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| Starring: | ||
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Ben Browder
Claudia Black Anthony Simcoe Gigi Edgley Paul Goddard Lani Tupu Wayne Pygram |
Commander John Crichton Officer Aeryn Sun Ka D'Argo Chiana Stark Crais Scorpius | |
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Kent McCord
Magda Szubanski Patrick Ward Ray Anthony |
Jack Crichton Furlow Zylar Alcar | |
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Guest Stars Reappearing: Kent McCord: Returning as the very image of John's 'Heroic' dad, Earth Astronaut John Robert Crichton Sr., aka "Jack". Kent first played John's dad in the Season 1, episode "Premiere", aka "Episode 1". Kent McCord returned in the image of Jack Crichton in the mid-Season 1 episode "A Human Reaction", in the guise of John's dad. In reality he was an advanced alien being testing the suitability of Earth to be the new home planet for an endangered species. Regrettably, they determined that earth's indigent species would not be able to peacefully co-exist with them. "A Human Reaction" also introduced Scapers to the concept of "The Ancients", who were responsible for implanting the wormhole information in John's brain. In season 2, Jack returned in the episode "Won't Get Fooled Again", again portraying the image of Jack Crichton, this time as a product of John's demented imagination, thanks to the Scarrans. Welcome back, Kent. Is it possible you'll be stayin' a while? Magda Szubanski: Magda returns as the irrepressably brilliant 'mechanic', Furlow. First seen in the season 1 episode "Till The Blood Runs Clear", the wiley Furlow foxed John outta his wormhole research when Scorpius was still just a gleam in DK's eye. Thomas Holesgrove: An error in the Journey Log for IP1 at scifi.com/farscape holds Sir Tommy as appearing in Part 1 of "Infinite Possibilities", but he is not credited in the episode. I fear SciFi is 'jumping the gun'. We won't actually 'see' Tommy til Part 2. Mr. Holesgrove is Farscape's "Suit Guy", likely returning inside the 'skin' of his fourth consecutive Scarran, sometime in Part 2. With Aeryn, Jack, John and Furlow working on an 'ultimate weapon', things don't look good for Tommy. Previously appearing in the skins of the late Halosian, Tak ( Out Of Their Minds ), the late Scarran, Cargn ( Look At The Princess Trilogy ), the late Scarran, Gahv ( Won't Get Fooled Again ), the late Sheyang, Teurac ( Liars, Guns & Money, Parts 2 & 3: With Friends Like These & Plan B ), the late Diagnosian, Tocot ( Season Of Death ), as well as the late Scarran, Erathran Plonek ( Season Of Death), the late Moordil ( Suns & Lovers), annnnnnd ( gasp, pant, gasp... ) the late Colartas tracker, Vek. While it's highly likely Thomas was inside the skin of the Colartas in "Thanks For Sharing", he survived the ep, which is likely why no one was credited for the part. I love this crap. hehe. Writer: Carleton Eastlake Who also wrote: Director: The very lovely Peter Andrikidis Who also directed: | ||
| PRODUCTION CREDITS: | |
| Created by: | Rockne S. O'Bannon |
| Directed by: | Peter Andrikidis |
| Written by: | Carleton Eastlake |
| Consulting Producer: | Sue Milliken |
| Co-Producer: | Andrew Prowse |
| Line Producer: | Lesley Parker |
| Co-Executive Producer: | Justin Monjo |
| Executive Producer: | Richard Manning |
| Produced by: | Anthony Winley |
| Executive Producer: | David Kemper |
| Executive Producers: |
Juliet Blake Robert Halmi, Jr. Brian Henson |
| Executive Consultant: | Rockne S. O'Bannon |
| Executive Consultant: | Carleton Eastlake |
| Director of Photography: | Russell Bacon |
| Production Designer: | Tim Ferrier |
| Music by: | Guy Gross |
| Editor: | Neil Thumpston |
| Costume Designer: | Terry Ryan |
| Second Unit DOP: | Danny Batterham |
| Makeup/Hair Supervisor: | Jen Lamphee |
| Story Editor: | Lily Taylor |
| Script Editor: | Matt Ford |
| Production Executive: | Robert E. Wozniak |
| Voice of Rygel: | Jonathan Hardy |
| Voice of Pilot: | Lani Tupu |
| Puppeteers: |
Sean Masterson Tim Mieville Mat McCoy Mario Halouvvas Fiona Gentle Graeme Haddon |
| Creature Shop Creative Supervisor: | Dave Elsey |
| Supervising Art Director: | Scott Bird |
| Visual Effects: | By Animal Logic |
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TRANSCRIPT BEGINSPREVIOUSLY ON FARSCAPETeaser opens with standard voiceover by Lani Tupu: "Previously on Farscape." Setting the stage with clips from season 1 episodes "Till The Blood Runs Clear", "A Human Reaction", "Nerve", and the season 2 episode "Won't Get Fooled Again": Clips from "Til The Blood Runs Clear", recapping John's earliest efforts to recreate the 'accident' that dumped him in a distant part of the galaxy: Pilot: "If you keep moving out of the planet's shadow... we'll lose contact entirely."Clips from "A Human Reaction", John discovers the Ancients used him to determine Earth's suitability as a home for their species: John: "You made me think... you were my father!"Clips from "Nerve": John and Scorpius discover the 'gift' that the Ancients left in John's brain, courtesy of the memory extracting device called the 'Aurora Chair'. Jack: "These equations are necessary for creating a wormhole. You cannot access this data conciously. You won't remember this part of our encounter. The unconcious knowledge we've given you... will guide you."Clips from "Won't Get Fooled Again": The Scorpius Clone spills the beans about the neural chip. Scorpius: "Ah, the Ancients were here first, implanting the wormhole knowledge I seek. But, when my Aurora Chair failed to unlock that information, I had to implement... a second strategy."Teaser closes with standard voiceover by Lani Tupu: "And now... on Farscape." COLD OPENCGI - EXT. Space Talyn hangs in the blackness of space over a blanket of distant stars. O.V., John and Aeryn's soft voices, sounding out erp words.
