Vonnie, it was totally rape. Someone on LJ drew a parallel to them cutting off Pilot's arm, and it did feel that way.

Oh, bwah. Fanaddict on LJ: in Farscape, space isn't so much a vacuum, as somewhat inhospitable. Heee!

I'd actually be pretty surprised if they kill a major character permanently.

Uh, Crais, Katie? And Zhaan, yeah. The show is over, and if they go to movies they won't have as much time for all the secondary characters, frankly. I think Chiana and D'Argo are not off the table. And it would be sneaky and underhanded for them to fake us out last night and then do it for real tonight. By which I mean, they'd totally do it.

Rygel has come pretty far since he was the one to betray the group in the early days. Can you imagine him being a monarch had he regained his throne back then? Sure he still gripes, but he isn't as petty as he used to be. The last four years have been a journey for him, IMHO.

I'm thinking that to complete his conversion into someone worthy of ruling his planet, Rygel needs to at least attempt to sacrifice his life for the people who have become his friends.

Or, in the supreme irony, he dies doing so.

I thought there was pretty much no way they could get out of it, and yet, I personally think they pulled it off just fine. Mostly because they did one of the things they do best -- ::handwavy::handwavy::

Plus another thing Farscape does well - it was wicked gross. Probably a record for getting a vomitting scene in that early

Oh, bwah. Fanaddict on LJ: in Farscape, space isn't so much a vacuum, as somewhat inhospitable. Heee!

And? Wind.

Nope, the press kit just had the broadcast version.

Uh, Crais, Katie?

Oh, Crais, good point. I dunno. I've never felt--and you were more immersed in the show than I was, but still--that Farscape was a show that liked to close down options, end of the show or no end of the show. They like to torture their characters; their characters often have real emotional responses to what they've been through; but I'd still be surprised if Chiana/Rygel/D'Argo/Aeryn died permanently. Scorpius, maybe; it'd make sense to me if John died, too, though it doesn't seem terribly likely.

I totally got the gang rape vibe, too. And I agree that it was very reminiscent of stealing Pilot's arm.

I think Chiana and D'Argo are not off the table.

I agree. That would really bring the pain. And for the reason DCJ cites, I think Rygel is not off the table, either.

Probably a record for getting a vomitting scene in that early.

Also in grand Farscape tradition, part one not only brought the pain, it brought the disgusting goop.

I'm a little lost -- does being "off the table" mean you think they will die, or they won't? What's the table?

I think the way 'Suela and I have both been using it, by "on the table," we mean "prime candidate for painful, angsty death."

Okay, got it. Table = death.