I was already sleepy coming into watching this episode and I found it a little hard to stay awake, but I managed to and enjoyed another episode of Farscape. Some maintenance work on Moya turned up some Peacekeeper equipment. The exact reason for the equipment wasn’t known, but after D’Argo tried to destroy it, Moya and the crew nearly died.
We’ve seen Moya and its crew members in rough shape before, but it’s never quite gotten to this extreme. Pilot was no longer in control of Moya. Over time, the crew realized that Moya had essentially relieved Pilot of his duties, nearly killing him. Moya also disabled most of the unnecessary systems. These systems aren’t required to keep Moya alive, but rather the crew members.
John Crichton is confused by why D’Argo is calling him by the wrong name.
I liked how the DRDs were made to be the enemy. These little seemingly helpless bots proved to be quite a threat with their super glue and guns.
The episode had two big revelations. One was that Moya is pregnant. I know it sounds bizarre for a ship to give birth, but it’s possible here since Moya is a living ship, a Leviathan. Moya disconnected all non-essential systems to harbor resources for Moya’s baby. Some quick thinking by John Crichton saved the entire crew.
The other revelation came from D’Argo. He was seriously injured this week and had unusual head trauma, which made him think of his wife and child. There were many confusing moments here due to the sketchy memory, but essentially D’Argo’s wife’s brother killed D’Argo’s wife so that D’Argo wouldn’t be able to have her. D’Argo ended up being blamed for the murder and was the reason for his incarceration. I’m glad this storyline was brought up now since it was just brought up rather recently in an episode. I’m glad that the writers are taking care of some of the mysteries. There aren’t a whole lot of them, quite frankly.
“They’ve Got a Secret” proved to be a very solid episode. The threat of the DRDs is interesting, although I have a tough time finding those little Roombas to be very threatening. They just aren’t big enough to look menacing. But the secrets uncovered this week made it all worth it.
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