it. Then we can go to the beach!" Crichton stares at D'Argo while Scorpius adds, "I know a place with naked Sebacean girls and margarita shooters." Heh. Okay, that's my third favorite part. Crichton tells Scorpius to go away, and then pulls out a second gun that he aims at Scorpius. When Crichton turns his head, D'Argo twitches like he's going to pick up the Qualta blade, but Crichton turns back and asks, "Am I being irrational?" He thinks for a minute and says, "Well, have a little pain," and shoots D'Argo in the leg. Crichton and Scorpius advance toward the fallen D'Argo, and Scorpius says, "Finish him. Then we can go to that little Eye-talian joint I know." Crichton turns and aims both guns at Scorpius as he explains, "I don't like Eye-talian." How can you not like Italian food? He really is nuts. Scorpius repeats that Crichton should kill D'Argo. Crichton grunts, "Yeah," and turns back to where D'Argo is. Or, dun dun dunnn, was, because now there's just a trail of blood leading toward the door. Crichton chuckles.