I have to love a show where immediately after a romantic scene we see a phallic ship entering a cargo bay. This was an all-around fun episode. Nothing really momentous in terms of the entire series arc, but still an episode that helped flesh out the Crusade characters.

First of all, one of the biggest breakout characters in the series is Max Eilerson. Sure, he's profit minded, acerbic, and a know-it-all, but now we see the reasons why he acts the way he does. The way he protects his ex-wife shows that he is also a man capable of doing some good, despite is annoying side. I never would have thought it, but he's rapidly becoming one of my favorite characters. In speaking of surprises, who knew that Dr. Chambers' medical training included the kicking of ass?

Then we have Lochely and Gideon finally doing the horizontal hokey-pokey. I was wondering if JMS was going to have them do it, and strangely enough, it seemed to work. While I'm not always a fan of romantic comedy, Scoggins and Cole have a nice chemistry together, and their relationship helps make them more three-dimensional.

Of course, there are the little problems as well. For one, the Lorkans just didn't work for me. They were just a little too much for me, and never really presented much of a threat. They just didn't seem to present any real threat. They were just there. Unfortunately, I don't think Tim Choate should hang up his Zathras costume quite yet... :)

All in all, this was a fun episode. A lot of it seemed to be a sequel to Ruling From The Tomb, continuing Gideon and Lochley's relationship and keeping a parallel thread of religious extremism and terrorism. The tone of this episode was light enough that it managed to click together well.