Farscape 1x11 Reaction | Till the Blood Runs Clear

[@legostargalactica]

The first taste of “aggressively confident John”. He really has a knack for reading a room and adjusting his behavior and it’s so much fun to watch and see the range Ben Browder has.

[@crapstirrer]

Way better than stoner John.

[@glrasshopper]

Angela - "Breath it in. Get all the Vitamin D" Me - :sniggering: must.... not... spoil...

[@prodestrian]

Furlow is played by Magda Szubanski, she's a legendary Australian comedy actress known for various sketch comedies and sitcoms going back decades. Probably the biggest guest star of the show so far (no spoilers). International audiences might know her best as the farmer's wife from the movie "Babe".

[@NZBigfoot]

Sure do miss 'Fast Forward'... was a staple of our family viewing back in the 80's and early 90's. She was also the friend in 'Kath and Kim', although not sure many people outside Australia and NZ would know that one (there was an attempt to make an American version... it was terrible).

[@chrisfraser5088]

I love this episode. Furlow is played by the awesome Magda Szubanski. She’s genuinely hilarious! Moments like “I’m Butch, this is Sundance”, “Worf???” and “70…40!” 😂 ya gotta love it.

[@Sephiroth144]

Woof

[@asmrhead1560]

"EIGHTY... forty" is a running joke with my coworkers.

[@andrewhelmer6853]

“Don’t get sucked into anything unstable . That’s good life advice” Take your laugh and your upvote 😂 well done .

[@JamesMalone-td2ky]

Advice I could have used several girlfriends ago. 🤣

[@andrewhelmer6853]

@@JamesMalone-td2kypreach !

[@brianl8481]

@@JamesMalone-td2ky Advice I could have used before my first girlfriend.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

SO TRUE...🤭

[@glasgowjohn7831]

aeryn's smile when she walks out with the beacon is just adorable, a beautiful woman with a beautiful smile

[@gregoryfloriolli9031]

Farscape Friday is the best part of every Friday.

[@Skyhighatrist]

Best part of the week! I've been rewatching along, just wish it was more frequent.

[@jeeenyus4385]

I do look forward to it.

[@williamkriner2968]

Well, it did originally air on syfy Fridays.

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

John in full bluff mode, the way the different characters use their unique talents in super strange situations -sometimes reluctantly- , to support each other and Moya with the baby just makes Farscape one of the best .

[@snorpenbass4196]

"How many shuttles do they have on Moya?" As many as she needs. She grows them herself. Edit: Yes, that does mean they fly around in what amounts to her fingernails.

[@JWK1101]

Moya is the Naglfar confirmed.

[@tinystegosaurus587]

As an Aussie, the next episode, The Flax, is just so aggressively Aussie I can't help but laugh every time I watch it. Be prepared lol

[@brokenfut6025]

It's funny, I watch your vids and my dogs have started to recognize your voice. As soon as they hear you they go to their spots on the couch and settle. Sometimes they pay attention sometimes they just take a nap. As soon as your vid is done they bounce up and they are ready for play.

[@wompa70]

I'm always surprised at how many of these early episodes I thought were later in the show. I think that's probably because I love each and every one so much that they all feel fresh. This is the first series that my wife and I binged on Netflix.

[@jayburn00]

Critchon is a lot smarter than the rest of the crew gives him credit for. He understands things quickly and is able to think on his feet.

[@thejamppa]

He is emotionally intelligent... in part of Galaxy where emotions are hardly used, deeply concealed, shamed if showed public or kept as a weakness... Its his secret weapon.

[@redrick8900]

John's actually much smarter than all of them but he's so ignorant they don't get it.

[@knavehart]

Moya has transport pods that grow as part of her. Not alive per se. But made from/of her.

[@TheLyleB]

The episode titles have a ton of charm. Stay tuned for things like "Look at the Princess", "Liars, Guns and Money" and "We're So Screwed".

[@NZBigfoot]

Yeah its gonna be fun seeing how they react to that little aspect of Farscape... the good old days of 90s and early 00s TV when shows tried to be adventurous and shake things up a little from the norm to be different.

