“Cross my heart. Smack me dead. Stick a lobster on my head!” This is one of those lines that has lived rent-free in my brain ever since I first saw the show. I would quote it at people more often if it didn’t require an explanation that would take approximately 13 hours. 🤪😂

@hundetuem

6 ай бұрын

Doesn´t matter! Crichtonisms don´t have to be explained!

@OnlyTwoShoes

6 ай бұрын

The original phrase is just as absurd

@hundetuem

6 ай бұрын

@@OnlyTwoShoes Actually, in this context, the lobster phrase kind of makes sense. 🙂

@OnlyTwoShoes

6 ай бұрын

@@hundetuem Yeah, it's more recently relevant than the old phrase is

@michaelreifenstein2114

5 ай бұрын

I know exactly where you are coming from.

Season 3 increasingly-unhinged Crichton is just beautiful.

@JusticeFrogs

3 жыл бұрын

Thats the whole series, and I live for it

@trazyntheinfinite9895

9 ай бұрын

Aye. Farscape was duch a non srtarter for me but i wagmed up to it really fast. Just so many creative a whacky things. So chaotic. The anti trek if you will.

@AzguardMike

7 ай бұрын

S1 John "Prison Bitch" S2 John "this is all crazy haha!" S3 John "Woohooo lets embrace the madness." S4 John "Im insane, go ahead kill my sex life!" *aims gun at his right hand*

@thedarkness125

6 ай бұрын

@@trazyntheinfinite9895thats not what nonstarter means. it means you do not start it or has no chance of being effective. you meant you enjoyed it but you didn't think you would. stop trying to impress strangers on the internet.

@ahumanbeingfromtheearth1502

5 ай бұрын

@@thedarkness125 or maybe they just didn't know what it meant? dont be an ass

This episode has one of the all time greatest lines in the series John: “You been lyin’ to yo’ Daddy, boy, and it’s gonna stop! D’Argo, tell him who his Daddy is!” D’Argo: “I’m yo’ Daddy.”

@StarWindEnergin

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't it "I'm his daddy"?

@JnEricsonx

2 жыл бұрын

@@StarWindEnergin Nope, Dargo says "I'm your daddy."

@AzguardMike

7 ай бұрын

John "THATS RIGHT!"

if one does not know that the lobster is a killing lie-detector.... xD

@henrytownshend6441

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@epiendless1128

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I guessed the lie-detector. The killing bit, not so much.

@AckzaTV

3 жыл бұрын

i assumed as much.

@waitaminutedoggie8048

3 жыл бұрын

If a mistake was made, and it was a Half Life head crab....

@rozgavthunderscale3428

3 жыл бұрын

Kills via skull-monching, correct? Been a while since I seen Farscape 🤣🤣🤣

smart of him to remove that lobster before the last line

We should definitely adopt a death lobster based legal system

@Ethericrose

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, yet it needs to be used periodically on politicians throughout their political career.

When the liars around you just cannot comprehend that your are telling them the truth. Running theme throughout the show. -"I am not a spy" -"I got here by accident" -"I'm just trying to get home" -"you don't want wormhole weapons...you think you do...but really you don't"

@rusalkin

3 жыл бұрын

story of my life, i am not honorable i just cant be bothered to remember all the lies

@2012kreed

2 жыл бұрын

"Mister Pretty Please with a cherry on top!" Reminds me of that line in Jack Reacher: "Just remember, you wanted this!"

@AzguardMike

7 ай бұрын

small nitpick but he WAS there and was lying. But because of a mishap, there were TWO Johns. John 1 was badly injured so his doppleganger (this scene) attended the meeting. And since both believed they were the "real" John, he was able to pass the truth test.

@hundetuem

6 ай бұрын

@@AzguardMike Truth is always subjektive. From his point of view, he told the truth. That was kind of the point of the scene.

@hundetuem

6 ай бұрын

It´s the Cassandra syndrome. I know that feeling. They just don´t believe you! Sometimes they don´t even listen in the first place ...

I have zero context for this, and I think it is beautiful.

@thomasjoychild4962

Жыл бұрын

He's legit, the lobster would have known if he wasn't!

@averagechadlegionary5824

2 ай бұрын

The context makes it equally as good.

The two different/same Johns arc was one of the best story plot points in history, and really made this episode perfect.

@usernameRika

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, nothing quite like it in any Science Fiction story i've ever seen. Equal and Original.

