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Farscape
★ 7.9/10•1999•1h 0m•TV-14•Sci-Fi & Fantasy•Action & Adventure•Drama
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My name is John Crichton, an astronaut. I'm just looking for a way home.

A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateMar 19, 1999

Episodes

Episode 1 - PremiereE150m

Premiere

Astronaut John Crichton attempts to use the Earth's atmosphere to propel his module at high speeds. He is hit by a radiation wave and is sucked through a wormhole into a distant part of the universe--straight into the middle of a space battle.

Mar 19, 1999

Episode 2 - Exodus from GenesisE250m

Exodus from Genesis

Moya gets infested with bugs who have come on board to breed. They turn up the temperature to speed up the process but this causes Aeryn to get heat delirium as she is cold blooded. The bugs seem to be able to replicate members of the crew. And as if that isn't enough, a peacekeeper ship shows up.

Mar 26, 1999

Episode 3 - Back and Back and Back to the FutureE352m

Back and Back and Back to the Future

The crew come across a ship that is molecularly de-stabilizing. D'Argo makes everyone bring it aboard when he discovers that there are Ilanics on board. Crichton goes on to the escape pod he gets a shock and starts experiencing strange visions of the future, firstly of himself and Matala, then of Moya's destruction.

Apr 1, 1999

Episode 4 - Throne for a LossE450m

Throne for a Loss

A group of Tavleks come aboard for trade negotiations. Rygel takes a vitally important crystal from Moya to make himself seem wealthy. The Tavleks kidnap Rygel and take him down to the planet, leaving one of their wounded on board. Everyone goes to the surface to get him except Zhaan who stays on board to keep an eye on the Tavlek left behind.

Apr 8, 1999

Episode 5 - PK Tech GirlE550m

PK Tech Girl

The crew find an old abandoned peacekeeper ship adrift in space, on board they discover that Crais was there recently where he deposited a unit of techs to make repairs. Meanwhile Rygel learns that this was the ship where he was first held captive and starts getting paranoid. Things get even worse though when a group of fire breathing aliens show up.

Apr 15, 1999

Episode 6 - Thank God It's Friday, AgainE650m

Thank God It's Friday, Again

The crew visits a planet full of happy workers. Soon D'Argo and Zhaan start working and refuse to return to the ship. Meanwhile Rygel's body fluids become explosive and Aeryn and Pilot must learn why before Rygel dies.

Apr 22, 1999

Episode 7 - I, E.T.E750m

I, E.T.

A peacekeeper beacon goes off and Moya has to land on an alien planet to prevent it's signal being intercepted and Moya being discovered. Crichton, D'Argo and Aeryn leave Moya and explore the planet in search of a substance that can be used to numb Moya's senses so the beacon can be removed. Crichton gets separated from the group and meets up with some inhabitants of the planet who hide him from the authorities.

May 7, 1999

Episode 8 - That Old Black MagicE850m

That Old Black Magic

Crichton is put into a head-to-head battle with Crais by a magical being named Maldis who feeds off the emotions of others and makes himself stronger by absorbing all of the negative energy and anger from Crichton and Crais.

Jun 10, 1999

Episode 9 - DNA Mad ScientistE950m

DNA Mad Scientist

A scientist extracts DNA from several of Moya's crew, promising them that with it he would be able to use it to find the location of their home planets. Things get more interesting however when he asks for some of pilot.

Jun 17, 1999

Episode 10 - They've Got a SecretE1050m

They've Got a Secret

During routine searches for Peacekeeper beacons, D'Argo falls down a chute, destroys a Peacekeeper shield and gets ejected into open space. After being rescued D'Argo starts to think that everyone on Moya are members of his family. Moya, meanwhile, starts to alter the environmental conditions inside the ship so that it is hardly habitable for the crew. .

Jun 24, 1999

Episode 11 - Till the Blood Runs ClearE1150m

Till the Blood Runs Clear

Crichton comes across the same conditions that initially created a wormhole. He leaves Moya in his module with Aeryn where he attempts to create a wormhole and return home. Although a wormhole forms it is unstable and the module gets damaged and he is forced to make an emergency landing on the planet to make repairs. On the planet he and Aeryn encounter a holographic message sent by Crais, offering rewards for: D'Argo, Zhaan and Rygel.

