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Farscape Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1999 - 2000
Episode 1
Premiere
Fri, Mar 19, 199950 mins
When astronaut John Crichton accidentally flies into a wormhole during a research mission, he is thrown in the middle of a space battle between the Peacekeepers and a group of escaped prisoners. John finds himself face to face with aliens for the first time when the prisoners pull him aboard Moya, their sentient ship, also known as a Leviathan. To escape from the Peacekeepers, Pilot engages Moya in a starburst that places them somewhere in Unchartered Territories. One of the Peacekeepers' Prowlers is pulled along with Moya, making Officer Aeryn Sun an unexpected traveller on the journey. As the group travels through Uncharted Territories, their task of returning home is complicated by Bialar Crais who chases them in an attempt to recapture Moya and the prisoners, execute Aeryn for her extended contact with the aliens and seek revenge on Crichton for the accidental death of Crais' brother.
Episode 2
Exodus from Genesis
51 mins
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.
Episode 3
Back and Back and Back to the Future
50 mins
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 .
Episode 4
Throne for a Loss
50 mins
Dominar Rygel is kidnapped by Tavleks who came to Moya on visit so now Crichton, Aeryn & D'Argo have to save him since no one would pay the ransom they demand. Meanwhile on Moya Zhaan tries to cure young Tavlek they've took captive from a drug addiction.
Episode 5
PK Tech Girl
Fri, Apr 16, 199950 mins
After finding the legendary Peacekeeper battleship, Zelbinion, dead in space and emptied of most of its useful technologies Crichton, Aeryn, and D'Argo find a Peacekeeper tech under Crais's command, Gilina, who survived a raid on the ship. Under threat of another scavenger attack, they work to get the shield generator on board the Zelbinion working. As they share the work, Gilina and Crichton grow much closer.
Episode 6
Thank God It's Friday, Again
50 mins
During an excursion to the planet Skykar, D'Argo decides he no longer wants to travel on Moya, but become a harvester of Tannot root like all the drone-like inhabitants of the planet. While on the planet trying to convince D'Argo to return, Rygel ingests large quantities of the root, which causes all of his bodily fluids to become deadly explosives. As Pilot and Aeryn try to cure Rygel before he inflicts irreparable damage on Moya, Crichton works to free both D'Argo and Zhaan from the effects of the Tannot root before the Skykarian leader enslaves them all and takes over Moya.
Episode 7
I, E.T.
50 mins
Crichton has landed on the Earth-like planet but the situation gets complicated: he's hiding, hunted by the aliens. Moya is extremely oversensitive & the rest of the crew must find a way to help the ship. Crichton becomes friendly with the alien family.
Episode 8
That Old Black Magic
50 mins
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. With Lani Tupu as Bialar Crais, Chris Haywood as Maldis/Igg/Haloth, Grant Bowler as Liko, Christine Stephen-Daly as Lt. Teeg, Jake Blundell as Lt. Om, Wadih Dona as Tauvo Crais, Vic Rooney as Admiral Josbek, Errol Henderson as PK Doctor, Margaret Farrell as Proprietress.
Episode 9
DNA Mad Scientist
50 mins
NamTar, a geneticist known for his brutal but brilliant experiments, offers to provide star charts leading to the home worlds of D'Argo, Zhaan and Rygel in exchange for one of Pilot's four arms. However, when the charts are loaded into Moya, the data crystal overloads Moya's systems and all but one star chart must be removed to make Moya operational again. D'Argo, Zhaan and Rygel pit themselves against one another in a battle to decide which map stays. At the same time, Crichton battles NamTar to rescue Aeryn from the grasps of the evil scientist who has turned her into a host body for one of his deadly genetic experiments.
Episode 10
They've Got a Secret
50 mins
An explosion throws D'Argo into space after he removes a Peacekeeper retaining shield from Moya. He is rescued by the rest of the crew, but begins experiencing hallucinations that cause him to believe that Rygel, Zhaan and Crichton are actually family members from his dark past. The explosion also released an unidentified substance into Moya which causes system-wide shut downs, including a feeding system for Pilot. When Pilot loses consciousness from malnutrition, it is up to the crew not only to take command of Moya but also to find the cause of the malfunctions and remedy the situation before they all perish.
