Farscape Episode 1.18: “A Bug’s Life”

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This episode sets up some very important plot development for future one, but unlike when I usually say that, there’s immediate payoff! Expect major things to occur starting next ep that will take us not only through the rest of the season but the rest of the series.

All that being said, this ep can get lost in the shuffle of the more important aftermath. But it’s a highly enjoyable episode on its own—Aeryn confronts more of her lost dreams as new Peacekeepers board, John has to pretend to be one with a really awful accent, D’argo reacts to being a prisoner again, Chiana builds up a repartee with Rygel, and none of this even touches upon the main plot of a virus being loose on the ship. :P It’s probably the weakest part of the episode but with all of the character beats, both within our crew and in reaction to the outsiders, it’s easy to let that slide. Especially since, as I said, it leads to bigger and better “Farscape” down the line!

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