D'Argo reveals to Zhaan another fold of his personality: two very different dreams, one of a fearless warrior and one of a simple life with a family and garden.
If you watch carefully, you will see that the warehouse where Volmae takes Crichton for a private conversation has the same design on the wall as the floor where Aeryn practices her martial arts on Moya, the first indication that Peacekeepers are involved with the planet.
Volmae, the Sykaran leader, is in fact Sykaran herself, despite looking slightly different to the others. This is because she never goes out in the sun, she's always inside and never exposed to the sun, whereas everyone else works outside everyday so they have a bit of a tan.
Apparently, Sykar was once a garden-- lush and beautiful. But the Tannot root is slowly killing the planet; the more that is planted, the more it turns the land into wasteland, and is slowly killing the planet.
Eating the Tannot root causes humanoids to become highly susceptible to suggestion, and they will do and believe anything they're told.
Tannat root is not native to Sykar. It was brought there by the Peacekeepers, who return every half-cycle to collect all the Tannot root harvested. The Tannot root is then used to make an oil that serves as an important fuel component in Peacekeeper weapons called Chakan Oil.
Terms: -The Glarion Frost Point is a temperature benchmark used in reference to cryo-stasis. -Hentas are a measure of distance analogous to inches. -Altex functions are an aspect of Hynerian metabolism, apparently related to the processing of toxins. -Chakan Oil is a substance derived from Tannot root, used to fuel Peacekeeper pulse weapons. -Cryo-Stasis is a medically-induced cryogenic state. -Tannot Root is a bulbous root grown on Sykar, from which chakan oil is made; it can also be used as a foodstuff, although it has some strong side-effects. -Dren is a vulgar term meaning excrement. -A Frotash Garden is a variety of garden D'Argo once dreamed of cultivating. -Hyper Rage is a Luxan state of excessive anger and aggression. -Palmolian Meat Hounds are presumably a variety of vicious canine. -Sykarans are a species genetically connected to Sebaceans, but with a higher tolerance for heat.
Zhaan: There are no guarantees, D'Argo. We take each breath as if it is our last, and hope that the air is sweet.
Crichton: Oh, yeah... I think I've seen this one before. Mel Gibson, Tina Turner... (Crichton grabs Rygel by his jowls and speaks dramatically) Cage match! Rygel: What?! Crichton: Oh, don't worry. Nobody saw the third one, anyway.
Crichton: Kissing cousins, just like Humans and Sebaceans. Aeryn: (laughing derisively) Yes, well, the day that they prove that is the day I let Palmolian Meat Hounds tear all the flesh from my bones.
Aeryn: D'Argo, you've been laboring. D'Argo: I have. Aeryn: What is wrong with you?
(An announcement comes over the sound system and the native people begin to leave the bar) Crichton: Definitely a simple people. They never heard of the last call.
Aeryn: We have a situation up here. Crichton: I'm sure it's not any more interesting that the situation down here. Aeryn: Well, remember Rygel's assassination attempt? He caused it himself. His body fluids have turned explosive. Crichton: I stand corrected.
Crichton: Isolate him. No fluids, no food. Rygel: (Gasping) What?
Voice from speakers: Good morning, citizens. A new day begins. Remember, rejoice in your work and you will be rewarded. Be temperate. Be strong and healthful. Keep production lines flowing. Efficiency in your task will be observed and noted. Your reward status can therefore be improved. Keep your mind on your task. Free yourself from all concerns. Focus only on the task... Be content. Be strong. Keep production lines flowing...
Crichton: (referring to Rygel) Well, Sparky here is male. I think. Sort of. I mean, how come he's not after you?
D'Argo: (referring to his dream of the simple life) I thought I had found that. Zhaan: Those kinds of dreams cannot be found, brave Luxan. You have to build them.
D'Argo: When I was a boy, I dreamed of two very different lives. Zhaan: Only two? I wanted hundreds....
Crichton: (about Aeryn) What's with her? Rygel: Oh, she thinks she's a scientist now. False superiority! Aeryn: I am not a scientist; I am, however, what I have always been, and that is superior. Rygel: If I were warmer, I would have an appropriately venomous reply. Be warned: I owe you one.
