Episode Report Card Keckler: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT The One Where Talyn And Crais Elope
By Keckler | Season 2 | Episode 1 | Aired on 03.16.2000
Command Carrier. Braca notes that both leviathans are decelerating. "Either they have no plan whatsoever, or they are about to implement one, which isn't immediately apparent," Scorpius determines. Brilliant, dude. I guess that kind of smarts is why you get to wear the flappy beetle wings. Scorpius tells Braca that their response will be the same in either case. Braca tentatively looks at him. "Overtake. AND ENGAGE!" Scorpius finishes angrily.
Moya. Aeryn and Crichton dash into the Center Chamber. Pilot confirms that the Command Carrier is upon them and nearing firing range. "Scorpius," Crichton shakes his head, "He just can't live without me." Don't let Braca hear you talk like that. He'll kill you if you try anything. Talyn powers up his cannons. Pilot announces that Talyn is aiming at Moya. Talyn fires. Talyn tells Moya that was a warning shot. He has demands. He wants a captain because he is afraid and doesn't know what to do about the Command Carrier. "Oh, like we do?" Chiana squeaks. Shut up, Chiana. Pilot says Talyn insists on guidance. "Ouch, well let's get that boy some guidance before he turns into a full-blown Menendez brother." Aeryn takes off but stops when Pilot adds that Talyn is specifically asking for Crais. Aeryn and Crichton scream about this. Talyn will fire again unless he gets Crais. Moya refuses to do any evasive maneuvers because she doesn't think Talyn will fire. Crichton orders the defensive screen up just in case. It shimmers patchily up, Talyn fires, and the screen shatters down again. Crichton flings Chiana out of the way as the defense screen whosiwhatsit explodes all over the Center Chamber.
After what would have been a commercial break, the defense screen hisses and steams. Crichton bitches, "Man, haven't you people heard of fuses?" Pilot, smartly ignoring yet another of Crichton's Undecipherables, comments, "Moya's unhurt, but the defense screen is out." Another blast will really hurt Moya, and the Command Carrier will be trolling their neighborhood soon. Aeryn strides off to escort Crais to Talyn. "And then what?" Crichton argues, "we leave Talyn in Crais' control?" "His and mine, I'll stay aboard Talyn with Crais," Aeryn says. Crichton doesn't like this idea at all and wants to know how long she plans on doing that. "For as long as necessary to protect Talyn. He's very intelligent, John, once he matures he'll no longer want a captain," Aeryn explains. Crichton starts to say, "Yeah, but in the meantime --" Aeryn interrupts that she'll be there to mitigate any Crais damage. Crichton doesn't think Crais will go for that. "Yes, he will. He's already offered to take me with him," Aeryn admits. An oboe tweedles down slowly. Crichton walks closer to Aeryn and asks if she'd really do that. Aeryn doesn't think she has a choice. Crichton tells her there are always choices. "The only other choice is death for everyone, Talyn included," Aeryn insists. Crichton's face jumps around, "Well, I'm not gonna let you go with him." "There isn't another solution," Aeryn says sadly. "There has to be," Crichton grits. "We're out of time," Aeryn says brokenly and walks off. Crichton says her name once. She stops. But we cut to Crais, so we don't get to know what, if anything, was said.