*”Ricky Manning had wanted to write a ‘Scorpius back-story’ episode since the character was first created, and because we needed to introduce Peacekeeper efforts at solving the riddle of wormholes, this was the place to do it. Delving into the dark and mysterious avenues of a villian’s past is bound to unearth some horrific moments, but Ricky, director Ian Watson and the inestimable Wayne Pygram (Scoripus) managed to find sympathetic ones, as well. With terrific guest performances and unbelievably outstanding prosthetics from Dave Elsey and the Creature Shop, this episode elevates the norm. Additionally, this marked the beginning of our attempt to round out and explain Scorpius’ motivations, anticipating changes in his role that would not be evident until many episodes hence.” – DK *Source: Back of card