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I was struck by Rygel saying, "Think of someone else for a change," when the crew was taking Pilot's arm. Pilot is a servicer. _All he does is think about others._
Great point. I got mad when Dargo called Moya a servicer. I know it’s what she is. But something about the way he said it to me was just wrong.
The two things that were keeping them alive and keeping them free is Pilot and Moya.
@funnylilgalreacts This is really the start of Pilot's character arc for the show. Before now, Pilot was basically treated as the ship's computer on any other show.
Pilot's been selfish and Rygel knows about it.
@redrick8900 I think I know what you're getting at, and Rygel doesn't know crap. But put a pin in that because I don't want to spoil.
I absolutely was mad/disappointed in them. It was cathartic to have Aeryn, the former Peacekeeper, basically call them monsters for what they did. Really shows how low they fell and, by contrast, how far Aeryn has come from where she was when we met her.
For me, this is the episode that sends Farscape on the path to being my favorite TV show. From this point forward, the show just doesn't look back and continues to just get better and better.
Totally agree. This is the first of so many turning points for this series and also what solidified the ‘realness’ of these characters and the audience’s connection with them. No series before owls as narratively brave as Farscape - of course, many series since have used it as a template and owe their success to it.
Was, not owls! Lol
I like that John talked about Mengele instead of Hitler, like I think most people expected. While yes, it's more applicable to the situation since Namtar is a mad scientist, I think it also goes to show how John is different than a lot of other main characters in this type of show because he's not a leader, he's a scientist himself. So of course he'd think of the worst example from the group of people that he and Namtar and Mengele are all members of, which serves to make it a better dressing down when John tells Namtar he ain't shit. It's one thing to be told you're terrible at your life's work by someone on the outside, but much worse to hear you're awful at it from someone within that community who knows exactly what professional boundaries and ethics you've ignored.
I definitely knew John was going to bring up Mengele before he said it.
Apparently, Namtar is a Frankenstein monster. He was the lab rat who took over. I see parallels with the High Evolutionary of the Marvel world, the Guardians of the Galaxy infamy.
Imperial Japan's Surgeon General Shirō Ishii, head of Unit 731, doesn't get near the "credit" he deserves for their atrocities. He and his unit's human experimentation killed 10,000 people and the product of that research killed about, 300,000.
I was actually expecting John to mention the lesser known, but worse in scale - General Shiro. He even vivisected his own assistants if they became ill. Megele only worked on "undesirables" and didn't touch those he felt were superior.
@@ChibiHoshiDragon I'm pretty sure I mentioned him, but it looks like the comment was deleted.
When this show was first airing, this was the episode that made me go from "this show is pretty fun" to "this show is like nothing I've ever seen." In the '90s, sci-fi TV shows were all very squeaky-clean and Star Trek-like. Seeing the main characters (because they're not even a crew, really) turn against each other like this, not due to some outside mental influence but just due to their own moral failings and conflicting self-interest, was unprecedented and absolutely blew me away. I was hooked.
Probably the farthest we'd got from squeaky-clean at this point would be Red Dwarf, but Farscape goes even further with the conflicting self-interest (though in terms of grossness the boys from the Dwarf are clearly in Rigel territory).
You need to check out Babylon 5 then. It is another 90s scifi show that was not squeaky clean with a very good 5 year novel. Strong plot and character development with lots of exploration of philosophy and conflict.
What's interesting is when you think of how often Aeryn is used as the foil for crew conflict because she comes from the Peacekeepers, so she would have the most warped sense of morality. And yet, here she's the one (alongside John) that is offended and upset by the strongarm robbery. One of the few true virtues of Peacekeepers seems to be loyalty to crewmates.
I think also she connected with Pilot so early on she would never harm him.
The Peacekeepers aren't really that bad. It's one of the things I like about the show that the chief antagonists aren't part of some evil empire but of a pretty rational society. Loyalty is a pretty consistent Peacekeeper attribute. They hold duty and honor in high regard.
@@redrick8900 They are assholes about HOW they do what they do, but what they intend is generally for the benefit of all.
Fun Fact: NamTar is just Rat Man backwards
I thought I knew the name... it was in the computer game "The Bard's Tale 3" with the same "lore" behind it, about 100 years ago 😁
Fun fact: No shit, Sherlock.
@@Blutteufel Fun fact: Keep digging, Watson.
That is a fun fact that I did not know. 🤣 Thanks!
