Episode Report Card Strega: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT The Happy Club
By Strega | Season 2 | Episode 18 | Aired on 09.14.2000
Crichton comes to a skidding halt at the door to the galley, and resumes his surfer stylings as he says, "Hey, duuude, how's it hanging, man?" Rygel is enjoying another meal, and quietly thanks Crichton for his concern. Crichton takes a seat and eyes the spread Rygel's prepared. He coos, "Oh, munchies. Good idea, man. Don't eat so much, though. You'll Belushi out, cat." Rygel reminds Crichton that he has three stomachs, and turns for the door. Crichton stops him and asks if the food doesn't taste good anymore. Rygel laughs fakely and again tries to leave. This time Crichton stops him more forcefully. Rygel instantly begins pleading, "Please don't tell them!" Crichton loses his surfer accent and tells him to hush while Rygel goes on moaning, "I like my eyeballs where they are!" Aw. Crichton races away and closes the door, and then reassures him, "You, me and Pilot -- we're the only ones who aren't Nebari puppets." Rygel glares at Crichton and ferociously declares, "I'm nobody's puppet!" Hee. On the other hand, he's not eager to piss off the Nebari. Crichton growls, "Buckwheat, I need your help." Rygel lowers his eyebrows sadly, and then the door opens and Milac enters, asking, "Exactly what do you want the Hynerian to help you do, Crichton?" Milac's got good ears. Rygel coos that he's glad to see Milac and quickly announces that Crichton's mind-cleansing didn't take. Crichton punches Rygel in the face, knocking him out. Serves him right, the little jerk. Milac eyes Crichton and smirks, "Obviously not."
Milac, holding a gun, escorts Crichton into Chiana's cell. Chiana asks, "Is this part of your plan?" If it was, you would have just ruined it, so nice going there. Milac asks if there are any communication devices in the cell. Chiana growls that he and Varla took them all. She's interrupted when Milac hands his weapon to Crichton and says, "We don't have much time." He holds up the iPod and tells Chiana, "This can only be activated by contacting your DNA." He wipes it against the inside of her lip and then puts it down. Another hologram of Neri appears. He addresses Chiana, saying, "A lot of things have changed since we saw each other last. I don't know how much you know about what it is I'm doing, but it's important work, very important." He says it's dangerous, and that she's probably better off far away from him. Tears roll down Chiana's cheeks as Neri says that whoever gave her the iPod is one of his people, and under orders not to tell her where Neri is. His speech is interrupted when we hear someone whisper, "Neri, they're coming!" He winds things up by saying that he just wanted her to know that he's okay. "Keep yourself well-hidden, little sister, and out of harm's reach. I love you dearly." The hologram vanishes as Milac lectures, "The only thing that Neri cares more about than the resistance is you." Chiana begs Milac to get her to Neri, and Milac's all, "What did he just say?" Crichton cuts off the argument by asking what they should do now. Milac says, "I have some data that I've got to get back to Neri and the others. As soon as we hit the outpost, I'm going to take the express out of there. You two are on your own." Well, that's helpful. Milac, I don't think you're going to get promoted if Neri hears about this. Chiana threatens to tell Varla that Milac's a traitor, but Milac says that doing that would also reveal that Crichton isn't really cleansed.