Farscape — 4x07 — John Quixote
Synopsis
Chiana and Crichton are sucked into a game world ruled over by a virtual Stark, who sends Crichton on a quest to 'Kiss the Princess'. To escape the game, they are forced to battle old friends and enemies in fantastic guises. Meanwhile, aboard Moya, Scorpius escapes and brings the crew under his control.
Filler rating: bad filler
No significant exposition, events, or consequences. And a lame episode on top of that. The final scene where Noranti gives John the drug to help forget about Aeryn is plot relevant later but can be picked up context, especially since the scene is recapped.
Remarkable scenes
- Chiana dragging John into her virtual reality game and getting them stuck in there.
- John uncovering the real princess, Zhaan.
- John: "I'm not a warrior." Noranti: "You carry a weapon." John: "Second amendment."
Review
This whole episode is like a bad acid trip and is almost completely pointless. Cameos like Gilina, Stark, Jool, and Zhaan are fun for long time fans but serve no real purpose as the episode concludes with the lovely cliched classic "it was all a dream" ending. The relationship issues this episode was supposed to explore were barely even touched on; the episode preferring instead to waste most of its time in the whimsical virtual reality, making jokes and vomiting as much Farscape continuity for the fans as possible. Unless you're into episodes like Scratch 'n' Sniff or Taking the Stone for some reason, do yourself a favor and skip this one.