John’s meltdown and subsequent despair seems genuine.
I can
believe he has finally reached the breaking point and is
emotionally
paralyzed.

I never got the feeling from previous eps that John was the
only crew
member who ever had a decent plan so, why isn’t someone
else
doing something constructive? Chiana & Rygel seem to be
themselves but, what’s happened to D’argo? He’s so placid
that I
expect him to appear with flowers in his hair singing the
Luxan
rendition of “Tiptoe Through the Tulips”. Is sex with Chiana
cleansing
his brain? And Aeryn. She seems to be alternating between
pensiveness and a high state of piss-off. One would think
she would
have taken charge of the situation by now since it’s obvious
John has
had a meltdown. I understand she is struggling with her
feelings for
John but, would “the Aeryn we knew” be so completely
unhinged?

I sat agog when John jumped out of the transport ship and
somehow
floated to nearby vessel sans gear. Even a die-hard sci-fi
fan such as
myself couldn’t suspend disbelief over that trick (a thousand
humble
apologies, Fleur).

I don’t expect wildly heroic acts or neatly wrapped-up
solutions. I like
the fact that the Farscape characters are multifaceted &
exhibit more
normal reactions than the squeaky clean Star Trek
characters (no
offense, I’m a Trek fan, as well). However, in part II the
characters just
didn’t ring true to me. I’ll be watching the tape again this
weekend,
maybe a 2nd viewing will bring something new to light. ;) D