Season 1, Episode 4 — Throne for a Loss YAY! Thank you for posting mails in response to this thread. It is nice to be encouraged! During a botched exchange of goods, Rygel is kidnapped by a gang of steroid abusers Tavloids Tavleks. They plan to ransom Rygel back to his "six billion subjects." Because Rygel stole a gem from Moya, which is actually an integral piece which influences her flight capabilities, the crew can't just leave him to deal with the consequences of his choices. The Tavloids (Aeryn, D'Argo, and Zhaan shout "TAVLEK" in unison) have bulky armor, and mottled skin with messed up scars. Most importantly, in a literal interpretation of "plot armor," they have a bracer which injects them with addictive, super-strength drugs, and creates a force screen... and bolts of energy. It's a super-soldier serum and weapon all in one! It also requires serious come-down time for its literal "users." One such user, a young Tavlek, is...
Season 1, Episode 3 — Back and Back and Back to the Future I remember disliking this episode so much that I nearly skipped it for this re-watch, but I wondered what I might see this time that I had previously missed. I got ⅔ of the way through it, looked for an episode guide, and am unsurprised to see many people give this a "DON'T WATCH" rating. Here's one : Back and Back and Back to the Future: Skip it. Definitely skip. There are alternate realities and timelines, but they don’t count and we don’t learn anything essential about anyone except the Australian guest stars’ willingness to emulate ’80’s aerobics gurus. The only notable thing is Aeryn in a sports bra. Long story short, it's a time-loop episode, where Moya finds an imploding anomaly, and an escape capsule flees the wreck. Moya picks up the survivors: Alien John Romero and his spandex-and-leather clad sex assistant. I mean assistant. The sex is separate, but implied, with every male member of the cas...