*”Bringing Aeryn back from the dead was left in Ricky Manning’s capable hands – with an assist from Zhaan, of course – and he delivered magnificently (not to mention finding a bit of Crichton-compatible brain to augment the piece Scorpius absconded with at the end of the last season). Deftly mixing strong performances from all the cast (the Chiana-Jothee affair behind D’Argo’s back was sure to shock everyone!) with exciting action, director Ian Watson started the season off with a literal bang, setting the stage in microcosm for the upheaval that was soon to be unrelentingly visited on Moya’s crew. Scorpius controlling Grunchlk was a particularly clever device. Manning all the way!” - DK *Source: Back of card