Beka quotes from Andromeda

Dylan

Sometimes intentions are beside the point, especially when the potential for disaster is on a scale of this magnitude.

Beka

Are we talking about the Commonwealth, or my personal life?

Dylan

You heard it.

Beka

Heard what?

Dylan

The woman's voice, you know, the whisper.

Beka

No...

Dylan

Tyr, you have command. We are going to go and find out what's inside that moon and *who* is inside my head. I know you heard it.

Beka

Freeze!

Don't move!

Trance

Stay right there!

Oh my God, you're hot! [holsters gun] Harper, Seamus Harper, nice to-

Beka

Seamus!

[reluctantly pulls gun again] What they said.

If they're such an immature society, why don't we simply reprogram them?

Beka

Reprogram them?

Yes, within minutes I could update their technology by at least a thousand years.

Dylan

[alluding to Adam Smith] Yeah, uh huh, I'm afraid that would be a bit overwhelming. It's a little hard to upgrade their hearts or their minds. Unfortunately that takes time and the guidance of an invisible hand.

Beka

Guidance? Dylan, you make them sound like children.

Dylan

Well they are children. [Beka looks at him] For the most part they have no idea how dangerous the universe is.

Beka

Then it's the universe that needs to be reprogrammed.

And that's where Tori and I part company. She's a hopeless romantic believing this myth that we "sprang from aliens." I rely on what's known.

Beka

[with affection] That we're alone?

That we have each other. That's my sense of hopeless romance.

We have arrived in Heimdall. I’m detecting several Genite scouts within our combat radius.

Tyr

Still licking their wounds, no doubt.

Beka

No doubt. And I’m more than happy to dump a little salt on them. Andromeda, offensive missiles, all tubes, full load out.

Offensive missiles are approaching the Genite formation.

Beka

Have they seen us yet?

That is uncertain.

Tyr

The suspense is killing me.

Beka

Oh, it’s not the suspense that’s gunna kill us.

Yeah, well, the suspense already owes me a fresh pair of shorts.

The Genites have detected us. They’re firing.

Beka

Defensive missiles; PDLs on standby!

Incoming hail from the Genites.

You clearly didn’t get the message the last time. I’m afraid you’ve left us no choice but to explain it to you—in excruciating detail.

The Genites are still with us, and more of them are inbound.

Beka

You know, you can never have too many Genites inbound. Time to slipstream.

Awaiting your order.

Beka

Consider yourself ordered. Let’s get the hell out of here.

Beka

Hmm. King of the Nietzscheans, and you still want more.

Tyr

Not more, Beka. Everything.

Rhade

You were a purse snatcher.

Beka

Well, actually, the term we preferred was "active second-hand salvage removers."

Pish

Small-time scuffle on a big-time perpetrator.

Beka

[laughs] I bet you say that to all the girls.

Beka

Just once, I'd like to rescue an ugly woman.

And ruin my chances of being smitten by or... smoting... a beautiful woman, leave me alone, I can't love straight when I'm in think.

Dylan

Whatever that means.

Dylan

Set a course for the Trillan system.

Boss, we already have.

Beka

Dylan, I thought they knocked you out of commission.

Dylan

Well, not today, just set a course.

Rhade

Captain, should you be on command?

Dylan

Rhade--

Dylan.

Dylan

Unhh.

You're too weak to be here.

Dylan

Rommie, you are no longer my friend.

Dylan

Alright, p-prepare for... the library, my-my father's... no, the Magog Worldship is coming.

Captain, I'm afraid I'm going to have to relieve you of command.

Dylan

Well that's no relief at all. See, my power is now absolute... no one can move me.

[looks at Beka and Rhade, between whom Dylan just fell] What are you two? Idiots?

Beka

Why didn't you catch him?

Rhade

I thought you had him.

Beka

Have I ever lied to any one of you?

We--

Beka

Don't answer that.

Trance

The Abyss.

In league with the Neitzscheans.

Beka

And they're waiting for us.