I forgot how utterly ridiculous this episode is, only remembering the ending with Harvey disrupting John's body to escape. Bondage Rygel will always haunt me.
I love this episode. Like you say, it's absurdity with a purpose, and the way it fluctuates really takes you along with Crichton on this attempt to break his mind. As said on TV Tropes, this episode is built on Funny Moments and Nightmare Fuel, with a *shockingly* large overlap between them.
I can even point out where and sometimes when they filmed certain things. The extra seating on the stadium indicates this was shot sometime around the Sydney Olympics and the big area where John yeets Rygel off is the parking station/garage out the back of the Sydney Superdome - they used that parking garage a lot.
I think what really lets this episode thrive despite being an arguable sequel is that while "A Human Reaction is covering the truth of the scenario, and creating a convincing lie, this one doesn't so much tip its hand as wait for the fuse to trigger, so it can go all out. Where A Human Reaction has a story featuring a convincing illusion, this one uses the fact of none of this being real even in show to go all out.
I only remembered the scarren eating the gun, and Harvey hiding himself at the end of this one. Nothing else stuck. And I'm glad for that. Why did you make me watch this, chuck? I thought we were friends...okay at least you were a good dancing monkey I could throw peanuts at. Anyway, I do like that this became a thing, but not a constant one, where Harvey could screw with Chriton's body to get him out of stuff. It DID happen about 3 more times, but none of them felt unearned or without purpose. In fact, it was done so well that it just made you want to know how he was going to adapt to life outside of Chriton's head. The answer? He doesn't. In fact, he's still in there until VERY close to the end of the series, removed only by an absurd series of events that makes almost as much sense as the plot of the hallucination/dream in this episode.
And the acting was essentially amazing in this, primary example is when John is in the bar with his mom and her IV. No one can speak when this scene comes on, even the ones in the commentary for the episode on the DVD.
A great episode. My only disappointment is that I wasn't included on the 'requested by' for this and A Human Reaction. Maybe I'll get remembered for DNA Mad Scientist.
wow you finally did the episode i donated for over ten years ago, i can't tell you exactly how long it's been because the internet provider that gave me my email back then has gone out of business.
I've been telling people for years about how much Gunn borrowed from this show for Guardians of the Galaxy. Here we have another parallel: Like Starlord, Chrichton's mom died of a terminal illness, and our hero carries a ton of guilt that he wasn't there for her.
When I tell people about Farscape, I tend to mention it's trippy. I feel very reaffirmed seeing that yes, this episode is still screwy. Wasn't the biggest fan of it, but it works in context, even if an unpleasant ride.
Yes! Weird Farscape is best Farscape. No mention that Crais wears red high heels and Lani Tupu is absolutely rocking them? And forget Anthony Simcoe how come Wayne Pygram never got more roles? Scorpius is one of the greatest sci fi villains of all time. Pygram had a five second cameo in Revenge of the Sith as Tarkin and as far as I know that was pretty much it as far as major roles go.
I will fully admit to not liking this type of episode. Nothing against it, but I'm not a fan of watching a character go nuts because everything is off. Still, this one was more entertaining in its fake reality than most.
Despite being a fun episode, This is another one that I used to skip when rewatching, although I did seek clips on UA-cam of the funny scenes. I'm assuming that because of how this episode was structured they tried to squeeze as many of Virginia Hey's scenes into the fewest shooting days, The episode got wilder and wilder as it went on but I thought this could have been a great episode to slowly morph Zhaan in Virginia each time we saw her.
5:48 I think Simcoe has retired from acting, and retrained as a consultant.
I forgot how utterly ridiculous this episode is, only remembering the ending with Harvey disrupting John's body to escape.
Bondage Rygel will always haunt me.
I love this episode. Like you say, it's absurdity with a purpose, and the way it fluctuates really takes you along with Crichton on this attempt to break his mind. As said on TV Tropes, this episode is built on Funny Moments and Nightmare Fuel, with a *shockingly* large overlap between them.
Yup, it's a grand episode with a ton of fun and silly moments along with the nightmare moments. I personally love cop-Crace.
I can even point out where and sometimes when they filmed certain things. The extra seating on the stadium indicates this was shot sometime around the Sydney Olympics and the big area where John yeets Rygel off is the parking station/garage out the back of the Sydney Superdome - they used that parking garage a lot.
I think what really lets this episode thrive despite being an arguable sequel is that while "A Human Reaction is covering the truth of the scenario, and creating a convincing lie, this one doesn't so much tip its hand as wait for the fuse to trigger, so it can go all out. Where A Human Reaction has a story featuring a convincing illusion, this one uses the fact of none of this being real even in show to go all out.
I only remembered the scarren eating the gun, and Harvey hiding himself at the end of this one. Nothing else stuck. And I'm glad for that. Why did you make me watch this, chuck? I thought we were friends...okay at least you were a good dancing monkey I could throw peanuts at.
Anyway, I do like that this became a thing, but not a constant one, where Harvey could screw with Chriton's body to get him out of stuff. It DID happen about 3 more times, but none of them felt unearned or without purpose. In fact, it was done so well that it just made you want to know how he was going to adapt to life outside of Chriton's head.
The answer? He doesn't. In fact, he's still in there until VERY close to the end of the series, removed only by an absurd series of events that makes almost as much sense as the plot of the hallucination/dream in this episode.
9:35 seeing Jim's sense of humor... He'd have found it hilarious
And the acting was essentially amazing in this, primary example is when John is in the bar with his mom and her IV. No one can speak when this scene comes on, even the ones in the commentary for the episode on the DVD.
A great episode.
My only disappointment is that I wasn't included on the 'requested by' for this and A Human Reaction. Maybe I'll get remembered for DNA Mad Scientist.
wow you finally did the episode i donated for over ten years ago, i can't tell you exactly how long it's been because the internet provider that gave me my email back then has gone out of business.
Sooo, I commented in “Season of Death” that that was the redesign of the Scaran when THIS was the redesign episode. Egg on my face
I've been telling people for years about how much Gunn borrowed from this show for Guardians of the Galaxy. Here we have another parallel: Like Starlord, Chrichton's mom died of a terminal illness, and our hero carries a ton of guilt that he wasn't there for her.
And Browder is in Guardians 2.
When I tell people about Farscape, I tend to mention it's trippy. I feel very reaffirmed seeing that yes, this episode is still screwy.
Wasn't the biggest fan of it, but it works in context, even if an unpleasant ride.
Yes! Weird Farscape is best Farscape. No mention that Crais wears red high heels and Lani Tupu is absolutely rocking them? And forget Anthony Simcoe how come Wayne Pygram never got more roles? Scorpius is one of the greatest sci fi villains of all time. Pygram had a five second cameo in Revenge of the Sith as Tarkin and as far as I know that was pretty much it as far as major roles go.
The only other thing I remember seeing him in was season 3 of the Australian crime series Underbelly.
I will fully admit to not liking this type of episode. Nothing against it, but I'm not a fan of watching a character go nuts because everything is off. Still, this one was more entertaining in its fake reality than most.
I've spent the past 48 hours randomly loudly whispering "D Logan!"
Despite being a fun episode, This is another one that I used to skip when rewatching, although I did seek clips on UA-cam of the funny scenes. I'm assuming that because of how this episode was structured they tried to squeeze as many of Virginia Hey's scenes into the fewest shooting days, The episode got wilder and wilder as it went on but I thought this could have been a great episode to slowly morph Zhaan in Virginia each time we saw her.
its a farscape xmas
Nice, First =D