Is Crichton (Ben Browder) actually home? Is this Earth? Everything says yes, and Moya and the rest start to relax a little, enjoying their time on Terra Firma.

This episode was written by Richard Manning, and first aired on 6 January, 2003.

But is Crichton’s presence on Earth, not to mention those of his friends, a threat? With Scorpius (Wayne Pygram) keeping a lock on them, maintaining the wormhole, Earth could lay write in the path of destruction and war.

And how will the people of Earth handle the tech, and the alien life that have ended up in their hands? How do you think?

They are given a water-front mansion, but as Crichton notes, it’s a gilded cage.

And he finds himself clashing with his father, Jack (Kent McCord) and those in authority about who has access to the technology and can reap the benefits of everything Crichton brings home.

But something else is aboard Moya… Grayza’s (Rebecca Rigg) shapechanger, Skreeth (Amy Salas).

In the end Crichton may have to make a decision. Despite getting home is it what he really wants? Crichton will work to keep his world safe even if it means never going home again.

On the plus side, Aeryn (Claudia Black) and Crichton may slowly be finding their way back to each other. The pair of them share some powerful and emotional moments together, and it breaks the heart to see Aeryn crying – this is something she wouldn’t have done a couple of seasons ago – she has come so far.

She also learns that Noranti (Melissa Jaffer) has been providing Crichton with a drug so that he forgets Aeryn.

Oh, and can Scorpius and Sikozu (Raelee Hill) be trusted?

And all of it is set against the backdrop of Christmas. A fantastic, powerful, and emotional episode that works brilliantly, and shows that you really can’t go home again.

Twice Shy picks up shortly after. It was written by David E. Peckinpah, and debuted on 13 January, 2003.

Chiana (Gigi Edgley) insists that a prisoner, Talikaa (Paula Arundell), be brought aboard Moya as part of a deal with some traders to buy maps, but things aren’t always as they seem. And soon things start going wrong on the ship, as she begins to feed off the crew’s neural energies.

And Aeryn, knowing now that Crichton has been taking drugs to forget her, is unsure of how to interact with him. She knows she wants to hit him, though.

Everyone begins to succumb to Talikaa’s attacks, and it is slowly destroying them. Will they be able to sort the problem or are they screwed as usual? As she harvests their emotions and energies, all of them begin to fall apart, regress, and give up.

They hunt down the traders, who set them up in the first place, but it’s empty. Talikaa, who is actually some kind of space arachnid, used it as a decoy, so it’s all going to come down to Crichton saving the day on Moya.

And there’s a wonderful moment at the end of the episode when Crichton reveals so much to Aeryn, and it puts everything in a new perspective as Aeryn realizes Scorpius has a plan. And Crichton is working to maintain the image that he doesn’t care about Aery in order to protect her and the unborn baby.

That kiss at the end is so worth everything they have gone through.