A Clockwork Nebari

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A Clockwork Nebari (2.18)

Hook: I love the anthropomorphizing of Winona the gun. Also the lecture about not getting into trouble.

Wow, Aeryn is acting really mind-wiped. Voice all melodic and zen and-- AND SHE HAS NO GUN. That’s just not right.

WAIT, VALA??? *has a Stargately gleeful moment* Oh, VARla. Close enough. *giggles through remainder of the episode*

Ooops. Winona dear, bad timing.

Credits. ”Shot through a wormhole…” I hate when that happens.

The Nebari seem to be really wounded or scarred up. How come the men have such dark eyebrows and eye makeup?

How does Pilot nullify the cleansing? And wow, but the collars are creepy, with the spikes, and the liquid, and PILOT IS DROOLING. And pissed. *hopes Pilot gets to go medieval on their tooshies.*

Flaaaaaaashback.

Oh. Spread the plagues through the lesser beings through refugees who don’t appreciate what you’re trying to do. Ow. Ow ow ow.

Omgwtfeyeballs. *boggles* That cured the ouchy sensations, certainly. D’Argo being all whimpery and shakey…

EYEBALLS. Dayum.

Contagion is timed? And wow, was that not an interesting reaction on the part of Chiana? Neery is alive, and fighting, and she’s so proud of him. No betrayal, no hurt that he let her think he was dead? I guess they both do what they need to do. That ‘can you imagine? Me? Working?’ bit was so sweet and brotherly. Nice chemistry with those two.

Scorpy! Is it bad that I’m feeling affectionate about Scorpy? Pilot is seriously looking at John as though he’s NUTS (which, you know, he probably really is.) I love him playing stoned surfer duuuuuude. I love the range that Pilot is getting this episode.

“I’m nobody’s PUPPET!” Riiiiiight, Rygel.

Did, did that guy just hand John a dildo?

Huh, so he’s a quasi good guy? With different mission priorities? ‘Kay.

…

Got caught up in the moment, there. Can I just say that seeing Chiana stand upright like that looks so painful for her? She’s little miss flexible and where bending over and pulling back through the torso would indicate pain in someone else, in her that’s normal, and standing up is the odd behavior.

I like that there wasn’t one particular thing that caused the guy to take a stand and risk his own mission, but just seeing the lengths to which the Moya crew will go and watching them fight the same fight in a different way. Nice bracket of choosing between the women there mirroring the esthetically cool scene between Vala Varla and Chiana earlier. Go Grey Girls!

You know, Pilot’s involvement in this is awesome. At the end there, when he was all proud of his ruse? Thought it went well? So cute.

And the crew seems to recover from the mind cleansing by being really grouchy, though that could just be Rygel’s effect on them.

Poor Chi, so close to getting back what she thought she’d lost. Wonder if they’ll follow up on this arc? That would rock, duuuuuude.

And, in conclusion, don't trust Aeryn when she smiles for no reason. Thank you. 'Twas a very cool Chiana ep, and Pilot was awesome. Hope they follow up on that arc. That is all.


Next up is Liars, Guns and Money and then the season finale, yay! Then I can start saying 'please don't spoil me for S3 or 4' rather than shuffling my feet about not finishing S2 yet.

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Doomsaywha? You mean doom in the 'looks sad for a minute before they hit the big red reset button' or doom in the sense that they kill off a major character or doom in the sense that the world universe ENDS or somebody breaks up or...

You know what? *hits play* I'm halfway through LGM, if this is so addictive that I stay up past my bedtime I won't be angry at ALL, just so we're clear.