I’m only seven episodes into Farscape, but I’m really enjoying it so far. For a science fiction show, there aren’t very many boring or cheesy moments, though there were a few predictable scenes in “PK Tech Girl.”
In “PK Tech Girl,” the Moya crew came upon an old Peacekeeper ship which had apparently been lost in battle some 100 cycles ago. It has been thoroughly salvaged by crews who came upon it over the years, so the Moya crew wasn’t able to find much of interest there. The sole exception was a Peacekeeper tech person who managed to hide from the dangerous salvagers.
There was plenty of tension during the introduction of the “tech girl,” Gilina. She doesn’t have a whole lot of admiration for Aeryn Sun due to her turning on the Peacekeepers, but John Crichton managed to play mediator quite well. The fact that Gilina (played by Alyssa-Jane Cook) was quite attractive may have encouraged this behavior from John, but he’s usually a peaceful guy anyway, often trying to keep Aeryn calm.
Rygel had nightmares of the ship the crew came upon. It was where he was questioned and tortured some time ago. I liked Rygel’s subplot as it changed things up a bit from what was a rather tense episode. He had the last laugh when he found the captain of the ship who treated him so poorly, dead of a self-inflicted wound.
Alyssa-Jane Cook as Gilina Renaez
The Moya crew came under fire when a salvage crew came near. They were an odd-looking race to be certain. John joked about them looking a little “froggy”. John, Gilina, and Aeryn had to work fast to get the old ship’s protection shield up and running and managed to do so just in the nick of time.
John Crichton seems to be coping quite well since finding himself in space, surrounded by odd-looking beings. I’m not sure if it’s just me, but he doesn’t seem to be showing a whole lot of interest in getting back home. I know if it were me, getting home would be my number one priority.
Aeryn seemed a little upset about John kissing Gilina. Aeryn and John don’t really seem to have much of a thing going so it was surprising to see her reaction. Alyssa-Jane Cook looked fantastic in her debut on the series. I know she returns for a few more episodes during the series’ run, but it’s nice to see an attractive woman on the show once in a while. I don’t blame Crichton one bit for falling for her a bit, though I found a few of those moments to be rather cheesy and conveniently set up for them to fall into one another.
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