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Farscape s02e14: Beware of Dog

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1. Series: Farscape
2. Season: Season 2
3. Episode number: 14
4. Running time: 44 minutes 16 seconds
5. Uploaded to YouTube: 18 January 2025
6. Summary
7. Beware of Dog is episode 14 of season 2 of Farscape, the science fiction series created by Rockne S. O'Bannon that ran for four seasons from 1999 to 2003. According to the rights holder's logline for the episode, the crew of the living ship Moya discover they have unwanted guests hidden aboard and turn to alien trackers for a forced game of hide-and-seek. D'Argo is bitten by one of the stowaways and falls seriously ill, prompting the others to hunt for the creature and to try to keep him alive while they search.
8. What happens in "Beware of Dog"?
9. The episode centers on D'Argo, who is bitten by an unseen creature aboard Moya and becomes seriously ill from an alien toxin. Zhaan treats the wound and reports that D'Argo appears to have developed a secondary infection of an unknown type.
10. To find the creature, the crew uses the Vorr to track and flush it rather than firing on it, and they plan to deploy a gas grenade in a confined space. The episode plays out this game of hide-and-seek across Moya's corridors, with the crew improvising ways to corner and flush the stowaway while racing to keep D'Argo alive.
11. Memorable quotes
12. you're going to be fine don't lie to me I brought the fing thing on board this is all my fault
13. a hideous experience it was actually feeding off my Essence my thoughts and it would have done the same to all of you
14. says he's going to get me says he already has I just don't know it yet why didn't you kill him when you had the chance I tried tried but I couldn't something stop me something inside
15. In the episode
16. Pilot warns Crichton about isolation Pilot tells John Crichton that his odd behavior may be signs of space-induced strain.
17. Merchants offer a parasite killer Traders bring a small creature aboard, claiming it hunts a deadly parasite that wiped out an infested ship.
18. Crichton records a distress message John records a plea for help, describing his wormhole journey and pursuit by an enemy commander.
19. Officer Sun questions Crichton Aeryn reports Crichton's distraction to Commander Crais, suggesting his target may have been imaginary.
20. D'Argo struggles to track the VOR D'Argo complains about chasing the small creature through the ship as it searches for the parasite.
21. The VOR catches a scent Chiana announces the small creature has picked up a trail, and the crew scrambles to follow.
22. D'Argo finds a hostile creature D'Argo encounters the parasite in a maintenance bay and calls for help as it attacks him.
23. Zhaan confirms D'Argo is poisoned Zhaan diagnoses a secondary infection in D'Argo, and the crew discusses using the VOR to flush out the parasite.
24. Zhaan needs a venom sample Zhaan tells the crew they must capture the parasite alive because its venom degrades quickly after death.
25. The creature stalks the crew Crichton releases the VOR, which leads the drone to track the parasite into an air duct above him.
26. The captured creature is harmless Zhaan examines the captured VOR and finds no toxin, raising doubts about what poisoned D'Argo.
27. Theory of a shape-shifting VOR Crichton proposes the VOR has two forms and is hunting a separate, unseen parasite on board.
28. Zhaan translates the VOR Zhaan communicates with the VOR through her bond with Moya, and it signals the parasite is still present.
29. The VOR leads the way The crew accepts a risky deal, releasing the VOR to hunt the parasite through Moya's corridors.
30. The parasite hunts Rygel The unseen parasite corners Rygel in his chambers and the VOR arrives to drive it off.
31. Blood trail reveals a trap Aeryn and Crichton follow a blood trail and realize the parasite is deliberately leading them into an ambush.
32. Discovery of the cocoon The VOR leads them to a chamber where they find a person cocooned by the parasite.
33. Rygel describes his ordeal The rescued Rygel recounts how the parasite copied him, fed on his mind, and tried to lay eggs.
34. Pilot explains the parasite Pilot reveals the parasite hid in a crate and was feeding on his essence while impersonating him.
35. Crichton confesses about Scorpius Crichton admits he nearly shot Aeryn because he is hearing intrusive whispers from his enemy, Scorpius.
36. Scorpius whispers a warning Scorpius's voice tells Crichton that a trap is closing and he has already lost.
37. Air date, credits and where to watch
38. It is the fourteenth episode of the second season of Farscape, which was created by Rockne S. O'Bannon and ran for four seasons from 1999 to 2003. The episode is watchable on this page because the rights holder, the Farscape channel on YouTube, published it there; the upload was placed online on 18 January 2025 and runs for 2656 seconds, about 44 minutes.

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