Pilot is one of the most under-rated characters on the show. I'm pleased that you had such a strong reaction, as it shows how invested you are in the characters.
I kinda have to disagree that hes underrated, everybody loves pilot. Maybe somewhat underused given that hes stationary, but not underrated.
There’s a Pilot backstory episode, nobody spoil it
Angela be like "I've only known Pilot for 9 episodes and if anything happens to him I'll kill everyone in the universe and then myself."
There's a certain Pilot-centric episode in season 2 that makes me REALLY hope she carries past the first season
@@xono5871 She's already said she loves the show.
This episode is a major reason why the episode order is important. These people are not heroes and are not friends. They are escaped convicts on the run.
Well, but we're in the correct place at this point. We're past the episodes that were out of order.
@Heavensrun sorry I had another reply to this but it was full of grammatical errors. The point is the character development is out of order an example being rigel biting a chunk out if Aron's arm and swallowing it is to close to this episode to see them turning on each other as shocking.
@@Heavensrun Yeah but Zhaan's behavior here is directly related to the previous episode.
@redrick8900 but the previous episode is the same episode in both watch orders.
@@Heavensrun No she just watched I.E.T. That Old Black Magic is what's supposed to come before this.
Pilot is not a puppet. He is a full fledged character that one cannot help but care so much about him. Lani Tupu voices Pilot so very magnificently. Everybody loves Pilot. Once there was a fire in one of the studios that did some damage. When the actors heard about it, their main concern was "How is Pilot?". This is so much more than a show with puppets.
Tupu and the Henson puppeteers beings Pilot to life.
You don't see a puppet, you see Pilot.
Puppets are full fleged characters all the time. You think Kermit and Uncle Traveling Matt aren't characters?
As much as I love this show from start to finish, the time gap between the wrap-up of the show and the filming of Peacekeeper Wars caused a noticeable disconnect in either how Tupu voiced Pilot or how the sound people were modulating his voice, because he sounds distinctly Crais-like in PKW as compared to the main series, and that's always bothered me a little.
@@underAtack Of the litany of things wrong with the Peacekeeper Wars that has to be the least offensive.
I love what they did with Pilot's backstory. It makes him way more three dimensional, like every other character. He's not "just a pilot" who serves Moya and the ship mates.
That you being heartbroken and angry at the characters speaks to how good this show is. Eliciting strong reactions from the viewers is what good shows do.
The greatness of this show is the emotional roller coaster that the characters move you through. The journey is so worth it.
So... is anybody else like "Oh girl you just wait!" like Every time you hear her recap these episodes?
Every time lol...But I am biting my tongue because I know she'll get there and I don't want to spoil anything
Absolutely! And they are clever with spacing out the revelations so that you don’t feel overloaded.
Watching your reactions to Farscape is wonderful!!! I have binge watched all the previous episode reactions and can’t wait for your next one. I love Farescape! It is so different from any other Sci-Fi show that I can think of. Unique and remarkable.
I love how much you get invested in the characters just like myself. This is why I watch your reactions.
I had to keep reminding myself that Zhaan had just had her darkness reignited in her during this episode…it was the only way I could begin to forgive her for her role in what was done to Pilot. I really didnt expect much from Rygel or D’argo (but I was still pissed at both of them)…but something about Zhaan’s involvement just hit me harder!
SPOILER
Zhaan is the only one of them who are in jail because of a crime they actually comitted.
@@DaDunge Like Rygel wasn't corrupt.
@@redrick8900 Corrupt? When you're an absolut emonarch there is no such thing. He may have been a decadent tyrant but I have no doubt it was perfectly legal for him to be so.
@@redrick8900That's debatable. All we really know about his reign was how he was deposed in a coup instigated by his cousin and abetted by the Peacekeepers.
A little later we do get to see how he feels about that one colony and how he was disgusted at how they were treated.
It's entirely possible that for all his character flaws as a person he was still a good leader.
@@MuffinHunterX He's a violent thief with no regard for others. Why would you think he would be any better with ridiculous power? Also, getting thrown out in a coup is a dead giveaway that someone isn't a good leader. This is a guy that bought sex slaves.
Yeah this is still early on in the series, so the crew isn't like the cliché tight-knit semi-family we're used to on most space operas. They cooperate because they are stuck together, but they are still very much still out for themselves underneath.
It's infuriating, but feels so grounded and real. It's one of the things that set Farscape apart from other sci-fi series at the time and even now.
