Kay and Taz rewatch Farscape. One episode a week, posted on Fridays. We talk about our favorite moments and break down characterization and plots. Listen to two fans analyze what makes this beloved hit one of television's most iconic science fiction shows.
In their final episode, Kay and Taz talk about their favorite arcs and episodes, character growth, and what makes Farscape Farscape. They also have listener comments and profound thanks for all the amazing Farscape fans who've come along for the ride.
Kay and Taz discuss the last part of Peacekeeper Wars!
Kay and Taz discuss the iconic miniseries.
John and the crew spend time in Scarran jail, Staleek meets Einstein and Grayza pulls a Lady MacBeth.
Kay and Taz discuss the first 45 minutes of PK Wars. Including Grayza's pregnancy, John and Aeryn's aborted weddings and Rygel being pregnant.
Kay and Taz discuss season 4 and listener comments.
Due to lack of calendaring skills, Kay and Taz will have the Season 4 Wrap Up episode out next week on May 11, 2018.
Bracca brings bad news to Moya: There's a Scarran Striker on its way to Earth. John struggles with whether or not to trust Scorpy to protect Earth while also juggling Aeryn's desire for commitment. Pilot and Moya make the ultimate sacrifice for the good of the family. Kay and Taz wrap up Farscape's last TV show episode. (Don't worry! PK Wars is up next!)
Things heat up as Staleek puts John in checkmate, Scorpius screams at flowers and it turns out that Sikozu is her own sort of radiation bomb. Kay and Taz discuss the conclusion of the We're So Screwed Trilogy.
John and the crew head to Katratzi to rescue Scorpy. After pretending to sell wormhole secrets, instigating a riot they end up betrayed by Scorpy at the last moment.
The crew is stuck on a space station before they can make it into Scarran space. When they find out that Aeryn is onboard, they release a plague in order to give themselves enough time to come up with a plan.
Aeryn is tortured by her Scarran captors as they try to figure out if her child is John Crichton's or not. As the walls seem to close around her, John and Scorpius set off down a wormhole to try to save her life.
John watches a video from Earth as Sikozu and Pilot search for Aeryn. Kay and Taz discuss outsider POV in this kind of plotless episode.
Kay and Taz host the charming Esther as they discuss what the women of Moya did when the boys were at mental training camp. DNA switching, Sikozu and Aeryn getting along, and a peace conference between Scarrans and Grayza keep the episode busy.
John, D'argo, Rygel and Scorpius go on a boys' weekend to a mental training camp where they run into D'argo's brother in law. As Macton twists the past into disturbing new shapes we struggle with what this means for D'argo.
Chiana rescues a slave from some traders and then the crew pays the price for her kindness. Kay and Taz dig in to the mental energy eating spider episode of Farscape.
John goes home and things aren't the same. Aeryn deals with some unrequited feelings while John faces his father and the US government, trying to protect and prepare Earth at the same time.
John and the Moya crew are stuck on 1980's Earth where they try to prevent John's father from getting on the Challenger. While John reels from heavy emotional issues, the rest of the crew deals with a nosy neighbor and sheriff.
John falls through a wormhole and we finally find out the science behind them in this mind bendy episode.
The crew is poisoned by clams and have to infiltrate a women's only rebel group in order to get the cure. Rygel is awesome, the episode is problematic at best.
While the crew is stuck on a swampy planet, Aeryn murders the next prefect, causing political chaos.
Shrink rays and Scarrans make this episode of Farscape an interesting one for John as he deals with an increasing drug habit and Scorpy on the loose.
John and Chiana get immersed in a video game while Scorpy gets loose in this Ben Browder penned episode.
A plant eats Moya which exposes some underlying issues with the crew right before they elect a captain.
The crew meets back up with Aeryn, Pilot, Moya and surprise guest Scorpius! As they deal with the Living Death, John comes to terms with an Aeryn unwilling to be honest with him.
We are on unexpected hiatus until December 29! Technical woe combined with scheduling conflicts have conspired against Kay and Taz. Our plan to record ahead to get through the holidays, like most Farscape plans, crashed and burned.
Kay and Taz talk about a relatively harmless Farscape episode where the crew eats some bad food and ends up having to make a pit stop from hell. Rygel gets encased in amber, the girls touch vomit and John just wants off the rock.
