Note: Cut-and-pasted from this post in one of the Chainmale Trivia games. Reprinted with permission.
right then...what follows is the explanation of my 'observances' (mostly, but not exclusively, for
Season 2) concerning the whole Scorpius/John and the big frellin spike...which (we assume)
started the "chip in the head" stuff...
As I've stated, the defining visual for Season 2 concerning Crichton was, for me, the image of
Scorpius jamming that long silver spike into the back of John's head. We got our first glimpse
of this in "LATP1". Armed with that, we could then connect all the previous epiodes back to "N"
and "THM"...and realize why John's been acting a bit freaked this year. Coupled with the
experience of being tortured in the Aurora Chair, our boy's been having to deal with having
Scorp-man in his noggin - literally!
Now, keeping that visual in mind (pun intended!)...I find it impossible to ignore the many other
type of visuals of people being pierced, poked, prodded, stabbed and injected this season. It's
a running theme...and yes, it started in Season 1...heck, right from the "Premiere" - John gets hit
from behind by Tauvo in his Prowler (come back to the idea of this visual after you've gotten
a wider, more general grasp on this motif - I love this one!) Then John gets injected with the
Translator Microbes. After that, there were a plethora of visuals dealing with someone being
'injected' with a sharp pointy object. Zhaan gets injected with the Drak stinger, in the neck from "
EFG", the Gauntlets from "TFAL", the needle in the eye from "DNAMS", the kill shot from "TF"
(this was the one that started me on this 'observance'...paying special attention to all the times
people were 'stuck' in the back of the head/neck). Check out the end of "Nerve" when Zhaan
injects Aeryn with the tissue sample that saves her life... she doesn't do it in the same area
where Aeryn got stabbed (with that big, long, pointy knife from "ABL"!!)...Zhaan injects her in
the side of the neck! [Yeah, it could be argued that's where a main artery is, medically, blah
blah blah...I know...just go with me on this...think 'conceptually' and 'visually' in general terms for
this theory!]
There are many other 'injected/pierced' visuals from Season 1...I'm sure you guys can name
many others off the top of your head... Then take a listen to how many times/how many
instances lines like "What's the point?" and "My point is..." are said. It sounds like a stretch, I
know, but when you start paying attention to it, you'll be amazed at how often it's said!
Season 2...up until "LATP", the big 'injected' visual for me was Talyn injecting Crais in the back
of the neck from "MTB". Every ep after that has someone getting it...not always in the head
area (most other times it's in the chest)...but every ep has an instance of this visual concept -
Nilaam sticks her hand into D'Argo's chest, then she gets run through with the Qualta Blade
from "VM", Chiana cuts into herself to extract Nerri's life-disk and John injects her in the neck
later in that same ep, "TTS". Lesse...Traltixx gets it with the Qualta "CDM", D'Argo gets it with
the Prowler longeron "PIYW", Temmon and the Keedva are spiked in "HOTR", Zhaan injects
Neanderthal Crichton "MTC", I mentioned many already from "LATP" (yesterday) concerning
the 'weapons from the wrist' scenario (Jena's stiletto etc), old-Aeryn injects Chiana "TL", Pilot's
injected by the collar "ACN". It goes on and on...
Once you get the visual of the sharp object being stuck into someone...you'll see the motif
everywhere! Then, connect it to being around/having to do with the head/brain. Remember, all
this, I think, has to do with the theme of Scorpy injecting John, and frelling with his mind! Some
of my absolute favorites: from "MTC" when Aeryn and D'Argo are feeding power to John, to
boost the defense screen... the visual of them 2 sticking the pointy cables into Moya's NEURAL
(read: brain) cluster! Don't think it's an accident that they're doing this to shore up their
DEFENSES! hmmm... more... "BOD" and "WGFA" are just teeming with this motif - Aeryn is
bitten by the Vorc, it sticks it's finger in her mouth, it pierces the cocoon... and just count how
many times Doc Bettina jabs John in "WGFA" with a needle, a probe, a tongue depressor, etc.
Then we can go with things like the whole design of the Halosian ship from "OOTM"... and the
fx shot of the Plokavian ship as it captures and 'grapples' the Transport in "TUT" - it sticks it
with these long whatchmajiggy's... It's one thing to talk about all these visuals...but hey, they
ARE visuals! Check 'em out - watch the tapes - then they'll really start to gel! Promise!
There are Season 2 lines that work in conjunction with the visual too... The more obvious ones
like John's line from "TUT" are funny and appropriate, often working on more than one
level "Cross my heart, hope to die...stick a needle in my eye." hehe I love these writers!
Now, after all that...play with the whole visual of Scorpy and his 'rods' in his head! In and
out...ooohhh!!
ok...have a look...watch some ep's...lemme know what ya think! And then I'll move on to my
next 'observance' I mentioned, the 'parasite' one which ties directly into this one...and expands
on it...and has lead me to where I believe Season 2 will end and Season 3 will go -
specifically, John dealing with Scorpy... and Aeryn dealing with Crais (and Talyn)!
btw...if anybody thinks this isn't appropriate to do in the game...just say so...or if this is
considered 'spoilerish'...?? I've actually left most of my own speculative type thoughts out -
intentionally. I think it's fun looking for this stuff myself...thought some of you would enjoy it too.
Feel free to agree, argue or trash these thoughts... all new ideas are always welcome!
the Farscape bboard rocks! and so do it's denizens!