View Full Version : What was the Most Shocking Episode(s)
Chi27
03-17-2004, 05:42 PM
What was the most shocking episode in your opinion? For me, it was Die Me Dichotomy and SOD. :eek: I was truly unbelieveable even if I had seen how it all ended with BT. Going back and watching those episodes for the first time gives a newbie the same feeling as someone who sat and watched it when it aired.
My second most shocking was "Bad Timing". My jaw stayed on the ground for days after it aired. FRELL!
scaperbuddy
03-17-2004, 07:02 PM
Bad timing shocked me the most cause after John and Areyn get engaged they get neutralized. Then it says to be continued at the end of the episode and we were left hanging until we found out about the mini.
Season of Death was pretty sad with Aeryn dying and Chiana carrying on with Jothee.
SweetpeaAeryn
03-17-2004, 07:15 PM
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That was a spoiler.
I would say Bad Timing.
I expected it to be shocking... but, like Chi, it had me for days.... even now when I rewatch it... wow....
But you know... maybe even more shocking than the story itself was the "We'd like to thank the fans, cast, blah blah blah" thing they put at the very end....
And no music.... oh gosh....
:cry2:
Ouroboros
03-17-2004, 10:07 PM
A bugs life really shocked me when that guy actually got to stab Aeryn. Usually when you see this type of hostage thing on a show it basically just means the bad guy's signed his death warrent. Farscape actually had him knife a main character though. It really surprised me when I first saw it.
Bad timing was of course also a huge out of the blue shocker.
Patrel Rushlock
03-17-2004, 10:21 PM
Bad Timing. We all expected a shock, but they still got us :p
SabaceanBabe
03-18-2004, 05:52 AM
Spoiler Alert - Read no further if you don't want to be spoiled.
I really can't vote for any of those as shocking. For me it would be either DNA Mad Scientist (they cut off Pilot's arm, for God's sake!) or Eat Me (they cut off and *ate* the Pilot's arms, for God's sake!).
Granted, the episodes listed in the poll are great and filled with surprises, but they didn't shock me.
I'm just sayin'... :D
fiona-maria
03-18-2004, 07:16 AM
Ok, so senior moment here....
SpoilerSpoilerSpoilerSpoilerSpoiler
What is the title of the one where Scorpy's mum got raped? I still can't watch that...
Fiona
Selena
03-18-2004, 07:30 AM
For me it was Nerve / Hidden Memory ... Ben's acting in those two episodes was astonishing. It was also the first time that our hero was really threatened and we saw just how vulnerable he was.
Antrobus
03-18-2004, 07:40 AM
My vote goes to "Prayer". This ep was truly disturbing/shocking on both a physical and emotional level.
jcrocker8
03-18-2004, 08:43 AM
For me it is Sons and Lovers, I couldnt believe a sci-fi show would go there. A complete shock to my system and my heart went out to D'Argo.
SabaceanBabe
03-18-2004, 09:26 AM
Originally posted by fiona-maria
Ok, so senior moment here....
SpoilerSpoilerSpoilerSpoilerSpoiler
What is the title of the one where Scorpy's mum got raped? I still can't watch that...
Fiona
Incubator, Season 3
somniac
03-18-2004, 09:37 AM
Originally posted by Antrobus
My vote goes to "Prayer". This ep was truly disturbing/shocking on both a physical and emotional level.
I completely agree. I was truly shocked by the killing of the foetus and by Aeryn killing her co-inmate.
Claudia's performance was fabulous.
The Ep also had disturbing elements of the holocaust .
The reference to D.I.T. Died In Transit and Aeryn asking the Sebacean woman (another great performance from Sandy Gore)
how she could collaborate with the Scarrans and torture her own kind seemed direct references to me.
A horrifying Episode.
NYPinTA
03-18-2004, 09:42 AM
I am also going with DNA Mad Scientist, (for amputation and eyeball poking), and Clockwork Nebari. Ok... any episode were something bad happens to eyeballs... yuck and :eek:
BTW- jcrocker8, I love your avatar!! :lol
MaveZ
03-18-2004, 12:31 PM
Just thinking most of those episodes makes my cry :(
MySideYourSide
03-18-2004, 12:48 PM
DMD and BT were two of the biggest shocks, but BT just blows me away. I definitely don't feel sad at the end (like I did when I saw SIW: Wait for the Wheel the first time), I'm just completely shocked. I was when I first saw it last year, and I was again when I watched it the other day (and taped it! ;) ).
