A Human Reaction (20 Aug. 1999)

A wormhole appears before Moya, the crew can see Earth on the other side. Crichton flies down the wormhole to the world he left behind. But when the rest of the crew comes looking for him, ... See full summary »

Director:

Rowan Woods

Writers:

Rockne S. O'Bannon (creator), Justin Monjo

Stars:

Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Virginia Hey

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Ben Browder	...	John Crichton
Claudia Black	...	Officer Aeryn Sun
Virginia Hey	...	Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan
Anthony Simcoe	...	Ka D'Argo
Kent McCord	...	Jack Crichton
Phillip Gordon	...	Ray Wilson
Lani John Tupu	...	Pilot (voice) (as Lani Tupu)
Richard Sydenham	...	Cobb
Gigi Edgley	...	Chiana
Frankie Davidson	...	Newsstand Guy
Albert Mensah	...	Dialectic
Andy Cachia	...	Technician
Selina Muller	...	Woman on Beach
Jonathan Hardy	...	Dominar Rygel XVI (voice)

Storyline

A wormhole appears before Moya, the crew can see Earth on the other side. Crichton flies down the wormhole to the world he left behind. But when the rest of the crew comes looking for him, Crichton's loyalties are tested does he side with his new found friends, or Earth.

---

Genres:

Adventure | Sci-Fi

---

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 August 1999 (Australia)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min (DVD)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan: John Crichton, remember, there's a part of me inside you. Take care of it.
John Crichton: I will.

User Reviews

John finds home

As this episode begins it looks as if all Crichton's prayers have been answered; Moya has come across a wormhole and a planet can be seen thought it: Earth! With only a limited amount of time before it destabilises he quickly says his good byes before setting off in the Farscape module. He lands on a beach in Australia but doesn't get the reception he'd expected; he is tranquilised and taken into custody by suspicious military personal who tell him the worm hole has been there since he left and the governments of Earth have been worrying about what might come through next. What does come through is one of Moya's pods; it is carrying Aeryn, D'Argo and Rygel; not surprisingly they are met with great suspicion. Rygel starts to get ill and the next thing Crichton knows he is having an autopsy performed on him; they tell Crichton that Rygel died but he doesn't believe it and knows it is only a matter of time before Aeryn and D'Argo meet the same fate. After D'Argo is taken away Aeryn overpowers one of the guards; now Crichton will have to decide whose side he is on; his friends or humanity.

When this episode started I expected it to be a weaker outing; after all we can guess something must happen to stop Crichton staying on Earth or it would be a very short series! Thankfully though the way he is kept with Moya and her crew involved a good twist which I hadn't seen coming. It came as quite a shock when Rygel died... whether the twist means he isn't dead or whether he was killed off to make room for Chiana I won't spoil; you'll just have to watch the episode! Guest star Kent McCord does a decent job as Crichton's father and the regular cast perform well as expected; especially Claudia Black as Aeryn... it seemed strange seeing her in a dress rather than her Peacekeeper uniform though! Over all this is a good stand alone episode that might not be action packed but has a good story, has some good tense moments and a nice twist at the end.