It's time for Crichton to put his boots right on the Scarran dinner table as Farscape adds a new wrinkle to its cold war plot. Now Crichton wants to get paid. Or so he says. Season Four, Episode Twenty: We're So Screwed, Part II: Hot to Katratzi Why not "We're So Frelled"? It could be my imagination but it seems like there's less of the alien slang at this point in the series, which is a bit disappointing. A more noticeable disappointment is Aeryn (Claudia Black) being completely recovered from her incarceration and torture. The little waltz she and Crichton (Ben Browder) have on an elevator is sweet but I kept thinking--this woman just had four giant spikes in her pregnant belly. Surely that should have some kind of lingering impact, if not physical at least psychological. Okay, you could say Aeryn just happens to be really strong. But one of the great things about the show is how the lasting effects of severe trauma manifest in Crichton's personality. Why pass up a similar opportunity for storytelling with Aeryn? Remember how great Claudia Black was in "Choices" in season three, when Aeryn was dealing with the trauma of losing the other Crichton? Sure, "Hot to Katratzi" is fun. It is fun watching Crichton play chicken with a nuclear bomb. The Scarran puppetry and makeup effects are fantastic, too. And I do like the return of Stark (Paul Goddard), torturing Scorpius (Wayne Pygram), and I found Scorpius being a frustrating masochist about it even more amusing. But mostly these episodes feel like just an echo of the great "Liars, Guns, and Money" three parter. . . . Farscape is available now on Amazon Prime. This entry is part of a series I'm writing on Farscape for the show's 20th anniversary. My previous reviews can be found here (episodes are in the order intended by the show's creators rather than the broadcast order): Season One: Episode 1: Pilot Episode 2: I, E.T. Episode 3: Exodus from Genesis Episode 4: Throne for a Loss Episode 5: Back and Back and Back to the Future Episode 6: Thank God It's Friday Again Episode 7: PK Tech Girl Episode 8: That Old Black Magic Episode 9: DNA Mad Scientist Episode 10: They've Got a Secret Episode 11: Till the Blood Runs Clear Episode 12: Rhapsody in Blue Episode 13: The Flax Episode 14: Jeremiah Crichton Episode 15: Durka Returns Episode 16: A Human Reaction Episode 17: Through the Looking Glass Episode 18: A Bug's Life Episode 19: Nerve Episode 20: The Hidden Memory Episode 21: Bone to be Wild Episode 22: Family Ties Season Two: Episode 1: Mind the Baby Episode 2: Vitas Mortis Episode 3: Taking the Stone Episode 4: Crackers Don't Matter Episode 5: Picture If You Will Episode 6: The Way We Weren't Episode 7: Home on the Remains Episode 8: Dream a Little Dream Episode 9: Out of Their Minds Episode 10: My Three Crichtons Episode 11: Look at the Princess, Part I: A Kiss is But a Kiss Episode 12: Look at the Princess, Part II: I Do, I Think Episode 13: Look at the Princess, Part III: The Maltese Crichton Episode 14: Beware of Dog Episode 15: Won't Get Fooled Again Episode 16: The Locket Episode 17: The Ugly Truth Episode 18: A Clockwork Nebari Episode 19: Liars, Guns, and Money, Part I: A Not So Simple Plan Episode 20: Liars, Guns, and Money, Part II: With Friends Like These . . . Episode 21: Liars, Guns, and Money, Part III: Plan B Episode 22: Die Me, Dichotomy Season Three: Episode 1: Season of Death Episode 2: Suns and Lovers Episode 3: Self-Inflicted Wounds, Part I: Would'a, Could'a, Should'a Episode 4: Self-Inflicted Wounds, Part II: Wait for the Wheel Episode 5: . . . Different Destinations Episode 6: Eat Me Episode 7: Thanks for Sharing Episode 8: Green Eyed Monster Episode 9: Losing Time Episode 10: Relativity Episode 11: Incubator Episode 12: Meltdown Episode 13: Scratch 'n Sniff Episode 14: Infinite Possibilities, Part I: Daedalus Demands Episode 15: Infinite Possibilities, Part II: Icarus Abides Episode 16: Revenging Angel Episode 17: The Choice Episode 18: Fractures Episode 19: I-Yensch, You-Yensch Episode 20: Into the Lion's Den, Part I: Lambs to the Slaughter Episode 21: Into the Lion's Den, Part II: Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Episode 22: A Dog with Two Bones Season Four Episode 1: Crichton Kicks Episode 2: What was Lost, Part I: Sacrifice Episode 3: What was Lost, Part II: Resurrection Episode 4: Lava's a Many Splendoured Thing Episode 5: Promises Episode 6: Natural Election Episode 7: John Quixote Episode 8: I Shrink Therefore I Am Episode 9: A Prefect Murder Episode 10: Coup by Clam Episode 11: Unrealised Reality Episode 12: Kansas Episode 13: Terra Firma Episode 14: Twice Shy Episode 15: Mental as Anything Episode 16: Bringing Home the Beacon Episode 17: A Constellation of Doubt Episode 18: Prayer Episode 19: We're So Screwed: Fetal Attraction