December 26, 2011, Sucat Haus, 1:01 am
It's been days now since John and Aeryn didn't occupy my nights. I have been saving episodes of Farscape just so I could delay that impending end of Season 4 and ultimately Peacekeeper Wars then the end of the line. You know that tv series you love so much would be nothing more that a memory of how they made you feel...
Not just love between two people but John's journey into the galaxy. I cannot believe that after Smallville, Firefly, Lost... I would be so in-love again with the characters.I am a sci-fi addict but I am digging it. I was once a non-believer on how that sort of genre would set you apart from all the reality tv shows and tv drama episodes.
So... what to watch after that? How can I top it all with blast of yellow balls of light? How can I pick up the pieces and start anew when my heart has already been set to these two lovebirds whose love story is as epic as their journey from uncharted territories to tormented space?
So what was in Farscape that was so special you can't quiet stop from watching episodes after episodes of it?
Simple. John's HOPE. I'm sorry guys but that is all that I have been pinning why John was soooo special. That love he has for Aeryn is one of the highlights of the show. But with all the adversities he encountered... never did his HOPE for something to work out ever wane...
In the beginning of the show... John Crichton is an astronaut who spearheaded a test flight to prove one of his own theories but before he could do that... he was sucked into a wormhole.After being thrown by this wormhole into the other side of the universe and feeling alone... John Crichton has found a new family in Ka'Dargo, Chiana, Zhaan, Stark, Rygel, Pilot, Jool (for sometime), Noranti (on the last season), Sikozu (Quiet awhile too), Pilot and the living Leviathan ship named MOYA. These aliens were prisoners of a powerful military force called Peacekeepers in which Aeryn Sun belonged but was later on expelled because she was "contaminated" already by these Aliens. Aeryn became part of the crew and later on married John.
Of course our hero would not be a hero without our hated antagonists. There was Crais who, later on, became their ally (Season 1), Scorpius (Season 2-4) whose is driven by his revenge for the Scarrans (Seasons 2-4), Grayza's quest for power (Season 3) and the Scarrans' destructive nature (in Peacekeeper Wars) .
Grayza Scarrans Scorpius
While running and circling into uncharted territories, John and Aeryn has form a bond of love that neither of them ever expected. At first if was a flirtation... that turned into a full blown romance before you even know it... you will find yourself rooting for the two of them to work out. John has risked everything he has known all his life just to save Aeryn and Aeryn won't think twice of coming after Crichton when he's in trouble.
Ka'Dargo, Zhaan, Rygel and Chiana were witnesses of this love between the two. When Aeryn found out that she's pregnant and didn't know who the baby's father is (because Sebacean Women can carry the baby in stasis for 7 years, way before she met John)... John later accepts the baby even before it was known that it was his. In the end of Season 4, John proposed to Aeryn, Aeryn says yes and Aeryn revealed that John is the father of her child. ^__^In the long run, John Crichton discovered the mystery of wormhole technology and was witness to the power it wields. He is convinced that it would never be used for peace. And he has shown just towards the end of the Peacekeeper War with the Scarrans. He challenge both parties to talk of peace when he created a wormhole in the middle of the battle of Qujaga.
It was a sight to behold. When the wormhole devoured all the ships close to it... and when there were only three ships left, Moya, Scarran Dreadnought and Peacekeeper Command Carrier... the two powerful forces in the universe was united and declared a truce.
When Aeryn gave birth to a son. They named their son Dargo in memory of their courageous shipmate who was killed in battle.
It was a poignant moment when John said to his son that the universe will be his playground.
John, Aeryn and the rest of the Gang minus Zhaan and Dargo continue living in their beloved ship Moya. He never returned to Earth although he was able to travel back and say goodbye to his dad... he wants to protect earth from the Scarrans and Peacekeepers.
So you see... FARSCAPE offered this most human trait that is easy to get but hard to keep. When everything seem like it's the end of it all... John never stops HOPING that they will prevail.
And then I realized... Clark also possess that in SMALLVILLE. That undying hope for mankind's goodness. And in LOST, Jack never stop hoping that they will find their way back after crashing on an island... Then there's FIREFLY, which offered another story. Although very complex, Mal Reynolds iron resolve to get through anything is what makes this tv series, one of the best.
And then I realized... Clark also possess that in SMALLVILLE. That undying hope for mankind's goodness. And in LOST, Jack never stop hoping that they will find their way back after crashing on an island... Then there's FIREFLY, which offered another story. Although very complex, Mal Reynolds iron resolve to get through anything is what makes this tv series, one of the best.
I already miss John and Aeryn and their love-hate, agree-argue relationship. Shipper here.
^__^
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