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Lava's a Many Splendored Thing

S4 : E4

TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 06.28.02

The crew faces a lava-filled cave and a mercenary squad after an emergency landing.

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American astronaut John Crichton finds himself thrown across the universe when an experimental mission goes bad. Crichton teams up with a group of rebels involved in an intergalactic battle and begins a journey unlike anything he dreamed was possible while trying to find a way back to Earth.

Cast

Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Anthony Simcoe

Executive Producers

Robert A. Halmi, David Kemper, Brian Henson, Richard Manning

full-episodes (22)

Premiere

S1 : E1 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 03.19.99

Commander John Crichton sets out on a simple space flight to prove that the Earth's gravity can be used to propel a space craft on its way to maximum velocity.
Exodus From Genesis

S1 : E2 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 03.26.99

A locator beacon, automatically broadcasting its exact location to any Peacekeeper forces in the area, is discovered inextricably fused into Moya's neural nexus.
Back and Back and Back to the Future

S1 : E3 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 04.02.99

The crew rescues a scientist and his assistant from a disintegrating ship. Crichton starts seeing the future, which holds death for the crew and Moya.
Throne for a Loss

S1 : E4 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 04.09.99

Rygel takes a crystal essential to Moya's survival to trade with Tavleks, battle-scarred renegades whose primary business is kidnapping.
PK Tech Girl

S1 : E5 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 04.16.99

Crichton, Aeryn, and D'Argo find a Peacekeeper tech under Crais's command, Gilina, who survived a raid on the ship.
Thank God It's Friday, Again

S1 : E6 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 04.23.99

Crichton has a live worm forced into his stomach to protect him from an addictive plant, and bodily fluids of Aeryn and Rygel become explosive.
I, E.T.

S1 : E7 | TV-PG | 50 min | Aired: 05.07.99

A peacekeeper beacon goes off and Moya has to land on an alien planet to prevent its signal being intercepted and Moya being discovered.
That Old Black Magic

S1 : E8 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 06.11.99

When an evil sorcerer engineers a deadly contest between Crichton and Crais, Zhaan must rouse a dark power within herself to rescue Crichton.
DNA Mad Scientist

S1 : E9 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 06.18.99

In exchange for samples of their DNA, a goatlike genetic scientist offers the Moyans star charts to reach their respective homeworlds.
They've Got a Secret

S1 : E10 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 06.25.99

After D'Argo suffers a mishap during a maintenance check on Moya, he is tormented by flashbacks, and the ship strikes out at the crew.
Till the Blood Runs Clear

S1 : E11 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 07.09.99

While gathering data to re-create a wormhole, Crichton and Aeryn are confronted by wolf-like bounty hunters in search of Moya's crew.
The Flax

S1 : E12 | TV-PG | 48 min | Aired: 07.16.99

An invisible net controlled by Zenetan pirates captures Crichton and Aeryn's transport pod and threatens to snare the Moya as well.
Rhapsody in Blue

S1 : E13 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 07.23.99

A Delvian sect tricks the crew into travelling to its planet to arrange a meeting between the leader and Zhaan.
Jeremiah Crichton

S1 : E14 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 07.30.99

Crichton stumbles upon the planet of Acquara, an earth-like paradise where no mechanical devices seem to function after landing.
Durka Returns

S1 : E15 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 08.13.99

Mental cleansing changes a Peacekeeper (guest star David Wheeler), who once tormented Rygel, into a servile being. With Ben Browder, Gigi Edgley and Tiriel Mora.
A Human Reaction

S1 : E16 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 08.20.99

Crichton finds a wormhole and returns to earth where the entire crew is subjected to intense testing and imprisonment. With Gigi Edgely and Ken McCord.
Through the Looking Glass

S1 : E17 | TV-PG | 48 min | Aired: 09.10.99

A mysterious creature is responsible for missing passengers aboard the Moya who are all caught in different dimensions.
A Bug's Life

S1 : E18 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 09.17.99

Peacekeeper commandos board the ship after a fuel leak and join the Moya's crew in battle against a deadly virus.
Nerve

S1 : E19 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 01.07.00

Crichton must infiltrate a Peacekeeper base to save Aeryn's life, but winds up facing torture in an alien electric chair and arch-enemy Crais.
The Hidden Memory

S1 : E20 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 01.14.00

The crew of the Moya tries to save Crichton (Ben Browder) from the hands of Crais (guest star Lani John Tupu) and the Peacekeepers. With Gigi Edgely and Wayne Pygram.
Bone to Be Wild

