Farscape
| EP. | TITLE | AIR/PUB'L | GRADE | AUTHOR |
| 2-8 |
Inherit Rygel's WindDream A Little Dream - There's nothing so riveting as a court case in outer space. Oh, wait. |
2002.07.22 2008.02.08 |
D+ | Keckler |
| 2-7 |
Zhaan Goes To SeedHome On The Remains - Crichton and crew look for food and mine crystals deep in the rotting carcass of a dead space monster. Meanwhile, back on Moya, Aeryn tries to keep a starving Zhaan from dropping all her leaves. |
2002.05.13 2008.01.26 |
C | Keckler |
| 2-6 |
Portrait Of Dorian BluePicture If You Will - Seeking revenge against Zhaan, Maldis returns to yank the crew into a boring dimension of corridors and doorways. |
2000.10.30 2007.12.27 |
D+ | Keckler |
| 1-22 |
Unacceptable LossesFamily Ties - In an effort to escape from Scorpius, the crew of Moya plans to sacrifice one of their own. They then reconsider, but when the plan goes awry, Aeryn, Crichton, and especially D'Argo may not survive. |
1998.07.14 2007.08.14 |
A | Couch Baron |
| 1-21 |
Pray For OsteoporosisBone To Be Wild - There's a creature on the loose that eats bones, and a botanist that looks like a large mound of something or other. One of those is an enemy. Also enemies: Crais and Scorpius, who try to put their dislike of each other on hold long enough to find Moya. They fail, particularly at the first part. |
1998.05.05 2007.08.03 |
C | Couch Baron |
| 2-3 |
Everybody Must Get StonedTaking the Stone - And so should you. I wish I had before witnessing Chiana dealing with this year's demons with mud-dreds, shrooms, cliff jumps, and freak-ass poses. |
2000.04.04 2007.07.04 |
D | Keckler |
| 1-7 |
Believing The Strangest ThingsI, E.T. - John finally realizes he's the alien and everybody else is more interested in their own stuff; science and violence have round one of a fight that this whole show will describe; Aeryn is awesome some more. |
1991.04.11 2007.06.30 |
A | Jacob |
| 1-20 |
A Kiss Before DyingThe Hidden Memory - Gilina helps Crichton fool the Aurora Chair and escape, only to get shot by Scorpius for her efforts. She shares an uplifting vision with Stark and a deathbed kiss with Crichton. Crais ends up in the chair, and Aeryn gets a lot of satisfaction from that. And Moya now has a son that's covered with weapons. That'll end well. |
1998.02.24 2007.05.31 |
B+ | Couch Baron |
| 1-19 |
Do Not Go GentleNerve - In the first installment of a two-parter, Aeryn's dying, so Crichton and Chiana head to the Gammak base to find a cure. Major players include Crais, Gilina, newbies Stark and Scorpius, and a nasty torture chair in which Crichton spends quite a bit of the episode. Chiana returns to Moya in time to save Aeryn, but Crichton's fate is the cliffhanger. |
1997.12.16 2007.05.03 |
B+ | Couch Baron |
| 4-21 |
"Love You." "...Love You, Too."We're So Screwed (3): La Bomba - John succumbs to some ragin' PTSD after blowing up Katratzi nuclear-style; Braca finally relieves Mele-On Crazya of duty; Scorpius goes off his nut for awhile; and Sikozu rocks it hardcore. |
2003.03.13 2007.01.11 |
A | Jacob |
| 4-20 |
"When You Wake Up In The Morning, What Do You Hear?"We're So Screwed (2): Hot To Katratzi - John and Aeryn continue to cut deals at a fantastic rate with all sides of the war, everybody else helps get a race riot going, and Scorpius betrays John. For the 74th week in a row! |
2003.03.06 2007.01.05 |
C+ | Jacob |
| 4-19 |
"Learning How We Do Things."We're So Screwed (1): Fetal Attraction - Mumbo-jumbo fake-outs are the order of the day, as Noranti gives Rygel the plague, Aeryn nearly loses the baby, and John goes crazy for the last time ever. |
