There is reasonable debate over which episode in Season 1 was the episode when the original series really finds its groove. <clip?> I have my opinion, but I respect those who choose “Durka Returns.” It’s a fascinating episode, a step up in intensity from previous episodes. What’s best aboutRead More →
“The Flax” and “Jeremiah Crichton.” I’m going to treat these two episodes together for several reasons. One is that “The Flax” is a lightweight episode of little lasting consequence. I’ll touch briefly on several things in it. The second is that “Jeremiah Crichton” is except for one major development, isRead More →
The color of this episode is blue. <Crichton eyes blue clip> Not yet, tiger. Blue, not blonde. Of course, they have to cast Crichton’s ex-girlfriend as blonde, what a cliché. <Rygel hail prince clip> Fortunately, this episode doesn’t descend too far into gender stereotypes. <D’Argo dreamt to Zhaan masculine memoriesRead More →
<Kicks ass clip> Yes, deep dives into Farscape do indeed kick ass, and so will this one dissecting This episode has some light entertainment. We meet Rorf and Rorg, who are a little amusing, and Furlow, who is more than a little amusing. < just as much as you couldRead More →
Farscape is great for two main reasons. One, it has characters with depth and nuance, and two, it has a grand arc story with depth and nuance. In “They’ve Got a Secret,” we are treated to another deep dive into one of the people on Moya and we beginRead More →
The inhabitants of Moya just want to go home. The problem is they don’t know where they are, and they don’t know where home is. Desperate people don’t know discretion and can easily fall victim to crooks and fiends. That’s what happens in “DNA Mad Scientist.” NamTar is the fiendRead More →
There are three Farscape episodes that I actively dislike. “That Old Black Magic” is in third place of my least liked episodes. The problem is Maldis. The actor Chris Haywood is clearly skilled in his craft, but what a silly cardboard character. <silly Maldis clip> It’s a typical Star TrekRead More →
The first quality episode of Farscape is “PK Tech Girl.” It brings us deeper into the uncharted territories and introduces us to a new character and a new species. Most importantly, we get the first hints of the grand story arc. The opening of the episode is a testamentRead More →
The firth and sixth episodes of Season 1 are, to be perfectly honest, not very good and do not give us much new information or depth of our characters or further the grand story arc. So I will treat them together in this Deep Dive. “Back and Back and BackRead More →
With “Throne for a Loss” one could be forgiven for believing that Farscape the original series centers on Rygel. Similar to the previous two episodes, Rygel’s ability or inability to act takes center stage. <they should look up to me clip> This time, though, he gets taken down a peg.Read More →