CUT TO - INT. Talyn. Long shot of John and Aeryn tumbled on their bunk, spooned in opposition to each other. Aeryn's head resting on John's blanket covered legs, John's head resting on Aeryn's hip. She's in front, lying outside the blanket wearing a black t-shirt and black briefs. Spooned behind her, John's covered to the hips with the blanket which hangs partway down the wall, wearing a black tank top. Their boots are discarded carelessly on the floor by the wall.
John strokes Aeryn's hair as her attention is turned back to the open 'book' on the pile of blankets in front of her.
Shot zooms in 'slowly'. This is an absolutely fabulously gorgeous shot, the 'portal' the width of the bunk 'reflects' John's back in the glass, his head propped on one hand as he continues to stroke Aeryn's hair, her arm, wherever he can touch her. Aeryn closes the 'book', laying it aside.
CUT TO - close up on Aeryn, thinking out loud as John runs his fingers through her black black hair.
CUT TO - close up on John, his cheek laying on hers. Well... her hip.
CUT TO - long shot on John and Aeryn as she turns toward him, softly running her fingertips over his brow, his hair, toying gently with the cup of his ear. [ god, lovely! ]
Aeryn sighs and turns away, dropping her hand on the bed.
John sits up, the hem of his black t in his teeth, exposing the pale skin at her waist, pressing his lips against her shoulder before moving them back toward the exposed patch of skin.
Aeryn laughs, then gasps softly as his lips make contact.
John lifts his head slightly, getting ready to head south when something outside the portal draws his attention.
CUT TO - Close on Aeryn and John from outside the portal, John's looking directly out, and Aeryn's peering out over his shoulder. CUT TO - Ext. Space. STOCK CGI - The wormhole with 'Earth' visible at the end of the vortex [ from "A Human Reaction" ].
CUT TO - the bridge. Close on Rygel.
Shot pulls wide, Crais enters frame standing beside Rygel.
Talyn signals audibly.
Crais moves to a wall console.
Camera pans quickly left as Crichton enters doubletime, Aeryn behind him... wearing that frelling green zip top [ Okay, quick explanation. Green=Danger. ]
Reaching one of the forward consoles, John stops, engaging a control.
The ship lurches heavily, everyone lunges forward, trying to keep to their feet. CUT TO - Ext. Space. The wormhole encompasses Talyn, blue walls swirling all around the red and black ship. Insert shot briefly on John on the bridge looking out the forward portal, a grave look on his face, then cutting back to Talyn bobbing up and down in the wormhole as the image of Earth grows intensely bright. Abruptly a white flash of light obliterates all else [ and call me paranoid but it looked like the 'image' of earth 'blew up' ] and Talyn is flung backward. CUT TO - the bridge. At the forward console, John and Aeryn whirl about to confront an intruder, as do Crais and Rygel. Shot cuts to a familiar figure standing under the centerpoint on the bridge, camera rushes in to close-up on 'Jack'.
Crais whips out his pulse pistol, drawing dead aim on the intruder.
John intervenes, holding Crais's arm off a dead lock on 'Jack'.
'Jack' raises his left hand and an intensely bright light strikes John's head. John grunts slightly as his head snaps back on his neck with quite a bit of force and he writhes beneath the alien's energy. A seriously 'no kidding', Aeryn, draws her weapon instantly, dead aim on 'Jack'.
The alien ignores her, continuing whatever he's doing in John's head. CUT TO - close up on John, head arched backward as if from the pressure of the halo of white light surrounding it. END COLD OPENROLL OPENING CREDITS"My name is John Crichton... I'm lost... an astronaut... shot through a wormhole.... In some distant part of the universe.... I'm trying to stay alive... Aboard this ship-- this living ship... of escaped prisoners-- my friends. If you can hear me... beware... if I make it back... will they follow? If I open the door... are you ready? Earth is unprepared, helpless... for the nightmares I've seen. Or should I stay, protect my home, not show them you exist. But then you'll never know the wonders I've seen." ACT ITalyn - The Bridge. Close up on John, head arched backward as if from the pressure of the halo of white light surrounding it. A flare of white light obliterates all and... CUT TO - Theater of the Mind; a cool blue place. Abruptly John finds himself standing in a wide open space, only he and Jack are present. Shot is a moisaic, overlaying images of close-up, and close shots of John on long shot of Jack circling John. Held immobile, head flexed slightly back, John's voice is strained by a level of discomfort very apparent, but his reactions are bland as if he were bored by the experience, or maybe just politely pissed.
