In which Aeryn is replaced by a pod person

Okay, the "Look at the Princess" trilogy from Farscape's second season is a wonderful trilogy. It really is. Crichton is stuck between a rock and a hard place, there's some awesome D'Argo/Crichton interaction, and Crichton is put through a wonderful blender of emotions. Ben Browder is top notch here.

There is just one thing, though, that drives me nuts:

Aeryn has been replaced by a freaking POD PERSON.

And I quote:

AERYN: So- you're going to listen to D'Argo over me, are you? Is that it?

JOHN: The Empress has made it clear: I marry her daughter, or she hands me to Scorpius.

AERYN: 80 cycles as a statue?

JOHN: It's better than Scorpius!

AERYN: Is it?


SHE WANTS HIM TO HAND HIMSELF OVER TO SCORPIUS? WHAT. THE. FUCK.

This is not Aeryn. Even madly insane Aeryn would not suddenly decide that having his brain disected by the guy who tortured him is better than marrying some girl and not being with her. Yes, it would be tragic, but it would be better than Scorpius.

Aeryn would know this. Apparently Podperson!Aeryn would not.

And this one thing (which is a huge facet of the plot) is amazingly close to making me despise this otherwise great trilogy.

Frelling hezmana. -_-;;