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In its fourth season, Farscape is as much dramatic and romantic fun as it's ever been and it's even more stylish than ever before. A pity, then, that this season is also the show's last, following its abrupt cancellation by the Sci-Fi Channel. If at times the tone seems a little lighter here than in its gloriously doom-laden predecessor, that is because its story arc is the first half of what was intended to cover two seasons and some of the material is clearly here for the long run. It is, for example, probably no coincidence that the priests' chant in "What Was Lost" has been part of the show's signature tune from the beginning.
There are five episodes here. In "Crichton Kicks," Crichton has been a castaway for months on a senile Leviathan which is waiting its time to die. He has worked out wormhole technology, trained an orchestra of DRDs to sing the 1812 Overture, and is generally content, until his worldly resignation is shattered by the arrival of the beautiful, bossy, and untrustworthy Sikozu, a bunch of aggressive butchers and a somewhat battered Chiana and Rygel. "What Was Lost, Part 1: Sacrifice" takes them to an archaeological dig where they join Jool, D'Argo and the mysterious, annoying old woman Noranti and start to uncover lost secrets that change everything. In "What Was Lost, Part 2: Resurrection" Crichton, drugged into bed by the seductive evil Peacekeeper Grayza, regains his self-respect by helping save yet another world. "Lava's a Many-Splendored Thing" is a puzzle episode: how to rescue an amber-encased Rygel from the bottom of a pool of lava without getting crisped or shot by renegades and how to use D'Argo's ship to rescue him when it is keyed to his DNA. Finally, "Promises" takes everyone back to Moya to find a dying Aeryn Sun and a Scorpius she has promised to protect--the issue here is how to outwit both a Peacekeeper torpedo and an extortionist with a big ship and a taste for hiding behind holograms. --Roz Kaveney
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By Sarcor
Farscape is an excellent series. One of my favorites. But don't get gouged by people trying to sell you overpriced dvds when a complete series set and season box sets are coming out again soon. Wait for November and buy the whole box set from Amazon.com then.
And to the gougers... you might want to drop your prices.
By SRFireside (Houston, TX United States)
If you haven't gotten this collection yet then please wait. They will be making a Starburst Edition DVD collection very soon. What's that? It's essentially a bigger and better collection of Farscape Episodes. Instead of getting four episodes you get seven. Intead of paying $35 retail you pay $20. You get all the cool extras that are on this collection along with even more cool extras.
Look for the Starburst Edition for season four. If it's anything like the previous seasons they will release three volumes (as opposed to the five with this collection). See? Another added bonus... more shelf space.
By Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota)
This is the start of the fourth and final season of "Farscape," and with this first five episodes Moya's crew reassembles and John Crichton gets some good news and bad news by the end of this 2-DVD set. As always you will find some fan friendly extras along with the episodes:
Episode 401, "Crichton Kicks" (Written by David Kemper, Aired June 7, 2002) starts off the season back in the Uncharted Territories with a bearded Crichton reunited with Chiana and Rygel aboard the decaying Leviathan Elack. A group of Grudek mercenaries intent on harvesting the Leviathan's rare neural tissue mercenaries show up and have to be stopped. Moya's crew is not back together by the end of this one, but at least Crichton shakes off the cobwebs and starts getting acclimated to the idea that Aeryn is out there somewhere carrying his baby...or is she?
Episode 402, "What Was Lost, Part 1: Sacrifice" (Written by Justin Monjo, Aired June 14, 2002) has more of Moya's crew showing up on a planet where Interion scientists are conducting an archeological dig. Then Commandant Grayza shows up and uses a sensual spell to try and get to Crichton's secrets and the Old Woman, convinced Crichton will crack, figures killing him would be a good thing. Fortunately they put the second part on the same disc here as the story continues.
Episode 403, "What Was Lost, Part 2: Resurrection" (Written by Justin Monjo, Aired June 21, 2002) has the Farscape gang trying to stop the Peacekeepers on Arnessk from recovering an alien weapon of mass destruction while Crichton tries to resist Grayza's sensual assault. D'Argo and Jool have a plan, but you know how well those things work out. Fortunately, the dying Leviathan Elack makes for one heck of a trump card and it looks like maybe Crichton will not have Scorpius to kick around any longer (yeah, right, but Moya does lose a crewmember).
Episode 404, "Lava's a Many Splendored Thing" (Written by Michael Miller, Aired June 28, 2002) has the crew still searching for Moya but being forced to make an emergency landing on a desolate planet. There Tarkan freedom fighters capture Rygel inside a cavern filled with lava after Sparky's love for shiny objects gets him in a stick situation once again. Chiana and Sikozu become the new bickering couple for the series but manage to avoid coming to blows for the time being. This is a comic relief episode that, for many reasons, strikes me as a tongue in cheek homage to the original "Star Trek." But I am probably reading too much into it.
Episode 405, "Promises" (Written by Richard Manning, Aired July 12, 2002) starts off with good news and bad news. The good news is that Moya is finally reunied with her crew and Crichton gets to see Aeryn. The bad news is that she is in the company of Scorpius (you thought he was gone for good?) and in the throes of Heat Delirium. To prove his good intentions, Scorpius finally removes "Harvey," his neural clone, from Crichton's mind. Then a giant Lukythian Ship rockets up to Moya, preventing starburst, and its captain accuses Aeryn of being part of team of assassins who killed the Prime Lukythian. The Lukythians infected her with Heat Delirium and will provide an antidote in exchange for the names of those who ordered the hit. If this was not enough fun, Grayza has a prototype Peacekeeper missile for killing a Leviathan.
By Mr. Joseph F. Addario (Albany, New York United States)
Damed Because it was Just too good to last.This is what wide screen, hi-def., TV's with surround sound were made for.
there is nothing on the tube that can compare to the all around quality of Farscape. I really miss this show.
Dr.Joe DJ/MC
By Aviva Brown (Brooklyn, New York USA)
Why is it on a very rare occasion we are able to catch a series that doesn't completely suck, and just when you get used to television that isn't mind-numbingly dumb they take it away from you? Ahh, another disappointment. Farscape Rocks and this DVD rocks along with all their other DVD's. It's a shame the SciFi channel has sold out and replaced Farscape with crap like Scare Tactics. It's tragic. I love Farscape!
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