INSERT SHOT - STOCK CGI. Farscape one entering mouth of a wormhole.
INSERT SHOT - Close on creepy cadaverous looking alien piloting Farscape one.
INSERT SHOT - Farscape one entering the mouth of a wormhole, cutting to close on a small device mounted on the craft, just behind the cockpit.
John's expression goes from bland to cold, he doesn't look as though he considered it a 'gift'.
CUT TO - Theater of the Mind; Amusement Park A brilliant flash of light and John is no longer sharing his mind with Jack, but has been summoned to a meeting with Scorpius. Wearing his yellow jumpsuit and driving a 'bumper car', beside a car containing Scorpius, wearing a red and white racing outfit. Your basic Amusement Park music providing the finest touch of insanity to the scene.
CUT TO - Long shot behind John and Scorpius driving their separate cars, alone on the straightaway of the track.
At the turn, Scorpy slams his car into John's.
Scorpius gives John's car another slam.
Scorpius slams his car into the rear of John's car again.
Scorpy slams his car into John's a final time, blindsiding him beautifully. CUT TO - A visit with Jack inside John's mind. The slightest wobble on John's part as he's ripped from the kiddie park and returned to the wide open spaces again.
INSERT SHOT - an image of Furlow sitting inside John's module [ from "Till The Blood Runs Clear" ]
Jack stops circling John and raises his hand to John's face again. John's head snaps back and the shot is filled with brilliant white light. CUT TO - the Bridge. John staggers backward from Jack's upraised hand. Aeryn immediately steadying him.
John and Aeryn both turn a hard look on him.
Crais still has his weapon out, holding it on Jack.
Cut to John grinning a bit, perhaps recalling Jool's introduction.
John pushes Crais's arm down, but Crais's only concession is slightly lowering the weapon.
INSERT SHOT - The cadaverous looking alien sitting inside the modules cockpit. Cut to close on Rygel, he's looking a little surprised and a bit ill.
JUMP CUT - Elsewhere on Talyn, perhaps Stark and Rygel's 'quarters', Rygel 'paces' back and forth behind a large strategy table, Stark following and then preceding the Hynerians throne sled as he reverses directions.
Stark place both his hands on Rygel's face.
CUT TO - John and Jack walking Talyn's corridors.
CUT TO - CGI. Ext. Space. Talyn soars past, engines humming in excellent tune, camera pans right following the Leviathan's progress. A large brown planet enters frame and Talyn approaches for orbit. [ Gorgeous. ]
CUT TO - the Bridge. Crais moves from console to console, Stark stands watching out the forward portals.
Talyn acknowledges with a couple of tones.
Talyn acknowledges with a single tone. [ That kid's got a sexy tone. ] CUT TO - Talyn's corridor. Long shot on a corridor junction as Aeryn and John enter and move down the next corridor. They're loaded for bear, dressed to kill. Aeryn's got her long gun hanging from the strap over her shoulder, a pulse rifle tucked under her right arm, and John, walking just slightly behind, has another even longer gun slung over his shoulders as well as a standard pulse rifle in his left hand. Ready to go planetside, I'm guessing they're heading for wherever Talyn keeps Moya's Transport Pod.
Cut to close on Aeryn and John as they walk the corridor.
Aeryn gives John a silent glance over her shoulder.
John and Aeryn pull up for a moment, facing each other. The import of this discussion not lost on either of them.
He leans in, softly kissing her lips. Loving to linger, the kiss breaks and he rubs his brow gently against hers, strokes her nose with his... and with a final warm smile into her closed eyes, he walks on. Aeryn pauses, eyes opening. She licks her lips, then presses them together, watching him walk away... then follows him. CUT TO - CGI. Ext. Space. Talyn stationary in space. A gorgeous black and red vessel-- sleek and deadly. Camera pans 'down' revealing the lower hull, and the sound of a transport pod precedes it's appearance as it soars below Talyn and toward the planet surface. CUT TO - Int. Transport Pod. Crais adjusts a pair of large goggles over Rygel's eyes. John and Stark are in the pilot seats, Aeryn behind them.
Aeryn hands Stark a pair of the large goggles, he takes them and tries to hold onto her hand, lingeringly, she has to pull her hand away while he mutters repeated thanks.
John pulls the goggles down over his eyes.
