Episode: Pria (1×05)
Notable Guest Stars:
Charlize Theron (Pria) – I don’t really think I need to explain why Charlize is a notable guest star. I first saw her in That Thing You Do but that is far from the most famous film she’s been in.
Jonathan Frakes (Director) – Star Trek Alum. He played Will & Thomas Riker in TNG and several spinoffs.
Rachel MacFarlane (Computer Voice) – Seth MacFarlane’s sister.
This episode’s A plot starts with the crew coming across a distress signal coming from a comet. They rescue a mining pilot named Captain Pria Lavesque. Pria explains she works for a mining consortium and was investigating the comet when she ran into trouble. Kelly’s instincts are telling her something is wrong, helped no doubt by her jealousy, so she starts to investigate, pulling Alara in with her. Ed isn’t happy that they are treating a guest this way. He is also biased, because he is interested in Pria, and its mutual.
However, just as Ed thinks he might have a chance to finally move on, strange things keep happening. Turns out Pria is a future traveler from the 29th century who goes back in time to grab ships and artifacts to sell on the antiquities market back home looking like they are in prime condition. Ed gets his heart-broken, and I think everyone is taken aback when she tells them they were meant to be dead so why does it matter.
The question remains though…does anyone remember this after the end of the episode? Erasing the wormhole and Pria’s existence in the past so she has no need to come back seems like it might change their reality but I don’t know if everyone forgets her or if this buys into the new timeline theory.
The B plot is Issac learning about Human humor, which doesn’t turn out that greatly for Gordon who ends up losing a leg, literally, and having to regrow it because Isaac hid it. The b plot filters in and out of the A plot, and ends up connecting to how Issac lets the crew know he’s still around.
This episode, plot wise, probably won’t be my favorite, but it wasn’t a bad episode.
Notable Quotes:
Ed: Kelly! Kelly, wait! Hey, listen – I don’t want to play the blame game here.
Kelly: That’s because you’re the one to blame.
Ed : Look, we all made mistakes.
Kelly : Nobody made mistakes but you.
Ed : Let’s not do the “I told you so” thing.
Kelly : I told you so numerous times.
Pros:
- Charlize Theron
- Female friendship
Cons:
- Once again they were overhanded with the hints that Ed and Kelly aren’t as indifferent towards each other as they appear
- Do we remember or not remember? I’m a tad bit confused here.
- Charlize’s outfits all make me think of bugs.
Final Grade: B
Sokorra Lewis 