The Flax
By Justin Monjo
Directed by Peter Andrikidis

DID YOU NOTICE?
Crichton's lips don't match his words when he says he's going to teach Aeryn CPR. Watch for when he lowers his head and we focus on Aeryn's reaction.

Staanz having to thump his ship to get it to work is similar to the Doctor's technique for flying the TARDIS in Doctor Who. "Stantz" was the name of Dan Ackroyd's character in Ghostbusters.

Having a flamboyant baddie coming to save the world is reminiscent of Star Trek: The Next Generation's episode The Outrageous Okona.

Aeryn and John unthinkingly assume that they'll be able to restore the shuttle's oxygen atmosphere but that's a bit rash consider the state of everything else on that ship.

Moya's shuttle computer counts down the time in "microns" - one of the many units of measure used in Battlestar Galactica. That series also featured a void (Lost Planet of the Gods) which strands ships, blocking out the stars as The Flax does.

Aeryn and John being stranded with only one of them able to survive is similar to the 'Blake's 7' episode 'Orbit' where Vila is convinced Avon will throw him into space to reduce weight on a shuttle and allow it to escape.

Spot the structure: Staanz opens the story by revealing his lack of genitalia and Aeryn ends it by seemingly grabbing Crichton between the legs. As an answer to Crichton's question about Aeryn being female it's a weak answer, but they seem happy with it.

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