I have been obsessed with digitigrade stilts ever since watching this episode. I have a set I'm repairing and modifying to fit me, I'm tall, and learning to walk in them. Love the creature creation on this show. Henson is amazing.
I can’t even express how much I’ve been waiting for your reaction to this episode. Thumbs up as quick as I could.
Same! Cheers!
This is a crazy episode you think ? Nah... It's a tame one in Farscape scale. That's why we love that show.
As we go further down the rabbit hole that is Farscape, there will be even more revelations about the members of the crew.
When a friend of mine tried to sell me on watching Farscape he said "It's a very ... dynamic series".
And boy was he right -- it goes places you would not expect.
Oh Angela, your emotions are about to be put through the ringer...and that ringer will be tossed into a quantum singularity and flushed down a wormhole. Buckle up, return your seat to the upright position and stow your food tray.
This was the first episode where Claudia Blacks parents came to visit her on set. She was well on her way to transform into a pilot-like creature. Must have been fun. Love Farscape and love the audio commentaries on the DVD and Blu-Ray sets.
Namtar is ratman spelled backwards. It's so amazing to see how passionate you've become about these characters. I've loved this series for a very long time, and I'm glad you're getting to experience it.
I've come to realize at this moment that Farscape is the perfect show for Angela, and Angela is the perfect fan for this show. She asks all the right questions, and will get all her answers... in time. I now have zero doubt that this will become her all-time favorite show. My one hope is that she will come to love the crew and storylines as much as we have, and will accelerate her viewing schedule because she will no longer be able to wait and restrain herself. I look forward to her reactions knowing the wild roller coaster ride she's embarked upon, and knowing what lies ahead. Angela, if you read this post, I have one favor to ask. Can you let us all know if and when the moment arrives when you realize that this is your number one show of all time? I'd be interested to see how quickly you get there. So many of us know what episode made us fall in love, and can recall that fondly. Thanks.🥰
This episode really reinforces that the characters that are on Moya are not good people. The show explores how good people turn bad, and how the consistent influence of one good influence can bring people back and bring out the best in them.
I wouldn't say Moya's crew are bad, but desperate and flawed. That doesn't mean they're not far from being redeemed.
It's one thing to objectify a Luxen as a human, but try for one to objectify a Luxen as one of their own, or a Hynierian familiar with Luxen, or a Delivian familiar with a Luxen or vice versa. As you may have noticed, they are always objectifying John's humanity as their own species, and John does this too, but as a human learning about them.
Dargo is a good person. He's the only one trying to get home for non selfish reasons. John is certainly good.
I can't stop seeing all the Farscape easter eggs & references & props in GOTG now....the show deserves more love & appreciation knowing that fun fact
It annoys me to no end that Farscape, despite inspiring a massive hit like Guardians of the Galaxy, still flies below the radar the way it does. Ditto "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang" given how it is allegedly the movie that got RDJ the role of Tony Stark.
Two all-time underappreciated... stories, I guess (show and movie, respectively).
As a huge fan of this show, I love that you love it too. Glad to see more people discovering it.
A few years ago I was taking the train to get to work and back.
One evening as I got to the train station back from work I found out that there was some problem with the tracks and all the trains passing through that station were cancelled for the day.
So all the passengers went to the nearby bus station instead.
Hundreds of people who were supposed to take the train combined with the people who would usually take the bus.
Way too many people way too little buses, there wasn't enough room on the bus for everyone and each time you missed your chance to get on, you would have to wait another half an hour for your next opportunity.
People would rush the bus the moment it got near the station, everybody pushing and struggling to get on in a chaotic mob.
As I was waiting for my 3rd bus, a woman with a baby joined the crowd near me.
The 3rd bus arrived and the process repeated itself - everybody kept pushing and struggling, giving the woman no space.
I could rush the bus as before but I had to slow down and act as a living shield for the baby until we got on.
Everyday normal people were consciously or unconsciously willing to squash a baby to not be late home an hour or two.
Replace everyday normal people with escaped convicts, a baby with an alien with high regeneration and an hour or two with years or potentially a lifetime and this episode becomes far more understandable.
It doesn't make it right but people don't always do what's right when they're desperate.
This is a pivotal ep in a lot of ways, with how the crew relate to each other, and esp. with Aeryn and Pilot. One of the things I really respect about the show was that they made the commitment that the characters would make mistakes, do things that would make each other (and the viewers) mad, and that things won't always be all better at the end of the episode. Wonderfully honest storytelling.
