Episode Report Card Jacob Clifton: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Kiss Of The Spider Woman
By Jacob Clifton | Season 4 | Episode 14 | Aired on 01.23.2003
Aeryn freaks out that the hologram is over and starts screaming about how they need to know how to kill it, which means she hasn't been paying attention at all, since that's the point of the episode. Not killing the spider, but getting your shit back. The spider's propaganda, just another living thing -- the orbs are the reality, what they need. And of course it's orbs, because it always is. What you call a man's mojo; what Chiana accused John of having lost. Biology, I said. D'Argo -- who's in a curious place qua "orbs" today -- explains that killing Talikaa isn't the problem, and Aeryn gets right in his face: "You think she's not going to try and defend her nest?" He just sighs, put out, prompting her to ask, "What?" Aeryn On The Edge Of A Nervous Breakdown is equal parts hilarious and disturbing. He just tells her to relax and walks off; Chiana watches her, thinking.
Sikozu lies on her back, eyes closed, limbs attached, as Noranti gives her smelling salts and whispers her name. She shakes her head and wakes, groaning, and then has a total freaking panic attack. Noranti tells Scorpius to hold onto her, and he straddles her while they try to calm her down. Noranti explains about the Wolaxian arachnid and tells her she's safe. "Lie still." Sikozu starts crying about her arm and leg, and it's actually kind of touching, but Noranti assures her the limbs should be fine. Noranti asks why Talikaa would attack her -- its MO being to "harvest neural energy" -- and surmises that Sikozu's immune to the spider. Scorpius, inches from her face, begins to choke as she agrees she's immune (and no more). Scorpius gags and thrashes, worrying Sikozu. It's always so weird to see him out of sorts. Aeryn's the control freak, but seeing Scorpius without total control is so much more frightening. Like that shit at the beginning of the season, with Leather Daddy Braca and Mistress Grayza? How fucked was that?
"Yes, he's infected but not harvested," Noranti explains, fully patting Scorpius on the shoulder and saying loudly, "She's doing well, Scorpius. You may leave her now," and then shoving him off Sikozu. He rolls over across the floor next to her and finally stands up. Noranti is the 900-year-old Grandmother Without Fear. "The Scarran in him is growing stronger," she explains, "overcoming his Sebacean personality." So that explains why you'd be so cavalier with him. I mean, Scorpius is already the scariest thing in the entire universe, I don't know why you wouldn't find his complete loss of rationality and sense draining away to be totally cuddly and fun. Scorpius starts to freak out, all spitting (so much saliva in this scene!) and growling and doing weird Wolfman movements. Sikozu assures Noranti loudly that he won't hurt them -- "I know him" -- and Scorpius flounders around some more. Noranti explains that Sikozu's talking only about his Sebacean side. I think Noranti is being kind, not to say naïve, about their sex life. Scorpius uses the Scarran growly voice in some crazy talk and then says, "Kill it now." Noranti approaches, explaining about how they need to find the orbs -- they couldn't just say "eggs," no, because it's all about bluster this week -- and Scorpius insists: "Kill it now." She looks up at him, flopping and drooling, and there's great respect in her voice: "Forgive me, Scorpius." She blows a handful of Granny Blow in his face, earning herself a backhand, and goes down. Scorpius starts towards her, frothin' all on the mouth, and Sikozu screams, but the powder hits him, and he finally drops.
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