the things i have seen
So anyway, who else here has watched Farscape? I'm into Season 3 now and kind of loving it. It's not a show without flaws, but it's so goddamn fun.
Things That Are Awesome
- This show is lauded for exceptional characterization and character relationships and I'd have to agree with all the praise. I like that all the characters have notable relationships with all the other characters and that a lot of them aren't clear cut, as it should be on a ship full of prisoners and outcasts.
- I prefer puppets and models to CG any day and Farscape has some beautiful puppets. Especially Pilot. And beautiful makeup work too.
- Female characters all over. At any given time the core cast is half female and it passes the Bechdel Test all over the place. Additionally, each and every one of them is fully realized, flawed and complex.
- Scorpius is the stupidest damn name for a villain but somehow this guy manages to be one of the best villains I've ever seen in sci-fi. Equal measures menacing, clever, deranged, sympathetic and disgusting.
- The main character. "Normal person from current day Earth thrown into a crazy fantasy/sci-fi setting" is pretty much my least favourite genre trope ever, but Farscape manages to pull it off brilliantly by giving John Crichton reactions to his situation that are both hilarious and believable. His "OH GOD THIS IS ALL CRAZY BULLSHIT FUCK IT" attitude endeared me almost immediately.
- D'argo is so ~*~pretty~*~
- Nothing ever works out for the crew ever. The plot of every episode is pretty much like.
MAIN CAST: *spends like forever coming up with a thorough plan that's sure to not suck*
THE PLAN: *sucks*
MAIN CAST: "FFFFFFFFFFFF"
Things I Don't Like
- Stark. Seriously, I don't even give a shit about this guy and I hated his romance with Zhaan why can't he just go. Away.
Things That Are Awesome
- This show is lauded for exceptional characterization and character relationships and I'd have to agree with all the praise. I like that all the characters have notable relationships with all the other characters and that a lot of them aren't clear cut, as it should be on a ship full of prisoners and outcasts.
- I prefer puppets and models to CG any day and Farscape has some beautiful puppets. Especially Pilot. And beautiful makeup work too.
- Female characters all over. At any given time the core cast is half female and it passes the Bechdel Test all over the place. Additionally, each and every one of them is fully realized, flawed and complex.
- Scorpius is the stupidest damn name for a villain but somehow this guy manages to be one of the best villains I've ever seen in sci-fi. Equal measures menacing, clever, deranged, sympathetic and disgusting.
- The main character. "Normal person from current day Earth thrown into a crazy fantasy/sci-fi setting" is pretty much my least favourite genre trope ever, but Farscape manages to pull it off brilliantly by giving John Crichton reactions to his situation that are both hilarious and believable. His "OH GOD THIS IS ALL CRAZY BULLSHIT FUCK IT" attitude endeared me almost immediately.
- D'argo is so ~*~pretty~*~
- Nothing ever works out for the crew ever. The plot of every episode is pretty much like.
MAIN CAST: *spends like forever coming up with a thorough plan that's sure to not suck*
THE PLAN: *sucks*
MAIN CAST: "FFFFFFFFFFFF"
Things I Don't Like
- Stark. Seriously, I don't even give a shit about this guy and I hated his romance with Zhaan why can't he just go. Away.