[@aeneasfate]

Brian Henson said they didn't put any effort into early episode titles, but when they got to such gems as 'PK tech Girl,' it was "Yeah maybe we should have better titles after all.

[@jeffclark5516]

Yay! Another Farscape viewing. I so greatly look forward to these and check your channel daily. Thank you for covering Moya and her crew.

[@imdownhill4964]

I check a few times a day for the hope of her adding one out of the blue.

[@Scarabswarm]

Ya know what? I really like Furlow as minor antagonists go. In this episode, she is incredibly competent, immediately identifying what she wants, taking several tacks to get there, and ensuring by the end of the episode that she walks away with it. All the while being sweet as pie and helpful as you please.

[@KMCA779]

She really was an entertaining character.

[@Scarabswarm]

@@KMCA779 I'm a big fan of competent villainy.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

I ♥️ Furlow!

[@craigcordeiro]

"What is the docking procedure...." that got me, that got me good!

[@michaelgregory1584]

The subtle hand motion for "docking". Love it!

[@scarfboy]

John knows no one will get his references and he's having fun with it _while_ being effective, it's such a stupid but realistic little detail.

[@charlottegerken4477]

This is the episode where I feel like Farscape finally starts finding its footing, so great!

[@holistic_radical]

Docking proceedure! LOL! That's what she said!

[@caffeinedelusions]

“How many shuttles do they have on Moya?” I don’t know if they ever firmly establish an answer, but I seem to recall that Moya grows shuttlepods gradually over time. I think her maximum compliment is two pods at a time, but don’t quote me on that.

[@ravenstromdans]

I wasn't a fan of how filler-esque this episode feels either, but I do like the progression of character interaction we got from it, what with Aeryn and D'argo's respective interplay with John and more exploration of Zhaan's Delvian physiology. Also, we see John concentrating on the prospect of accessing a wormhole again to return home. All in all, an illuminating episode, even in the main plot doesn't seem super deep on its own. John's ability to think on his feet and adjust his approach in particular is on display here with the Blood Hutners and Aeryn's increasing craftiness outside of combat. Looking forward to seeing more of that.

[@redrick8900]

It establishes major plot points and significant characters.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

Eh, character growth isn’t filler. Good plots are informed or entirely driven _by_ character. Without character growth, a plot is merely a series of events with no pathos or connection. For instance, Independence Day (on paper a rather silly film) would not be the crowd-pleasing movie it is without all the quiet moments of character growth sprinkled throughout the otherwise wall-to-wall action/disaster pieces. “Nobody’s perfect!” Moreover, if a particular part of a story doesn’t interest you, it doesn’t make it filler - which is something no writer I’ve ever met wants to write.

[@EvertheHumanist]

John Crichton IS a good man. A great man (as a character). One of the most beautiful themes of this entire series is what will a good man do in insane circumstances. The answer: same thing a good man would do in mundane situation; be good.

[@OverworkedITGuy]

Or at least, as good as the situation allows him to be.

[@johnw8578]

The show just gets better and better from here on out.

[@sablewharton1854]

I understand the filler episode sentiment, but will say that I can't remember a single episode that didn't contribute to the overall development of the characters, plotline, or storytelling universe. It's a lot of fun to ride shotgun with you in this adventure.

[@charleshartley9597]

Yes, absolutely. This is good writing where even "filler" episodes are really anything but filler. Nothing major "happens" but these episodes do well with giving the characters space (and airtime) to develop relationships and as individuals too. Unfortunately I can't say the same for a lot of current writing in shows…

[@StarkRG]

I don't see this as filler at all, in fact, I see it as a key episode. Chrichton now has a path ahead of him and his relationship with D'Argo improved significantly. I'm not even sure the term "filler" can apply to a mostly episodic show. With just a few exceptions, each episode is a mostly self-contained story, so either the term filler applies to every episode or it doesn't apply to any.

[@mack1305]

I was excited when I watched Farscape when it aired. I was also excited to see a living ship with moods and feelings that influenced the world around her.

[@keithbk]

"I don't know nothing about birthing no Leviathans!"