Episode 11
Till the Blood Runs Clear
50 mins
While flying Crichton's ship near a sun with high flare activity, John and Aeryn narrowly avoid getting sucked into an unstable wormhole. In an attempt to save his damaged ship, he sets down on the desert planet below to see a repairman. She informs him that the solar activity he needs to open another wormhole should be dying down before his ship can be repaired, but they reoccur regularly. If he cannot get his ship repaired and back up in orbit by the time the flares die down, Crichton will be unable to get home for another 5 years.
Episode 12
The Flax
50 mins
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.
Episode 13
Rhapsody in Blue
50 mins
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 of 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.
Episode 14
Jeremiah Crichton
50 mins
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.
Episode 15
Durka Returns
50 mins
When a pregnant Moya unexpectedly starbursts and collides with a Nebari transport, the crew feels obligated to make repairs and brings the vessel aboard Moya. Once docked, they find the ship carries a Nebari official, Salis, a Nebari criminal, Chiana, and Captain Durka, the man responsible for the torture of Rygel, who was thought to be dead. Seeking revenge, Rygel attempts to kill Durka, but instead, only releases the dark side of Durka's personality that had been contained by the Nebari. Shortly after Chiana escapes her holding cell, Salis is found dead and Durka captures both Rygel and Aeryn. The rest of the crew must find a way to stop Durka before he kills his hostages and takes over Moya completely.
Episode 16
A Human Reaction
50 mins
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.
Episode 17
Through the Looking Glass
50 mins
In an effort to prove that her abilities to serve the crew and protect them from capture are not compromised during her pregnancy, Moya starbursts without warning and accidentally crashes into something when she runs out of energy mid-burst. Crichton discovers that Moya has torn through the space-time seam and is wedged in the rift, fractured into four dimensions. In addition, Rygel, D'Argo and Aeryn have been placed in a different dimension from everyone else. As the crew works to remove Moya from the rift, they must also battle alien intruders manifesting in each dimension who will go to any lengths to keep Moya from escaping.
Episode 18
A Bug's Life
50 mins
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.
Episode 19
Nerve
50 mins
Moya and her crew follow Larraq's former flight path to a secret PK Gammak base, in search of a way to save Aeryn from a near-fatal injury. Reaching their destination, Crichton and Chiana successfully infiltrate the base and obtain what they need with the help of an old friend. Crichton tries to return to Moya, but is captured by Scorpius, a hybrid Scarren-Sebacean. Crichton is trapped in Scorpius' Aurora Chair, an inquisition device where his memories are literally torn from his mind.
Episode 20
The Hidden Memory
50 mins
While the crew works towards saving Crichton, Moya goes into labour, shutting down all of her propulsion systems. Aeryn, still recovering from her wounds, leads D'Argo and Zhaan to the PK Gammak base in an attempt to rescue Crichton from Scorpius. What the rescue team does not account for is the presence of Crais-contacted by Scorpius after uncovering Crichton's memories of their previous altercations. However, as Scorpius and Crais turn against one another, Crichton sees a chance to escape. At the same time, Moya's labour takes a dangerous turn when complications arise that could have deadly repercussions for the entire crew.
Episode 21
Bone to Be Wild
50 mins
Moya finds herself unable to navigate an asteroid field after she shuts down to avoid detection from Crais' Command Carrier. When the crew picks up a distress call from an asteroid within the field, they explore in hopes of finding someone who can help escape. Aeryn decides to stay aboard Moya to help the Leviathan bond with her baby and keep him from inadvertently forming an alliance with the nearby Peacekeepers. Once on the asteroid, the crew discovers an environment of lush vegetation inhabited by only two life forms. The crew must decide who is the predator and who is the prey between a female, M'Lee, and a large beast, Br'nee, both claiming to be the sole survivor of a massacre at the other's hands.
Episode 22
Family Ties
50 mins
The crew destroys Scorpius' lunar base as a diversion to let Moya starburst away with her baby. But while everyone is distracted, Crais escapes with Talyn. Moya wants to go after her son, Crichton and D'Argo are in orbit without much air, Aeryn can't reach them in her Prowler, and Peacekeepers are on their way.