S1 : E21 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 01.21.00

Hiding in an asteroid belt, the crew pick up a distress call and go to the rescue of a desperate woman being attacked by a vicious brute.
Family Ties

S1 : E22 | TV-PG | 49 min | Aired: 01.28.00

Scorpius and Capt. Crais (Wayne Pygram, Lani John Tupu), in pursuit of Moya's crew, set in motion events that endanger everyone.
Mind the Baby

S2 : E1 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 03.17.00

An unlikely ally comes to the rescue of the renegades when they most need it, but now they face life stranded amid asteroids.
Vitas Mortis

S2 : E2 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 03.24.00

A Luxan holy woman's death ritual could have catastrophic consequences for D'Argo and the crew. With Ben Browder.
Taking the Stone

S2 : E3 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 03.31.00

Nerri died and Chiana is destroyed; then he decides to move away from Moya and go to a strange planet where its inhabitants live in caves below the surface.
Crackers Don't Matter

S2 : E4 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 04.07.00

A meek alien obtained from a commerce planet incites mysterious paranoia among the crew and begins to slowly take over the Moya.
The Way We Weren't

S2 : E5 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 04.14.00

Old surveillance tapes show a former Moya pilot being killed; Aeryn, who was part of the Peacekeeper firing squad, can be clearly seen in the recordings.
Picture If You Will

S2 : E6 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 04.21.00

A fortune-telling portrait acquired from a passing trader turns out to be the tool of an old enemy; with Ben Browder.
Home on the Remains

S2 : E7 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 06.16.00

Crichton and the crew desperately search for food to nurse an ailing friend back to health, but they may have to sacrifice a friend to save one.
Dream a Little Dream

S2 : E8 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 06.23.00

Zhaan is framed and then put on trial for murder; all the pressure ends up falling on Chiana and Rygel to defend her.
Out of Their Minds

S2 : E9 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.07.00

After an enemy ship fires on Moya, crew members find that their personalities have been switched. With Ben Browder.
My Three Crichtons

S2 : E10 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.14.00

Contact with a mysterious light source creates three separate Crichtons from different rungs of the evolutionary ladder.
Look at the Princess (Part 1): A Kiss Is But a Kiss

S2 : E11 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.21.00

Moya and her crew land on a planet just in time to celebrate the coronation of a new royal couple, but there is a catch -- the princess has not found her prince.
Look at the Princess (Part 2): I Do, I Think

S2 : E12 | TV-PG | 43 min | Aired: 07.28.00

A sudden turn of events results in Crichton being chosen as the unwilling groom-to-be in the upcoming royal wedding.
Look at the Princess (Part 3): The Maltese Crichton

S2 : E13 | TV-PG | 42 min | Aired: 08.04.00

Crichton must choose between marrying the princess or turning himself in to Scorpius, while Aeryn comes to terms with her own feelings.
Beware of Dog

S2 : E14 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 08.11.00

A crew member falls prey to a shape-shifting parasite and the rest of the crew must locate it before it is too late.
Won't Get Fooled Again

S2 : E15 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 08.18.00

Crichton becomes a mental slave on a commerce planet and must trust his greatest enemy, Scorpius, to help him see the truth through the illusions.
The Locket

S2 : E16 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 08.25.00

The crew races to save Crichton after his contact with a Hyper Stream of Time rapidly increases his ageing process.
The Ugly Truth

S2 : E17 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 09.08.00

The crew faces death after a Plokavian ship meets its fate under suspicious circumstances. With Ben Browder.
A Clockwork Nebari

S2 : E18 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 09.15.00

Chiana's unknowing part in the Nebari scheme to control a portion of the galaxy is revealed after they take over the Moya. With Ben Browder.
Liars, Guns and Money: Part 1: A Not So Simple Plan

S2 : E19 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 01.05.01

Zhaan insists she's had a message from Stark, providing the co-ordinates at which he can be recovered; however, D'Argo grows impatient.
Liars, Guns and Money: Part 2: With Friends Like These…

S2 : E20 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 01.12.01

Crichton and his friends have stolen some treasure in order to facilitate the release of D'Argo's son and to intercept the slave trader.
Liars, Guns and Money: Part 3: Plan B

S2 : E21 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 01.19.01

The crew of the injured Moya must rely on the help of disorganised mercenaries to save Crichton from Scorpius.
Die Me Dichotomy

