Farscape S3: Fractures

[moonshayde]

I popped in the next episode that I needed to watch.



Great episode. Okay, I could have done without the puppets banging each other, but I just pretend that never happened.

While I enjoyed The Choice, I do feel like this was a far better episode and the perfect follow-up. The premise wasn't so great, but the character interactions were interesting.

I don't have much to say except for whatever reason, I loved Crais in this episode. John and D'Argo continue to make me smile and the cool distance between John and Aeryn was well played.

I have to say that I do believe this show really did need the threat of Scorpius to work. While I liked episodes on and off during S1, the show never really grabbed me. And I hate the crack episodes with undying passion.

One of the problems I had with this show initially was Crais. Crais never really worked as a full out main villian for me. He works so much better as this gray area character, a person who is self-serving but will do the right thing when necessary but will quickly resort back to betrayal and underhandedness when he can. Scorpius, while not a black and white villian either, just exudes that type of urgent threat that was lacking with Crais. And this is why I've enjoyed most of S2 and S3, and why I feel the end of S1 worked better. I still don't see this show as the greatest show that hit television, but it's enjoyable. And it's angst free for me since I'm watching after the show has ended.

I'll see what I think come the next episode. I don't have much of S3 left to go.

*sigh* I am in cleaning mode so I guess I should get back to that. I am tossing soooo much stuff. And I want to get rid of a ton of stuff too. Maybe I'll figure out how ebay works and put some fannish stuff up there and then if I have other stuff that people want, I might just announce it here and give it away. We'll see. I have tons of crap.

Comments

[officersun524.livejournal.com]

Well, just to jump in on any Farscape discussion. I liked "The Choice" because it was so dark and depressing and Aeryn had earned her day (as had CB).

But "Fractures" is equally heartbreaking. I agree about the lows--the lows in "Fractures" (as someone noted, Muppet Sex, and silliness with Crais and Jool) don't quite cut it for me. The lows in "The Choice"...I really didn't think there were all that many of them but, then again, Claudia Black dominated the episode and I'm usually pretty easy to please when that's the case (although it didn't quite work with "Memento Mori" but that's another subject altogether, and another show).

anyway. The pain of "Fractures" is about as rough as "The Choice". And even though the next episode is fraught with annoying stuff, the "B" Talyn story is also more heartbreak for John and Aeryn. Their last scene in the episode is really telling of their respective states of mind. For me, that carries the episode.

Without a doubt, season 3 is my favorite. And I do like the crack episodes, because they are CRACK! and I am an addict ;)

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

I didn't hate The Choice. And I feel that CB did a great job. And the stuff between her mother and herself was fantastic. I also actually liked Rygel in that episode. I'm just more of an ensemble cast type of person. So I gravitate more toward episodes with group interactions.

And no, it didn't quite work in Memento Mori which is too bad. I'm thinking it is better that I saw SG-1's CB episode first before Farscape's. Then I didn't have to expect too much ;)

You're the second person that told me the next episode isn't all that. I'll have to wait and see how I feel after I see it. I'm curious, though.

But I have to agree that so far, I'm finding S3 the best.

And well, I'll pass on the crack and you can have a blast with it my place ;

[officersun524.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was too bad about MM...I didn't blame it on Claudia, of course (I never do, but at least I'm honest about it). LOL. I liked the opening scene with Daniel and the scene where she regains her memory. Ok, I sort of liked the Cam/Vala stuff only because it was funny, not because it actually made a lot of sense.

anyway, back to Farscape...Rygel was great in "The Choice". There are often times where you can see his value. Most of the time he's being a putz, but sometimes his wisdom and compassion come through, and that's saying a lot when you consider the acting is coming from a puppet.

"I Yensch, You Yensch" is definitely a set up for the last three but there are more heartbreaking John and Aeryn moments to be had which make it worth the time spent watching the episode.