Everyone actually does it, grabbing onto something stationary and looking down as the extremely bright light of the solar flare penetrates and fills the cabin through the forward portal. [ It's a beauty of a shot. ] CUT TO - CGI. Ext. Planet Surface. The transport pod soars low over the compound, circling from right to left, landing a short distance away from where there used to be a large wall surrounding the compound. Only a brief expanse of the wall remains. CUT TO - Int. Transport Pod.
CUT TO - Ext. Planet Surface. Long shot on Crais jogging up over a rise, holding a large weapon at the ready. Cut to extremely long shot, Crais sillouetted against a low ridge of the surrounding desert.
Cut to the bunker-like entrance to Furlow's garage, a large gun implacement just to the left of the entrance from Crais's POV. No sooner than spotting the entrance, a salvo of weapons fire from the large cannon on the gun implacement causes a bit of a panic.
Crais charges toward the bare cover of a few collapsed structures just a short distance from the entrance. John and Aeryn charge over the ridge, following him. Weapons fire from the large energy cannon rains around them, shooting dust and sand into the air. [ oooh! Crais has "Mr. Sparky"! ]. Crais ducks behind a bit of cover. John slides into home, sheltering behind an even smaller bit of wreckage to guard their rear and Aeryn runs to cover a bit in the lead to cover the forward approaches beside Crais. Just as they achieve cover, John notes small weapons fire from behind.
Another solar flare begins, obliterating details.
John swings his weapon up to brace on the wreckage, aiming to the rear. As the flare abates he immediately sites a couple a dozen figures charging over the ridge.
Aeryn brings her weapon to bear on the forward approaches and notes a couple a dozen guys pouring out of the entrance of the bunker. They are pretty well outnumbered as well as surrounded. END ACT IACT IIPlanet Surface Crais, Aeryn and John, pinned down just outside Furlow's bunker.
All hell breaks loose, opponents fore and aft, handicapped by no cover at all. Weapons fire from John and Aeryn take out some players in the first few moments. Random fire from the energy cannon doesn't seem to hit anything more than the ground and a large pool of shallow water between Talyn's crew and the group of aliens just outside the bunker.
CUT TO - INT. Transport Pod. Stark runs into the forward compartment, pulse rifle in hand, to find Rygel making preparations for take off.
Stark aims the rifle at Rygel.
CUT TO - Planet surface. Firefight continues as the aliens charge across the open to get at Talyn's crew.
Fire continues to rain down on them, no good shots... yet.
CUT TO - Talyn in low planet approach, dropping down to skim just above the surface, 'strafing' a group of aliens. Talyn takes out quiet a few, however the flare builds, obliterating details, but we get to see Talyn's 'wing' clip off the top of a few stone pillars. Screen flares white as we are 'all' blinded by the flare. Talyn climbs out of the atmosphere as the flare subsides. CUT TO - Close-up on Crais's neural link. The link at the back of Crais's neck flares and sparks while Crais screams in pain.
Crais continues to scream incoherently as Aeryn continues firing, taking out the few remaining Charrids between them and the bunker, those that Talyn missed in his strafing run. As another falls, Aeryn ducks to Crais's rear while John continues taking out more Charrids as they stream over the ridge. Taking out one too many, they head into full retreat as Aeryn 'pulls the plug' on Crais's neural link.
The last disappear from the ridge and John rolls to Aeryn's side.
John bolts from cover, heading straight for the bunker entrance. Immediately more Charrids appear from the entrance and the cannon fire resumes. From cover, Aeryn takes out the three Charrids while John charges straight ahead, splashing through the shallow water, Aeryn bolts from cover, following closely behind, the cannon taking one final shot at her. Pulling a grenade from beneath his coat, it's electronic whine building quickly, he tosses it sidearm into the dark entrance and takes a 90 degree'r to cover on the left of the entrance.
Aeryn splashes through the shallows and darts right, taking refuge against the wall. Seconds later a a deafening blast of black smoke and fire fills the entrance, spilling outward. CUT TO - INT. Furlow's Bunker. More armed and armored Charrids charge the entrance and Aeryn and John enter blasting. A prolonged firefight ensues as Aeryn, backed by John, unerringly drop Charrid after Charrid, John firing the long gun in his right hand and pistol in his left. They move deeper into the bunker as the Charrids drop under this withering fire. An unstoppable force. CUT TO - INT. Transport Pod. Stark and Jack lead a blinded Crais into the forward compartment.
CUT TO - INT. Furlow's Bunker. Aeryn and John continue to forge a trail of Charrid bodies. It's a startling body count, they fall like bowling pins. JUMP CUT - Aeryn kicks open a door and continues blasting the occassional Charrid foolish enough to leap in front of her, John covers her back. A final three go down and they discover Furlow. Her portly body seated on a crate, hands shackled in chains suspended from the ceiling. [ Looking much the same as she did in "Till The Blood Runs Clear" save for absence of those cool black goggles and a fresh bloody cut on her cheek.]