Yeah, Farscape is one of those shows you can't make sense without context :)

@christopherg2347

3 жыл бұрын

I do not know the context, but the crab was probably a lie detector that kills you.

@edwardbuckner5031

3 жыл бұрын

@@christopherg2347 Yep, I'm guessing it would have killed him if he lied. So what needs to be explained?

@edwardnigma6963

3 жыл бұрын

I’m assuming that the context is that lobster is as docile as a teddy bear if he tells the truth?

@christopherg2347

3 жыл бұрын

To be fair, we propably all have the basic context of having seen a few Episodes or at least Scenes from Farscape. So it does still hold true.

@matthewnesbitt6416

3 жыл бұрын

I have literally never seen anything past the opening of a Farscape episode, and and images of an alien who wears a suspicious amount of latex. I also feel pretty confident that I got the gist.

Small Brain : Big Stick diplomacy Normal brain : Moral Diplomacy big brain : Dollar diplomacy galaxy brain : lobster diplomacy

@among-us-99999

Жыл бұрын

carcinization strikes again. lobster is the highest stage of evolution

Gonna assume the lobster does something gnarly if he lies

@GamesTunes

3 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@larrymanns364

3 жыл бұрын

It starts reading random passages from 50 Shades of Grey

@devinspencer1678

3 жыл бұрын

@@larrymanns364 in Gilbert Gottfried's voice

@SoranoGuardias

5 ай бұрын

@@devinspencer1678 Oh God I did NOT need to be reminded that existed. That brings up so much trauma from TF2 mic spam days.

Season 3 is where Creighton stops flailing around and starts becoming a badass.

So this is where Guardians of Galaxy got a lot of inspiration from.

@JnEricsonx

2 жыл бұрын

Right down to Ben Browder cameoing in the second film.

@Shiirow

Жыл бұрын

sadly Farscape is lot more funny and entertaining than GoTG could ever hope to be.

@IRMentat

6 ай бұрын

@@Shiirownot to mention re-watchable. The MCU is plagued by being 19/20 parts one time view material, once onto know the twists and generally disappointing “big” cgi laden sequences of explosions and indeterminate arm waggling you are left with only the stale dialogue and wooden performances.

@averagechadlegionary5824

2 ай бұрын

@@IRMentatFacts. I only recently experienced FarScape for the first time and man.. Nothing compares. When I begin to forget about it I’m 100% gonna rewatch it.

Farscape is my all time favorite tvshow and lots of goosebumps

@JASONQUANTUM1

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@dinohansen5074

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

I fucking LOVE this show. Underrated for sure.

@Hectonkhyres

3 жыл бұрын

Who the hell is dissing Farscape? Tell me so I can lobster them.

Man.. I only recently watched the entire series and it was great. Some of the greatest Sci Fi I have ever seen. I don’t think I’ll ever be able to find anything else that hit quite like FarScape did. Truly a great experience that I’m now sad is over.

Funny how KZread recommends this now of all times

@dr.steelworth5775

3 жыл бұрын

Right?

with the thumbnail, I thought he was either in the Half-life universe or it was a biological replicator

@SaraMorgan-ym6ue

5 ай бұрын

he is a biological replicator who said he wasn't cause they were lying🤣🤣🤣

Farscape, Babylon 5, firefly, the Expanse, we are so lucky:)

@danteellerbe3427

3 жыл бұрын

Farscape, Babylon 5 and The Expanse are the new holy trinity for me.

@CyberBeep_kenshi

3 жыл бұрын

@@danteellerbe3427 haha, so true:-)))

@slider954

3 жыл бұрын

You forgot SG1 and Atlantis

@sernoddicusthegallant6986

3 жыл бұрын

The lack of DS9 in this comment is disturbing

@CyberBeep_kenshi

3 жыл бұрын

@@sernoddicusthegallant6986 lol. I sorta liked it once things kicked off, but the concept was stolen from b5. So i am conflicted here. Garak was glorious though

this is the only sci fi series i ever watched 3 times.

Colonel Mitchell is outta his mind lol

Do they have a aquarium full of truth detection lobster just in case they need them?

@toomanyaccounts

3 жыл бұрын

why wouldn't you have an aquarium full of them if such a creature existed and you were a ruler who wanted to make deals? stick the lobster on the other person's head to make sure they are honest about the deal they want to make.

