Which says Crichton doesn't have the most positive thoughts about how Earth would handle aliens -- I don't know if you want to take that as a basic assessment, or as a worst-case scenario, or as a reaction to his won situation of being an alien in a context where his arrival was also his death-sentence.
Oh yes, this I did like, when I thought about what the plot twist really meant. (In addition to the cleverness of Cobb's not knowing who won the Super Bowl because Crichton didn't know who won the Super Bowl.)
The fact that Crichton has a paranoid streak is an immportant character point. The fact that somebody out there does know how to make wormholes at will is an important point for the arc of the show.
But it wasn't an actual wormhole, though, right? It just looked like one. They never really explained "where" he went.
And I was always kind of surpruised that there weren't reams and reams of fanfic about the "real" time he goes back to Earth.
That seems rather nonsensical. Come on, ficcers! What's wrong with you people?
(Also, Farscape fanfic was in its infancy at that point in canon/airing.)
Oh, that.
I was kind of surprised that they never mentioned his almost-fiancée, who seemed to be his only other big tie to Earth.
And thanks for whitefonting.
I was kind of surprised that they never mentioned his almost-fiancée, who seemed to be his only other big tie to Earth.
We don't actually know how long ago the flashbacks in rhapsody in Blue were, do we? At least a couple years, in which case it doesn't surprise me all that much (even more so give than it's generated within Crichton)
Yeah, Crichton and Alex ended when he went into the space program, which has to have been at least two or three years before the pilot -- remember, he said he'd been up in the shuttle twice before already.
Season 4 spoilery discussion:
Nutty, I had issues with your comment about Terra Firma being "lame", but I suppose plot-wise you're right--the whole invisible alien thing was really off. I still like many of the character bits there, though, particularly for Crichton--and that ep was written by Ricky, for whom I have a soft spot. Besides, I did write one piece of fic as a fix for one of the holes I saw. So much of season 4 made me crazy, and TF was one that didn't, except for being too short. And the terrible American accents on the American government guys.
P-C, you are getting to the point where there is good fic. If you tell me what sort of stuff interests you, I can probably point you in that direction. I keep thinking I should do a season-by-season fic recs index, and then don't, because that would be work.
Oh, I don't read fic, but thanks.
Forgive me ficcers for I have sinned.
Oh, I don't read fic, but thanks.
Leave this house!
flounces away, sits next to Dana, reads porny fic
Hmmm, well at least we'll get the extended Pegasus sometime. I'm happy to know that I will be able to purchase a second half dvd set and not have to buy a full season 2, you know?
I bought
Serenity
and BSG 2.0 yesterday. There's some cross-promotional thing going on where I can get $10 back for buying both. (Also good if you buy season one of BSG with
Serenity.)
x-post to Firefly
Oh man.
Farscape.
So "A Bug's Life" was good. All right. Every sci-fi show needs an episode where people get possessed by something and everyone's suspicious of each other and you can do things without consequences. Unless you're
Smallville,
in which case you have three or four a season.
I'm rather enjoying the ability to watch this show mostly in a vacuum. I'm almost completely unspoiled except for, well, the death of a major character in
The Peacekeeper Wars.
And I don't have to deal with annoying fandom reactions. For instance, I wonder what the initial reaction to Chiana was. Because it seems weird to randomly introduce a new character to the team so late in the season. One thing I like, though, is that she's actually proving herself useful. She's got mad thievery skills. And she's hot.
I'm still not sure what to make of her, though. Her manner of speaking can be a little overdone and annoying, as can the very deliberately odd way she moves.
But back to the episode. The ending? Totally the kind of action-movie badassery I can get behind!! "Boom." Fucking sweet, Crichton.
And then...and then..."Nerve." Holy crap! Finally, the show is becoming as awesome as I had been led to believe! Continuity so up the ass it's frothing at the mouth.
First of all, the direct consequences of the previous episode drive the plot of this one. Sweet.
When Aeryn mentioned that she needed a genetic match, I thought it'd be amusing if the match was Gilina. I knew we'd see her again from Consuela's reaction before, and I thought I recognized the actress's name in the credits.
The ident card! Whose purpose I was so confused about at the end of "A Bug's Life"! A plot point in one episode was actually set up in the previous episode! I love that shit!
Another note: they finally got a director whose little tricks actually
worked.
I haven't been mentioning it, but the use of slo-mo on this show blows. But from the opening scene, with the quick cuts to close-ups of Aeryn's boxing fists, I knew this guy was trying to be cool in a good way. And I really liked the fast swooshy dissolves; it really added to the tension.
There you are, Gilina! All hacking into everything and saving the day. Aw. And getting Aeryn her nerve, how nice of you. Also, dudes: it's a pipette! Just like in the last episode, they're using
fucking pipettes!
It's real lab equipment! I've used those things! I mean, actual pipettes don't act like syringes, but that's obviously what the props are designed around!
The Aurora Chair! Memories! Clips from the whole season. And despite being Crichton's memories, they're actually...clips from the show, shown from the camera's perspective. Which is a necessary device, I know. And whooooa, the Ancients gave him subconscious wormhole technology?! That episode is suddenly three times better!
I love that the relationship between D'Argo and Aeryn is built almost entirely on the fact that they're both "warriors." And yet you have to assume there's the subtext of his being married to a Peacekeeper.
Moya! Now is NOT A GOOD TIME TO BE HAVING CONTRACTIONS.
To be continued!!
And I just watched "The Hidden Memory." Scorpius is great. Anyone who puts Crais in the Aurora Chair is fine by me. I'm not sure if he's supposed to be Sebacean, though. I like that they now have a villain more formidable than Crais, who becomes less and less menacing the more we see of him. I mean, he's got daddy issues. You can't be afraid of a guy with daddy issues.
Aaaand Gilina is cute but a wee bit annoying. Some friends of mine dubbed her PK Anders, and now I know why. Come on, girl. You spent a few hours with Crichton and had a hot makeout session. You are
not
in love with him. Geez. And your daring escape is no time for you to discuss whether he wants you or not. You were a sweet, deluded girl, and I'm sorry you had to die an inevitable death. Poor PK Dead Girl.
Moya has a boy! And...I have no idea how this works, or how it's
going
to work. Will they get to ride (continued...)
