The Leper's Kiss

Andromeda Episode Review

In which Dylan needs new friends and has crap taste in women.

What Happened

One of Dylan's friends is targeted by a devious assassin, the Leper, so Dylan reluctantly agrees to protect him by accepting the aid of the Leper's sister, Sasha.

The Good

• They try, but - uh, no. I don't buy it.

The Bad

• Beka: "What do you know, he picked the girl." Yeah. She knows Dylan.
• "Don't do anything that tips off the Leper." Like stand in the middle of the room, all not blending and talking about it real loud?
• "Isn't this a high guard battleship from the old Commonwealth? I just love what you've done with the place." You get points for trying to explain why they re-used the Andromeda sets, but not that many.
• Dylan leaves Sasha and Crescent onboard the Maru because he thinks she's the Leper. I didn't think he'd figure it out. Now is that a red herring or is Dylan just being unusually intelligent this week?

The Cliche

• An old friend of Dylan's is a target? I thought all Dylan's old friends died three hundred years ago.
• Sasha's sad story. Child hit-men. Family business. Brother was the man who killed their whole family. (Dude, she is so the Leper.)
• "You are so sexy when you're on your way to blow something up." They always pretend to be married to the con-woman to sneak into somewhere.

Best Lines

Sasha: "You work for my brother. By killing you, I send him a message."
Dylan: "You need to work on your communication skills."

Crescent: "If I knew it was Gunyon's stuff, I wouldn't have tried to sell it back to him."

Beka, asked about her brother: "Rafe? Rafe stole my ship; he stole my entire music collection. I always want to kill him."

What Did I Think?

Tyr: "If she leaves the ship, she's the Leper?" Yeah, the whole show sort of falls under the category of insane troll logic.