Also (entering spoiler-land!), BT just features amazing performances out of everybody in the cast. We've got Pilot having a crisis of conciousness, Sikozu and Scorpy returning the Command Carrier, a Scarren striker chasing Moya, Chiana risking blindness to help with the plan, and John's "goodbye" with his dad. Not to mention Stark just being back. :D
twylaloo
03-18-2004, 03:20 PM
I voted for Bad Timing, but I really have to agree that DNA Mad Scientist was right up there on the Holy Frell meter.
Perfect_Tommy
03-18-2004, 03:24 PM
I had to go with DMD
spoiler.....
I mean, Aeryn gets off'd. A main character dies and then John is left strapped to a table babbling. This single episode shows that Farscape won't pull a punch. Bodies will hit the floor and crap will hit the fan.
end spoiler...
I mean, there are other shocking episodes, but this one was kind of out of the blue. After DMD you always know there are some chances for big shockers, but before it, you always thought things would come up puppies and girl scout cookies.
SweetpeaAeryn
03-18-2004, 03:33 PM
Originally posted by Perfect_Tommy
you always thought things would come up puppies and girl scout cookies.
:lol
I'm definitely gonna have to work that into a conversation somehow!!! :)
Frell-n-Grok
03-18-2004, 05:30 PM
Die Me Dichotomy was pretty shocking. I kept going "she can't be dead, she can be dead"! then got on the internet to find spoilage.
But, for me the most shocking episode was "... Different Destinations". I didn't move from my chair for at least 5 minutes I was so stunned at the ending!
I said DMD, but only because I knew the ending of Bad Timing before I saw it. And DMD was a total surprise.
"The Way We Weren't" was pretty shocking. Not really to the Farscape storyline, but pertaining to that episode.
Chi27
03-19-2004, 09:56 AM
Originally posted by Frell-n-Grok
Die Me Dichotomy was pretty shocking. I kept going "she can't be dead, she can be dead"! then got on the internet to find spoilage.
DMD had me in total denial that John actually killed her (though Scorpy was in control). Her plunge into the icy lake/ocean was so unbelieveable it was jaw-dropping. I just couldn't believe that she wouldn't be able to somehow get out of that seat before it was too late. Whereas on most shows, she would've gotten out in time, Farscape doesn't take the easy way out. This was my reaction even though, I was spoiled for knowing a little about the episode. I just didn't know who killed her.
somniac
03-19-2004, 12:20 PM
Yeh, as I recall my reaction to DMD on its first airing was complete disbelief. .:eek4: "They can't have killed her!"
It seemed so definite.
Really cleverly done. I wasn't sure at all that she was coming back.
Chi27
03-19-2004, 12:34 PM
Originally posted by somniac
Yeh, as I recall my reaction to DMD on its first airing was complete disbelief. .:eek4: "They can't have killed her!"
It seemed so definite.
Really cleverly done. I wasn't sure at all that she was coming back.
What made it seem to so...final was that you got to see everyone's grief-stricken reaction when they realized she didn't make it and then, of course, the funeral. You're left with nothing but utter shock as you watch that final scene.
Clarsax
03-19-2004, 01:30 PM
I went with Bad Timing. All the others I could enjoy as surprises but didn't find so much shocking, but the last few minutes of Bad Timing was awful to watch, especially since it was the last episode. Ending the series with D'argo's screams was what really did it for me.
FieryHands
03-20-2004, 03:52 PM
I'm not sure...
Chiana still being around after Durka Returns was a bit of a surprise. I expected her to make like Stark would after HM and vanish the next episode. In fact, not until her name appeared in the intro did I understand she would be a fixture in show from then on.
I don't think A bug's Life shocked me so much as when the following episode opened and Aeryn revealed the consequences of the stab wound. Its one thing to stab a character and have her fine the following episode, its another when the wound actually serves to help introduce the most compelling villain in the show and kill the innocence of the main character.
CeRell
03-20-2004, 03:57 PM
For overall gutshredding terror, it would have be when Aeryn took the icy plunge. I was near paniced for months until I saw Aeryn back in John's arms. I'm so in love with Claudia's work and the character of Aeryn. Thinking of Farscape continuing without her tore me up, far more than when Bad Timing was the *end* of all that was good on TV.
Chi27
03-20-2004, 04:11 PM
Originally posted by CeRell
For overall gutshredding terror, it would have be when Aeryn took the icy plunge. I was near paniced for months until I saw Aeryn back in John's arms. I'm so in love with Claudia's work and the character of Aeryn. Thinking of Farscape continuing without her tore me up, far more than when Bad Timing was the *end* of all that was good on TV.
Ya know that icy plunge had me panic-stricken, as well...and all I needed to do was go to the next disc to see how it got resolved. That was the most shocking scene second to BT. Just thinking about it gives me the shakes. :eek:
Mrelia
03-20-2004, 05:33 PM
Actually, I was the most shocked when they really killed Zhaan. Not killed & resurrected, just blasted away.