John raises the aim on his rifle and blasts the eye-bolt holding the chains above Furlow's head. JUMP CUT - Aeryn, leading the charge, mows down more Charrids, John fires over her, with Furlow jogging at the rear. Exiting a narrow corridor, they enter a large open area, taking out a few more Charrids, Aeryn finally only looking around for additional Charrids to fry, while Furlow takes a shot at one with her huge frelling wrench. He goes down, hard. Hearing this, John turns and grabs the wrench on the back swing, stopping the killing blow. [ she's pissed ]
John swings the point of his rifle around, urging the Charrid to stay on the ground.
Furlow sighs and rolls her eyes in disappointment.
Aeryn gives him the butt of her rifle [ without love ].
John steps in close, almost feeding it the muzzle of his rifle.
Aeryn pulls a device from the Charrid's belt, activating it; it hums quietly.
John's eyes never waiver from the Charrid on the ground.
John backs up a little, allowing Smiley to stand. Aeryn gives the guy a boot to the ass, and John circles, keeping aim on the Charrid until Aeryn propels him out of the room. Lowering his weapon, John turns to examine Furlow's 'toy'.
John closely examines the copy of Farscape One which stands at the center of Furlow's workshop.
Pacing back and forth across the floor, a grim look on his face, his eyes seeking out all the hidden places, he listens without looking at her [ or smiling ].
Finally standing still, John turns to focus on the 'one more thing'... and Furlow takes a step in close, reaches up to wrap a hand around the back of his neck, pulls him in close and lays a nice big kiss right on his lips. Lingering pressure as he's too surprised to do much, then a slight popping as she releases him, eyes batting coquettishly
She sashays away uttering a muted girlish giggle, while he stands, slightly bent over still, completely speechless. Cut to close as his tongue rolls out, a brief 'bad-taste' look on his face. [ those cigars! LOL! ]
CUT TO - INT. Transport Pod. Crais, Stark and Rygel onboard. Hopefully Rygel is piloting from the forward console, as Crais is in the pilot's chair and he's... you know... blinded.
CUT TO - INT. Furlow's. Elsewhere in Furlow's, Aeryn hails the pod. She's stashed the Charrid somewhere already.
CUT TO - INT. Transport Pod.
CUT TO - INT. Furlow's. Aeryn quickly takes level risers.
CUT TO - INT. Transport Pod.
CUT TO - INT. Furlow's.
CUT TO - INT. Transport Pod.
Fade out on Rygel. FADE TO - EXT. Planet Surface. The Transport Pod lifts off and heads off planet circling overhead. CUT TO - INT. Furlow's Workshop.
John discards his coat on a nearby workbench, Furlow follows him to the module as he climbs up to examine the phase stablizer more closely.
John looks up as Aeryn and Jack enter.
Furlow turns toward Jack, who is examing the phase stabilizer.
John does a casual intro., having moved forward to check on the hetch drive components.
CUT TO - CGI. EXT. Space Transport pod enroute.
CUT TO - INT. Transport Pod.
Really ready, with goggles on, Stark looks over to Crais, sitting beside him, sans goggles... but not really needing them at the moment.
The flare builds, light permeating the cabin.
CUT TO - INT. Furlow's Workshop. John and Furlow watch while Jack goes over the module's phase stablizer.
Aeryn enters, standing behind Furlow.
Furlow wanders off, and Aeryn steps up beside John.
Aeryn smiles slightly. [ I'm wondering if she's trying to cheer him up a bit, he's awfully grim. ] CUT TO - INT. Furlow's. Elsewhere, Rygel is catching up with the Charrid prisoner. [ have I said that these guys look a bit like carcasses left too long in the desert sun? ] With the Charrid tied up and helpless, Rygel figures he's pretty safe at the moment.
Rygel scowls at the bound Charrid.
Rygel pulls a wicked looking 'knife' out of the discarded pile of the Charrids belongings; two bladed with back curving spars between the blades.
The Charrid looks a bit worried as Rygel looms it with sinister intent. CUT TO - Furlow's workshop. Jack continues his examination of the phase stablizer, now disconnected from the module and resting on a workbench.
[ Good thing 'Jack' has his attention focused on Furlow, 'cause John and Aeryn exchange a 'very' concerned look. ]
The building is shaken by a heavy explosion, although the sound is muted.
Aeryn shoulders the strap of her weapon and heads out again.
JUMP CUT - Elsewhere in Furlow's, Aeryn takes a hike down a corridor, her attention suddenly drawn by a howling scream.
JUMP CUT - Elsewhere in Furlow's, Aeryn rounds a corner, neato factory crap in the bg. She instantly spots the fresh corpse of their Charrid prisoner, his skull-like face coated in pale green blood.
As Aeryn kneels beside the body of the Charrid, camera pans up and left to Rygel, holding the wicked lookin' Ractor, which is now dripping with viscous looking pale green blood.
CUT TO - CGI EXT. Space. Close on Scarran Dreadnought, so big it nearly fills the screen without showing nearly all of it. It's escort is over a half-dozen smaller 'prowler' type craft. END ACT IIACT IIIEXT. Furlow's Bunker. A couple of Charrid's load and fire a mortar. CUT TO - INT. Furlow's Bunker. Furlow, Aeryn and Jack escort John, who's carrying the phase stablizer, down a hazy red corridor as the mortar fire continues to shake the building.
