Farscape s01e22: Family Ties

Series

Farscape^[2]

Season

1^[2]

Episode number

22^[2]

First aired (United States)

28 January 2000^[2]

Running time

48 minutes 17 seconds^[1]

Uploaded to YouTube

7 November 2024^[1]

Premise

"Family Ties" is the season 1 finale of Farscape, the science fiction series following the escaped astronaut John Crichton and the alien crew of the living ship Moya.^[3] The upload's description presents the episode as the crew offering their final goodbyes while a Peacekeeper search party bears down on them.^[1] It is the twenty-second and final episode of the first season.^[2]

What happens in "Family Ties"?

Ahead of a Peacekeeper search party's arrival, the crew of Moya gathers, and its members exchange what each of them describes as final words before contact.^[4] The whole episode is framed as a parting, with the crew saying their final goodbyes while they await the search party the Peacekeepers have sent after them.^[1] The automatic captions are too unreliable to place any further events in order, so this page leaves out anything not clear from the spoken dialogue.^[4]

0:00 Family Ties The full episode as published by the rights holder on the Farscape YouTube channel, from the opening of the broadcast to the end.^[1]

Memorable quotes

“tell you this for free I will not be taken alive I've been in the goddamn chair and I am not going back in it”4:15

“now I've become similarly affected sorry I didn't get a chance to meet your son jothy I miss being a part of his life more and more each day”19:55

“officer sun if by some strange Quirk you survive your current situation and we managed to encounter each other again I hope that our relationship away from the peacekeepers will be a much different one next time”44:01

In the episode

0:32 Rygel pilots a transport into a peacekeeper ship Aeryn Sun records a warning message aimed at Rygel as he abandons Moya and flies directly toward the command carrier.

2:03 Scorpius interrogates Rygel about wormhole knowledge Scorpius presses the captured Hynerian Dominar for information on John Crichton's wormhole expertise.

3:46 Moya's crew debate escape options Pilot, D'Argo, Zhaan, and Chiana argue about plans while discussing Moya's baby and the captive Scorpius.

5:33 Crais arrives at the carrier and meets Scorpius Captain Crais reappears aboard the command carrier, where Scorpius asserts dominance and treats him as expendable.

7:30 Zhaan prepares volatile chemical explosives Chiana and Zhaan work with lutrol oil and cronite shavings to assemble a highly unstable explosive mixture.

8:33 Pilot considers leaving on his own Prowler Pilot informs Aeryn he is thinking about departing Moya in a Prowler to save himself.

10:32 D'Argo records a message for his son D'Argo dictates a farewell message intended for his son Jothee, knowing he may not survive.

13:00 Crais and Rygel are brought before Scorpius The two traitors stand together while Scorpius intimidates them about their usefulness.

15:34 Crais requests asylum aboard Moya Crais appears outside Moya asking for protection, citing his desire to escape Scorpius.

19:32 Zhaan injects the chemical catalyst Zhaan and Chiana carefully arm the cronite containers with the explosive catalyst as loading nears completion.

25:02 Crew draws lots for the suicide mission D'Argo insists on volunteering to fly the loaded transport despite the rest of the crew's protests.

37:31 D'Argo flies the explosive transport D'Argo pilots the rigged transport toward the enemy as Scorpius orders pursuit.

45:29 Moya starbursts to freedom Pilot urges Moya to flee with Talyn before the command carrier can stop her, forcing an emotional departure from John and D'Argo.

Air date, credits and where to watch

"Family Ties" first aired in the United States on 28 January 2000.^[2] As the season's closing installment it is more than an ordinary entry in the run, and the upload's own description frames it around the crew's final goodbyes as they await the Peacekeeper search party.^[1] The rights holder published the full episode on its Farscape YouTube channel on 7 November 2024, which is why it can be watched here; as of September 2026 the channel had 88.2 thousand subscribers.^[1]

1. 2000-01-28 Episode first airs in the United States, per the episode list.^[2]
2. 2024-11-07 Full episode published by the Farscape channel on YouTube.^[1]
3. 2026-05-03 Episode list confirms Family Ties is season 1, episode 22, and the season 1 finale.^[2]