What's interesting about this episode is that it's what Samantha Carter from Stargate SG-1 called an event preceding a cause leading to an event, meaning Crichton was meant to go into space, for if he hadn't, it would have caused a time paradox, since his younger self wouldn't have been able to be in the fire and his father wouldn't need to save him, so his father would have been killed in the shuttle and John wouldn't have gone into space.
Also, in "Unrealized Reality", Einstein tells Crichton about changing the past so that John can (unknowingly) preserve history (as he remembers it), not realizing that this was meant to happen in the first place.
The police officer must have thought Aeryn was lying to him when she identified D'Argo as her brother. While under the influence of Noranti's hallucinogenic powder, he saw D'Argo remove his "mask" to reveal an African American man, not a Caucasian similar in appearance to Aeryn.
It's interesting that Noranti seems to be able to speak perfect English to the police officer without studying the language as Aeryn has. Maybe her species is as good with languages as the Kalish are, even though it's never stated that her species can't assimilate translator microbes like Sikozu's race. However, in the next episode "Terra Firma" Noranti makes several noticeable errors, (such as calling popcorn "cop porn", or her version of "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing"), so she still has a way to go before she's completely fluent.
Nitpick: Why is it Sebacean ships require special shielding to allow safe travel through wormholes, when every other ship, including Lo'la, seems to be able to navigate them without their crews turning into goo?
Nitpick: It seems strange that the local children are going trick-or-treating in the middle of the day, rather than waiting for early evening like most communities do.
Braca is Scorpius' spy on the Command Carrier. Braca tells him that Grayza is trying to create a Peace Initiative with the Scarrans, while Scorpius believes the Scarrans will go along with it until they are at full force, and will then strike.
Crichton is suspicious of the humans that appear on Moya at the end of the episode. He asks his dad if it was a bass or a trout before it says "to be continued." This is reference to season 1's "A Human Reaction". That's one of the questions the alien "Jack" asked Crichton.
In the first season, Crichton mentioned losing his virginity in the back of a truck with Karen Shaw. We find out that Chiana was Karen Shaw.
When Crichton is telling the others about getting trapped in a fire, he clearly said, "Afterwards when NASA called, he refused to leave." The mission NASA called about was the Challenger Mission but because John was in a coma, his father turned down the opportunity and later joined IASA.
Goof: Crichton's mother is always shuffling through her tarot cards, but she never has enough cards on the table. The modern tarot deck has 76 cards.
D'Argo: Why do our plans never work?
John: Murphy's Law.
Rygel: (On a sugar high after eating tons of Halloween candy) Crichton! How illegal is this dren? You gotta get me more! I don't care what it costs!
Crichton: (invisible, because his younger self's heart has stopped) Grandma, fix me! Noranti: Oh, just a nukey! Haven't you ever died before?!
Crichton: Now, we have one piece of luck. Tomorrow's Halloween. Noranti: What's that? Crichton: Well, that's something that means you're gonna fit in just fine, Grandma.
(Noranti and Chiana look at photos of a young guy showing the "finger") Noranti: What do you think this means? Chiana: Must be some kind of greeting. Yeah, to friends... (Chiana turns to Noranti and smiles as she shows the "finger") Hello, Wrinkles!
Noranti: (Popping up over the fence in front of a police officer) Hello Cookie Monster!
Policeman: You're a little old to be dressing up for Halloween, aren't you, pal?
D'Argo: No... yes... bite... me.
Rygel: (explaining why he's scaring trick-or-treaters for their candy) But I love this... and you-you-you won't buy me anymore! I want Kit Kat, and M&Ms, and Pez, and Reese's Pieces!
D'Argo: (attempting to drive the police car) Machine... Go.
(Aeryn practicing her English along with "Sesame Street") Aeryn: L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S. S. D'Argo, you should pay attention to this. D'Argo: (glancing over at the TV screen) Chiana has already told me a few words. Yes. No. Bite me. That's all I need to know. Aeryn: Q, R, S... (the girl doesn't say S) This girl is slow!
Young Crichton: (showing Jack Crichton three fingers) Yo, hero, read the middle finger!
Crichton: (in a transparent state) I'm Casper the friggin' joke. Crichton alludes to the cartoon character Casper the Friendly Ghost which was created by Seymour Reit and Joe Oriolo in the 1930's and developed in comic book form in the 1950's by Alfred Harvey.
Sesame Street: Aeryn is learning English from Sesame Street, which was made by Jim Henson Studios. Brian Henson is the son of Jim Henson and the co-chair and co-CEO of Jim Henson Productions (along with his sister Lisa), the creators of Farscape. Apparently Noranti was paying attention to the show somewhat as well, since she called the police officer "Cookie Monster", one of Sesame Street's regular muppet characters.
Roswell Greys: The pumpkin Rygel carves creates the features of the classic "Grey Alien", which has an oval head, large eyes, and slits for nostrils. This is the form the Roswell aliens are said to take, and 75% of the alien sightings in the US are of Greys, while 20% in Europe are described as this type.
Title: The title is in reference to The Wizard of Oz.
S 4 : Ep 22
Aired 3/21/03 (46:00)
S 4 : Ep 21
Aired 3/14/03 (45:00)
S 4 : Ep 20
Aired 3/7/03 (46:00)
S 4 : Ep 21
Aired 2/28/03 (46:00)
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