Yeah, she's still wandering around on "the other side" but Jeeez!
Not to mention the fact that she sacrificed her life not just for Aeryn, there might have been hope for her. But then she expedited matters by going with the doomed ship.:(
Sure, VH has guested a few times, but they haven't brought her character "back".
who45
03-20-2004, 08:56 PM
For me it was Die Me Dichotomy. I knew that Bad Timing would be left with some sort of surprise ending, but the end of DMD just left me stunned. Ok, eventhough I did throw a few things at the screen at the end of Bad Timing, I'll still go with DMD.
MotorWerk
04-19-2006, 02:58 AM
DMD, I couldn't sleep after that one.
freckle
04-19-2006, 03:16 AM
I'd have to say Die me,but just the bit at the end when we see Scorpy strolling down the corridor whistling 'star spangled banner'.
I was like noooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!
Jack's_Son
04-21-2006, 04:42 PM
Well, having seen "Bad Timing" before "Die Me, Dichotomy", I'd have to go with "Bad Timing". I distinctly remember yelling "NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!". I knew it was the season finale and was ecstatic that the whole John/Aeryn romance was finally going to work and then...........
TO BE CONTINUED
Frell!!!!!
I went with The Hidden Memory. I've never seen the hero tortured like that in a Sci-fi series. John's expression and screams were just gut wrenching. If Dna Mad Scientist had been an option I'ld pick that. That was the show that proved Farscape was not your typical Sci-fi. They Frelling Cut Off Pilot's Arm!!!! That made my jaw drop.
SpyderDan
04-21-2006, 05:39 PM
I don't understand how anyone can vote anything besides Bad Timing. I shit my pants at the end of that episode. Seriously.
Had to go with DMD. I think the last 15 minutes had my eyes bugging out.
Milaya
04-23-2006, 10:13 PM
I must say Die me dichotomy.There where no spoillers , nothing to know what will happen.For the rest shocking ep I knew atleast someting...
I would also have to go with Bad Timing.What happened to Aeryn-n-Creighton was bad enough,but when it said,"To be continued..."I let out a long,ululating wail that probably frightened the neighbors.
Demonique
04-30-2006, 12:50 PM
I went with Bad Timing. All the others I could enjoy as surprises but didn't find so much shocking, but the last few minutes of Bad Timing was awful to watch, especially since it was the last episode. Ending the series with D'argo's screams was what really did it for me.
I heard that the real reason D'Argo screamed so loudly was because Gigi was giving him encouragement by twisting him somewhere sensitive.
Sycamor
05-04-2006, 10:33 PM
I actually expected Bad Timing to end as it did. Farscape, in my opinion, works best when it ends on a cliff hanger. For that reason I am not satisfied with the mini series, as it ties up way to many loose ends.
Majikthise
06-13-2006, 04:35 PM
Bad timing shocked me the most cause after John and Areyn get engaged they get neutralized. Then it says to be continued at the end of the episode and we were left hanging until we found out about the mini..
Same here, though EAT ME would be my second choice. The tortured pilot was horrible.
Majikthise
06-13-2006, 04:37 PM
I would also have to go with Bad Timing.What happened to Aeryn-n-Creighton was bad enough,but when it said,"To be continued..."I let out a long,ululating wail that probably frightened the neighbors.
So that was you!!
Yeah, I let out a loud "WHHHAAAAAATTT!!!!! NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!".
I was actually worried that I woke up the kids in the middle of the night!
Carly
08-10-2006, 03:31 PM
I saw most of the episodes out of order, so few of them shocked me. The only one where I went "how are they going to get out of this one!!" was in DWTB - poor old Crichton floating out in space alone - that was a bad situation!
In other shocks, I agree, Suns & Lovers - some of that dialogue was really racy for a sci-fi show! And yes, the end of DD - that was totally unexpected.
Moya's Starburst
08-14-2006, 09:30 AM
Die Me Dichotomy but the other ones were Prayer and The eppy where Scorpys mum got raped *YUK*
Aeryns (spoiler alert) Death was shocking plus the cliff hanger!
Thank goodness i was watching the dvds so could move on to season three!
Speaking of which the eppy where the Harvey takes over John in a cliff hanger! that was shocking!
Alexxia
08-18-2006, 08:49 PM
If I'd watched DMD the first time it ran, it probably would've topped my list. But since I started watching from the second episode of season 3, when Aeryn was alive again, BT was probably the most shocking, followed very closely by IP:IA. The very notion that they could **SPOILER** kill John Crichton, even if there are two of them **/SPOILER** was just unthinkable!
