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Farscape 1x13 FULL LENGTH Reaction | Rhapsody in Blue | Slow Version (Patreon)

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2024-08-02 13:00:06
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Farscape 1x13 FULL LENGTH Reaction | Rhapsody in Blue | Slow Version

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TGrimace

Personally, I always liked this episode. But I don't know if I liked when I first saw it, or if it's just after watching further into the series that it became more relevant. Zhaan and John shared Unity. That is a very intimate thing where their souls/spirits overlap and they become one for a time. The bond that is created by sharing Unity with someone is amazing. At least, that's my understanding. From my understanding, Delvians are a generally peaceful people. But they have very dark impulses inside them. If they can't control their darkness, they become insane and can turn into the worst kind of people. Enjoying inflicting pain and harm on others simply for their own amusement. The Delvians in this episode were a religious sect that moved to this planet to follow the teachings of the crazy old guy. But they lost their way, or at least his daughter did, and started to seek out their darkness in order to become more violent so they could overthrow the peacekeepers that have enslaved their planet. I don't think they were stuck on that planet. They definitely choose to go there. They might not know where their original world is, but I think that was simply by choice until they had the abilities they felt they needed to go home and take back their planet. Once they had the abilities to be violent without going mad, I think they would've found their way home without a problem.

Dylan Humphries

This has always been one of my favorite episodes, largely because Zhaan is my favorite character and because this speaks so clearly to one of her major character themes. Firstly, about the Delvian 'plan', it's important to realise that Tali has madness knocking on her door even at the start of the episode and it only gets worse from there, so the plan such as it is was written by a crazy person making it up as she goes along. Even when she gets what she wants it doesn't advance the goals she says she has, so the takeaway from all of that is just as John says at the end that the tree and their sect was poisoned from the beginning and none of that was going anywhere in a productive sense. But the Zhaan of it all. Like 'They've got a Secret' looked at Dargo by addressing his crime this episode does the same to Zhaan, revealing that she did do it, what it cost her, and the remarkable strength born in her by making her way back from that. Culturally we're often encouraged to see kindness, vulnerability and caregiving as 'soft' or 'weak' characteristics but in this episode the Delvian cult trying to enforce their power start strong but progressively loose control while in the first half of the episode Zhaan holds power as the central question is whether she will bestow her 'gift' on Tali, and in the second half John solves the problem by surrendering to Zhaan, who could easily kill him, and giving her a part of himself. 'Strength' and pushing fails, while yielding and giving succeeds. It's a note that Zhaan has touched on before (I'm thinking specifically of the disrobing scene in 'Throne for a Loss' and to a lesser extent her possession by Monarch in 'Exodus from Genesis') and will again in a couple of particularly beautiful episodes still to come. It's also one of the things that makes her so striking and unique. Sci-fi is full of 'American space hero' and 'Honorable warrior' and 'selfish schemer', although Farscape certainly puts it's own stamp on all those broad types, but I would struggle to think of one, let alone two close counterparts of beautiful, caring, powerful Zhaan.

Lee

I may have said something similar before, but it bears repeating: every Farscape episode has something that adds to the characters and their development, and that it managed this from the start of its first season puts it ahead of almost every other ensemble science-fiction series, at least in terms of building the characters if nothing else. This may be such an obvious point that it doesn't need mentioning, but I feel obliged to remark on the great job guest actress Darlene Vogel did as both Alex (John's former love) and as Lorana (the Delvian who manipulated his memories before eventually releasing him). I'm probably preaching to the choir, but I had to say something just in case it wasn't apparent to everyone watching that she played both parts.

funnylilgalreacts
>>145435659

This episode definitely wasn’t a waste of time. But coming off of the episode previous it was a little bit of a bummer.

Lee
>>145435659

No spoilers, but bummers are a regular feature of Farscape episodes. 😑

John Miles
>>145435659

It never occurred to me before but did Alex ever exist at all? In previous viewings, I assumed John's first dream was a true memory. But this time I wondered if Alex was an invention of Lorana or if, at least, that dream was twisted from reality. Like what if John had a relationship with an Alex but there was no ring?

Vanessa Aves

I really love this episode. But I love it when stories don’t always have happy endings. This one is bittersweet, she regained her control but she feels she is no longer a priest. But any episode where John’s compassion is on full display is my favorite.

Lee
>>145435659

It's possible that John's dream of Alex was entirely the creation of Tahleen, but since the rest of the crew had been dreaming of their last loves, I tend to think this was a true memory that Lorana later twists into making John believe that Alex had been with him on Moya all along. Your Mileage May Vary.

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This episode always was a bit confusing to me. My take on it is that they left their planet to escape persecution and/or imprisonment. I get the impression that they want to free their home world someday, but that's a long, long ways off. If they were being truthful about not knowing the way back it doesn't matter because they can't go back yet anyway. It's a cross that bridge when we come to it kind of thing. IMHO. It's not one of my favorite episodes but there are things I like about it.