[@OverworkedITGuy]

I know right. I laughed way to hard at that comment. XD

[@donkfail1]

I think the "Are you hungry?" was more like "We won't get a reward, but we could kill them for food" statement. And the "Not that hungry." meant they just left. They didn't give off a vegetarian vibe.

[@DaveJohnsonUT]

Docking procedure! LMAO

[@redsands1001]

I dunno why but this title has lived in my head for Years and years. Also the weird luxan blood thing i just randomly think about too

[@MrJerks93]

Always ask permission before entering the wormhole!

[@talynstarburst2l2l2l]

Filler but important to episode as John grows closer to his research on wormholes.

[@jessicaloveridge2759]

I am so glad you are doing my favorite show! When you finish you should do Haven, another great show

[@bobombnik1817]

"Is there some kind of What to Expect when Expecting book.. for baby Leviathans?" - John

[@this.is.a.username]

well now that I'm done crying over watching the Babylon 5 series finale reaction from Brent and Jeff, it just makes me look forward to watching your own reactions to such an amazing show.

[@dalesharp9953]

Great reaction for a fun episode. I bet the blood trackers actors are sweating in those costumes. This episode is more fun after a rewatch of the series.

[@j.rileyindependentproductions]

A show that will play with your expectations and not only throw them out the airlock but through a wormhole... the definition of Farscape. Never expect anything except a great episode and you're going to love this wonder-ride.

[@kingbeauregard]

I can adapt a joke to this episode. A penguin is flying his module when it springs a link, so he takes it down to Furball's shop. She tells the penguin to get out of her way so she can check out the module. While he's walking around the sand planet he finds an ice cream shop, and orders a big bowl of vanilla ice cream. At first he eats politely, but pretty soon he can't help himself, he dives right in and rolls around in the ice cream. Then the penguin goes back to Furball's and asks "so how does it look?" Furball pokes her head up and says "looks like you blew a seal." "No no," corrects the penguin, "it's just ice cream."

[@Krista2882]

"Butch and Sundance from the Hole In the Sky Gang" I know of Butch and Sundance, but I had to look up the "hole in the sky" reference, and it refers to the "Hole in the Wall Gang" in the wild west, which was a hideout for outlaw gangs, which included Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

[@jackdoud]

Wormholes are "holes in the sky"

[@Krista2882]

@@jackdoud yeah, I know. I'm just letting her know what the reference is. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were in an outlaw gang called the "Hole in the Wall Gang"

[@MuffinHunterX]

IIRC from some of those supplemental online materials each leviathan creates it's own unique DRD's. But sort of like antibodies the first set comes from the mother and then the baby begins producing their own specifically engineered for their needs. I think the design Moya's baby eventually uses is my favorite.

[@OverworkedITGuy]

I love the Butch & Sundance joke. That all all of the other human pop-culture references John makes are commonly referred to as "Crichtonisms". And they just keep getting better and better every time. Farscape's action and story is always good, but what really makes it special is the character development and interactions. Most other shows start off with at least most of the crew already working cohesively together. Farscape does a complete 180 in this regard in that the main crew starts off completely hostile and/or unfamiliar with each other. And it makes them overcoming the struggles they end up facing all the more satisfying IMHO. As you continue watching there is something you will learn quickly. Farscape has very very few truly "filler" episodes. In Farscape, events and actions have actual consequences. And the status is almost never quo, so to speak. Trust us, you're going to keep enjoying this ride very very much.

[@kieronball8962]

Great reactions from funnylilgalreacts to this episode of Farscape and it's nice to see the relationship growth between the characters.

[@CyberBeep_kenshi]

yusss, more Farscape!

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Angela, at about 01:57 in this video... *_"Do they go to Kindergarten?"_* I would guess more like _Leviathangarten._ 😉

[@evanflynn4680]

There are so many great episodes in this show that I can't wait to see you react to. This show is just amazing.

