Farscape/Recap/S02/E05 The Way We Weren't: Difference between revisions

From here on the episode consists of lengthy flashbacks interspersed with current events: we see Aeryn and Velorek arriving on ''Moya'', with Pilot as the cargo of their ship. Velorek is a technical specialist in charge of bonding the new Pilot to ''Moya'', while Aeryn has been pulled off Prowler duty to act as Velorek's personal chauffeur, which she is unhappy about. To add insult to injury, just seconds after Crais ignores her attempts to get herself reassigned, she's accosted by two other members of the firing squad, who mock "the high and mighty little Prowler pilot" for not helping them dig the Old Pilot's corpse out, and smear guts across her cheek for good measure.

 

 

And then, as if the situation couldn't get worse, Rygel gives Pilot the recording despite having previously agreed with everybody else that it should be hidden from him; Rygel claims that he felt morally obligated to do so, but the others suspect that he was looking to get one up on the rest with Pilot. Aeryn insists on going alone to speak to Pilot- and ends up getting half-throttled to death; D'Argo and Crichton come to her rescue and Pilot eventually calms down a bit, but refuses to move the ship any further until she leaves. With her relationship with Pilot in tatters and very little sympathy to be found among the crew, Aeryn is already packing her bags.

** Even more amusingly, had Aeryn gone with Velorek she never would have been accidentally captured by Moya, meaning in all likelihood she'd still be a Peacekeeper

* [[Bound and Gagged]]: In the second flashback in the episode, Pilot is transported aboard ''Moya'' wearing the Pilot equivalent of this- a covering of black netting and a steel gag.

* [[Call Forward]] / [[Meaningful Echo]]: "You can be so much more"

* [[Continuity Nod]]: Aeryn undergoes another [[Samus Is a Girl]] moment.

** As congratulations for foiling Velorek's sabotage, Crais tells Aeryn to get in touch with Lieutenant Teeg (neck still unsnapped at this point, of course) for her new assignment.

* [[Cut the Juice]]: Inverted by Pilot, who ''yanks out his own guts'' to sever his connection with Moya, thus (in his own mind) "freeing" her.

* [[Defiant to the End]]: According to Aeryn, Velorek never broke under his torture. Hence, Crais didn't know about the giant condom he installed.

** Also, the original Pilot refused to cooperate even when faced with a firing squad.

* [[Et Tu, Brute?]]: Aeryn confesses that feels closer to Pilot than anyone else on the ship, not least because the pair of them share DNA. Pilot sneers, "That's why your betrayal cuts so deep."

* [[Everyone Is Related]]: With the exception of Crichton, each of the principals were aboard Moya at the time of Velorek's hijacking three years ago. Aeryn momentarily crossed paths with a hooded Zhann in the corridors, but took little notice of her.

* [[Flashback Effects]]: The film itself for the flashback scenes was processed using a technique known as “bleach bypass” to give them an aged look.

* [[In Medias Res]]: The [[Cold Open]] implies that the Peacekeeper jackboots have just seized Moya. In fact, they ''did'' -- except it's in the past.

{{quote|'''Crichton:''' You're making hamburger there.}}

* [[It's All My Fault]]: Pilot's revaluation ends up inverting this trope. Pilot's twinge of hate toward Aeryn was, in truth, directed at himself.

* [[Jittercam]]: used for the recording of the first Pilot's murder, as the cameras are meant to be attached to the Peacekeeper squad's helmets.

* [[Let Me At Him]]: Crichton has to hold Aeryn back from attacking Rygel after being called a "Peacekeeper murderer."

* [[My Greatest Failure]]: Aeryn and Pilot both have blood on their hands. Aeryn's error is more poignant, as Velorek offered her the same chance as Crichton in the pilot episode; she made the opposite choice.

* [[Shout-Out]]: The title "The Way We Weren't" is a play on the 1974 film ''The Way We Were'', starring [[Barbra Streisand]] and Robert Redford.

** Crichton learns from Zhaan that Aeryn is leaving Moya, so he goes to confront Pilot. "Let's hash this out right here, right now.", Crichton announces. "[[Peanuts|Five cents, the doctor is in.]]" Let's hope he doesn't try yanking away a football before Pilot can kick it.

** [[Tears of Remorse]]

* [[Temporary Love Interest]]: Played with. Crichton almost seem envious, despite Velorek being dead. But then, Velokrek got to experience a side of Aeryn that Crichton didn't know existed.

* [[Victim Falls For Rapist]]: During her flashback, Aeryn checks both corridors before entering her quarters. Velorek's there, stealthy following her inside. As soon as she takes off her jacket, Veolrek grabs Aeryn from behind. It seems squicky, but they're Peacekeepers, so this is foreplay. Aeryn immediately melts, and they have sex.

** Pilot struggles in his bonds as he's lowered into his new home -- Moya. Velorek gently reminds him of what they discussed and encourages him not to be afraid. Crais storms in, looking like he needs a vacation, and Velorek immediately [[Inverted Trope|drops the "buddy-buddy" stuff]] and tasers the heck out of Pilot.

* [[Wait Here]]

 

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