We're So Screwed: Part 2: Hot to Katratzi (7 Mar. 2003)

The crew has managed to rescue Aeryn, but Scorpius was captured. Fearing he might reveal wormhole technology to the Scarrans, the crew must rescue him. As the Peacekeepers, and Scarrans, ... See full summary »

Director:

Karl Zwicky

Writers:

Carleton Eastlake, Rockne S. O'Bannon (creator)

Stars:

Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Browder	...	John Crichton
Claudia Black	...	Officer Aeryn Sun
Anthony Simcoe	...	Ka D'Argo
Gigi Edgley	...	Chiana
Wayne Pygram	...	Scorpius / Harvey
Raelee Hill	...	Sikozu Svala Shanti Sugaysi Shanu
Lani John Tupu	...	Pilot (credit only) (as Lani Tupu)
Melissa Jaffer	...	Utu-Noranti Pralatong
Paul Goddard	...	Stark
Rebecca Riggs	...	Commandant Mele-On Grayza
David Franklin	...	Captain Meeklo Braca
Jonathan Hardy	...	Dominar Rygel XVI (voice)
Duncan Young	...	Emperor Staleek
Francesca Buller	...	Minister Akhna
Jason Clarke	...	Captain Jenek

Storyline

The crew has managed to rescue Aeryn, but Scorpius was captured. Fearing he might reveal wormhole technology to the Scarrans, the crew must rescue him. As the Peacekeepers, and Scarrans, negotiate a peace, Crichton offers some they all want to the highest bidder. Scorpius's allegiances are slowly revealing.

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Genres:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 March 2003 (Australia)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min 46 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The 4th season trilogy "We're so Screwed" is known by the individual episode titles: "Fetal Attraction"; "Hot to Katratzi" and "La Bomba" in the UK. The UK didn't approve of the trilogy title.

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Quotes

[John explains why he has interrupted a meeting of two groups that want to kill him]
John Crichton: Because I am an American. And what does an American want? Democracy? Capitalism. I want to sell out and settle down. For one day only, it's a blue light special on Aisle Three. My wormhole technology... and a free set of steak knives... for all the tea in China. And anything you can imagine to pay me... welcome to my cold war.

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Connections

References The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

User Reviews

I predict a riot!

Having decided that Scorpius must be rescued before the Scarrans force him to talk Moya's crew decides the direct approach to Katratzi is best... Sikozi calls them and announces that John Crichton is aboard and he is looking to sell wormhole technology to the highest bidder. Knowing that the Scarrans aren't to be trusted John takes along a little insurance policy... a nuclear bomb that will detonate if he dies or is overly harmed! While the Scarrans and Grayza each try to persuade Crichton to give them the technology the rest of Moya's crew put their real plan into action; they set about fermenting distrust between the Charrids, who act as soldiers for the Scarrans, and the Kalish who act as technicians. Hopefully a riot between the two groups will provide the distraction needed to rescue Scorpius. Meanwhile Scorpius is being questioned; not just by the Scarrans but by a former member of Moya's crew... Stark!

This, the second episode of a three part story, has plenty of action and a decent number of laughs, certainly more than most recent episodes! John's speech about his bomb is particularly funny as was D'Argo and Sikozu's method of getting past the Charrids during the riot. It was fun watching the crew stir up trouble between the Charrids and the Kalish and when the two groups finally started fighting it was pretty exciting. Once again the ending looked as if everything was resolved only for something surprising to happen in the final moments leading to the 'To be continued' ending. The acting was great as always; Wayne Pygram was particularly good as Scorpius during the scenes where he was being tortured.