Bryn Conwy
09-27-2002, 03:11 PM
Been debating posting this one for awhile(worried that i'll just sound like i'm advertizing something of mine) - i guess i am going to post it now because...the show is a diamond in the rough - fine acting, writing, chemistry, production, and heart have all converged into one location to produce something that has shown the ability to touch people's hearts - there is just something real about the show that draws you in...and my god it's subtle
you start watching just out of curiosity, or maybe you were referred to it by another friend/acquaintence
you think it is pretty cool, but unless you started with the first episode you probably are a little lost as to what is going on...BUT something keeps you there to catch it again next time - after a few weeks you begin to understand where the plot is going and who the basic characters are
by the end of a season you've developed a vested interest in the characters on the show, their struggles, hurts, joys, :D really cool guns:D - there are stand alone episodes, but more often or not they actually add significantly to the overall character development or plotlines - then comes one of the most intruiging(at least for me) curveballs ever thrown at my face in serial television...John is twinned - I know some may say been there done that, BUT this one is different: its made into a longterm issue with deep and lasting results - before it is just John, but after the twinning BOTH TJ and MJ understandably want to be the one in the relationship with Aeryn - and even though most of us saw it coming from a mile off, the situation was acted, scripted, and filmed so phenomenally that when TJ died it still hit you like a hammer
And then what did they do? They had the "gall" to be consistent and deal with the affects of everything that had happened to both Johns and Aeryn - one person i know put it this way: "Fractures was so REAL it hurt." - anyway i'm beginning to ramble and i have to get back to my point before i loose you all(if i havn't already)
This little bit of the show is why Farscape is for me, and why i think it is absolutely the best thing to hit TV since B5(and given time will surpass it and become number one on the list) - the reason i also mentioned the TJ/MJ/Aeryn knot is that of all the episodes of Season Three the last 20-25 min of Icarus Abides stood out to me as something singularly special, and it moved this mediocre poet to slap down a few lines as a quick method of catharsis after watching it the first time:
A Warrior lay on death's dark door
A mortal wound his body bore
Companions watched him all around
But in this moment peace he found
This man had fought with many foes
and friends had suffered many woes
A voice that almost drove him mad
A homeland lost with all he had
He fought, and clawed, and kicked, and screamed
To wake up from this awful dream
He beat the foes and slew the voice
But in the end he had no choice
To save his friends, protect his love
He struck like lightning from above
He saved them all, and then came home
And die he did, but not alone.
This show is a rare jewel...its depictions of love, honor, friendship, and hope are ones that are both real and inspiring
This epic deserves nothing less than to have its final verses penned in a way that will be remembered long after we have shuffled off this mortal coil
you start watching just out of curiosity, or maybe you were referred to it by another friend/acquaintence
you think it is pretty cool, but unless you started with the first episode you probably are a little lost as to what is going on...BUT something keeps you there to catch it again next time - after a few weeks you begin to understand where the plot is going and who the basic characters are
by the end of a season you've developed a vested interest in the characters on the show, their struggles, hurts, joys, :D really cool guns:D - there are stand alone episodes, but more often or not they actually add significantly to the overall character development or plotlines - then comes one of the most intruiging(at least for me) curveballs ever thrown at my face in serial television...John is twinned - I know some may say been there done that, BUT this one is different: its made into a longterm issue with deep and lasting results - before it is just John, but after the twinning BOTH TJ and MJ understandably want to be the one in the relationship with Aeryn - and even though most of us saw it coming from a mile off, the situation was acted, scripted, and filmed so phenomenally that when TJ died it still hit you like a hammer
And then what did they do? They had the "gall" to be consistent and deal with the affects of everything that had happened to both Johns and Aeryn - one person i know put it this way: "Fractures was so REAL it hurt." - anyway i'm beginning to ramble and i have to get back to my point before i loose you all(if i havn't already)
This little bit of the show is why Farscape is for me, and why i think it is absolutely the best thing to hit TV since B5(and given time will surpass it and become number one on the list) - the reason i also mentioned the TJ/MJ/Aeryn knot is that of all the episodes of Season Three the last 20-25 min of Icarus Abides stood out to me as something singularly special, and it moved this mediocre poet to slap down a few lines as a quick method of catharsis after watching it the first time:
A Warrior lay on death's dark door
A mortal wound his body bore
Companions watched him all around
But in this moment peace he found
This man had fought with many foes
and friends had suffered many woes
A voice that almost drove him mad
A homeland lost with all he had
He fought, and clawed, and kicked, and screamed
To wake up from this awful dream
He beat the foes and slew the voice
But in the end he had no choice
To save his friends, protect his love
He struck like lightning from above
He saved them all, and then came home
And die he did, but not alone.
This show is a rare jewel...its depictions of love, honor, friendship, and hope are ones that are both real and inspiring
This epic deserves nothing less than to have its final verses penned in a way that will be remembered long after we have shuffled off this mortal coil