Rapid Reviews - Exercise Shows

Farscape [2-05]: The Way We Weren't: Chiana finds a video of Moya's first pilot. Brutal start. And brutal much of the way through as both Pilot and Aeryn have to deal with their involvement in the death of the first pilot. There isn't a lot to say about this one except... wow. Very nicely done. This is my favorite episode so far.

Farscape [2-06]: Picture if You Will: Chiana is given a picture that apparently shows the future. And fun fun fun ensues! Ok, this one was nasty at first, particularly Chiana's fate. While watching it I got my first sense of watching old-school science fantasy a la Doctor Who, with the alternate universe-y thing and the not quite perfect effects. I mostly enjoyed that aspect, though it seemed somewhat unreal considering the age of this show. Overall, not a bad episode. Mildly recommended.

Farscape [2-07]: Home on the Remains: When the ship runs out of food, Chiana takes the crew back to her old haunts. Seeing how a couple of old friends react to Chiana fleshed out her character a bit more. But overall, this wasn't a very strong episode in my opinion. Lots of neat concepts, but it was clear from the start who the "bad guy" was, and a couple of things were left unexplained or hanging. And I'm not sure I buy the relationship forming between Chiana and D'Argo. Not horrible, but only very mildly recommended.