Aeryn: What I had to do up there was like a field strategy exercise, only the enemy wasn't trying to kill me, the enemy was a puzzle! There were lots of different... pieces! And, independently, separately, they didn't... they didn't make any sense! And I had to think it through really hard, and I had to work out- try different combinations of putting them together, and then, finally, I worked out what had happened, and I worked out what I had to do. (Crichton laughs) What? Crichton: This is great! You're trading in your pulse rifle for a junior chemistry set!
Crichton: I got...I got a worm in my gut, crawling around in places where the sun don't shine, and I'm sick of it!
Rygel: I don't feel well at all. Aeryn: Quit complaining. You're lucky to be alive. Rygel: Well, I'm barely that! Aeryn: I did the best that I could, and it wasn't in my training, you know. Rygel: Fa-pu-tah! Peacekeepers are trained only to kill! Aeryn: So don't forget that this Peacekeeper just saved your life.
Aeryn: (about her analysis) So, what are you saying? That it's done? That I did it? Pilot: You did. Aeryn: No, you helped me a lot. Pilot: No, Aeryn Sun--it was you. Aeryn: It was me....
Aeryn: (about data analysis) Yeah, but you're good at it. Pilot: I study, every chance I can. Moya was born with a very complete bank of scientific data. I only comprehend a fraction I'm afraid. Aeryn: The others know about this? Pilot: I have told no one. I'd...prefer they didn't know. Aeryn: But you told me? Pilot: I feel I can trust you.
Aeryn: Look, all the analysis dren comes really naturally to you, it just doesn't to me. Pilot: On the contrary, I too have difficulty with the complex sciences. Aeryn: Yeah, right. Pilot: When a Pilot is bonded to a Leviathan, as I am bonded to Moya, it as a... navigator, a monitor of all the living ship's functions. The analysis of scientific data is not something I know or easily understand.
Pilot: (after Aeryn breaks off a piece of a frozen Rygel's moustache) I strongly suggest you don't touch any of his other...protruberances.
Rygel: I've suffered numerous assassination attempts on Hyneria, but... Aeryn: Nobody knows you here. It's only people who know you who want to kill you.
Crichton: My boy D'Argo into the promised land. Aeryn: Yes, and he's left his brain behind.
Crichton: This is the end of hyper-rage? I get hugged to death?
Aeryn: (to Crichton) D'Argo's been off the ship for three whole days, but we couldn't find you to tell you. You hide very well, you must have had a lot of practice.
Aeryn: (about Volmae) She gives me a woody! (Crichton gives her a very odd look) A woody- it's a human saying, I've heard you say it often when you don't trust someone, or they make you nervous, they give you...
Crichton: Willies... she gives you the willies!
Rygel's urination scene was one of Jonathan Hardy's favorites in the entire run of the series.
International Airdates: -This episode aired in Canada on October 20, 1999 on YTV. -This episode aired in the UK on January 17, 2000 on BBC-2. -This episode aired in Australia on June 24, 2000 on Nine.
Crichton: Oh, give it a rest, Snow White. This is a reference to the famous character, from the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm.
Crichton: I know -- and we're all grateful that you did the Madame Curie thing, but... Aeryn: What? Who? Crichton: Madame Curie. She's... she's a scientist. Marie Curie was a physicist and chemist of Polish descent. She is famous for her pioneering work in the field of radioactivity, as well as being the first ever winner of two Nobel prizes, and also for being one of only two people (as of 2009) to ever win Nobel prizes in different fields (physics and chemistry).
Aeryn: Where's Zhaan? Crichton: Look, she's with D'Argo, OK? Dancing with The Grateful Dead. He is referring to the rock band that's generally perceived as a favorite with hippies.
Crichton: (referring to Rygel) Fine. Just get Spanky back to the ship. Spanky is the name of one of The Little Rascals.
Crichton: I think I've seen this one. Mel Gibson, Tina Turner... Cage Match. This is a reference to Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome. The trilogy starred Mel Gibson, and the soul/rock & roll diva Tina Turner guest starred in the third installment of the series.
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