Episode Report Card Couch Baron: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT NOOOOO!
By Couch Baron | Season 1 | Episode 18 | Aired on 09.16.1999
Center chamber. Aeryn and Larraq enter to find the two three other Peacekeepers chowing away. Aeryn, noting with distaste that they failed to show any deference to the Captain's entrance, sniffs that they don't pay attention to rank. Larraq, with some amusement, says that his crew will die at his command, without question. "But make them stand up just because I walk into a room? I respect them too much for that." The crew's all, "Yeah, that's nice, but about the whole 'dying at your command' thing... " Larraq segues into asking if Aeryn's come across Special Ops before, and she tells him everyone of her rank has heard of them. He asks what it is they call his people, and she supplies, "Black Ghosts." The conversation continues with Aeryn looking down her nose at the Black Ghosts' "unkempt uniform(s) and the undisciplined attitude." In short, Aeryn's become the England to the Black Ghosts' Australia. And it's about time someone represented England, since Crichton isn't doing the job at all. Another upshot: These two kind of like each other.
Crichton releases D'Argo's chains as D'Argo snarls, "This sham is over." Obviously he shares my opinion of the accent. After a bit of exposition that the uniforms Crichton and Aeryn are wearing were left behind by the Peacekeepers, Zhaan suggests that perhaps D'Argo is right and they should strike while they still have the element of surprise, especially since Moya is in the late stages of her pregnancy. Crichton counters with the point that they should learn all they can from the Peacekeepers, particularly since they don't even know if the base to which they're heading is the only one in the area. D'Argo: "I can tell you one thing for free: I will not be chained up again." Heh. Also, he's not having the door locked. Zhaan goes to run all this by Rygel, but he's gone, having used his secret escape route, so Crichton suggests they find him before he screws everything up. D'Argo: "Yeah, let's find him before you screw it up." Nanny nanny boo boo! Also, hee.
Crichton, Zhaan, and D'Argo are heading off to find Rygel when they hear a Peacekeeper coming. They hastily retreat, and Zhaan helpfully locks herself in, but D'Argo balks at putting the chains back on, and Crichton, rather than duck out and close the door so there's a chance they'll get away with this, idiotically stands there saying D'Argo's name in a "You're not getting dessert until you eat your peas" voice. Thorrn appears and sees what's going on, so D'Argo fakes attacking Crichton. Thorrn rushes in and whacks D'Argo off Crichton, and he and Crichton slide out and close the door ahead of D'Argo savagely rushing them. Thorrn, pleased with himself, says that Crichton's lucky he happened along. Crichton, for his part, threatens to bring Thorrn up on charges if he ever lays his hands on him again. I assume Aeryn briefed him on Peacekeeper etiquette, but GOOD GOD, the accent. David Boreanaz is all, "The badness of my "Irish" accent is nothing compared to this," and he is absolutely right. Also, in Thorrn's defense, you heard how horny he is -- can you really blame him? Once Crichton and Thorrn are gone, Zhaan compliments D'Argo's performance, but he's in no mood to hear it.