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Farscape 1x16 A Human Reaction

Wasn't too surprised by this one -- I think I'd heard already that Farscape had a good deal of these alternate reality things. Also, it didn't seem likely that they'd let Crichton go so soon.

On the other hand, Aeryn in a dress was really funny.

Also, does that mean Aeryn and Crichton really slept together, or was that the Crichton's imagination version of Aeryn, or what?

Kindly aliens facing extinction apparently bore me instead of generating sympathy.

Ok episode, but not too interesting.

Farscape 1x17 Through the Looking Glass

Another sort of meh episode. Chiana is annoying me a little -- I don't know what it is. I think it's the accent or the head tilt.

I still don't actually have a good feel for any of the characters except Crichton and Aeryn; everyone else feels more like a type instead of a person(/alien).

Also, the color-coded Moyas were irritating.

Also also, the last shot with the crew laughing happily together didn't really resonate for me; we've had so many episodes where the crew is at each other's throats that... I dunno.

On the other hand, I am glad that a lot more episodes are taking place on Moya instead of bad alien planets.

Farscape 1x18 A Bug's Life

Hrm, ok, this was more interesting! Aeryn sort of regretting not being a Peacekeeper anymore. Crichton talking with a funny accent. I wonder -- does that translator thing translate the accent as Seba.... that alien language? How does that work anyway?

Probably one of those things where it's best not to ask ;).

And bad, bad Rygel and Chiana!

Also, the shot of Aeryn back in Peacekeeper uniform was extremely cool. Crichton, unfortunately, looked much dorkier.

What totally sold me was the last bit between Crichton and Aeryn, down to Aeryn's matter-of-fact acceptance.

Comments

[sophia-helix.livejournal.com]

Oh, man. If AHR didn't sell you...that's sort of a High Classic of fandom.

Hm. Are you enjoying the show? Because you're right at the point that I started loving it, and I'm racking my brains for the next episode that might hook you.

I suppose it does no good to tell you the third season rocks. *g*

[buffyannotater.livejournal.com]

For me, it was Nerve/Hidden Memory, which should be coming up really soon. So there's still a shot of hooking her. ;-)

[veejane.livejournal.com]

Well, I watched from the first, for the weirdness and the muppets, but the thing that totally hooked me for good was AHR through Hidden Memory. The characters, their messiness and awkwardness. The ways that scenes/plot points mattered, and continued to matter.

(Infuriatingly, except when they didn't. Even season 1 had incoherence-moments of the like that eventually made me want to kick the show in the butt.)