After having just escaped Gayza, John has to return to her clutches in order to save everyone else. Meanwhile, Chiana, Jool and the old woman have to escape from prison while D'argo and Sikozu make plans.
An archaeological dig reunites D'argo and Jool with the rest of the crew. However, Grayza showing up puts a damper on the feelings of goodwill.
The episode picks up "some time later" after the end of season 3, with John playing Jeremiah Crichton on a dying leviathan. When Sikozu crashes into his incredibly slow death, he's forced back into reality in order to save his temporary home.
Kay and Taz discuss favorites, less favorites and a lot of the dynamics from season 3. Plus they answer listener questions and squee about Chiana.
The crew begins to say goodbye, but before they can all go their separate ways, a rogue Leviathan attacks Moya. Kay and Taz deal with their Aeryn/John FEELS.
Kay and Taz say goodbye to Crais and Talyn in a heart wrenching episode that gives them both a good send off. Meanwhile, Scorpius has to deal with his life falling to pieces around him in this Farscape 2 parter.
John and the rest of Moya's crew head straight into Scorpius' hands as John tries to sabotage Scorpius' wormhole knowledge in the first of a Farscape two parter.
Kay and Taz do a deep dive in this Farscape episode that has Scorpy and Rygel teaming up against a pair of incompetent robbers and the rest of the crew making a hard decision regarding Talyn.
The Moya and Talyn crews reunite in this fast paced action episode that still leaves room for Aeryn/John moments that we all need.
Aeryn grieves for the loss of John in an episode that brings back Xhalax Sun and brings the crew of Talyn and Moya closer together.
Farscape does Looney Tunes, when D'argo attacks John and leaves him in a coma.
John has to make an impossible decision in this conclusion to Farscape's hard 2 parter. Kay and Taz rave about Crais, cry about Aeryn and talk a lot about wormholes.
In the first of a Farscape two parter, John meets up with Jack again and they have to go retrieve wormhole tech from Furlow before it gets into the wrong hands. Kay and Taz reaffirm their love of Furlow, admire the Rygel character development and muse about how far John and Aeryn have come.
When Pilot is fed up with John and D'argo's bickering, he kicks the crew off Moya for an extended vacation on a pleasure planet that has a more than passing resemblance to Vegas. Dancing, drugs, and a seedy underbelly soon ensnare Chiana and Jool, while D'argo and John get roofied and robbed before getting their Ocean's 11 on, in one of the season's fun and creative episodes.
Talyn resists a sun's siren song and the rest of the crew resist their fight or flight responses to a leaking gas. A low key monster of the week episode is given a pop of interest with humor. Kay and Taz discuss this sexy Farscape episode.
Scorpius talks to a neuro-clone of John in order to try to convince him to give up secret wormhole data. He delves into his past in this villain-focused Farscape episode.
As Talyn recovers from his wounds, the crew faces down Xhalax Sun and her crew of mercenaries. Aeryn and her mother confront each other over their relationship and the past. Meanwhile, Stark has to use his nonexistent medical skills on Rygel.
After mysterious time jumps happen on Moya, the Farscape crew is faced with an alien who takes over Pilot and demands that they turn on each other to find its prey. Kay and Taz run down an episode that both of them had forgotten, but that they both like a lot.
Crais, Aeryn, John and Talyn get swallowed by a budong. As they struggle to find a way out, tensions reach a breaking point. Kay and Taz discuss a creepy Farscape episode written by Ben Browder.
As Crais and Talyn recover from a brutal attack, the crew searches for a substance that will help Talyn heal. Meanwhile, they get involved in local politics and the Johns have to play a twin game. Farscape just can't give John Crichton a good day.
Farscape does horror. Kay and Taz discuss the episode "Eat Me" and how sturdy an episode it is given that neither host likes horror as a genre.
Farscape sends its crew back in time. Right on the heels of Zhaan's death, the crew is faced with grandfather paradoxes, hard choices and a constantly changing present. Kay and Taz discuss Farscape's version of kicking you when you're down.
In this hard episode, Kay and Taz say goodbye to one of Farscape's favorite characters. They talk about tv deaths and Stark's blatant lying.
After colliding with another ship, Moya gets stuck in a wormhole. The crew struggles from one emergency to another all with Zhaan's death looming for them. Kay and Taz discuss part one of Farscape's goodbye to one of its most beloved characters.