After the events of the previous episode there are two John Crichtons aboard Moya and they are both convinced that they are the original; nobody else can see any difference though. This is the least of their concerns though; Talyn is still heavily damaged, Crais says that they were ambushed by a Peacekeeper retrieval squad seeking to capture Talyn; in order to carry out the necessary repairs they must get Chromextin, a chemical, from a nearby planet. They aren't keen on selling it to offworlders and once D'Argo and Chiana have a run in with the security chief it seems very unlikely that they will get any. One of the Crichtons decides that a show of force may help so Talyn targets the city; nobody there knows he can't fire his weapons. This gets Crichton an audience with the leaders and they reluctantly agree to supply the Chromextin; of course things don't go smoothly.
This was another fine episode; Farscape has really been firing on all cylinders this season. There was a good story with interesting villains and a great twist at the end that I didn't see coming and I won't spoil; suffice to say it sets things up for later episodes. As always there were some good laughs to be had; best being when D'Argo say 'I'm your daddy' to a character they are interrogating... of course context is all. Given the episode only received a '12' Certificate from the BBFC I was surprised just how gruesome it was; at one point somebody has a lobster like creature placed on his head and it kills him by putting a spike through his face; this is shown if fairly bloody detail... once again 'Farscape' goes where 'Star Trek' hasn't gone before!
The ending of the episode promises interesting things to come; we have a new potential baddie on the scene and as Moya and Talyn starburst apart; the regulars are divided with Aeryn, Stark, Crais, Rygel and one Crichton aboard Talyn and D'Argo, Chiana, Jool and the other Crichton on Moya; it will be interesting to see how this separation is dealt with and how many episodes it will be before they are reunited.
This was another fine episode; Farscape has really been firing on all cylinders this season. There was a good story with interesting villains and a great twist at the end that I didn't see coming and I won't spoil; suffice to say it sets things up for later episodes. As always there were some good laughs to be had; best being when D'Argo say 'I'm your daddy' to a character they are interrogating... of course context is all. Given the episode only received a '12' Certificate from the BBFC I was surprised just how gruesome it was; at one point somebody has a lobster like creature placed on his head and it kills him by putting a spike through his face; this is shown if fairly bloody detail... once again 'Farscape' goes where 'Star Trek' hasn't gone before!
The ending of the episode promises interesting things to come; we have a new potential baddie on the scene and as Moya and Talyn starburst apart; the regulars are divided with Aeryn, Stark, Crais, Rygel and one Crichton aboard Talyn and D'Argo, Chiana, Jool and the other Crichton on Moya; it will be interesting to see how this separation is dealt with and how many episodes it will be before they are reunited.
