John Quixote

Season 4, Episode 7, Aired
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While on a transport pod, Chiana nags Crichton to try out a virtual reality game. A transmission comes through from D'Argo concerning a problem with Scorpius. Despite this, Chiana pulls Crichton into one of the games, where they become trapped., and the only way out is to complete the game.moreless
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  • A funny episode where Chiana and Crichton end up in the Matrix!

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    By Jungchen_isti, Apr 19, 2007 Report Abuse
    Well, that was a funny episode! After the cartoon episode in Looney Tunes version, we get this Matrix Fairy Tale Story.
    While on a transport pod, Chiana wants Crichton to try out a virtual reality device. They both end up in it, and need to fulfill a mission inside to get out again.
    In the meantime, we hear that something happened with Scorpius on Moya, but don't really know what it is.
    After having found the 'green door' which is supposed to let them out of the matrix, the story goes on normally.
    Scorpius escaped his cell and has Aeryn on his side! He controls pilot with a brain device! So, is the bad Scorpius finally back? No! In fact John and Chiana are still inside the virtual world!
    Most of the episode made me laugh, especially the gay D'Argo or the ogre Crais! I didn't like the blond Aeryn though!
    I was also very captivated by Scorpius getting bad again, and thought: "My God, how are they gonna get out of that situation?" or "Aeryn, what the hell are you doing?"
    What a relief to know it was just all a dream... Or was it not?
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  • Ben Browder's ego gets in the way or classic character development?

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    By BadgerBorg, Mar 11, 2007 Report Abuse
    So, after last season's homage to Chuck Jones & the 50's cartoon we get "Super Mario Farscape", Ben Browder's take on the video game industry, - a sort of Matrix with laughs. The episode was certainly entertaining with numerous tricks & turns.

    However, it isn't really acceptable to grab as many pop culture references as you can think of and shove them into 45 minutes and call it an episode. I spent more time trying to work out where the bits had come from, rather than enjoying the show.

    Were there any positives? Well, as usual the cast threw themselves into it all with skill and gusto, and seeing Claudia Black as a Simpering Southern Belle was a surprising pleasure.

    I think you could say that the episode was uncomfortably self indulgent, and had it followed on from the dreadful three opening shows of this season it would probably have been all over for me. Except, of course, for Aeryn's haunting last line, "I heard I was a Princess". It summed up perfectly how John & Aeryn's relationship has soured. Alas our beautiful Peacekeeper is no longer John's Princess. Another example of the priceless writing this series is gifted with.moreless

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    • Goof: The VW van that houses the Delvian priest has its driver's side on the right of the vehicle, as is common in Australia where the show was filmed. But because this world is supposedly based on John's memories, the driver's side should be on the left, as it is in the USA. Edit
    • Nitpick: The game Zhaan played by Virginia Hey is noticeably different than the real Zhaan played by the actress in previous seasons. The real Zhaan had gold scale-like markings on the skin of her forehead, but the game Zhaan's skin was a uniform blue color. The lines of the bald cap is also noticeable if you look, whereas when Virginia was playing the role as a regular cast member she shaved her head. Edit
    • The horns on Ogre Crais are the same ones used for the sacrificed goat in "What Was Lost". Edit

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    • At one point, Stark's voice comes out of Scorpius' mouth. One of the insiders' reasons for this is because Paul Goddard originally read for the role of Scorpius, trying out for it before Wayne Pygram auditioned. Edit
    • Male Delvian: (to Chiana) Very good, little nixa! The only time the slang term "nixa" was previously used in the series was in the episode "Taking the Stone". Rowan Woods, who plays the Male Delvian in this episode, was the director of "Taking the Stone". Woods actually filmed his scenes for this episode while directing "I Shrink, Therefore I Am". Edit
    • This episode was the second episode written by star Ben Browder, the first being season three's "Green-Eyed Monster". Edit

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    • Zhaan: What is it that you wish of me John Crichton? A kiss? Have you wasted my death - and the deaths of so many others? Crichton: I don't know. Zhaan: Then I suggest you find out- before anyone else dies for the love of you. Edit
    • Noranti: A warrior needs clarity. Crichton: I'm not a warrior. Noranti: You carry a weapon. Crichton: Second Amendment. Edit
    • Crichton: (as they prepare to battle the ogre) You up for this? It's gonna be fun. Chiana: Let's screw the pooch- I'm all about fun! Edit

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    • Stark: When your body is dead, your mind will live here, with us, to strut and fret forever, you poor player! Stark is paraphrasing from Shakespeare's MacBeth Act V, Scene 5. MacBeth, upon learning that his wife is dead, says "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." Edit
    • Spyro the Dragon: The Castle and its grounds were designed, based on the Playstation game Spyro the Dragon as Tim Ferrier thought that John Crichton would have played it. Edit
    • John Headroom: That's a nice sword. Ever slay any dragons with it? You should give it a name. Like Cameron. Or Uma-Uma-Uma. This is most likely a reference to Cameron Diaz and Uma Thurman. Coincidentally, Cameron would later be the name of Ben Browder's character on Stargate SG-1. Edit

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