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Farscape s04e06: Natural Election

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1. Series: Farscape
2. Season: 4
3. Episode number: 6
4. Title: Natural Election
5. Running time: 44 minutes 16 seconds
6. Summary
7. A wormhole predicted by Crichton appears near Moya at the same moment as something attaches itself to the hull from outside, and the crew discovers that the intruder is a giant space plant that secretes an acid dissolving the ship's metal and a waste gas that burns eyes. According to YouTube automatic captions, the plant spreads through Moya's interior and causes the Leviathan increasing pain, while Scorpius remains confined in a cell and the argument over who should command the ship continues in the background.
8. Plot
9. The episode opens with a "Previously on Farscape…" recap delivered by Aeryn.
10. At the same time, Rygel and Sikozu are discussing the selection of a captain for Moya.
11. The wormhole that Crichton predicted appears near Moya, coinciding with a strike against the ship from outside.
12. The crew loses external sensor readings, and D'Argo identifies the thing attached to Moya as a plant.
13. Sikozu explains that the plant secretes an acid that dissolves metal and emits a waste gas that burns eyes, and she warns against shooting it because attacking it makes it eat faster.
14. Scorpius remains confined in a cell on Moya during the crisis, and Chiana initially opposes letting him out.
15. Pilot reports that Moya's pain is increasing and that her senses are overloaded as the plant spreads.
16. Memorable quotes
17. I love shooting things. Don't shoot the plant!
18. And what about the baby?
19. Just come back when you have your story straight.
20. In the episode
21. Wormhole prediction comes true Rygel and Chiana react as a wormhole opens near Moya, validating Crichton's calculations.
22. Stars vanish and Moya convulses The crew discovers that no stars are visible outside and Pilot reports Moya experiencing violent convulsions.
23. Spacewalking reveals a space plant D'Argo and Crichton perform a spacewalk and discover that a massive plant organism has attached itself to Moya's hull.
24. Chiana saves Scorpius from fire Chiana releases the prisoner Scorpius from his cell to escape a fire caused by the plant's acid.
25. Aeryn admits she is pregnant Aeryn reveals to Chiana that she is pregnant and explains why she returned to Moya.
26. Plant invades the ship interior The crew realizes the plant is no longer just on the hull but has begun growing inside Moya's corridors.
27. Paternity secret spreads Rygel and Chiana discuss Aeryn's pregnancy, including the possibility that the child may not be Crichton's.
28. Pilot stops responding Pilot falls silent inside Moya's neural cluster while Crichton and Aeryn try to reach him.
29. Scorpius offers coolant rods Scorpius provides samples from his cooling rods to be used as a treatment against the invasive plant.
30. Crichton and Aeryn prepare to deploy Crichton and Aeryn suit up to carry Scorpius's biological weapon through the plant-infested ship.
31. Drifting toward the wormhole Pilot reports that Moya is drifting directly above the opening wormhole and warns that the ship may be lost.
32. Fungus treatment begins to work Sikozu confirms the vapor mixture is clearing a path through the plant growth as D'Argo helps move Moya.
33. Chiana pulled into the fan The ventilation system catches Chiana, and Rygel struggles to shut it down while Crichton calls for help.
34. Aeryn explains the pregnancy timeline Aeryn tells Crichton she cannot determine who fathered the child because she can carry an embryo in stasis for years.
35. Background
36. The series Farscape was created by Rockne S. O'Bannon, according to the rights holder's channel description.
37. The rights holder's channel description identifies Farscape as a production of The Jim Henson Company.
38. According to the rights holder's channel description, Farscape centers on astronaut John Crichton, played by Ben Browder, who is catapulted across the universe into an alien conflict.
39. Availability
40. The episode is watchable here because the rights holder published the full episode on its own YouTube channel.
41. According to YouTube (Farscape), the official upload, titled "Farscape S4E6 FULL EPISODE | Natural Election", was published by the Farscape channel on 11 October 2025 and runs for 2,656 seconds (about 44 minutes 16 seconds).

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