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Farscape s01e02: I, E.T.

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1. Season: 1
2. Episode number: 2
3. Director: Pino Amenta
4. Writer: Sally Lapiduss
5. Original U.S. air date: 30 April 1999
6. Original U.K. air date: 20 December 1999
7. Running time: 48 minutes 17 seconds
8. Summary
9. According to YouTube (Farscape), the episode follows the group as they split up to obtain what they need while Crichton is separated and sheltered by local inhabitants.
10. Plot
11. Pilot identifies the broadcasting device lodged inside Moya as a Paddac beacon, the sort of transmitter that normally receives a control-collar signal from the Peacekeepers.
12. Because removing the device will cause Moya severe pain, the crew decides to make a hasty landing on a nearby planet in search of florium, a substance that can sedate her.
13. Moya sinks into a swamp on landing, leaving the crew to operate on foot.
14. According to YouTube automatic captions, Aeryn and D'Argo provide cover fire while Crichton retrieves the florium.
15. According to YouTube automatic captions, with the beacon removed, Moya is freed of the Peacekeeper tracking signal.
16. Memorable quotes
17. it's using my skull as a maximizer
18. we can stick our heads between our legs and kiss our asses good bye
19. you're covered me in mud because I have no say but in this I have a say and I say no
20. we soon took our revenge and murdered thousands of their women and children we had no alternative to that either
21. In the episode
22. Crew finds a hidden beacon in Moya Pilot and the DRDs locate a Peacekeeper tracking device broadcasting from deep within Moya's neural network.
23. Moya sinks into the swamp Unable to remove or muffle the beacon, the crew lands Moya in a swampy planet, where she begins to sink into the mud.
24. Moya fully submerges Moya sinks completely beneath the surface, trapping the crew and muting the beacon's signal.
25. Plan to harvest chlorum Pilot identifies chlorum as the only anesthetic strong enough for a leviathan, prompting an expedition to the planet's surface.
26. Locals attack the landing party Aeryn and D'Argo encounter hostile locals while scouting for the element and must evade pursuit.
27. Crichton meets the alien boy Crichton encounters a young alien named Fostro near his crashed craft, who shows unexpected curiosity rather than fear.
28. Zhaan offers to share Moya's pain Zhaan volunteers her priestly abilities to bear part of Moya's suffering during the beacon extraction.
29. Extraction procedure begins The crew begins cutting into Moya's neural nexus while Zhaan absorbs a share of the ship's agony.
30. Moya collapses Moya's structural integrity fails under the planet's gravity, forcing the crew to rush the operation.
31. Another alien is captured Aeryn is taken prisoner by the locals, increasing the urgency of the element search.
32. Military swarms the farm Armed soldiers surround the house, forcing Crichton and his hosts to abandon their search.
33. Pilot regains control D'Argo and Aeryn return with the harvested chlorum, and the extraction of the beacon is completed.
34. Moya takes off With the beacon silenced, Moya struggles free of the swamp and lifts off from the planet.
35. Crew leaves the planet behind The crew watches the alien world recede as Moya sails free, reflecting on the encounter.
36. Background
37. According to Wikipedia contributors, Farscape was created by Rockne S. O'Bannon and premiered in North America on the Sci-Fi Channel on 19 March 1999.
38. The episode first aired in the United States on 30 April 1999 and in the United Kingdom on 20 December 1999.
39. The episode was published in full on the Farscape YouTube channel on 23 July 2024, in an upload running approximately 48 minutes 17 seconds.

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