What changed

Farscape s04e06: Natural Election

Comparing version 6 (23 October 2026, 15:11 UTC, imported from the content file) with version 6 (23 October 2026, 15:11 UTC, imported from the content file).

The text is identical between these two versions; the change was to the references or the provenance, not to what the page says.

1. Series: Farscape, season 4
2. Episode: 6 of season 4
3. Uploaded to YouTube: 11 October 2025, by the Farscape channel
4. Upload views: 22,511
5. Farscape YouTube channel subscribers: 88.2 thousand
6. Summary
7. Natural Election is the sixth episode of season 4 of the science fiction television series Farscape. According to YouTube (Farscape), the episode follows John Crichton, who correctly predicts the appearance of a wormhole near the living ship Moya. YouTube (Farscape) records that at the same time, a giant space plant captures Moya, and the crew is forced to deal with both events together.
8. What happens in "Natural Election"?
9. According to YouTube automatic captions, as the episode opens, Crichton tells Aeryn that he has predicted a wormhole and is certain one will appear in space near Moya. YouTube automatic captions record that the crew debates what to do, and tensions rise between those who want to stay and those who think the ship should move.
10. YouTube automatic captions state that before anyone can leave, a giant space plant extends a long arm, seizes Moya, and begins pulling the ship toward itself. The crew realizes that the plant is feeding on Moya and that the Leviathan is being drained. Crichton insists that the wormhole he predicted will still open and presses the others to trust him. Rygel and others question whether the wormhole will really appear at all, and the disagreement grows heated.
11. According to YouTube automatic captions, Pilot warns that Moya cannot break free of the plant on her own and that the ship is losing power. The crew tries several plans to free Moya, including attempts to cut or burn the plant's arm, none of which succeed at first.
12. YouTube automatic captions record that as the wormhole begins to form, the plant releases Moya. The ship moves clear of the creature, and the wormhole opens near the position Crichton predicted. The episode closes with the crew still aboard Moya, having escaped the plant and now facing the wormhole that Crichton said would come.
13. Memorable quotes
14. I suspect inopportune timing, but I require some assistance.
15. I figure a relationship... the kind we're not having... is based on trust.
16. I would put my life in your hands. But not my heart.
17. Just come back... when you have your story straight.
18. In the episode
19. Crichton predicts a wormhole Aeryn joins Crichton and he announces a wormhole is about to open.
20. Stars vanish outside Moya The crew wakes to darkness and Pilot reports Moya is convulsing from an unknown attack.
21. A space plant is discovered Crichton and D'Argo identify a sprawling herbage flora wrapped around the ship.
22. Acid fires erupt across Moya Sparks fly as the plant secretes corrosive gunk that dissolves metal throughout the vessel.
23. Aeryn reveals her pregnancy D'Argo and Aeryn discuss her condition and the possibility the child may not be Crichton's.
24. Sikozu warns against shooting She countermands the attack, explaining the plant eats faster when harmed.
25. Dead roots invade the ship Pilot reports the plant has breached Moya's hull and is spreading inside.
26. The crew debates Aeryn's baby Rygel, Chiana, and D'Argo weigh the news and swear Crichton to secrecy.
27. Crichton consults Scorpius He seeks help in the cell, and Scorpius offers his cooling rods as a weapon against the plant.
28. Crichton learns the secret D'Argo confirms Chiana told him that Aeryn is unsure of the child's parentage.
29. Lo'la arrives to tow Moya D'Argo's vessel tries to pull the Leviathan clear of an imminent wormhole.
30. Countdown to the wormhole Pilot counts down while the crew readies the DRDs to ignite the radioactive mist.
31. Chiana nearly falls into the fan She dangles over a wind tunnel until Rygel shuts the fans off and saves her.
32. D'Argo is elected captain Pilot announces the tally and names D'Argo the new leader of the crew.
33. Air date, credits and where to watch
34. According to Wikipedia contributors, the episode list also credits the writing to Sophie C. Hopkins and the direction to Ian Watson. In the series as a whole, the episode sits in the middle of Farscape's fourth season: it runs as the sixth entry of that season, between episode 5 and episode 7.
35. The episode is watchable here because the rights holder published a full-episode upload of Natural Election on its own Farscape YouTube channel on 11 October 2025.

Back to the page · Suggest a change