Episode Report Card Strega: B+ | 9 USERS: C+ YOU GRADE IT The Princess Bride
By Strega | Season 2 | Episode 12 | Aired on 2000.07.28
Transport pod. Ro-Na explains that the Jakent ship is some distance off to discourage space looters. Crichton ask why anyone would loot an empty ship, so that Ro-Na can remind us that the ship is full of wedding gifts. Why we need that reminder is anyone's guess, since it's not relevant to anything. Except some more riffing by Crichton, as he insists, "No, no, you've done enough. I'm gonna talk to the Missus., you can keep the presents. You need a toaster, right?" Ro-Na repeats the word "toaster" excitedly, but then insists that she couldn't possibly accept it. I just realized that Ro-Na's voice is remarkably similar to the one I imagined for my chinchilla. You know, when we, er, talked. They weren't long conversations, okay? But if she was saying "raisins" instead of "toaster" it'd be just the same. Anyway, Crichton insists that someone should enjoy the presents, and he and Katralla can't since they'll be statues. He doesn't even know what they are. Maybe the gifts are things statues would like. Ro-Na self-righteously explains, "We live to serve, not to possess," and asks what the point of possessing things is. Crichton says he owned a lot of things on Earth that were important to him. "No more?" Ro-Na chirps. He grumbles, "I live in a converted cell. I don't have a VCR, no remote control. Damn, no Charlie Parker albums. And I do miss my '62 T-Bird." Ro-Na asks if he misses these things. What did he just say? Crichton answers, "Not really. Priorities change." Hello? What did you just say? Ro-Na admits to wondering what she would do with wealth, and sounds slightly rabid as she does so. Crichton tells her to let him know if he can help. Ro-Na significantly says, "I shall remember those words, Highness." He reminds her to call him "John." Ro-Na, distracted by visions of raisins, mutters, "Yes, Highness, yes." It seems like this scene would have been slightly more interesting if we didn't already know that Scorpius had paid her off. Actually, it seems like this scene was originally written to take place earlier, in between the scene where she rescued Crichton and Katralla, and the scene with Scorpius. And then it got moved to the transport pod for some reason.
Katralla is smoothing her hair in a mirror when Jenavia enters and begins her own hair-patting session. Jenavia says, "Poor Katralla, so unaware of what it takes." Katralla retorts, "To be a slut?" Cat fight! Jenavia sneers, "To keep a man. I heard yours ran off rather than marry you." Katralla pointedly notes that someone tried to kill Crichton. "Probably my brother. Your fiancee. What does that say about you?" Jenavia turns to Katralla and smirks, "That I pick winners." Presumably Jenavia is just trying to get a clue as to where Crichton is, so that she'll know if she has to kill Clavor. Katralla has time to say, "You disgust me," and then her head is slammed into the mirror. As is Jenavia's. By Aeryn, who says, "I don't know what game's being played on this little planet of yours, and I don't really care. What I care about is that a good friend of mine is not hurt. In any sense of the word. And if he is, I will personally take revenge on both of your overly made-up faces." Hee. Aeryn releases the struggling women and leaves. Katralla exits through another door, while Jenavia goes back to checking her hair while probably thinking, "I could so take her."