[@shadowphoenix1696]

My favourite part is John calling out D'Argo. It really needed to happen. It was the only way to get D'Argo to back the frell off and actually start giving John a chance. D'Argo was in the wrong, but it took John way too long to call him out on his BS. I know John is a good person, always wanting to give the benefit of the doubt and second chances. But he needed to call out D'Argo earlier. Well, it looks like Furlow now got a starting point to find a way to make money of that Wormhole data.

[@skipskatte]

Something to remember about D'Argo (especially in the first couple of seasons) is that even though he's a warrior and all-around badass, emotionally he's still an adolescent (for a Luxan). If you think of his reactions as the reactions of a hormonal 15 year old boy he makes a WHOLE lot more sense.

[@moomoopuppy508]

The music reminds me of the Aussie band Midnight Oil

[@Wrangler-fp4ei]

Love how your taking in the show. I wonder how you'd like British scifi show called Lexx. It was wild scifi show like this one, but....bit more in someways.

[@Marwolaeth01]

"like what is the docking procedure...?" Yes, got it in one. All this time she thought she was just landing, but turns out Aeryn's Prowler is going to be a daddy 🤣 I just disturbed myself with that joke.

[@chuckshingledecker2216]

Stop posting spoilers folks! Angela makes it very clear she doesn’t want ANYTHING spoiled. If it is a piece of information that isn’t revealed until a later episode then yes, it IS a spoiler even if you think it isn’t.

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

^ THIS!! ^ To Chuck you must listen. Save you he can!

[@Great_Olaf5]

24:46 As I understand it, Moya has her own shuttle, just the one, and it's a part of her. John landed his pod in there in episode 1, and Aeryn landed her Prowler in there too. One shuttle, three total vehicles.

[@Lordoftheapes79]

Moya has 1 shuttle, then Aeryn's Prowler, and John's ship makes 3.

[@daffyduck3773]

Next one is a good one as well , but then I could say that for pretty much every episode . And 4.8 cycles is 4.8 years John just round it up .

[@Biomechanical]

The problem that Crichton's shipmates have is a lack of imagination. If they knew the full potential of wormholes, they'd be terrified to the point of paralysis, but also excited that he could get them home ... within a certain margin of error. ;)

[@liquidsunnshine5245]

One of the things I don’t recall hearing you pick up on is the full consequences of if she did follow him to earth. Yes, she would look okay, but she has spent her entire life in space and on spaceships. Literally her whole existence and if she came to earth, in order to hide she would have to remain planet bound and never again experience the stars and space!

[@rimisark]

frell means fucking hell in farscape language

[@Sephiroth144]

FYI, the sexism wasn't a planetary thing, but a cultural/species thing with the Blood Trackers. (Like, we didn't see Furlow answering to anybody...)

[@kyleanderson7852]

It’s been said that Flax can help to get things moving in the right direction 😉

[@biguy617]

Oh yeah I just realized the guy trying to get to the flight recorder might have been stealing it for Furlow, considering what she makes John do to pay for the ship.

[@NZBigfoot]

I predict the 'Flax' is going to be well received lol... 'Til the Blood Runs Clear' though was never aired in my country... it used to air at 6:30pm in the evening here in NZ (serious miss read about the show by the local broadcaster, guess they saw puppets and thought hey kids) and i think Zans photogasms pushed it from allowable family viewing to not, granted its a little more violent than the previous episodes. Which was funny since I remember seeing shots from this episode on the internet and fan websites at the time etc and being seriously confused about a desert world with goggles, and thought they were deleted scenes from one of the other season 1 episodes (and they never went past season 1 here either :( ). Didnt get to see this personal 'lost' episode until i got the entire boxed set 5 years latter... and yeah it feels a little off kilter from the previous ones (for me it was the rock music), but yeah even the 'filler' episodes of Farscape (and there is a decent number per season) have as much growth as the non filler ones, so they never feel like a waste... and they are always interesting, and some, often have bits in them that appear to be filler, but arent.

[@biguy617]

The Flax is a great episode. One of my favorites.

[@ThomasReeves-s7u]

Oddly I didn't know the Zhaan/Mad Max connection when I watched it on Sci-Fi. (It was Sci-Fi then right, they didn't become Syfy until later I think.)

