History Recap / FarscapeS02E05TheWayWeWerent

** Pilot struggles in his bonds as he's lowered into his new home -- Moya. Velorek gently reminds him of what they discussed and encourages him not to be afraid. Crais storms in, looking like he needs a vacation, and Velorek immediately [[InvertedTrope drops the "buddy-buddy" stuff]] and tasers the heck out of Pilot.

* RapeAsDrama: Subverted. Aeryn is talking to John about Peacekeeper sexual relations: procreation is assigned, but you can have as much sex as you want, as often as you want, with as many different people as you want. Interspersed with this is Aeryn flashing back to her time with Velorek's unit, and him seizing her and hauling her into an empty room, his hand over her mouth. As Aeryn trails off about her experiences from that time, John guesses they were "Empty," to which Aeryn corrects him to "Painful." Back in the flashback, Velorek hauls Aeryn over to the bed, they fall with her on top... and Aeryn smiles and kisses him tenderly. What appeared to be setup for a rape scene was nothing of the sort. [[spoiler:The experience was "Painful" because Aeryn wound up betraying Velorek to Crais to get back on Prowler detail.]]

* [[YouLookFamiliar You Sound Familiar]]: Melissa Jaffer provides the first Pilot's voice, after playing the aged Nilaam back in "Vitas Mortis".

* FlashbackEffects: The film itself for the flashback scenes was processed using a technique known as “bleach bypass” to give them an aged look.

* RapeAsDrama: Subverted. Aeryn is talking to John about Peacekeeper sexual relations: procreation is assigned, but you can have as much sex as you want, as often as you want, with as many different people as you want. Interspersed with this is Aeryn flashing back to her time with Velorek's unit, and him seizing her and hauling her into an empty room, his hand over her mouth. As Aeryn trails off about her experiences from that time, John guesses they were "Empty," to which Aeryn corrects him to "Painful." Back in the flashback, Velorek hauls Aeryn over to the bed, they fall with her on top. . . and Aeryn smiles and kisses him tenderly. What appeared to be setup for a rape scene was nothing of the sort. [[spoiler:The experience was "Painful" because Aeryn wound up betraying Velorek to Crais to get back on Prowler detail.]]

* ScullyBox
* SexFaceTurn: Subverted.

* SingleTear:
** TearsOfRemorse

* WaitHere
* [[YouLookFamiliar You Sound Familiar]]: Melissa Jaffer provides the first Pilot's voice, after playing the aged Nilaam only a few eps before.

* ItsAllMyFault: Pilot's revaluation ends up inverting this trope. Pilot's twinge of hate toward Aeryn was, in truth, directed at himself.
* JitterCam: used for the recording of the first Pilot's murder, as the cameras are meant to be attached to the Peacekeeper squad's helmets.

* {{Retcon}}: this episode conflicts with Crais's apparent surprise at and lack of interest in the existence of ''Talyn'' when first finding out about his existence at the end of S1, although he might have just been hiding his knowledge from Scorpius.

** Aeryn confesses that feels closer to Pilot than anyone else on the ship, not least because the pair of them share DNA. Pilot sneers, "That's why your betrayal cuts so deep."

* TheAtoner: both Aeryn and Pilot try their best to be this

** Even more amusingly, had Aeryn gone with Velorek she never would have been accidentally captured by Moya, meaning in all likelihood she'd still be a Peacekeeper

Back in the present, Crichton and Aeryn arrive in the den: after a shootout with the [[=DRDs=]] and an angry standoff, Aeryn offers her life to Pilot, acknowledging that she deserves to die for what she did. Hower Pilot admits that he believes that he should be the one to die: he reveals that the elders of his people considered him too young to be bonded to a Leviathan, but that Velorek offered him the chance to do so without their authority. Desperate to see the stars and the universe beyond his home planet, he accepted it, even though he knew full well that it would mean the death of another Pilot. In the present, he believes that had he refused, Velorek would never have found a Pilot willing to accept his offer and that Moya's orginal Pilot might still be alive.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Zhaan spends the episode making snide remarks to Arryn over killing a Pilot, despite the fact Zhaan once cut off Pilot’s arm and is the only one of the crew to be imprisoned for murder.

** Crichton learns from Zhaan that Aeryn is leaving Moya, so he goes to confront Pilot. "Let's hash this out right here, right now.", Crichton announces. "[[{{Peanuts}} Five cents, the doctor is in.]]" Let's hope he doesn't try yanking away a football before Pilot can kick it.

* TropesForDummies: When Pilot shuts off the power, Crichton laments that no one has a copy of ''Leviathans For Dummies''.

* ContinuityNod: Aeryn undergoes another SamusIsAGirl moment.

* DefiantToTheEnd: According to Aeryn, Velorek never broke under his torture. Hence, Crais didn't know about the giant condom he installed.

* EtTuBrute: Aeryn confesses that feels closer to Pilot than anyone else on the ship, not least because the pair of them share DNA. Pilot sneers, "That's why your betrayal cuts so deep."

* ShoutOut: The title "The Way We Weren't" is a play on the 1974 film ''The Way We Were'', starring Music/BarbraStreisand and Creator/RobertRedford.

* TemporaryLoveInterest: Played with. Crichton almost seem envious, despite Velorek being dead. But then, Velokrek got to experience a side of Aeryn that Crichton didn't know existed.

* VillainousDemotivator: Crais isn't happy with the slow pace of his project. When Velorek lists off a myriad of excuses for the delay, Crais advises him to "take a lesson from your new Pilot: ''Anyone'' can be replaced."

** Zhann taking Aeryn to task for her murder of a "defenseless creature." Aeryn responds by throwing the whole [[{{Recap/FarscapeS01E09DNAMadScientist}} arm-cutting-off thing]] back in Zhaan's face.

* EveryoneIsRelated: With the exception of Crichton, each of the principals were aboard Moya at the time of Velorek's hijacking three years ago. Aeryn momentarily crossed paths with a hooded Zhann in the corridors, but took little notice of her.

* ShoutOut: The title "The Way We Weren't" is a play on the 1974 film ''The Way We Were'', starring BarbraStreisand and Robert Redford.

* TropesForDummies: When Pilot shuts off the power, Crichton laments that no one has a copy of ''Leviathans For Dummies''.
* VictimFallsForRapist: During her flashback, Aeryn checks both corridors before entering her quarters. Velorek's there, stealthy following her inside. As soon as she takes off her jacket, Veolrek grabs Aeryn from behind. It seems squicky, but they're Peacekeepers, so this is foreplay. Aeryn immediately melts, and they have sex.

* RapeIsLove: During her flashback, Aeryn checks both corridors before entering her quarters. Velorek's there, stealthy following her inside. As soon as she takes off her jacket, Veolrek grabs Aeryn from behind. It seems squicky, but they're Peacekeepers, so this is foreplay. Aeryn immediately melts, and they have sex.