Such a great episode because they didn't give Zahn and D'Argo the easy "they were manipulated by the mad scientist" thing.
Nope. They showed how ugly they can be inside- even Zahn.
Aron now knows more than anyone what Pilot is like and I think it's changed who she is at her core- ALL of these new experiences have made her something so much more than the Peacekeeper ideal she once strove for.
John is one of my favorite human heroes in Sci Fi for his compassion and emotional vulnerability.
Great reactions! These emotions... that's the rest of the series in a nutshell, lol. It is so well done that it illicits a real reaction, again and again.
It's really hard waiting for these; there's so many and it's such a ride.
Your emotion and empathy in your reactions, and your in depth analysis of each episode makes your channel one of the BEST in this genre.
This was the first episode where I realized there was going to be something VERY unique and special about this show. It was shocking and yet, they are escaped prisoners who’ve been through horrible things. So it mad sense. The thing is all of the experiences add up and build upon each character and the story overall. Everything has a consequence. And from this point forward it really begins to build!
One of the most compelling things in this series is the character development. They all have different agendas and morals which sometimes don’t align. Watching them transform over the series is wonderful
Don't give up on the series! There is growth for all the characters!
Why do people keep telling me not to give up on the show? I’ve never once said I was going to.
@@funnylilgalreacts I don't know about the others, but this episode hit really hard for me too. This is not a common reaction to me, because even when beloved characters die in a show, I don't quit them. But this one was so cruel, unfair.. it was just devastating. I thought about stop watching the show, but I'm glad I didn't. It makes me happy to know that you won't either! Farscape is one of the best shows ever made, for multiple reasons, even when it makes us feel like this, from time to time. Can't wait for your next reaction! Keep up with the great work!
@@funnylilgalreacts That's because they expect to see you react to Farscape and/or Doctor Who at least once a week. I happen to be one of them. Those two series is the only thing holding my interest to your channel.
Dark tinted or smoked acrylic panel over the sign might work well.
Or a mirrored surface, that can also work well with a backlit display behind it.
I always look forward to your Farscape reactions- I simultaneously get to experience the series again after so long and it's always nice to see someone else enjoying a series that I have so much love for. Love your other reactions, but these merited some gratitude. It doesn't get as much love as some of the other sci-fi heavy hitters generate, and that is a bummer because it has great stories, unique and multi-faceted character personalities, arcs, and the puppet work is spot-on. It's funny how quickly the viewer can accept characters like Rygel and Pilot being three-dimensional beings despite being puppets. Keep it up, dude.
I absolutely adore this series and the 2 movies. It's an emotional roller coaster.
Allot of fans didn't recognize Claudia in all those prosthetics. Congrads on 100,000.
One thing about this show, you really can get a heartbreaking one and then a comedy one. Most shows only tend to do one or the other, not both types. And yes, graphically it's aged very well I think. You can tell it wasn't made now, sure, but for the most part it still looks really good.
Angela, I really enjoy your PMS. (Pretty Mushroom Shirt)
This has to be one of my favorite episodes in the whole show. easily one of the top 5 for me.
A sometimes overlooked fact is the brilliance of Lani Tupu. He's such a good actor he makes us dislike him as Captain Bialar Crais, but love him as the voice of Pilot. When is 1x10 going up?
Yeah for Farscape Fridays! Tremendous episode, felt the same as you.
Also, congrats on 100k and having your channel name in lights...very deserved.
You being so invested and emotionally compassionate is nice to see 🥰 despite all their flaws the crew is easy to want the best for
This was an interesting episode for sure! Each of them has their dark side and each of them has shown what their true characters are like, even through the pleasant masks they wear for each other. Speaking of true character.... We watch because we enjoy who you are!
Zhan did tap into her dark side in Episode 8 (That Old Black Magic), and she hasn't recovered from that.
thank you kindly Nathaniel for the sign! It looks great and I don't think it's distracting or anything at 10% brightness. I personally wouldn't mind if you left it on at that brightness level
Love that you’re doing this series, we didn’t have cable when I was a kid so I never got to see this until way later and even then I’d only seen a dozen or so episodes because networks doing contracts and carriers dropping networks etc so this has been a great opportunity to see this series again and enjoy it in more coherent scheduling and chronology etc so huge thanks 🙏
Sincerely hope you haven't given up on Farscape. It's been weeks since you reacted to this episode and no episode 10 reaction yet. I know this episode frustrated you, but the show starts getting so much better from here...
