( continues...) around in him? Is he going to protect them with his crazy weapons? Or will he be a Peacekeeper ass and shoot them a lot when he gets hungry?

Oh: Aeryn kicks ass. Facing Crais the way she did and throwing in some gratuitous torture was awesome, and maybe now she'll stop complaining about not being able to go back to her precious Peacekeeper world.

I'm disappointed they didn't really follow up on the whole subconscious wormhole technology. I mean, I thought that was the whole point of the Chair, that they could pull that out of him. But I guess they kept focusing on whatever he was blocking because they assumed it was that. I do hope they come back to it. What I love about this whole plotline is it's so connected to the beginning. The story feels organic and natural and Crichton-specific. Things happen because of what happened before.

Almost done with the first season, and the second season is primed and ready to go. I'm all excited to see what happens next.

(People who will seek Crichton out and kill him, so far: Crais, Durka, Scorpius...)

I'm disappointed they didn't really follow up on the whole subconscious wormhole technology.

Heee. Oh, they will, fear not.

I gotta go home, so more comments later, but it's Gilina, actually, not Jolena. Glad you're having fun!

Heee. Oh, they will, fear not.

Oh, I don't doubt it.

I gotta go home, so more comments later, but it's Gilina, actually, not Jolena.

Thanks. I couldn't remember how it was spelled. And I await your further comments!

Man! I just realized Dad and I missed a disc. We haven't seen Through the Looking Glass and A Bug's life.

I guess we can finish watching Hidden Memory and go back.

PC it's so cool to see your reactions!

One of the things I've always liked about "A Bug's Life" is the way Crichton's first kill (2 kills, actually) is embedded in it, and they don't stop and talk about it, it's just there, and they keep going. Oh, and he puts the leathers on--and they never come off. Also, the way a couple of relatively small plot points -- Larraq's ID chip and Aeryn's injury -- become drivers for almost the entire remainder of the series.

I wonder what the initial reaction to Chiana was

Nutty would know better than me, but apparently she wasn't well received at first. She quickly became very popular, though. Some meta commentary on Gigi: the directors for the first dozen or so of her episodes never agreed on how she was supposed to speak or move, so her accent moves across the Pacific and then back a couple of times. Early in the 2nd season it settles down, though. I really do love Chiana, and Gigi's amazing at bringing her to life. One of the best elements of the show is the relationships between the characters, and I love the way Chiana and John work together.

Continuity so up the ass it's frothing at the mouth.

Bwah! And, ew. And yes: Farscape is the anti-Trek, and they remember everything. Throwaway lines will be revisited two seasons later.

I knew we'd see her again from Consuela's reaction before, and I thought I recognized the actress's name in the credits.

Ooops. Sorry I spoiled you.

shown from the camera's perspective. Which is a necessary device, I know.

Yeah, that's one of those things you can either try to fanwank to death, like the translator microbes, or just accept.

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.

Well, technically, he married a Sebacean: LoLaan wasn't a soldier. One thing to keep in mind about Aeryn is the xenophobia she's been inculcated in for her entire life. So the fact that she is willing to work with D'Argo, much less treat him as an equal, is quite the progress.

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.

It's not a huge spoiler to say that he's only part Sebacean: the other half of his heritage is a species you haven't met yet. This results in some complex biological issues, and the suit he wears is designed to deal with that. Given the Sebacean xenophobia, it's clear that Scorpius has to offer an awful lot to them in order to be accepted even in the limited way he is.

The story feels organic and natural and Crichton-specific. Things happen because of what happened before.

And this is why Farscape is My Show. Crichton isn't a guy with a Destiny or anything: he just got lucky. Or unlucky, depending on your point of view. And the other people he's with don't all get along, and they have conflicting agendas, and they don't do the right thing all the time, and they let their anger get away with them, and they steal things, and blow shit up. Also, Aeryn is pretty much in the same spot as he is: this isn't where she wanted to be, this isn't what she wants--but she's learning that she can handle it as well. The emotional and psychological characterization makes sense, even if the plots are handwavy and the science is insane.

One of the things I've always liked about "A Bug's Life" is the way Crichton's first kill (2 kills, actually) is embedded in it, and they don't stop and talk about it, it's just there, and they keep going.

Oh yeah, I meant to mention that! The fact that Crichton kind of, you know, killed someone.

Also, the way a couple of relatively small plot points -- Larraq's ID chip and Aeryn's injury -- become drivers for almost the entire remainder of the series.

Hmm.

One of the best elements of the show is the relationships between the characters

Yeah, definitely.

And yes: Farscape is the anti-Trek, and they remember everything. Throwaway lines will be revisited two seasons later.

Duuuude.

Ooops. Sorry I spoiled you.

It's okay. It was more of a confirmation after her, "MAYBE WE'LL MEET AGAIN!!!"

I'm loving reading about a new Farscape love. I was pretty much watching it in a vacuum for the first two seasons.

One thing I loved about it was the fact that Crichton started out, all Star Trekkie let's talk about this and ended up all blow every motherfucker away. And his plans are always shambolic.

I'm disappointed they didn't really follow up on the whole subconscious wormhole technology.

You'll find out why this is funny.

I'm jealous you have so much to look forward to!

I'm loving reading about a new Farscape love.

This. I'd forgotten how much fun it can be seeing someone watching a show you love for the first time and getting that newbie rush. Which reminds me, I've been meaning to get over to the Nilly Firefly site and re-read her essays...

I'm jealous you have so much to look forward to!

There is this too.

You'll find out why this is funny.

Soooo funny.

Itunes is offering a free download of Scifi Inside-BSG.

This maybe only free TODAY.

Damnit, this is finally making me upgrade my iTunes.

They need to do one for Atlantis now. t twitch