Farscape s01e21: Bone to Be Wild

Series

Farscape^[3]

Season and episode

Season 1, episode 21^[2]

First aired (United States)

21 January 2000^[2]

Directed by

Andrew Prowse^[2]

Upload title

Bone To Be Wild^[1]

Upload published

6 November 2024^[1]

Running time

48 minutes 17 seconds^[1]

What happens in "Bone to Be Wild"?

Aboard the living ship Moya, the crew receives a distress call from a young woman named M'Lee, who is stranded with her family on a nearby asteroid.^[4]

Aeryn Sun boards the offspring and finds a complete synthesis of Leviathan and warship technologies, including an external sonic cannon.^[4] On the asteroid, Ka D'Argo is injured, and Zhaan gives him an herbal remedy to control his internal bleeding.^[4]

This plot summary is drawn from the automatic captions of the rights holder's upload, so names and word timings come from that transcript and may differ from the dialogue as spoken in the broadcast episode.^[4]

0:00 Bone to Be Wild The episode as published by the rights holder, from the opening title sequence to the end.

Memorable quotes

“you are unfit for Duty by any measure I personally intend to see you stripped of rank and office”32:38

“you're back yep you look a lot better thank you I ingested some roots to repair my wounds”38:36

“she has a name it's San she is not dead nor will any harm come to her she's in a test tube Jack through her we might discover medical cures even our future dreamers dare not Envision is that not a fair trade off not to her and not to me”40:46

“we must know when to be strong and when to show compassion thank you thank you as a matter of Honor sometimes we must be willing to give of ourselves”46:42

In the episode

1:01 Moya detects a distress signal Pilot announces a faint distress call coming from a nearby asteroid, and the crew debates whether it could be a Peacekeeper trap.

3:33 Scorpius proposes bombarding the asteroid Scorpius suggests a strategy to the captain, urging they provoke the newborn Leviathan into revealing itself by endangering its mother.

5:00 Crichton, D'Argo, and Zhaan explore the asteroid The trio lands on the asteroid and examines the abundant flora while complaining about the cold, the mud, and their various ailments.

6:00 They find a frightened survivor named M'Lee The crew rescues a terrified girl who claims her family was slaughtered by a creature on the surface.

7:31 Crichton tends to D'Argo's injuries Back at their transport pod, Crichton treats D'Argo's serious internal bleeding while they assess their crippled ship.

8:31 Rygel reveals Peacekeeper alterations to the baby Rygel confides in Crichton that the Peacekeepers genetically altered Moya's offspring into a weapon and warns that the newborn senses it is different.

9:46 Rygel and Crichton inspect the offspring's systems Crichton and Rygel sneak aboard the newborn Leviathan, marveling at its blend of living ship and warship technology.

12:01 Scorpius confronts Crais about his failures Scorpius visits Crais's quarters to belittle his command performance and suggest he is unfit to captain the ship.

16:01 D'Argo learns Zhaan has been taken D'Argo realizes that the creature has captured and likely eaten Zhaan, and he insists on leading the search himself.

20:01 M'Lee reveals her true nature as a predator The survivor confesses to Crichton that she is a Calore, a creature that feeds on the bones of sentient beings.

26:02 Crichton bargains with Emily Crichton confronts Emily and proposes a deal, offering to take her to a new food source if she agrees to release her hostages.

34:01 D'Argo reports that Zhaan is missing D'Argo returns to Moya and informs the crew that the creature abducted Zhaan and took her to her eating grounds.

40:04 Crichton discovers Zhaan preserved in a tube Crichton stumbles upon Bernie's lab and finds Zhaan stored in a specimen tube, leading to a physical fight with the botanist.

43:35 Zhaan is rescued from Emily's lair The crew tracks down Zhaan and confronts the creature, successfully recovering their friend from the dangerous predator.

Air date, credits and where to watch

"Bone to Be Wild" is the twenty-first episode of the first season of Farscape, a science fiction series created by Rockne S. O'Bannon that premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel on 19 March 1999.^[2][3] The episode first aired in the United States on 21 January 2000 and was directed by Andrew Prowse.^[2] The first season ran on the Sci-Fi Channel; the series was canceled after its fourth season and continued in a three-hour miniseries, The Peacekeeper Wars, directed by Brian Henson.^[3]

The episode can be watched on this page because the rights holder published it on its own YouTube channel, Farscape, which had 88.2 thousand subscribers when read on 20 September 2026.^[1] The upload, published on 6 November 2024, runs 2,897 seconds and carries the title Bone To Be Wild, which differs from the episode's title.^[1]