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One of the best season 1 episodes. And there’s plenty more great ones to come 😁
Buckle up, Angela…the show’s off the ground now! It only gets better from here!
It's a testimony to the incredible skills of the Henson workshop & voice actor that you care so deeply for Pilot. You can see why people said that you stop seeing them as puppets.
I would imagine Zhaan wouldnt have taken part and maybe even tried to stop the mutilation of pilot. Need to keep in mind she told us about her dark violent filled passed and how she had to tap into that an episodes ago to save John and she was worried she might not be able to turn that part of her off again.
Zhaan's actions do seem out of place in this episode, but her back round becomes clearer later in the season. Maybe let FLG connect the dots herself.
@@jyriolenius4584 In the last episode she tortured and killed a random animal as training.
I love this episode because you get to know Pilot better as a person.
Until How We Were I think.
@@eXpriest I believe you mean "The Way We Weren't."
@@redrick8900 Is that what it was?
@@eXpriest That's the ep with Pilot's backstory.
Don't forget Angela, James Holden also got stuck in the eye with a needle in season 4 of The Expanse!
Also, I don't know if you've ever read the manga "Battle Angel Alita", but NamTar from this episode reminds me a lot of Desty Nova from that series. They're both evil mad scientists who freely experiment on other beings against their will and have used their own scientific breakthroughs to make themselves essentially un-killable.
Haha, loved the into discussion about the Leviathan species! Fun thought chains!
This was the third or fourth episode I saw when it was shown.
I had seen the pilot, so I knew the set up. I wasn't as emotionally attached as you were at that point, so not as incandescently angry, but I was so impressed that they had the guts to do it and make them that desperate.
That's how I knew I would love this show.
(Also I think you are already one ahead but I am so excited for you seeing the next episode. )
Congrats
Now you know why it’s called Farscape
Enjoy the ride 😊
Angela, your reactions to this episode were amazing and you are not alone with your thoughts regarding this horrific treatment of Pilot.
I couldn't believe how D'Argo, Zhaan and Rygel treated poor Pilot, when I first watched this episode. ( Back in the day. )
Well, maybe not Rygel, the little shit. :)
While Luxan arent given to give apologises.
So that endimg with D'Argo playnig music for Pilot was in his own way apologising.
Rigel is Rigel.
And Zhaan still dealing with her internal datkness that she unlocked.
This episode is to remind you that theze are prisoners, whether the peacekeepers are right or wrong. They are still escaped prisoners.
That was probably the most heartfelt thing that D'Argo could have done in his capacity.
@@feralart it really was. Especially yhis early in the show and where his character is at the moment.
That was a big thing for him to do.
Ahhh... the episode that really lets you know you need an open mind for this series. Don't confine yourself to human expectations (well except when you're talking about John). We see this strange, alien world through his eyes and are constantly shocked, sometimes horrified by it. I knew you were in for a rough time with this episode.
The show is still mostly episodic at this point but future seasons have multi-part episodes and become more serialized too. Messing up the order of later seasons would get much more messy.
A role of polarized plastic cut to size for your sign might do the trick. With a little prep work you could make a removable window, or frame to hold the tint.
It's funny... we put our human thoughts on the crews actions and forget they are alien! .. I knew this episode would hit you hard
One way to attenuate the light would be to get some neutral density acrylic to place in front of the sign.
A big part of what makes this series weather the test of time is how much it relies on practical effects rather than CGI or visual tweaking.
Not the only thing, mind you. The stellar writing and performances are also huge.
You have already been told (please watch the episode first), but NAMTAR is fascinating when spelled backwards.
Again, you'll see this particular trick used many times during the show. "Namtar" backwards is 'Ratman'. Other characters seen later in the show (not really a spoiler), but 'Pissog' is 'Gossip', or "Mle", is 'Elm' etc... Oddly enough, many of those backward names tell a little something about the character without really saying anything at all. The best thing about season 1, is how each episode gives just a little bit more about the character's backstory. Its not an infodump, but just a little bit more to build the characters, in such a way of, 'Oh, I didn't know that about them' (or their species, etc.) Season 2, is where the story really gets going, but still we need everything in season 1, to get a good foundation of things to come.
I was waiting for you to get to this episode... I remember it hit me hard too. This was the episode that made me start taking Farscape seriously. (edit: Kinda neat reading a lot of comments with the same sentiment!)