Jul 8, 1999

Episode 12 - The FlaxE1250m

The Flax

While on a transport pod piloting lesson with Aeryn, Crichton gets caught in an energy field which is invisible to their sensors. Back on Moya, a strange guest docks and comes aboard to warn the crew about The Flax, an invisible energy net created to catch ships.

Jul 15, 1999

Episode 13 - Rhapsody in BlueE1350m

Rhapsody in Blue

Moya responds to a distress call from another pregnant Leviathan. On arrival at a planet they are contacted by a Delvian who informs them that the distress call was a deception. It was her way a getting Moya to come to them. The Delvians have a hidden agenda though. They want to forcefully take Zhaan's knowledge and learn how she overcame her insanity.

Jul 22, 1999

Episode 14 - Jeremiah CrichtonE1450m

Jeremiah Crichton

Crichton leaves Moya in his module for a drive. Moya starbursts leaving Crichton marooned and alone in space. He finds a planet and makes it his home where he lives for several months until the others find him. He is unwilling to accept however, that Moya didn't starburst intentionally.

Jul 29, 1999

Episode 15 - Durka ReturnsE1550m

Durka Returns

When a Starburst goes badly wrong, Moya collides with a Nebari ship. On board is Durka, Rygel's former torturer, who has been mind cleansed and now serves the Nebari. Chiana, an attractive young rebel faces the same fate. Rygel takes it upon himself to take revenge on Durka and ends up undoing the cleansing and restoring him to his former, tyrannic incarnation.

Aug 12, 1999

Episode 16 - A Human ReactionE1650m

A Human Reaction

Crichton is sucked down a wormhole and crash lands on a beach...on Earth, Australia. Although the home he has returned to isn't as real as it seems. Everything gets worse when the rest of Moya's crew shows up and are experimented on...killing Rygel.

Jul 31, 1999

Episode 17 - Through the Looking GlassE1750m

Through the Looking Glass

Moya tries to starburst to prove to the crew that she still can. It goes slightly wrong though and she gets stuck in starburst and split into several different dimensions.

Sep 9, 1999

Episode 18 - A Bug's LifeE1850m

A Bug's Life

A peacekeeper ship is approaching Moya, so Crichton and Aeryn pose as peacekeeper officers on a secret mission while everyone else gets locked into cells to make the deception seem realistic. The peacekeepers that come aboard have some secret cargo. But when their secret cargo escapes, no one on board is safe.

Sep 16, 1999

Episode 19 - Nerve (1)E1950m

Nerve (1)

Crichton and Chiana try to infiltrate a peacekeeper base to get some vital medicine for Aeryn. Crichton gets caught by Scorpius and imprisoned. He is tortured using a device called the 'Aurora Chair' which is able to look inside his mind and where Scorpius learns that Crichton has the secret to creating wormholes.

Jan 7, 2000

Episode 20 - The Hidden Memory (2)E2050m

The Hidden Memory (2)

Scorpius attempts to extract the wormhole technology from Crichton's mind, while Aeryn mounts a rescue operation. Crais finds himself at Scorpius' mercy, and Moya gives birth.

Jan 14, 2000

Episode 21 - Bone to Be WildE2150m

Bone to Be Wild

Moya is hiding from a peacekeeper command carrier in an asteroid field. The crew receive a distress call and Crichton, Zhaan and D'Argo go down to one of the asteroids to rescue a women who has an unusual appetite.

Jan 21, 2000

Episode 22 - Family TiesE2250m

Family Ties

Rygel steals a transport pod and goes to the peacekeeper command carrier to betray the others. However he ends up returning to Moya with Crais who wants asylum. Crichton decides to destroy Scorpius' Gamac Base to give Moya time to escape.

Jan 28, 2000

Actors

Ben Browder

Ben Browder

John Crichton

Claudia Black

Claudia Black

Aeryn Sun

Jonathan Hardy

Jonathan Hardy

Dominar Rygel XVI (voice)

Anthony Simcoe

Anthony Simcoe

Ka D'Argo

Gigi Edgley

Gigi Edgley

Chiana

Wayne Pygram

Wayne Pygram

Scorpius

Melissa Jaffer

Melissa Jaffer

Noranti

Raelee Hill

Raelee Hill

Sikozu

Lani John Tupu

Lani John Tupu

Captain Bialar Crais / Pilot

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