Farscape s02e11: Look at the Princess, Part 1: A Kiss Is But a Kiss

Series

Farscape^[1][3]

Season

2^[1]

Episode number

11^[1]

Running time

44 minutes 16 seconds^[1]

Publisher of upload

Farscape (official YouTube channel)^[1]

Upload date

10 January 2025^[1]

What happens in "Look at the Princess, Part 1: A Kiss Is But a Kiss"?

The episode opens with John Crichton arguing with Aeryn Sun about flying his Farscape module and complimenting her scented hair.^[4] They then land on a Sebacean breakaway colony world that has remained independent of the Peacekeepers for 1,900 cycles.^[4]

The visit coincides with the coronation of a new royal couple, but the princess still has no prince.^[1] Once the crew reach the surface, Pilot and Zhaan choose to reveal Moya to Scorpius, making it appear that the whole crew is aboard, to draw him into a chase.^[4]

As the first half of a two-part story, the episode leaves the outcome of the coronation and Crichton's role in it unresolved, and the second part continues the events of the landing and the search for the princess's prince.^[4]

Memorable quotes

“I don't love your daughter how could you you just met why don't you let your son be king”22:20

“I won't make you miserable I'm sorry Princess katala will you consent to marry me”24:23

“Cameron Diaz Buffy the Vampire Slayer will be dead well you may never see these people again”38:42

In the episode

0:00 Docking practice with Aeryn John and Aeryn argue while practicing module maneuvers and banter about hair and personal habits.

2:30 Moya trapped by cannons The ship comes under the targeting of self-tracking pulse cannons and must choose between surrender and destruction.

4:30 Rygel claims royalty Rygel declares himself Dominar of the Hynan Empire and negotiates the crew's acceptance by the Breakaway colonists.

5:34 John and Aeryn break off John asks for space and announces he is going down to the planet while Aeryn stays behind.

8:36 Princess encounters compatibility The princess and her brother argue over her suitor's failure to mate and the looming transfer of the throne.

11:39 Scorpius reaches the planet Pilot confirms that Scorpius's command carrier has arrived and sits at the cannon perimeter around the planet.

14:31 John proves compatible John kisses the princess and the onlookers react with shock that a stranger is genetically compatible with her.

17:30 Moya disappears The crew below learns from flight control that Moya is no longer orbiting and was not seen crashing.

19:30 D'Argo reveals Scorpius deal D'Argo admits Scorpius offered him a deal to hand over John in exchange for the others being spared.

24:36 John agrees to marry After speaking with the princess, John consents to the marriage despite his reservations.

28:00 Chiana confronts Aeryn Chiana argues with Aeryn about her feelings for John and urges her to act before it is too late.

36:32 The eighty cycle statute John learns that newlyweds are turned into statues for eighty cycles to govern before being returned to flesh.

40:01 Aeryn declines best man John asks Aeryn to be his best man and she replies that she is now with Chiana and will not attend.

Air date, credits and where to watch

Look at the Princess, Part 1: A Kiss Is But a Kiss is the eleventh episode of the second season of Farscape and the first half of a two-part story.^[1][2] Farscape was created by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by The Jim Henson Company.^[1] The rights holder published the full episode on its official YouTube channel on 10 January 2025; the upload runs 2,656 seconds, about 44 minutes and 16 seconds, and carries English auto-generated captions.^[1] The channel's title, "Look At The Princess Part 1: A Kiss Is But a Kiss", is not the episode's title, but a reader who arrived from the channel is on the same episode.^[1]