2003.02.27 2007.01.01 |
B+ | Jacob |
| 2-19 |
Bank ShotLiars, Guns, and Money (1) : A Not So Simple Plan - The crew is tired of blowing stuff up for free, so they decide to rob a bank. |
2007.12.04 2006.10.28 |
B+ | Strega |
| 4-18 |
Daring Aeryn To Love YouPrayer - John willingly destroys everything he has in order to get Aeryn back. And vice versa. And Scorpius watches, and occasionally shoots people in the head, which is weirdly hilarious every time. |
2003.02.20 2006.10.20 |
A | Jacob |
| 2-18 |
The Happy ClubA Clockwork Nebari - The crew cheers up when evil aliens yank out their eyes instead of sticking things into their brains. |
2004.11.08 2006.10.12 |
C+ | Strega |
| 4-17 |
BassA Constellation Of Doubt - John, to the accompaniment of the Moyans' failure on Earth, resolves to find Katratzi and Aeryn, at any cost. Which, it turns out, is unbelievably high. |
2003.02.13 2006.10.05 |
B+ | Jacob |
| 1-18 |
NOOOOO!A Bug's Life - An "intellant" (don't ask) virus boards Moya, causing a series of events leading to Aeryn getting stabbed with a huge knife. She recovers, though -- OR DOES SHE? (She doesn't, exactly.) NOOOO! |
1994.11.21 2006.10.01 |
B | Couch Baron |
| 4-16 |
A Message From the Ministry Of AwesomeBringing Home The Beacon - Sikozu and Aeryn duff the perfect opportunity to assassinate Grayza when they come upon her offering the Scarran War Minister Ahkna the Luxan planets. In exchange for support in her coup on High Command. Never let it be said the lady didn't think big. |
2003.02.06 2006.09.25 |
B | Jacob |
| 4-15 |
In This DojoMental As Anything - We get a first-hand look at D'Argo's star-crossed marriage after Scorpius takes all the boys on a field trip to Camp Cool Hand. |
2003.01.30 2006.09.23 |
D+ | Jacob |
| 4-14 |
Kiss Of The Spider WomanTwice Shy - Beloved meets Species, interestingly enough, as we lose the most obnoxious traits of the crew only to find they were in their own backyard all along. |
2003.01.23 2006.09.22 |
B | Jacob |
| 4-13 |
TroutTerra Firma - The entire population of the universe conspires like Much Ado About Nothing to get John and Aeryn back together, but it probably still won't work. In other news, Scorpius is willing to die to protect John, Sikozu thinks that sounds fun, and the Earth adventure doesn't go as badly as you might have worried. |
2003.01.16 2006.09.18 |
B | Jacob |
| 4-12 |
It's What Comes Before "Terra Firma"Kansas - John finally finds a way home. Only it's not his home: it's in the wrong timeline, Rygel's gone Kill Crazy, his younger self is a beast, Karen Shaw is a pedo, and Dot the Annoying Nosy Neighbor will be the death of us all. |
2003.01.09 2006.09.15 |
B+ | Jacob |
| 2-22 |
Agnus DeiDie Me, Dichotomy - Scorpy wins, John loses. Everything. |
2008.07.01 2006.09.13 |
A | Jacob |
| 1-17 |
Lewis Carroll Never Imagined ThisThrough The Looking Glass - The crew wants to abandon Moya, leading to events that split the ship into four dimensions. Everyone pitches in to save the day except for Rygel and Chiana, who just get stoned together. Wheee! |
1994.09.12 2006.09.12 |
B- | Couch Baron |
| 1-11 |
Till The Suck Runs OutTill The Blood Runs Clear - Continuity: meet the dog people and Big Momma Furlow, not to mention Zhaan's other dirty little secret. Quality: low to poor. Quantity: easily five hundred hours longer than any other episode. |
1992.12.21 2006.09.10 |
Jacob |
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| 1-10 |