They turn a corner, entering another workroom. John sets the phase stablizer down on a work table. Rygel's already there.
Another mortar attack rocks the building.
Aeryn turns and marches out, Rygel following reluctantly, mostly 'cause Aeryn tows him a bit before heading out.
John turns back to Furlow after watching Rygel and Aeryn leave.
John holds up two small black objects.
John sets the two grenades on top of the stabilizer.
The building shakes under heavy mortar fire. CUT TO - CGI. Ext. Space. Talyn hangs in space, on the 'dark side' of the planet.
CUT TO - INT. Talyn. Stark leads Crais down a slightly smoke filled corridor, black conduit hangs down the corridor walls. The ship shudders counterpoint to sounds of distant rumbling.
Crais pulls Stark to a stop, concentrating on Talyn.
The rumblings lessen somewhat.
Stark tries to pull Crais toward the leftward corridor but Crais yanks his arm away.
Crais meaders in a semi-circle, arms extended, slams into a wall and slides down it. Panting and struggling he stands, leaning against the wall. Stark watches him, grinning manically. [ I love him, but this is the first time Stark's made me laugh since Nerve. ]
Stark grabs Crais and drags him down the left corridor. CUT TO - EXT. Planet. Extreme long shot, Aeryn's siloutte against the side of the automated gun turret above the bunker entrance. O.V. is Rygel grunting. She drops her backpack on the ground and climbs in.
CUT TO - INT. Gun Turret. Rygel sits up front as Aeryn climbs in, pulling off her goggles.
Aeryn shows Rygel a series of controls on the panel just in front of him.
INSERT SHOT - Ext. Planet. Close on energy cannon muzzle. Cannon fires.
Aeryn attempts to back down the ladder, retrieving her goggles from the floor.
INSERT SHOT - Ext. Planet. Close on energy cannon muzzle. Cannon fires.
Aeryn climbs down the steps, leaving Rygel alone. He looks at the controls and whimpers a bit. CUT TO - INT. Furlow's. John takes some notes on the phase stablizer in his makeshift notebook, sharing table space at one corner with his big frelling long gun.
Furlow whips a gun out from ... somewhere [ and hey, easy trivia! It's Teurac's triangle gun from LGM2&3! ], aiming it at Jack. Without a seconds lapse, John has his rifle trained on her.
Closeup on Jack as he 'morphs' to a much more alien appearance. [ cool CGI moment which I'm not even going to attempt to describe ]
Closeup on the alien as he morphs back to the image of John's father.
Furlow keeps her weapon on him, but she's scared witless.
Jack moves closer, even though Furlow isn't lowering her weapon.
Jack reaches out and takes the gun from an unresisting Furlow, although she never lowered it.
Aeryn nods and heads out again [ she's the amazing errand girl in this ep ]. Jack returns to doing whatever he was doing before, while Furlow shoots a fearful query to John.
CUT TO - INT. Furlows. In the workroom, Aeryn goes about setting grenades here and there, including two on the module. CUT TO - INT. Furlows. In the workroom with John, Furlow and Jack. John and Furlow stand off to the side, while Furlow rambles on a bit, her normal cool detachment almost evaporated, she's definately nervous.
John moves away, back toward the worktable, long gun hanging from his hand again.
John turns, looking down on her coldly.
Furlow's nervous plan making is interrupted as John notes an odd bleeping noise building from some equipment in the corner.
Furlow and Jack move closer to it, examining it closely.
Furlow and Jack duck for cover as Aeryn and John lift big guns and blow Furlow's computer to bits. [ This is where we can see John's gun is bigger than Aeryn's big gun... LOL. Plus, his makes that cool sfx from Duke Nuke'm. LOL. Beauty shot! ]
Jack exits, carrying the prototype stabilizer. John follows him out after placing a staying hand on Aeryn's arm, even as she raises her voice so Jack will be sure to hear to final words. As the boys depart, Aeryn turns to Furlow.
Furlow turns about and makes an exit as well, close on Aeryn with John's query O.V.
CUT TO - INT. Corridor, Furlow's. Jack carries the prototype down the semi-dark corridor, John at his side. [ makes you wonder what all the carrying around is about. ]
Returning to the workshop with the module, Jack places the stabilizer back on a table beside it.
Walking slowly around the table, John turns slowly to face 'Jack', his one free hand moving to cradle the long gun. [ tempting, ain't it, John? ]
[ Love the atmosphere. God, he is pissed, I can almost see the steam rising. This is a dangerous calm. ]
Jack exits, leaving John staring coldly at an empty space. He hefts the rifle to ready and follows him. CUT TO - STOCK CGI. [ how soon we re-use, heh ] Dreadnought cruising through space with escort. [ Hey, I'm thinking we're gonna see that CGI shot I couldn't identify from SnS in Part 2. ] CUT TO - INT. Furlows. John enters the workroom where Aeryn and Furlow are lingering. As he passes Furlow, he grabs her arm, towing her back toward the work table.
