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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[xparrot.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you definitely need to watch it all the way through! When you have a chance, I mean. ^_^ Catching occasional eps (which is what I did, and I had a similar impression of the show) you can get very much the wrong idea about the chars. They're all pretty much crazy (with reason) and have so many flaws, but they can be amazing and heroic and wonderful, too. And there is actually a lot of friendship stuff. The main crew forms a very tight family (like, a self-sacrificing, cry-for-each-other, die-together, might-let-the-galaxy-burn-or-will-walk-into-fire-to-save-it-because-their-friend-asks sort of family). Even Rygel has unexpected moments that he shows himself to be more than a self-serving toad. And John and D'argo are best friends and will say it and show it in many ways large and small. And Pilot and Aeryn have a strange but wonderful bond. And John and Chianna have this big brother/little sister connection that is so freaking adorable. And the pairings and romances are sweet, too. ...Yeah, actually this is one of those shows that I don't feel the need for fic because it emotionally satisfies me on the relationship end (if not as blatantly and exploitively as SPN ^^)

Can't help you with Ben Browder, though, because I'm sort of madly in love with John Crichton ^^; In the beginning of the show he's just hopelessly heroic, compassionate and clever and cute; later on he's completely insane and broken, but with very good reason. And he's always the hero (he doesn't always do the right thing - but when he does the wrong thing it haunts him...) And also always hysterically funny, which goes a long way for me liking a char!

[sholio]

The main crew forms a very tight family (like, a self-sacrificing, cry-for-each-other, die-together, might-let-the-galaxy-burn-or-will-walk-into-fire-to-save-it-because-their-friend-asks sort of family).

Ack! *hides* That does sound like very much my kind of thing. *bumps Farscape another few notches up the to-be-watched list*

I'm not sure why I didn't like Crichton. I mean, it went beyond mere indifference into actual dislike. I'm afraid that I just found him smarmy and annoying for some reason. On the other hand, one of my (current) favorite characters on SGA gave me the exact same kind of allergic reaction on initial exposure, and grew on me over time -- and I like Browder on SG1, so maybe all it'll take is watching his development over some sequential episodes rather than dropping in on random ones.