Mothers & Fathers and Brothers & SunsThey've Got A Secret - Moya's pregnant, and D'Argo's got a lost and horrific child out there somewhere too, but the big kids manage to keep it together with only a few red-herring missteps. |
1992.08.03 2006.09.09 |
C | Jacob |
| 1-15 |
The Enemy Of My Enemy Is...Durka Returns - ...Chiana. |
1993.12.06 2006.09.06 |
B | Couch Baron |
| 2-17 |
Obligatory Rashomon ReferenceThe Ugly Truth - We see the same thing happen five times, but there's no time travel involved. Thank the lord. |
2004.08.30 2006.09.05 |
C+ | Strega |
| 1-9 |
Putting Out, With Dark SunglassesDNA Mad Scientist - Aeryn gets a facefull of Pilot after everybody goes nuts trying to find a way home. Insane military commander or not, they're asking for trouble. |
1992.05.25 2006.09.04 |
A | Jacob |
| 2-16 |
Every Day Seems A Lifetime...MovieThe Locket - Time stops. For Moya. And maybe the audience. |
2004.04.12 2006.09.01 |
Strega |
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| 1-14 |
Next Time, Just Count To TenJeremiah Crichton - Crichton loses his temper and stomps off Moya, and gets stranded on a primitive planet for three months for his trouble. How primitive? Well, the inhabitants think Rygel's their god, so you figure it out. |
1993.07.19 2006.08.29 |
C | Couch Baron |
| 1-8 |
When We First Took The PillThat Old Black Magic - The most widely hated guest villain in the entire series shows up for the first time to wreak some havoc. Rygel and Aeryn and D'Argo escape with not so many scars; everybody else is not so lucky. |
1992.03.16 2006.08.28 |
B- | Jacob |
| 1-5 |
Live Through This With MePK Tech Girl - Rygel and Aeryn have a horrible homecoming to the wreck of the great Zelbinion, Zhaan and D'Argo get some bendy in their morals, and John makes out like a bandit. Literally. |
1990.09.03 2006.08.27 |
B- | Jacob |
| 1-6 |
Last Tanga In The Paris CommuneThank God It's Friday. Again. - D'Argo finds inner peace on a commune, Aeryn finds her inner Tech Girl, John finds his inner bellyworm, Rygel finds his inner blowtorch, and Zhaan finds her inner cult member. Subtextual Magic Eightball says, "Point unclear." |
1990.11.12 2006.08.26 |
C | Jacob |
| 1-3 |
...And Wash Away The RainBack And Back And Back To The Future - A fake hobag with a ridiculously obnoxious voice freaks out on John's mind -- and everybody in the cast dies like sixty times -- when some fake scientists show up and go all Oppenheimer with some tech beyond their ken. |
1990.04.17 2006.08.22 |
Jacob |
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| 2-15 |
Virtual InsanityWon't Get Fooled Again - Crichton's always questioning his sanity and now he seems to be grounded at Canaveral. Things get twisted though applied psychology, or is it less profound, and he's just trapped underground? |
2004.02.02 2006.08.20 |
B- | Strega |
| 1-12 |
He Said, She SaidThe Flax - An alien of ambiguous gender shows up and tempts D'Argo with access to the location of his home planet. Meanwhile, Aeryn and Crichton almost suffocate, and in an unrelated story, their breathing becomes quite heavy. |
1993.03.01 2006.08.05 |
C- | Couch Baron |
| 2-2 |
Dullas ShittisVitas Mortis - D'Argo beds a recently fountain-of-youthed holy Luxan and nearly kills Moya in the process. |
2000.01.25 2006.07.21 |
Keckler |
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| 2-14 |
The Muppet MastersBeware Of Dog - One muppet turns out to be another muppet, which is hunting a third muppet, which turns out not to be a muppet at all. |
2003.11.24 2006.07.18 |
C | Strega |
| 1-4 |