S2 : E22 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 01.26.01

An alien surgeon comes to the aid of Crichton, working on removing the control chip from his head, ultimately healing the Moya.
Season of Death

S3 : E1 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 03.16.01

Crichton has been left speechless after an operation to remove the Scorpius chip from his brain, Aeryn Sun has been placed in a cryogenic chamber, awaiting a space funeral.
Suns and Lovers

S3 : E2 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 03.23.01

The station is shaken by a powerful storm. The turbulence may be caused by an unstable solar system or it could be directed against the commerce station.
Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 1 - Could'a, Would'a, Should'a

S3 : E3 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 03.30.01

Crichton learns the elusive technology that could allow him to return home to Earth, but while he is preoccupied with the consequences a crew member unsuspectingly nears death.
Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 2 - Wait for the Wheel

S3 : E4 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 04.06.01

A crew member must volunteer to stay behind to guide the sabotaged ship, knowing that it will soon be atomised.
Different Destinations

S3 : E5 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 04.13.01

Indulging in some high-tech sightseeing, Crichton and his friends are sucked through a time rift and find themselves in the middle of a key battle.
Eat Me

S3 : E6 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 04.20.01

Returning from a commerce planet in a damaged pod, Crichton & team are forced to dock with a seemingly lifeless vessel, unaware that the ship is carrying deadly mutant scavengers.
Thanks for Sharing

S3 : E7 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 06.15.01

While the twin Crichtons struggle to accept one another's existence, Chiana and D'Argo are on the planet Kanvia, attempting to buy a dose of the stimulant Chromextin.
Green-Eyed Monster

S3 : E8 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 06.22.01

Talyn is sucked into a space monster, and it is imperative that the crew work together as a team if they are to free themselves.
Losing Time

S3 : E9 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 06.29.01

When Moya passes through an electromagnetic cluster, Crichton begins having strange blackouts and bouts of bleeding.
Relativity

S3 : E10 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.06.01

While Talyn's crew wait for him to heal on an uninhabited jungle planet, a vigilante Peacekeeper ship arrives, intent on capturing Talyn and the rebel Peacekeeper, Captain Crais.
Incubator

S3 : E11 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.13.01

Frustrated by his inability to decode part of Crichton's stolen neural chip, Scorpius implants it into his own mind. However, the result is a journey into his own memories.
Meltdown

S3 : E12 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.14.01

A strange mist is emitted when Talyn is damaged by radiation from a star. Crichton and Aeryn are barely able to contain their passion for one another.
Scratch N' Sniff

S3 : E13 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.20.01

Tired of Crichton and D'Argo's incessant bickering, Pilot banishes them from Moya for ten days, sending them to a pleasure planet called LoMo.
Infinite Possibilities (Part 1): Daedalus Demands

S3 : E14 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.27.01

One of the Ancients who implanted encrypted wormhole technology in Crichton's brain accuses him of selling the data to an aggressive race allied to the Scarrans.
Infinite Possibilities (Part 2): Icarus Abides

S3 : E15 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 08.03.01

Crichton has been accused of selling data to an aggressive race allied with the Scarrans; although he is innocent, someone clearly had access to a Farscape module.
Revenging Angel

S3 : E16 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 08.10.01

D'Argo accuses Crichton of causing a malfunction on board the recently recovered alien ship and shoves him so brutally that he is knocked into a coma.
The Choice

S3 : E17 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 08.17.01

Grieving over Crichton's death on a planet of mystics and frauds, Aeryn hopes to contact him. Instead, she receives news of her father, Talyn Lyczac.
Fractures

S3 : E18 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 08.24.01

Crais, Aeryn and Rygel return to Moya, but Aeryn is distant, absorbed in her grief for the dead Crichton. Rygel is distracted by the presence of a Hynerian.
I-Yensch, You-Yensch

S3 : E19 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 04.05.02

Implementing Crichton's plan, Rygel and D'Argo open negotiations with Scorpius in a diner on a desolate planet. Meanwhile, Talyn's behaviour is increasingly unpredictable.
Into the Lion's Den: Part 1 - Lambs to the Slaughter

S3 : E20 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 04.12.02

Crichton, Aeryn & Crais are received with honour aboard Scorpius's command carrier, with Scorpius promising amnesty in exchange for Crichton's cooperation on wormhole technology.
Into the Lion's Den: Part 2 - Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

