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Farscape s01e20: The Hidden Memory

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1. Series: Farscape
2. Season: 1
3. Episode number: 20
4. Director: Ian Watson (per Wikipedia contributors)
5. Writer: Justin Monjo (per Wikipedia contributors)
6. First aired: 14 January 2000 (United States)
7. Running time: 48 minutes 17 seconds
8. Available on: Official Farscape channel on YouTube
9. Plot
10. Aeryn Sun is told that Crichton has been captured and is being probed by the Peacekeepers using an Aurora chair to extract wormhole knowledge from his memory. According to YouTube automatic captions, at the same time, Zhaan tells the crew that Moya has begun an unexpected birthing cycle and that there is something wrong with her child, while D'Argo and Aeryn resolve to infiltrate the Gammak base together to rescue Crichton.
11. On the base, Scorpius demands that Crichton reveal what is in his mind, but Crichton insists he is blocking nothing, using the memory of kissing Aeryn on the Zanian to shield the wormhole information. According to YouTube automatic captions, Scorpius and Crais clash over authority, with Crais refusing to be subjected to the chair himself.
12. According to YouTube automatic captions, the crew uses rocks above the base to hide their activity from sensors, and Zhaan makes preparations to use explosives and access shafts to descend to Gammak.
13. Jool contacts Crichton in his cell and warns him to keep his back to the surveillance camera so his lips cannot be read, then attempts to unlock his door with an encrypted device she made from scrap. According to YouTube automatic captions, she reaches Crichton and tells him that Aeryn is coming and that he is protecting her with the memory he is blocking from the chair.
14. Memorable quotes
15. Zhaan why don't you stay here John might need me if he gets damaged by the chair then I can help him
16. you will never order me again I will track you down and kill you officer on that I give you my vow
17. it's a decision she made on her own
18. it's only about the time I kissed the girl
19. In the episode
20. Rygel explains Aeryn's rescue Aeryn wakes in sickbay as Rygel informs her that John Crichton is a captive on a Peacekeeper base being interrogated.
21. Chiana volunteers for the rescue Aeryn insists on going after Crichton, and Chiana offers to join her, arguing she is strong enough to infiltrate the base.
22. Crichton fights the chair On the base, Scorpius uses the aurora chair to forcibly extract memories from Crichton, who struggles against the device.
23. Stark reveals his encoder Inside his cell, Stark shows Zhaan a small device he has built from scrap, capable of unlocking the door but only through trial and error.
24. Aeryn makes contact Chiana secretly communicates with Crichton through a neural link, warning him to keep his back to the camera so he cannot be heard.
25. Moya prepares for birth Pilot reports that Moya's data stores indicate the offspring must be delivered quickly, and Rygel begins arranging coolant to aid the process.
26. Scorpius pushes harder Back on the base, Scorpius intensifies his interrogation of Crichton, demanding to know what memory he is shielding from the chair.
27. Scorpius reveals his past Scorpius shares a fabricated story of his impoverished origins and rise through Peacekeeper ranks, claiming Crichton's wormhole knowledge will elevate him further.
28. Braca confronts Scorpius Captain Braca challenges Scorpius's authority, insisting he will not permit Crichton to be subjected to the chair against regulations.
29. Stark explains his ability Stark tells D'Argo of his heritage as a Banik slave, explaining how his people can permanently block thoughts from the aurora chair.
30. The memory is exposed Scorpius finally breaches Crichton's mental barriers and discovers the real secret he has been hiding: a kiss with Aeryn.
31. Moya begins equalizing pressure Moya initiates a dangerous vacuum equalization in preparation for birth, forcing everyone aboard to find pressure tanks for safety.
32. Braca meets the stranger Captain Braca, now strapped to the chair, is confronted by a scarred figure whose voice he fails to recognize at first.
33. D'Argo prepares to cut the vent Pilot reports that the offspring is lodged in the birthing vent with weapons primed, prompting D'Argo to descend and cut it free.
34. The offspring is freed A low-level blast fires from the offspring, tearing it loose from Moya and leaving the ship intact as Chiana covers their escape.
35. Background
36. According to the List of Farscape episodes, The Hidden Memory was directed by Ian Watson and written by Justin Monjo, with a production code of #10120, and first aired in the United States on 14 January 2000. Farscape was created by Rockne S. O'Bannon and ran from 19 March 1999 to 21 March 2003.
37. The episode is watchable here because the rights holder, the official Farscape channel, published the full episode on its own YouTube channel on 18 October 2024. The upload runs for 2,897 seconds, approximately 48 minutes and 17 seconds.
38. In the series
39. The Hidden Memory is the twentieth episode of the first season of Farscape.
40. 1999-03-19: Farscape begins its original run, created by Rockne S. O'Bannon.
41. 2000-01-14: The Hidden Memory first airs in the United States.
42. 2003-03-21: Farscape concludes its original run.
43. 2024-10-18: The full episode is published to the official Farscape YouTube channel.
44. 2024-10-18: YouTube upload runtime measured at 2,897 seconds.
45. 2024-10-18: Farscape channel displays approximately 88,100 subscribers as self-reported by YouTube.

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