[@AngeloBarovierSD]

The head turn followed by “I always take him seriously” is one of the most cheesy lines written and staged in the show. …but still, forgive me for saying it, hella sexy. Claudia Black just has “it”, whatever “it” actually is when it comes to screen presence.

[@DaDunge]

Oh come on Furlow is the MVP of this episode.

[@Educated2Extinction]

The show is primarily about the characters, so character development is not filler. edit: As a wise man said, "...how you get there is the worthier part."

[@scatterthewinds3126]

Farscaaaaaaape

[@catprog]

6:16 Their is a windscreen.

[@saltytrey]

Everything has to do with motivations. Everyone has different goals at this point in the series.

[@JeshuaSquirrel]

The titles of the first season episodes were expected to be only for the production team. Thus the different types of titles.

[@Madbandit77]

The show displayed the episode titles in the third season.

[@viperswhip]

D'Argo took the prowler, Zhaan took the shuttle.

[@DaDunge]

21:15 Yes but that's becuase if he was he wouldn't be able to walk and talk at the same time.

[@carrdargo7981]

Hi miss I think you would enjoy a show called Grimm thanks

[@carrdargo7981]

Hi miss once you finish this show please watch the bloopers they are funny thanks ❤

[@biguy617]

Frell has a couple different meanings. It can mean Hell to you. It is used as a censored word for the F word.

[@ericsanford536]

the whole 70-30 thing is funny until you actually think about it. there's no reason to believe an alien species would use 'out of 100' ( or per 100 which is what percent literally translates to) in any meaningful way in their math or day to day language. So to them it might be no different than if i said we will split it 5-2 so you said 5-3.

[@becca1189]

❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@DavidSmith1234-v3d]

Hi

[@JakkFrost1]

I don't think this is a spoiler, but just in case: (edit, nvm, definite spoilers in replies) In the show, we're never given any other information about the Leviathan reproductive process, so I'm inclined to assume they reproduce by parthenogenesis. The fact that they're all female helps in that assumption, but it's not a certainty. Hell, it could be that bonding with a Pilot can stimulate pregnancy at some point, no matter what the Pilot's gender, which is why Leviathans grow a Pilot's den in the first place.

[@cathyvickers9063]

You're forgetting the "god" episode where Moya's creator judges her.

[@JakkFrost1]

@@cathyvickers9063 no, I'm not. It wasn't pertinent.

[@MuffinHunterX]

In I E T. Pilot mentions tales of an adult male setting down on the surface of a planet.

[@jackdoud]

There's also that other leviathan later that's male so yeah, they're sexually dimorphic.

[@JakkFrost1]

@@MuffinHunterX that's true, but then everyone is in shock that Talyn is male. I ET was early days, they hadn't nailed down canon lore yet.

[@RetroRobotRadio]

As a dog owner I can totally see how John is acting to the bounty hunters. You take charge and you don't show weakness and they follow... Show one moment of weakness and they don't respect you anymore. My wife treats the dogs like kids and loves them. I treat them respect and firmness. It always amuses me when she can't get them to do something and ask me to tell them. One word from me and they follow without hesitation. She is their friend, not their leader.

[@6324MR]

Same situation with my sister, I'm also of the opinion treating dogs like kids is what causes dogs to attack family members. Dogs bite each other which is why you can't treat them as equals which will confuse them on where they stand in the family dynamics but are less likely to attack if they are treated well and are taught to guard.

[@RetroRobotRadio]

​​@@6324MRthe only dog I ever had to bite me was a dog that was 15 years old, dying and was in extreme pain. I kept trying to force her to take medicine. I didn't hold the bite against her... I took that as a sign she simply could not stand taking medicine anymore because her stomach was shutting down. Unable to eat, she passed away a few days later. She was a very loving and large hound. I spent a lot of time training guarding the home, despite being a hunting dog. My wife wanted her for her looks and didn't know her instinct was hunting. I think she saw my wife as her puppy. When we replaced her we were lucky enough to get an Australian Cattle dog mix. That's much better as a guard and she followers my wife everywhere.

[@stuartanderws5705]

Not a bad English accent.