Furlow heads out to the quick stop to pick up some nuclear fuel. John enters, putting the long gun down, he leans against the table
It's a bit of a struggle for him to tell this part of the story, Aeryn moves in from across the room to stand beside him. That detachment in his eyes drifts away in favor of a bit of cold fear.
Interrupted by the flare and explosion of a blast, camera cuts from the three gathered around the table to the far wall as it is blown inward, then cutting back to the trio around the table. Closest to the blast, his back to the wall, John flinches from the noise and then drops to the ground, out cold. Charrids pour through the breach in the wall and Aeryn cuts them down one by one. Camera cuts to close on John, out cold on his side. CUT TO - Theater of the Mind; Amusement Park Camera zooms to close on John wearing PK leathers & coat, standing beside Scorpius in his red racing duds. They're standing outside the entrance to 'Funny Land' at 'Coney Island', as the building behind proclaims. Camera zooms in on the shot in a rapid series of three very disorienting shots before remaining close on the mind-sharing duo.
He plucks a bit of lint off of Scorpy's racing duds.
Scorpius grabs John by the shoulders, snarling viciously.
CUT TO - INT. Furlows. Aeryn continues mowing down the invading Charrids. Furlow pops up beside her.
Retrieving something from the table, Furlow tosses it up and bats it toward the wall with her big frelling wrench. Another terrific explosion seals the breach.
Aeryn kneels beside John, still out cold on the ground.
Lifting his head into her arms she peels back an eyelid, the invasion of light brings him around a bit. His other eyelid opens and his eyes roll about a bit, reorienting himself.
His eyes focus on her, but his voice is weak and disoriented.
Fade out on close of John and Aeryn. END ACT IIIACT IVINT. Furlows John and Aeryn shove a couple of big frelling crates against the weakened part of the wall.
Aeryn moves to Jack, John following her.
Close on lovely three shot, Aeryn facing Jack, John standing 'between' them.
CUT TO - EXT. Planet. Rygel's blasting away at the charging Charrids. Sitting at the controls of the cannon, he doesn't look a bit 'Luke Skywalker'ish'.
CUT TO - INT. Furlows. All look up at Rygel's comm'd interruption. CUT TO - EXT. Planet.
CUT TO - INT. Furlows.
CUT TO - EXT. Planet. Rygel blasts some more Charrids, with the cannon too.
CUT TO - INT. Furlows. Aeryn moves her long gun off her backpack and slings it over her shoulder. Shooting a worried glance at John and Jack before departing.
[ Errand girl to the rescue! Hey, Furlow's errand girl too! ] Furlow enters, depositing a heavy looking silver case on the table.
Furlow heads out, tool belt clanking.
CUT TO - EXT. Space. Talyn hanging in space, the day/night shadow on the planet below drifts completely out of frame as Talyn moves fully into the planet's shadow.
CUT TO - INT. Talyn, the bridge. Crais and Stark stagger around as Talyn lurches and rolls, Stark 'steering' Crais as best he can.
[ LOL! Okay, well, second laugh then! hehehehe Crais and Stark make a better comic duo than Rygel and Stark. Hey, Rygel and Crais make a better comic duo as well! ]
Crais fumbles across several consoles.
Stark forcibly places Crais's hands on the correct controls.
[ LOL! I must be drunk or something, that's the third time I laughed! ]
[ docking control! ]
CUT TO - INT. Furlows. Aeryn on the level risers again, heading up.
CUT TO - INT. Talyn, the bridge.
CUT TO - INT. Furlows.
CUT TO - INT. Talyn, the bridge.
CUT TO - INT. Furlows. Aeryn breaks into a jog, comms broken.
CUT TO - INT. Talyn, the bridge. Talyn continues to roll unsteadily, Crais still completely blind, as Talyn is. CUT TO - EXT. Planet. Out in the open, Aeryn takes out two Charrids with one shot of her pulse pistol [ Nice 'John move' from ...DD. So, uh, she forgot to bring the rifle? ]. Rygel continues picking off Charrids with the pulse cannon. Nice flying through the air shots with the ornately helmed Charrids.
CUT TO - INT. Gun Turret.
CUT TO - EXT. Planet. A Charrid drives an interesting looking vehicle [ think 'Road Warrior' ] into the shot, driving past the remains of the stone pillars.
Cannon fires and misses, barely, water splashing up from the edge of the shallow pool, the vehicle disappearing over the low ridge. CUT TO - INT. Gun Turret. Aeryn unpacks the reloads from her backpack.
Rygel turns at the sound of an engine. CUT TO - EXT. Planet. The odd car makes another appearance over the sand dune.
Cannon fires, and the driver goes flying accompanied by Rygel's demented laughter. CUT TO - INT. Gun Turret.
Cannon fires. CUT TO - INT. Furlows. Aeryn runs into the workroom, [ almost as if she thought they might not wait for her] stopping in front of John. They both have fearful looks in their eyes.
