On October 17, 2004, eighteen months after that heartbreaking ending to the series, Farscape returned to screens. The Peacekeeper Wars was a two night miniseries written by series creator Rockne S. O’Bannon and David Kemper. Brian Henson directs the first feature length episode that sees John Crichton (Ben Browder) and Aeryn Sun (Claudia Black) reassembled,…
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Farscape (2003) – We’re So Screwed: Part 3 – La Bomba, and Bad Timing
This is it, the final two episodes of the series. And for those of you who weren’t there, all we had were these two episodes. We didn’t know there was a wrap up mini-series coming. We just had everything that happened in these two episodes. So brace yourselves. The third part of We’re So Screwed…
Farscape (2003) – We’re So Screwed: Part 1 – Fetal Attraction, and Part 2 – Hot to Katratzi
The penultimate story of the series is a huge three-part tale, We’re So Screwed. Part 1 – Fetal Attraction was first broadcast on 24 February, 2003. It was written by David E. Peckinpah. Aeryn (Claudia Black) is still being held by the Scarrans, who believe they can extract Crichton’s (Ben Browder) wormhole information from the…
Farscape (2003) – Mental as Anything, and Bringing Home the Beacon
Mark Saraceni pens Mental as Anything, which first debuted on 20 January, 2003. We get a wrap-up of D’Argo’s (Anthony Simcoe) series long quest to bring justice to his wife’s murderer. But it doesn’t quite work as well as it should, and definitely doesn’t feel quite as epic as it should. D’Argo, Crichton (Ben Browder),…
Farscape (2003) – Terra Firma, and Twice Shy
Is Crichton (Ben Browder) actually home? Is this Earth? Everything says yes, and Moya and the rest start to relax a little, enjoying their time on Terra Firma. This episode was written by Richard Manning, and first aired on 6 January, 2003. But is Crichton’s presence on Earth, not to mention those of his friends,…
Farscape (2002) – Unrealized Reality, and Kansas
Unrealized Reality was written by David Kemper and first aired on 23 August, 2002. Crichton (Ben Browder) is about to get an education! When he tumbles into a wormhole, and he encounters an alien, Einstein (John Bach), who wants to learn why Crichton was given this information. And to show him how much things can…
Farscape (2002) – Promises, and Natural Election
Crichton (Ben Browder) make it home to Moya! And who else is aboard her? Aeryn (Claudia Black)! Yay, right? Nope, she’s suffering from heat delirium, kept alive by a cooling suit. And who do we know that knows everything about coolant suits? Scorpius (Wayne Pygram). The bastard is still alive. Written by Richard Manning, this…
Farscape (2002) – What Was Lost: Part 2 – Resurrection, and Lava’s a Many Splendored Thing
What Was Lost: Part 2 – Resurrection picks up moments after the cliffhanger of the previous episode, with Crichton (Ben Browder) surviving his jump from the cliff, and rescued by a waterbound species. Reuniting with D’Argo (Anthony Simcoe) and Sikozu (Raelee Hill) who reveal that he’s been exposed to Grayza’s (Rebecca Riggs) controlling pheromones. Now,…
Farscape (2002) – Crichton Kicks, and What Was Lost: Part 1 – Sacrifice
The fourth and final season of Farscape (with a new credit sequence, and presented in widescreen) got underway on 7 June, 2002. It was written by David Kemper. Last time we saw Crichton (Ben Browder) he was marooned in space, low on fuel. Moya had been pulled away by a wormhole, Aeryn (Claudia Black) has…
Farscape (2002) – I-Yensch, You-Yensch, and Into the Lion’s Den: Part 1 – Lambs to the Slaughter
Matt Ford pens I-Yensch, You-Yensch which first aired on 21 January, 2002. Rygel (voiced by Jonathan Hardy) and D’Argo (Anthony Simcoe) go to broker a deal with Scorpius (Wayne Pygram) and Braca (David Franklin). All part of the plan to get aboard Scorpius’ command carrier, to destroy his wormhole technology. They do so with the…
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