The Way We Weren’t is arguably one of the best episodes of the series. Written by Naren Shankar this episode was first broadcast on 14 April, 2000.

Crichton (Ben Browder) finds a troubling discovery that illuminates Aeryn’s (Claudia Black) as well as a previously unknown connection between her, Moya and Pilot (voiced by Lani John Tupu).

A Peacekeeper recording shows that Moya’s current Pilot was not her first. Crais (also Tupu) was aboard her and ordered the previous Pilot’s execution. One of the Peacekeepers who pulled the trigger? Officer Aeryn Sun.

It seems she was aboard her even when Zhaan (Virginia Hey), D’Argo (Anthony Simcoe) and Rygel (voiced by Jonathan Hardy) were already serving their prison terms aboard Moya.

Crais and Velorek (Alex Dimitriades) oversee the brutal installation of Pilot into Moya and Aeryn works alongside them, though she’s eager to get back to Prowler duty.

We learn so much more about Aeryn’s past, brought to wonderful life by Shankar’s script and Black’s performance.

And what happens when Pilot learns about Aeryn’s involvement in his installation into the leviathan?

And speaking of Pilot and Moya, we also see more of Pilot’s story, and it is heartbreaking. There is pain, bonding, and so much more than we though when we first met the characters.

It’s a powerful episode. It shows how far Aeryn has come, and fills out the characters even further. It’s just a stunning watch with beautiful moments. And Black is just amazing.

I love this episode.

What a shame that after something like The Way We Weren’t we are given Picture If You Will which sees the return of space wizard Maldis (Chris Haywood).

Written by Peter Neale, this episode was first broadcast on 21 April, 2000.

Chiana (Gig Edgley) returns from a trader’s with a portrait of herself. But when the image changes showing Chi hurt and it then comes true, the group try to find out where the image came from, what it means, and who created it.

Guess who it is? Maldis is back. Oh joy. But we don’t know that right away. First it predicts Chiana burning alive, and despite their efforts, it seems that comes true. And then D’Argo appears in the portrait.

All of the crew seem to be snapping at one another and no one is meshing. And the picture, no matter how often they try to get rid of it, keeps coming back. And when Maldis finally reveals himself at least we know we’re getting to the end of the episode.

Maldis is feeding on the fear of the crew, attempting to reintegrate himself. So Moya and her crew will have to find a way to stop Maldis, escape from the painting and destroy the space wizard once and for all.

There’s some nice interaction between Chiana and D’Argo hinting at a possible romance in the offing. And honestly, it’s not a terrible episode, but it’s just a little silly, especially coming on the heels of the previous episode.