This is a really important episode for the entire of the rest of the series.
One can have sympathy for Crais without feeling compelled to "like" him. It's okay to feel one and not the other
Actually, not to be a contrarian, but you can't. I think you mean one can be empathetic (understanding a person's emotion and viewpoint) without being sympathetic (sharing a person's emotion and viewpoint). It's a subtle difference but a big one.
@@theaikidoka Sympathy just means you can feel empathy for someone based on your past experience. I've been kicked out of a band. I can feel sympathy for Dave Mustaine and Pete Best because they have been kicked out of bands. I don't like either of them though.
@@captainjefferies9047 Look, as I said above the two words have specific meanings and differences. You just made the same mistake of mixing the meanings. You feel empathetic. You DON'T feel sympathetic.
@@theaikidoka No. You just don't know what these words mean.
@@captainjefferies9047 Are you joking? How about you look at a dictionary rather than relying on your memory.
So way back in the day there were online companion journels written by John for a little extra lore.
I remember the one on food cubes explained that they are a basic ration specifically engineered to be safe for consumption by all known sentient species. As such flavor was not a priority and pretty much everyone agrees they taste terrible.
They are nutritionally balanced though.
This is a great episode for reminding us that these really are aliens, with alien morals and ethics. Knowing that Pilot's arm will grow back, and being from a culture where that species is completely seen as servants, these aliens make a reasonable decision - - from that point of view. To them it is a fairly minor betrayal, like cutting off someone's ponytail because you know it'll grow back quickly. Crichton is the reason this group of aliens is starting to become better people, to develop empathy and unity. D'argo shows growth at the end because normally nobody would think to apologize to Pilot for such a thing. ROUGH episode, eh? But an A+.
A lot of the points that you bring up at the very beginning of the episode are a big reason why this is one of my favorite science fiction series.
I love that John is such a relatable guy. He's flawed but he does his best to be as good of a person as he can even though he is so far out of his depth.
Also, eye needles are deeply disturbing to me. Dead Space has a scene that makes me squirm every single time I think about it. I completely understand your reaction when that happened.
How is John Flawed? He's just about the most perfect human ever depicted on modern television.
@@alphanerd7221 he's not deeply flawed, he's just flawed in the way that all humans are. He can be selfish, he can make mistakes and he can misdirect his anger. He's not perfect by any means other than the fact that he's a good representation of what a decent person could be.
He learns, observes and grows. He realizes his mistakes and works to correct them. That's what I mean by flawed.
"Perfect" people in fiction come off as Mary Su's or Marty Stu's and their lack of flaws leave little to no room for character growth.
@@ViviFuchs Being capable of making mistakes isn't a flaw. None of the other stuff appears to have a basis in the show.
@@alphanerd7221 please take a moment and look up the definition of flaw and think about it for a minute. John has imperfections and faults and that is a GOOD thing.
Being flawed is not bad. You are flawed, I am flawed, every single human that has ever and will ever walk the face of this planet is flawed. That's just part of being human and you can't escape it, not that there's any need to.
When a character is perfect and without flaws that's when you get Mary Sue's or Marty Stu's. That is quite literally one of the definitions of a Mary Sue or Marty Stu. If you want to call him perfect and without flaws, go right ahead and call him a Marty Stu but I just don't see it.
@@ViviFuchs I'm not taking you seriously anymore.
Alot of these episodes will draw out emotions across the full spectrum for you. You are in for a roller coaster of a ride. It only gets better from here...
Saru the Kelpian is played by Doug Jones in Discovery, and Abe Sapien in Helloboy.
I was just skimming the comments to make sure someone said this 👍
@@punkrockpollyanna7829 Hi, did I win?
I didn't ask a question.
I love how you are reacting to each individual character how they are interacting with us the viewer. How are their actions if what is understandable if we were members of the crew would we show our moral compass with what the others did to pilot.
On a separate note I'm really happy to discover your channel I have quickly become a fan of yours how you show true feelings about how you feel about each show you are reacting to. I'm looking forward to your next video .
The reason this looks so good is thanks to Jim Henson.
He passed away in 1990, but his mark is definitely on this show.
No. This is Brian Henson.
@@redrick8900 I should have been more specific. Jim Hensons company. And yes, Brian runs it.
@@johnmiller7682 Brian used to run it. Now his sister does. The Dark Crystal sequel was her baby.
