Farscape: Suns and Lovers Rewatch

December 8, 2015 11:28 PM - Season 3, Episode 2

The crew of Moya arrive at a supposedly cursed space station which is unexpectedly hit by a massive energy storm. As they do their best to help rescue survivors, another storm changes course directly toward the station. They soon figure out that someone on the station is controlling the storm, hoping to destroy it and everyone aboard.[via]
posted by cshenk (3 comments total)

Well, at least we finally ripped the bandaid off on the Joffee and Chiana thing. I had forgotten how well Simcoe handled the situation, acting wise. I felt horrible for D'Argo the entire time. My memories of the past episodes are finally weakening enough where I had forgotten some of the more main details, such as the zealot magnet prayer, and gosh, that makes this re-watch even more fun. "That wall you're stuck to? That's detacheable." "NOOOOOOOOOOO!" Heh. I loved, but was also kind of disturbed, by the red light and evil cackling Pilot. Sometimes Pilot really gets his wicked on!

Aeryn and John, progressing...

I had also forgotten the hints that we are eventually going to end up with Jewel. SIGH.
posted by Atreides at 7:24 AM on December 9, 2015 [1 favorite]

Here we have a great, punny title and so-so episode. The opening is pretty bold (and gross) with Rygel, um, stroking his earbrow while watching Chiana and Jothee have sex. Ew! I think it's realistic that Crichton and crew are becoming known as UT criminals/badasses, and it's funny that Aeryn is reduced to "grunt." (Because in the Peacekeepers that's what she was, and now she is so much more.)

Of course, I love the John and Aeryn parts (ahem), especially in the tunnel--Ben and Claudia have such great chemistry that a 90-second conversation about "fluid levels" is totally hot! Also, we get the classic line, "Frell me dead!"

The storm/zealot/rescue plotline is just OK, and I feel the real heart of the story is D'Argo's betrayal by the two people he loves the most. As is often the case in Farscape, the "A" story (the action) is not really as important as the "B" story that deals with the characters.

BTW, the original plan was to have Jothee stick around for more episodes, but the actor was too busy with other projects. I think that's OK , since he's not my favorite character.
posted by cshenk at 11:42 PM on December 11, 2015 [1 favorite]

BTW, the original plan was to have Jothee stick around for more episodes, but the actor was too busy with other projects. I think that's OK , since he's not my favorite character.

Yah, I don't think he was able or allowed by the writers to be a very interesting character. From the beginning he was classified as D'Argo's son and then his storyline is essentially rebellion against the concept that he's still that little kid in the photograph (so to speak). He brought nothing else interesting to the ensemble of characters.
posted by Atreides at 10:07 AM on December 12, 2015