Episode Report Card Keckler: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Bloody, Murder-Colored Mem'ries
By Keckler | Season 2 | Episode 5 | Aired on 04.13.2000
Flashback. Aeryn finishes having the sex with Velorek and when he turns over for a spot of cuddle, she slips breathlessly out of bed, pieces of her dark, tangled hair sweated to her neck. Velorek encourages Aeryn to stay for an encore before she goes on duty. They almost have a heart-to-heart about feelings and Peacekeeper assignments and how never the twain shall meet, but then Velorek tells Aeryn she's special and demands to know if all she wants out of life is to fly Prowlers and serve Bipolar Crais. Dude, I really don't think you want to be asking that question. Velorek goes on that Crais is insane and his Pet Pilot Project is an abomination. Aeryn refuses to listen to such talk. Ignoring this, Velorek natters on that Crais' project will kill the Leviathan and he will not let that happen. Aeryn demands to know what that means. Instead of answering, Velorek tells her he knows how he feels about her and he thinks she feels the same and when he leaves, he wants her to come with him, "You could be so much more."
Present day. Crichton learns from Zhaan that Aeryn is leaving Moya, so he goes to confront Pilot. "Let's hash this out right here, right now. Five cents, the doctor is in," Crichton announces. And for his next pop culture trick, he'll be ripping a football away from D'Argo. And then D'Argo will rip his arms off for being a dick.
Flashback. As Velorek continues to graft Pilot's innards to Moya's innards, Pilot stutters that he's in a lot of pain. Velorek informs him he'll have to get used to the pain because it will never completely go away. Velorek proceeds with rousing Moya, reminding Pilot that all of Moya's senses and consciousness will awaken at the same time. Also, everything she feels, Pilot will feel. Pilot promises not to cry out. "You will," Velorek predicts grimly. Moya wakes up, Pilot screams and sees all sorts of starbursts and shooty-bang-bangs. Pilot thinks there is something terribly wrong, but Velorek explains that Moya realizes Pilot is not her original pilot. He sends pain signals to Moya's control collar to force her to accept Pilot as her pilot.
Present day. Crichton's pretty jaw drops. Pilot confirms bitterly that Moya only accepted him because she was tortured into it. In frustration, Pilot grapples at his innards, ripping them from Moya. Sparks spark. Pilot displays some tubing dripping purple and black Kool-Aid, "Moya is free of me! I am no longer bonded to her."
Minor chaos as the rest of the crew tries to cope with Pilot's actions. Crichton howls, "No, no, no, no, no, this is not good, NOT GOOD!" Pilot sighs that the pain is finally gone.