Right Now I'm A Race CarThrone For A Loss - John and the Adrenaline Twins go toe-to-toe with a little bit of the old ultraviolence in a Roid Rage Cage Match. |
1990.06.25 2006.07.12 |
D+ | Jacob |
| 2-13 |
The Runaway GroomLook At The Princess (3): The Maltese Crichton - If someone thinks that Aeryn's numb, if someone thinks the story's dumb? After Crichton spends the night with another girl who fights, it's hard to blame them. But just as things are looking bleak -- Aeryn's hurt and Rygel's meek -- Crichton saves the day again, so they all survive and then...there's some more kissing. |
2003.09.15 2006.07.11 |
B- | Strega |
| 2-12 |
The Princess BrideLook At The Princess (2): I Do, I Think - There's no need to threaten Crichton more. He's given up on fighting, so Aeryn stomps out the door. They've bruised him and deceived him, but from Scorpius they'll keep him, so he's married and then frozen into stone. |
2003.07.07 2006.07.10 |
B- | Strega |
| 3-1 |
"Can I Get A 'Hell, Yeah'?"Season Of Death - Crichton wrestles with his personal demons in between bouts of babbling; many of Moya's denizens kick ass and take names; some elect to get a piece of ass instead. |
2009.11.03 2006.07.08 |
B+ | Sobell |
| 2-1 |
The One Where Talyn And Crais ElopeMind The Baby - Talyn reacts to Moya's life-saving desertion by marrying Bipolar Crais in a very painful, bloody ceremony. |
1999.11.16 2006.07.06 |
B+ | Keckler |
| 1-13 |
Reality BitesRhapsody In Blue - Well, maybe that's an exaggeration, but in the fantasy world, Crichton's shirtless a lot more often. If you care about what he's up to when he's got clothes on, though, he saves Zhaan from a horrible fate. |
1993.05.10 2006.07.04 |
B- | Couch Baron |
| 1-2 |
Aeryn Wide Awake In the GardenExodus From Genesis - Aeryn almost dies after an unwelcome guest on Moya starts cranking up the heat so she can give birth to cockroaches. Rygel has gross Freudian adventures. John finally gets the hint that things in space are awful and gets all BFF with Zhaan. |
1990.02.06 2006.07.02 |
C | Jacob |
| 2-11 |
Escape From Wedded BlissLook At The Princess (1): A Kiss Is But A Kiss - It was coronation week on the planet. A princess kissed Crichton, and then all hell broke loose. Would he propose to her and then an heir produce? Or would he decline and face Scorpy's abuse? |
2002.07.02 2006.06.28 |
B- | Strega |
| 2-5 |
Bloody, Murder-Colored Mem'riesThe Way We Weren't - Aeryn and Pilot discover that they share more than DNA. They shareâ¦MURDER MOST FOUL! Sorta like that match against Italy the other day. |
2000.08.21 2006.06.19 |
B+ | Keckler |
| 1-16 |
A Human ReactionA Human Reaction - John Crichton accidentally gets hold of the entire rest of the series in this first-season Farscape episode, but at least he earns it. Sex and vivisection and the tears of the truly beautiful inform yet another episode of this always-underestimated series. |
1994.02.14 2006.03.08 |
B+ | Jacob |
| 1-1 |
"You Fart Helium?"Premiere - Farscape starts with this offering, and it's pretty darn hilarious in spots. John Crichton, a hot astronaut, gets caught in a wormhole and ends up across the galaxy. There, he learns that aliens exist, in a wide array of shapes, sizes, colors, and even farting ability. It doesn't really make much sense, but you probably weren't looking for that when you turned it on. |
1989.11.28 2005.09.09 |
B | Couch Baron |
| 2-4 |
You Know, For KidsCrackers Don't Matter - It's that Farscape episode where they're all trying to kill each other, there's some sexual tension, and Crichton goes nuts. |
2000.06.12 2005.04.28 |
C+ | Strega |