This is the episode where my perception of a zany, interesting series changed to something deeper and recognising a very human trait in what a person would do when tempted to the extreme.
It’s also the episode where things get twisted in all senses of the word.
A lot of your questions about pilot will have answers along the series and he will appear more and more as time passes. I think it was a very complicated puppet and they had some difficulty to learn how to operate it properly.
I think Zhaan's behavior would have been different before what happened in the previous episode where she used her power to cause pain snd to kill.
The makeup work on this show is like nothing else. The Jim Henson Creature Shop is mostly known for their puppetry work and animitronics, but this highlights their ability with makeup. The gradual work done on Claudia Black as aspects of Pilot's species are placed onto her is beyond impressive.
Congrats on 100k!!
Listening to Angela ask "how do you reverse this?" makes me smile..... Why, my dear, the same way they always do.... 🌈 TV MAGIC! 🌈 {imagine Spongebob here}
After all, if Star Trek Voyager could turn Paris and Janeway into..... reptiles?, have them mate, and then turn back into humans, then Aeryn returning to normal is a piece of cake.
I'm so glad you're really enjoying the series.
You doing one episode per week - By Choice! - is impressive. I know once per week is good. It's certainly what I lived with when it first came out on Friday nights.
Characters that have flaws and back grounds, it so gives these characters room to grow. Their own histories are gives them reasons for the way they react, people are complicated.
I love this series, my husband and I do. I rewatch it every other year, to laugh and be impressed by the makeup, costuming and puppetry-acting.
It it's not already on your maybe list, you should think about watching Babylon5
Friday updates, I'll remember that...good self control, I'm a bit of a binge-watch addict
Aeryn is no longer genetically pure. She begins to fit in more. Instead of looking down her nose at Pilot, their relationship becomes something wonderful.
Since you're seeing them out of order, have you noticed that Aeryn is bonding with John, because his species is most like hers; & D'Argo, because he's a fellow warrior.
Aeryn has the most interesting arc of all the characters.
It's been awhile since I watched this show, but my memory is that even the more spiritual and kindly aliens we meet in it can be rather ruthlessly pragmatic if they feel the need to be. So their chance to get home versus him losing an arm he can regenerate might seem a logical trade-off. While concern about trauma in the moment or consent like a weird human idea. (Although Zhaan did offer to take the pain.) Still it's tough seeing when Zhaan like that, even though I know other eps, but her dark side was released earlier.
This reaction got me sooooo excited to see you experience the arcs this show crafts for these characters. It's going to be one hell of a ride.
Also, Namtar might be the most on-the-nose name Farscape ever came up with. 🤣
"Oooh, I like his thing too".. I had to go back to this episode and rewatch. I am sure she must be imagining things because you can't see his "thing".
TL;DR: "That's what she said".
When characters in a TV show make you angry, that's a great tribute to the abilities of the actors who portray them, as well as the abilities of the scriptwriters
The Doug Jones character you're trying to remember is Saru, the Kelpian.
Welcome to Farscape! I feel like this is when Farscape really starts to get its legs.
This is good episode, because it shows, unlike so many other scifi shows before and after: Main characters are not necessarily morally good or they can do bad things. They are not perfect. They have dark temptations, selfishness. After all they are escaped convicts but many other series would have painted them morally strong heroes, which they are not. Character growth is great, but excellent shows also do incorporate that not all character growth is positive. You can take more sinister elements into character as series progress.
There is darkness ahead, but so much light and happiness. I look forward to your amazement as the series progresses.
This was a tough episode become several of our characters let us down, but it also makes you wonder, they've spent how many years away from their homes as prisoners, its easy to be disappointed and say we wouldn't do what they did, but really thinking about it, that answer starts to gray a little, and I don't know that I wouldn't do whatever it would take to get home. That being said this episode is another highlight to the absolute magic of puppeteering. You know Namtar is a guy in a suit with people working controls, but there's just a magic about it. It probably is the most unique show of the last 25 years.
I remember being totally shocked by this episode. Plenty of episodes have equal emotional weight.
Oh, one little Easter egg about Namtar. Natar spelled backwards is Ratman!
Given your profession and squeamishness about eyes… the dentist was showing me my tooth after an extraction then dropped it in my eye.
Thing is, all three of their planets are known. What they don’t know is how to get to them from where they are now. If they had been reasonable, they could have gotten home from any of their individual planets.
The amount of work they put into each episode is amazing. These puppets will never be used again but they’re still built with so much care and attention.