@torakunoichi

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@anonymousaccordionist3326

3 жыл бұрын

It's been a little while since I have watched this episode, but I believe it is a singular "lobster." The creature naturally detects the changes in brain activity that occur when someone is lying, but this particular specimen was specifically trained to kill anyone who lies while it is attached to their head. The wheelchair man uses it to either ensure truth, or punish deception.

@toomanyaccounts

3 жыл бұрын

@@anonymousaccordionist3326 they state it is a trained one. so they can have more of them

BLESSED BE THE ALGOITHRM THIS DAY

I prefer my truth detecting space lobster broiled (with butter)

@markfreeman4727

3 жыл бұрын

its taste great on its own but so good with butter

@montgomerywolf3434

3 жыл бұрын

What do you think they do with the ones that stop working...:-)

@toomanyaccounts

3 жыл бұрын

so space lobster is your pound of melted butter delivery system?

John Crichton, Wizard of Oz......

I've played way more than enough Half Life to think this would be a good idea.

This really reminded me of stargate

@JnEricsonx

6 ай бұрын

Well, when 2 of the cast wound up on Stargate..

I love that chrichton.

looks like a bad dragon prototype

Which episode of Stargate is it actually? XD

Что за фильм ?

I only ever got to see S1. What does this lobster do when you lie?

@SoranoGuardias

5 ай бұрын

Turns your head into a coconut.

Sheamus?

Well, you can't accuse the guy of overacting.

If that was a lobster, I think imma steer clear of sea food for a while

@toomanyaccounts

3 жыл бұрын

look up what a scallop looks with its hundreds of eyespots

I betcha the name or the crab isn Lamar.

Is he jim carrey doppleganger? Cause wow he really look alike

I remember this show, it was full of Han solos on meth XD No wait, even better: Farscape is the unloved and abused love child of Star trek and Star wars that swore revenge on everything ever.

@acidnave

3 жыл бұрын

dont ever say star wars and farscape in same sentence, its insulting blasphemy.

@antcow1239

3 жыл бұрын

@@acidnave You have no idea how i dare! Babylon 5 is star wars trying to act like star trek! See!? See!?

@JC130676

3 жыл бұрын

@@antcow1239 Or how about this: Lord of the Rings is Game of Thrones trying to act like they're in Narnia!

@antcow1239

3 жыл бұрын

@@JC130676 That would explain the lack of TnA

@paulmarchano7238

3 жыл бұрын

That’s such a beautiful description of this show....

Flash Gordon episode? 🤔 Looks like same budget quality

@toomanyaccounts

3 жыл бұрын

Farscape episodes often cost over 2 mill per for effects which at the time made it one of the most expensive tv shows.

Crighton has always been a bit over the top for my taste. I love everything else about the show though!

@TheNefastor

3 жыл бұрын

I get him, though. Imagine you were stranded so far away from home you basically have no hope of ever returning and you're surrounded with aliens who, it turns out, can be as frustrating as earthlings. Eventually you get to a point where you DGAF and if anyone looks at you funny you just pull out all the stops, cut all the crap and to hell with it. It's pretty good character development if you ask me. Remember, in the beginning of the show he was much more calm and stable, trying to understand everything around him.

@flounder2760

3 жыл бұрын

well going to that universe ... would make you lose your shit.

@winstonmarlowe5254

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheNefastor Not to mention brain damage from the Aurora Chair + the neural clone.

@NemoVir

3 жыл бұрын

Probably grew up thinking aliens, if they existed, were kind and gentle, “enlightened “. That idea died a quick and painful death.

This looks like a low-mid budget show that you would find on Sci-Fi channel during morning hours.

@toomanyaccounts

3 жыл бұрын

this was actually one of the highest per episode budget shows in tv history. about 1-2 million dollars per episode and that wasn't due to actor salaries but effect budgets.

@mobiusmanray3132

3 жыл бұрын

How DARE you?

@Cafetero_

3 жыл бұрын

@@toomanyaccounts they used a lot of practical effects and those puppets weren’t cheap. Rygel took up a large chunk of that salary lol

@thepenitentthief3460

11 ай бұрын

@@Cafetero_ I'm sure Rygel would tell you he was worth every penny hehe. In fact knowing Rygel, he'd probably say it didn't cost enough.

This show seems pretty stupid.

the fuct? that cheese writing...

@thepenitentthief3460

11 ай бұрын

People trying to understand Farscape while bereft of context. Pretty typical comment actually.