Farscape Episode 3.04: “Self-Inflicted Wounds Part 2: Wait for the Wheel”

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Whoah. If you thought the last episode was intense, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Part two of this duology brings up everything to the max, from the scifi techno babble to the intense character drama. The climactic scene (you know what it is if you’ve watched) still makes me cry. :/ And the ending (if one can call it that) is one of my favorite, ever, to date on a television show. The Scaper Chronicles did it justice by calling it “unsettling.”

It’s also a jam-paced hour…almost too jam-packed. :P Not sure if I’ll be able to squeeze everything in below the cut, but I’ll give it my best shot!

The title quote, again, comes from John, who dispels some old southern wisdom from his grandma about the nature of second chances. But are second chances always black and white? It’s been a fractured season so far for the Moya crew, which I mentioned in my last recap. Lots of relationships aren’t in a good place. Even the villains can’t just be written off as one-dimensional; I admit, the more I see this episode, the more I sympathize with the Pathfinders. They have their own families to save, after all. No matter what happens in this story arc, it’s going to come at a bit of a cost.

Episode summary is here, courtesy of the John and Aeryn Fansite.

( Spoilery thoughts )