the wonders i've seen

[xparrot]

Just watched Farscape - I'd seen eps here and there, but not the whole show before - and we finished with The PeaceKeeper Wars miniseries tonight. Don't know the general fandom opinion but I thought it was a fitting end to the series, very satisfying save the one sad thing, and that was handled great, just...sad! Overall, wow. What a show. I mean, the crack levels are through the roof (the cartoon ep? Harvey? the last 30 seconds of the series finale?) but that just makes it...special. And when it dials up the intensity, man, it grips you tight.

It is an unfortunate series to be watching concurrent with Smallville fanning, though, because it does much of what SV does, only it does it so much better. Heroes and villains who are comic-book-style larger-than-life; family and friendship; kick-ass action and wild adventure; romantic relationship drama amidst world/galaxy-shaking events; guys in leather pants with incredibly nice asses...yeah, this is what television should be. Farscape has a sense of humor and a sense of wonder that few shows manage. And a certain moral ambiguity that it embraces and explores; it doesn't let you forget or ignore when the heroes make the wrong decisions, or when the right decisions have terrible consequences.

And crack. Oh, the crack. You have to love a show in which the hero is a scifi geek and, finding himself trapped in a distant part of the galaxy, starts quoting movies. Because that is totally what I would be doing, in Crichton's place. "That's no moon, that's a Budong!"

Also, I have to say, anyone who wants to accuse me of defending Lex just because he's hawt - don't tempt me, because I will turn Scorpius-apologist on you, just watch me. Well, except that I don't need to, because the show does a fine job of that on its own. But I could. And believe me, it's not because I find Scorpius hot. I find him awesome, but that's different. Scorpius sex scenes make me cover my eyes (and oh, yes, he has them. This is Farscape! Never think that they won't go there, because they absolutely will.)

(And Scorpius gets a minion! Yay for Smithers Braca!...okay, yeah, I may have a slight thing for loyal minions. Why can't Lex have just one who survives? *whimper*)

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Farscape! Farscape! Farscape!

[greenlady2.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love, love, love Farscape. I love all the characters. And I'm totally a Scorpius apologist, too. He's a villain whose motives are clear and understandable, if you know his backstory. Loved the Scorpius sex scenes, even though EWWW. :-)))

I'm a total Aeryn/John fan.

I cried my heart out over the sad scene in the Peacekeeper wars. Waaaah.

And oh, yes. The moral ambiguity. The terrible scenes when several of the characters did that thing to Pilot. And when we found out that Aeryn was one of the characters who did that terrible thing to Moya's first Pilot. Who could hurt a Pilot? They'd have to be a monster. But this is Aeryn! Oh, that tears your heart to shreds.

What I loved most about the show, is that's it's Fantasy/SciFi/Comic book television, but it's adult, too. The people are real, even those played by muppets. Their feelings are real. There are real moral issues involved, amidst all the fun and the jokes about various bodily processes. (A character who farts helium!)

Okay, have I mentioned how I love Farscape? :-)))

Re: Farscape! Farscape! Farscape!

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Heck, Scorpius was reminding me of Lex. Doing terrible things for the sake of vengeance and saving his chosen people...Lex might be there, in five or ten years. SV Lex would need quite the IQ boost to catch up, though. I love that Scorpius by the end isn't even one of the villains, exactly. I mean, he's never going to be a good guy, except he's sort of on that side anyway, by default...there's no ultimate good in Farscape - everyone does...questionable things, monstrous things, even. But there's no ultimate evil, either...

Who isn't an Aeryn/John fan!? Really, now! I don't know how you can not love them. I love pretty much all the chars and relationships, really (like Aeryn & Pilot's friendship/understanding...yeah, that ep about her past was just heart-wrenching.) But John & Aeryn...awww! (the, er, marriage scene in the PK Wars? HEEEE!)

And wow, the emotional intensity. Tear out your heart... (and with muppets! Though I don't really think of them as muppets, I mean, Pilot! Rygel! They're people, too! And Moya and Talyn, too...)