Farscape Rocks
Aug. 21st, 2002 11:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
coalescentI've just watched the season four premiere and feel the need to share. Short version: It was bloody brilliant. Long version can be seen after the cut, as a courtesy to the spoiler-wary...
When I say it was bloody brilliant, I mean it was bloody brilliant. I'd say it's one of the top five episodes I've seen (bearing in mind that I'm only up to 'PK Tech Girl' on my S1/2 odyssey, of course).
Why?
Because damn, it was fun. Mad Robinson Crichton was fun. The 1812 DRD was fun. Old lady Pilot was fun. Chiana was fun. Everyone bouncing around on ropes at the end was fun. Plus, a Slaughterhouse Five reference.
More seriously, it was a great season premiere. The first episode of Farscape I ever saw was 'Season of Death', which was more about resolving the cliffhanger than it was about starting the new season. Unsurprisingly, it didn't work for me, but I don't like that type of cliffhanger resolution (as used this year, for example, by Smallville) even when I've seen part I. The close of 'Dog With Two Bones' was much more open-ended, which meant that 'Crichton Kicks' could be much more relaxed; there was time to be introduced to the characters, rather than just plunge straight into the action. Sure, we don't know what's up with D'Argo or Aeryn or Moya and Pilot; but there's time for that later. This was a good, solid standalone that set the stage for the season. And did I mention that it was fun?
It makes me optimistic about 'Deep Down', as well, because 'Tomorrow' was a very similar sort of cliffhanger to DWTB - the pieces can be picked up one at a time and dealt with properly, there's no rush.
Random things:
Roll on episode two, I say...
When I say it was bloody brilliant, I mean it was bloody brilliant. I'd say it's one of the top five episodes I've seen (bearing in mind that I'm only up to 'PK Tech Girl' on my S1/2 odyssey, of course).
Why?
Because damn, it was fun. Mad Robinson Crichton was fun. The 1812 DRD was fun. Old lady Pilot was fun. Chiana was fun. Everyone bouncing around on ropes at the end was fun. Plus, a Slaughterhouse Five reference.
More seriously, it was a great season premiere. The first episode of Farscape I ever saw was 'Season of Death', which was more about resolving the cliffhanger than it was about starting the new season. Unsurprisingly, it didn't work for me, but I don't like that type of cliffhanger resolution (as used this year, for example, by Smallville) even when I've seen part I. The close of 'Dog With Two Bones' was much more open-ended, which meant that 'Crichton Kicks' could be much more relaxed; there was time to be introduced to the characters, rather than just plunge straight into the action. Sure, we don't know what's up with D'Argo or Aeryn or Moya and Pilot; but there's time for that later. This was a good, solid standalone that set the stage for the season. And did I mention that it was fun?
It makes me optimistic about 'Deep Down', as well, because 'Tomorrow' was a very similar sort of cliffhanger to DWTB - the pieces can be picked up one at a time and dealt with properly, there's no rush.
Random things:
- What the hell is going on with Chiana? How do future-flashes suddenly become the present slowing down?
- Sikozou (sp?) - I like her. She's smart. Wonder how long she'll be around for? I'm a bit dubious about her linguistic abilities, mind. But the gravity thing is fab.
- John is taking all this pretty hard. He's shaven off his beard (surely the worst hair to grace spec-F TV since Angelus' wig), and he's said goodbye to his fantasy-Aeryn, but even so...I'm not sure he's OK.
Roll on episode two, I say...
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Date: 2002-08-23 07:48 am (UTC)Sorry about that. Anyway, future flashes become bullet-time because bullet-time is COOL. Duh.
And you're right. It's all just sooo much fun.