Farscape musings

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I just watched one of the last few scenes of Farscape's episode A Constellation Of Doubt.

And you know what? I loved season 4. I still love it as much as I did when I first watched it all. Obsessed!John who would sell the world and all the races of the galaxy to tyranny and enslavement just to get Aeryn back? I loved it. I was shocked and suprised by his character going that far, and also loved it because I wasn't as shocked by him as a good person should be shocked by his actions. Because I the viewer had been there with John Crichton over the course of the previous 4 years, and I know exactly how he came to be the way that he's become. And watching his character is a marvel.

Pretty, pretty Sikozu who is both insidious and yet sincere? Loved it. The whole trip to Earth? Loved it. Also still kind of can't believe they actually went there---something I'd always assumed would be left to fanfic, especially after they kinda did it in A Human Reaction. The way the entire dynamics of the crew by now have changed and formed and been broken down only to reform again in a different dynamic? Loved it. All those crazy complex plot threads that made continuity in viewing an absolute essential or your brain was toast? Loved it. John's stupid cowboy speech to the alien war council? Loved it.

Since watching saavathrough her journal entries as she discoverFarscape, I've finally had some exposure to FS fandom opinions. My fandom exposure to FS as I watched season 4 mostly consisted of reading eliade and spikespiegel's journal entries an various amounts of commenting. So I was blissfully unaware of what most people thought, or what people were complaining about and why they disliked season 4. When I first realized this, I was more like "What do you mean, you didn't like it?"

Now, seeing the bits of this episode after not having watched any season 4 eps pretty much since the show ended many months ago... I turned instantly into the squeally fangirl I was back then, and started gushing to my dad about OMGHowMuchILoveThisShowI'mGonnaMakeYouWatchTheWholeThingOneDay.

Season 4 a downer? Frell that. Sometimes, folks you just have to step back from the computer a while, and let yourself experience something without the views of others. You might find yourself in love with it.


P.S. Silly misguided people; how could you NOT love season 4?!? No, don't answer that. I don't want to know, and I would never believe it anyway.

Comments

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I saw that episode much later, out of context, and wasn't really that excited by the plot or the guest alien species of the week. But I thought stoned John was kinda funny, and I loved Chiana ripping into him about "I'm not your little sister or little poor friend and stop trying to take care of me!"