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*)

Comments

[ladydreamer.livejournal.com]

I love Farscape as well, but I've had long periods of being without cable, so I missed large chunks. The cartoon ep killed me. Along with many other things. They never lost their sense of humour, which is vital when you're doing a lot of drama.

[xparrot.livejournal.com]

That was my problem with FS too - I saw eps from every season, but never enough to make sense of the show! You really ought to see the whole thing (you can rent it nowadays!)

And the cartoon ep! Heeee! I died...I love a bit of humor to leaven my drama, and FS's cracky, often-black comedy suits me fine!