S3 : E21 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 04.19.02

Crichton's plan to destroy Scorpius' development of wormhole technology is stalling. While he will do anything to stop Scorpius, his companions may not be so committed.
Dog With Two Bones

S3 : E22 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 04.26.02

Moya and her crew prepare to pay their final respects to Talyn. Meanwhile, Crichton is troubled by visions of love and death.
Crichton Kicks

S4 : E1 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 06.07.02

Danish Crichton tries to survive aboard the Elack; but a female alien and mercenaries are keen to harvest Elack's neural tissue.
What Was Lost: Sacrifice

S4 : E2 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 06.14.02

Crichton quickly falls under the spell, being controlled by the mysterious and dangerous allure of Commandant Grayza.
What Was Lost: Resurrection

S4 : E3 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 06.21.02

D'Argo and Sikozu develop a plan to run into the Peacekeepers' ship with Elack, but success requires Crichton getting closer to Grayza.
Lava's a Many Splendored Thing

S4 : E4 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 06.28.02

The crew faces a lava-filled cave and a mercenary squad after an emergency landing.
Promises

S4 : E5 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.12.02

The crew reunites at Moya, where Crichton discovers that Aeryn is suffering from heatstroke and is being cared for by Scorpius -- who is seeking asylum at Moya.
Natural Election

S4 : E6 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.19.02

Crichton predicts the formation of a wormhole, but a space plant catches the Leviathan; an attack only manages to send the plant into Moya.
John Quixote

S4 : E7 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 07.26.02

Chiana and Crichton are sucked into a game world ruled by a virtual stark; to escape, they must fight against friends and enemies in amazing disguises.
I Shrink Therefore I Am

S4 : E8 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 08.02.02

When a gang of bounty hunters overtakes Moya, Crichton must team with a dubious ally.
A Prefect Murder

S4 : E9 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 08.09.02

Chiana and Crichton are sucked into a game world ruled by a virtual stark; to escape, they must fight against friends and enemies in amazing disguises.
Coup by Clam

S4 : E10 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 08.16.02

An alien doctor poisons the Moya's crew with deadly molluscs.
Unrealized Reality

S4 : E11 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 08.23.02

An interdimensional being believes that Crichton's wormhole knowledge threatens the universe.
Kansas

S4 : E12 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 01.10.03

The crew travels through a wormhole to Earth in 1985; when Crichton discovers that his father is about to fly the doomed ride with the Challenger, he tries to turn back time.
Terra Fima

S4 : E13 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 01.17.03

Crichton has arrived home, on Earth. Even though the Moya crew relaxes on Earth and are treated as VIPs, Crichton can't seem to adjust to life on Earth.
Twice Shy

S4 : E14 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 01.24.03

Moya takes on a new passenger, when Chiana insists upon it. However Talikaa turns out to be an alien creature in disguise and is intent on harvesting the crew's neural energy.
Mental as Anything

S4 : E15 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 01.31.03

Scorpius takes Crichton, D'Argo and Rygel to an advanced training camp where students learn mental discipline.
Bringing Home the Beacon

S4 : E16 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 02.07.03

The women of Moya stumble upon a secret meeting that will change the future of the Uncharted Territories.
A Constellation of Doubt

S4 : E17 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 02.14.03

The crew travels through a wormhole to Earth in 1985; when Crichton discovers that his father is about to fly the doomed ride with the Challenger, he tries to turn back time.
Prayer

S4 : E18 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 02.21.03

Searching for the abducted Aeryn, Crichton and Scorpius travel through a strange wormhole that sends them to a mixed-up version of Moya.
We're So Screwed: Part 1: Fetal Attraction

S4 : E19 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 02.28.03

Moya's crew traces Aeryn to a freighter at a scarecrow border station; Noranti releases a deadly, contagious virus to keep the vessel in dock.
We're So Screwed: Part 2: Hot to Katratzi

S4 : E20 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 03.07.03

Astronaut John Crichton is drawn through a wormhole in space to a distant corner of the Universe where he joins the crew of a living starship.
We're So Screwed: Part 3: La Bomba

S4 : E21 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 03.14.03

A US astronaut is lost in space with a crew of quirky aliens in this acclaimed adventure series. The crew are trapped on Katratzi and form a desperate plan to escape.
Bad Timing

S4 : E22 | TV-PG | 45 min | Aired: 03.21.03

Crichton hears of the scarranes' plan to invade Earth; he finds a way to close the wormhole to Earth -- but he cannot do it alone.

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