[@smashbrandiscootch719]

This episode is the exact opposite of filler.

[@Lazrusz]

I'm very happy to be able to watch someone discover Farscape. I consider it one of the best sci-fi series ever made. It's got the greatest love story and the greatest villian in sci-fi. The "big" series-long story begins, in my opinion, at S01 E18 · A Bug's Life. I wait with bated breath :)

[@corneliusoverton2617]

This is most definitely not a filler episode. It might be one of the most important to watch in season 1.

[@zipzeolocke2]

I don't really understand why he could not just copy information to make another recording of the data instead of starting from scratch

[@Dularr]

He does need a more effective method of creating wormholes. Plus restarting from scratch works for software development.

[@pedanticperson1149]

Because she wanted exclusive rights & didn't give him a chance to make a copy, if he had known ahead of time then maybe, but she surprised him with the demand.

[@lassesipila6418]

Given the situation he's in, he may not have had the resources to create a copy of it. Even if he had another tape, the recorder would have to be able to house two cassettes and copy data from one to another. Otherwise he'd have to jury-rig something or transcribe the data bit by bit onto another medium of record storage and both of these would take time.

[@Madbandit77]

​@@lassesipila6418And Earth technology (analog especially at the time) isn't compatible with the many different technologies that are in the Uncharted Territories. A future episode will solve John's recording problem, but it will endanger him.

[@biguy617]

I love this episode. Furlow and the Blood Trackers are great characters. This is a world building episode.

[@biguy617]

You get to meet the Blood trackers and Furlow for the first time. The Blood Trackers are great characters. They can’t do math well. Furlow is shifty character. You never know when she is lying and when she is telling the truth. What is true about her is that she is only care# about herself and how much money she can make. The planet we are on in this episode is Damina. The planet is vulnerable to flares. That is why so many wear goggles. The flares interfere with the coms

[@LegoGBlok]

Not sure but, did you miss part of Zhaan's origin story in this episode?, it was implied heavily in this one.

[@biguy617]

Zhaan shows an interesting power in this episode you only see once. A power to hide her scent.

[@MaduroMan]

Don't worry, you'll have A LOT MORE questions after Moyas baby is born. ;)

[@TenebrousFilms]

I think most of us called it thaeTatooine episode; and like that franchise, you'll see it (and Furlow) again. For the record, the original wormhole was also unstable. I don't think we ever learn who Glowy Eyes was. He might have been working for Furlow, and she decided to kill him to ingratiate herself with her new customers. Could've been a bounty hunter with a better plan than chasing the fugitives down, making him the smartest one on the planet... I guess that isn't saying much, is it. Or he may have been working for someone else entirely...

[@No1Knows]

I do enjoy her reactions, but I'm getting a little frustrated with her inability to accept that "aliens" might have different cultural views and personality traits than humans from Earth do. D'Argo's not a dick. He's the product of a warrior race.

[@dupersuper1938]

He can be two things.

[@Slugbug]

There are a lot of reaction channels where I have noticed similar things. A show can be set on another world or in the distant future or past and a lot of reactors (especially American or Canadian ones) seem to expect 21st century American legal systems, trade practices, family roles etc. Several of these aren't even consistent throughout this world today. I agree that she has this tendency, and at times it's frustrating, but it isn't unique to this channel or her reactions to this show.

[@funnylilgalreacts]

So am I not able to think that somebody’s a dick because I wouldn’t want them to treat me that way?

[@No1Knows]

@@Slugbug Oh yes. I'm in no way was suggesting it's unique to her channel or this series. Of the channels I watch regularly, I know pretty much who to NOT view for certain things. And yes, historical pieces are usually the most "offensive" to some.

[@No1Knows]

@@dupersuper1938 I suppose a wasp can be considered a dick for stinging you for getting in it's way. Or you can just accept a wasp is going to be a wasp.

[@highlander31527]

Aww, it's not filler. We're universe building. This episode is quite important for future events and story. More than one story, in fact. The experiences John had here are key elements in several plot points down the line.

[@dupersuper1938]

Filler episodes aren't a thing.