She nods, looking down as John hands her Winona. Cut to close on John, then Aeryn, then closeup on both as they kiss. Shot widens to long, only their lips touching, Aeryn's hand on his chest. [ but he's not touching her, strangely enough ]. Cut to close-up again as the kiss breaks, he strokes his nose gently across hers as he pulls away, prolonging the contact. [ They aren't saying goodbye, again, but both know it might be that. ] Stepping backward, moving away from her, making room for Jack as he approaches, standing between them. With no further words, Jack lifts his hand. As his palm becomes level with his 'sons' face, John's head snaps back forcefully. A flash of brilliant white light... CUT TO - Theater of the Mind; Amusement park. Shot is on the nose of a rollercoaster, the tracks racing in front of us, then cuts to John and Scorpy sitting in the front seat, shoulder restraints down, holding them both in the car.
The car is nearing the top of the highest drop, Scorp shoots it a very funny nervous look.
[ ooooh, the 'fun' part of the ride is over, and it's about to get scary. Scorpy is 'terrified'! I don't blame him! ] Scorpy shouts fearfully over the noise of the decending ride and the rush of wind.
Oh, geez, ride enters first leg of a 360 vertical loop.
CUT TO - INT. Furlows. Close-up on John, Jack's hand still raised before it. John's body shudders heavily under some unseen assault, his eyes rolled so far back in his head the irises are almost invisible. Cut to close on Aeryn's very fearful look.
Cut to close on Jack, also feeling the struggle and doing a very passable though transient 'Crichton quirk' facial tic that transits to blank slightly surprised expression [ hopes hinge on that little tic ]. Cut to close profile on John, he looks god-awful as the struggle continues. Cut to Aeryn, probably more worried than me.
Cut to close on John, irises takin' a little vacation. Man, is he gonna be sore in the morning. CUT TO - Theater of the Mind; Amusement Park. Close on Scorpy clinging to a familiar looking black clad leg. Scorpy pants fearfully, shooting a wide eye downward. Shot cuts to extreme long, showing two distant figures dangling from the heights of the rollercoaster. One holds the rail, the other clinging to the leg of the first. Cut to close on John, clinging to the rail with both hands, trying to shake Scorpy's grip loose without losing his own.
Scorpy glances down again, and then starts 'climbing' John, coming level with his nemesis. The 'helpless' guy, replaced by the 'scary' guy. Snarling into John's face.
John's grip breaks away from the rail and they both fall, screaming... directly into the vortex of a wormhole. [ God! Flight harness! Poor Ben! hehehe, okay, too much editorializing! Hush! ] END ACT IVTAGINT. Furlows. Jack and John abruptly collapse to the floor, both sprawling on their backs simultaneously. Aeryn steps over Jack's body, kneeling beside him, briefly checking him over. [ She's got a new thing for checking pupil reaction. And there are 'so' many clues in this scene, I'm just NOT gonna do it! ]
Turning to John's side she checks him as well.
Not favorably impressed by his lack of reaction, she immediately initiates rescue breathing. CUT TO - EXT. Planet. Rygel continues his demented laughter and the decimation of the Charrid troops.
Charrid goes flying!
Two mortar rounds land at the base of the gun turret. Return fire ceases as a group of Charrids approach the entrance to the Bunker. Inside the turret, Rygel sits gasping in pain, a large shard of something protruding from his stomach, smeared with green blood. He groans in pain and falls over backward. [ I'm so 'not' falling for that again. oops. ] CUT TO - INT. Furlows. Aeryn's rescue breathing yields result as John begins to gasp and cough, eyes fluttering as he regains consciousness. Aeryn lifts his head slightly as his eyes fix on her worried face. He gives her a delighted smile. But, the 'wrong' voice comes from his lips.
Cut to close on her absolutely crushed expression... [ Okay, it went pear-shaped, frell it! ]
Cut to close on John's detached, slightly amused expression.
His left hand shoots out, clutching her throat in a powerful grip. She chokes but doesn't struggle against his grip. Cut to close on John, that blandly amused expression never leaving his face.
And now a very clever pan to Aeryn's out of focus back [ you know, costume change ]. Cut to close on Aeryn, John's hand still wrapped around her throat, her voice choked, tears collecting in her eyes.
Cut to Scorpius, still stretched out on his back under Aeryn, but now decked out in full-Scorpy mode [ thank god ].
Close-up on Aeryn's grim expression, eyes filled with tears. Cut to med shot, Aeryn crouched over 'Scorpius', whose hand is still wrapped around her neck. 'Jack' in foreground, empty left hand raised. Aeryn's hand reaches back quickly, unholstering her weapon and pressing it firmly against Scorpy's forehead. Cut to close-up on Aeryn, a single tear prepares to fall. Cut to close-up on Scorpius, pistol muzzle pressed to his forehead, his expression bland and mildly curious. He's interested to see how this will come out.
He smiles slightly as shot cuts back to closeup on Aeryn, that single tear suspended from her left eye, trembling as it prepares to fall. Freeze on close-up. TO BE CONTINUEDFADE TO BLACKROLL ENDING CREDITS |