Nicola
08-29-2007, 11:29 PM
The episode where Crichton was raped. What was Lost. Male rape is very seldom addressed on TV (St. Elsewhere being the notable exception) and never the all-American male lead.
In fact it is so seldom addressed that a lot of people don't even perceive what happened to John as rape.
But it was.
00Robin
08-30-2007, 05:48 AM
WWL. Very few people ever say this is the most shocking episode and even I had to re-watch it again to truly realize just exactly what had taken place there. I was so taken with OO-Ne(or whatever the sea guy's name was) that I wasn't seeing the entire picture until I re-watched it and was horrified.
The changes in his demeanor,and him in the fetal position on the rocks,as beautiful as the water and underwater scenes were there on Arnassk,he was raped,repeatedly AND in front of other people.
This affected him throughout the remainder of the series,not every moment and he didn't spend every episode wailing and whining about what had happened,but it changed him AGAIN,as many things had,from the happy-go -lucky young physicist doing an experiment to a trained killer,as he had to be in order to live and protect,in the UT's.
But maybe others in this thread hadn't gotten to this episode,or maybe it wasn't shown in the UK like some were cut because of content. I do remember my Mum telling me she was SHOCKED that this was being shown on tv. But we watched it in 06,we bought all 4 seasons at once. I only saw one ep on TV.
Nicola
08-30-2007, 08:03 AM
he didn't spend every episode wailing and whining about what had happened,but it changed him AGAIN,as many things had,from the happy-go -lucky young physicist doing an experiment to a trained killer,as he had to be in order to live and protect,in the UT's.
John didn't spend ANY time wailing and whining about it. John Crichton never talks about the thinks that hurt him most deeply (his mothers death, his decent into insanity, his rapes) - but each subsequent episode did touch upon his response to his rape in some way.
Starting with "Lava is a Many Splendored Thing" - his vociferous rejection of Noranti's innocent little pat on his backside - he, like Chiana, can no longer abide being touched, especially if they don't see it coming.
Season 4 is a very dark season - especially if you watch for the effects of their rapes on John and Chiana. Heartbreaking. Chiana manages to put the shattered pieces of her soul back together by "Kansas" but it takes John until "WSS: La Bomba" for him to confront Grayza and say the word 'raped'.
Shocking and heavy storyline. But really interesting. And I loved the way the writers (again) entwined John and Chiana's storyline so that each character's arc highlighted and explained the other.
00Robin
08-30-2007, 02:45 PM
Starting with "Lava is a Many Splendored Thing" - his vociferous rejection of Noranti's innocent little pat on his backside - he, like Chiana, can no longer abide being touched, especially if they don't see it coming.
Season 4 is a very dark season - especially if you watch for the effects of their rapes on John and Chiana. Heartbreaking. Chiana manages to put the shattered pieces of her soul back together by "Kansas" but it takes John until "WSS: La Bomba" for him to confront Grayza and say the word 'raped'.
Shocking and heavy storyline. But really interesting. And I loved the way the writers (again) entwined John and Chiana's storyline so that each character's arc highlighted and explained the other.
yes.yes,yes, and YES...all of it very well put and very well done. NEVER have I ever had a story stay with me as long as this has. Everyone(Ithink)has seen a movie they identify with in some way,or it makes a long impression on them in their lives,but Farscape has and still does with me. Every episode tells me more whether it's the first or the fifth time I've seen it. And most especially sometimes the WORST episode will tell me the most if I watch it enough.
And the darkness Of season 4,not only in story,but in lighting,in the inside colours of Moya. Gone are the golden light days,but the darkening of the story AND it's characters,one by one that shows in everything and in each person. It is even FELT by the viewer...
Great stuff. Forever.
bouyantman
09-15-2007, 09:42 PM
have to say for me...bad timing cause at that time we all didn't know what was going to happen and if there was going to be an ending!
Die Me Dichotomy was probably the most shocking for me, given the way it ended season 2. The second most shocking was Into the Lion's Den part 2 which showed the fate of Talyn and Crais.
fellip_nectar
09-28-2007, 08:04 AM
Jeremiah Crichton - I never quite got over 'The Beard' ;)
DRD 1812
10-04-2007, 11:11 PM
DMD here. For some reason I knew in BT that something twisted was going to happen.
Nicola
10-05-2007, 08:01 AM
DMD here. For some reason I knew in BT that something twisted was going to happen.
:snicker: Actually I did too - but that made it worse for me. I kept waiting for that something twisted to happen and everything that did happen I kept thinking "Is this it?" In fact right at the end I was just breathing a sigh of relief (and heartfelt shippiness), and starting to relax when the twist happened!
Aaaaahhhhhh!
Damn it! They got me again! ;)
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