Episode Report Card Jacob: A | 366 USERS: B- YOU GRADE IT A Human Reaction
By Jacob | Season 1 | Episode 16 | Aired on 1999.08.20
The containment cell is in a huge hangar. Elsewhere in it, Wilson's at a desk checking over some sketches from John's experiences. There's a very pretty line drawing of Rygel. "You're kidding me!" The sketch artist is like, "I know, right?" Thank God there's no Scorpius yet, or they'd have to condemn John as a deviant. "No, seriously, I know it looks like your worst bondage nightmare, but see, he's only half-Sebacean, so he has to wear this whole outfit..." A soldier starts yelling at one of the hangar doors, trying to keep somebody out. It's John's very incredibly awesome dad, Jack, last seen comforting his son before the ill-fated flight of the Farscape. He's being very Crichton père here, all, "Out of my way!" and "Back off, soldier!" as they try to obstruct him. Wilson orders Cobb to turn off John's speakers as Jack approaches. The last thing we hear is John screaming, "Dad!" Jack yells at Wilson that he's been waiting two days to see his son, and Wilson's still chill: "Jack, that's what we're trying to determine. Whether it is your son." Behind Wilson, John screams, jumping, pounding on the glass, heartbreaking. Given their history, I'd imagine this is a nightmare John's had before: seeing his father, unable to speak to him, his father unable to hear his voice, calling out; so close to him, but unable to touch him. Wilson tells Jack, "He's got foreign microbes in his brain stem. And the Farscape module has been modified with non-human technology. You know how this works, Colonel. Once we confirm John poses no threat, then you can see him." Jack's not feeling it.