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A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Farscape Season 2 Episode 3 - Taking the Stone
    5.7/10(963 votes)

    #1 - Taking the Stone

    S2:E3

    Chiana leaves Moya and goes to 'grave planet' populated by reckless thrill seekers who play dangerous and life threatening games.

    Director:Rowan Woods

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  2. Farscape Season 2 Episode 2 - Vitas Mortis
    6.6/10(903 votes)

    #2 - Vitas Mortis

    S2:E2

    D'Argo takes part in a sacred ritual that helps an old Luxan, an Orican, to survive. During the ritual the Orican draws energy from who she thinks is D'Argo but is actually Moya. Consequently Moya starts to age rapidly.

    Director:Tony Tilse

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  3. Farscape Season 2 Episode 7 - Home on the Remains
    6.7/10(839 votes)

    #3 - Home on the Remains

    S2:E7

    With Moya out of food, Chiana leads everyone to a dead boudong where she once worked.

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  4. Farscape Season 4 Episode 7 - John Quixote
    6.7/10(761 votes)

    #4 - John Quixote

    S4:E7

    While on a transport pod, Chiana nags Crichton to try out a virtual reality game. A transmission comes through from D'Argo concerning a problem with Scorpius. Despite this, Chiana pulls Crichton into one of the games, where they become trapped, and the only way out is to complete the game.

    Director:Tony Tilse

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  5. Farscape Season 4 Episode 9 - A Prefect Murder
    6.7/10(681 votes)

    #5 - A Prefect Murder

    S4:E9

    Moya arrives at a planet where Aeryn gets accused of murder.

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  6. Farscape Season 1 Episode 6 - Thank God It's Friday, Again
    6.8/10(1096 votes)

    #6 - Thank God It's Friday, Again

    S1:E6

    The crew visits a planet full of happy workers. Soon D'Argo and Zhaan start working and refuse to return to the ship. Meanwhile Rygel's body fluids become explosive and Aeryn and Pilot must learn why before Rygel dies.

    Director:Rowan Woods

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  8. Farscape Season 1 Episode 13 - Rhapsody in Blue
    6.8/10(983 votes)

    #7 - Rhapsody in Blue

    S1:E13

    Moya responds to a distress call from another pregnant Leviathan. On arrival at a planet they are contacted by a Delvian who informs them that the distress call was a deception. It was her way a getting Moya to come to them. The Delvians have a hidden agenda though. They want to forcefully take Zhaan's knowledge and learn how she overcame her insanity.

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  9. Farscape Season 2 Episode 8 - Dream a Little Dream
    6.8/10(848 votes)

    #8 - Dream a Little Dream

    S2:E8

    While waiting inside a transport pod to be picked up by Moya, Zhaan tells Crichton about being accused and tried for murder during his absence.

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  10. Farscape Season 1 Episode 14 - Jeremiah Crichton
    6.9/10(974 votes)

    #9 - Jeremiah Crichton

    S1:E14

    Crichton leaves Moya in his module for a drive. Moya starbursts leaving Crichton marooned and alone in space. He finds a planet and makes it his home where he lives for several months until the others find him. He is unwilling to accept however, that Moya didn't starburst intentionally.

    Director:Ian Watson
    Writers:Doug Heyes, Jr.

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  11. Farscape Season 2 Episode 14 - Beware of Dog
    7.0/10(816 votes)

    #10 - Beware of Dog

    S2:E14

    The crew bring aboard an alien tracker to remove some creatures that came aboard hidden in some cargo.

    Director:Tony Tilse

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  12. Farscape Season 1 Episode 7 - I, E.T.
    7.1/10(1104 votes)

    #11 - I, E.T.

    S1:E7

    A peacekeeper beacon goes off and Moya has to land on an alien planet to prevent it's signal being intercepted and Moya being discovered. Crichton, D'Argo and Aeryn leave Moya and explore the planet in search of a substance that can be used to numb Moya's senses so the beacon can be removed. Crichton gets separated from the group and meets up with some inhabitants of the planet who hide him from the authorities.

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  13. Farscape Season 3 Episode 12 - Meltdown
    7.1/10(736 votes)

    #12 - Meltdown

    S3:E12

    Talyn gets the urge to fly into a sun. While in its vicinity Stark is contacted by an alien woman who is being held against her will.

    Director:Ian Barry
    Writer:Matt Ford

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  14. Farscape Season 4 Episode 2 - What Was Lost - Sacrifice (1)
    7.1/10(692 votes)

    #13 - What Was Lost - Sacrifice (1)

    S4:E2

    Elac arrives at the planet where D'Argo, Jool and Old Woman are investigating the ruins of an ancient civilization.

    Director:Rowan Woods

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  15. Farscape Season 4 Episode 10 - Coup By Clam
    7.1/10(683 votes)

    #14 - Coup By Clam

    S4:E10

    The crew consume food, sharing amongst themselves. Although if not ingested by the same person, it becomes toxic. They must quickly find a cure or they'll die.

    Director:Ian Watson

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  16. Farscape Season 1 Episode 3 - Back and Back and Back to the Future
    7.2/10(1192 votes)

    #15 - Back and Back and Back to the Future

    S1:E3

    The crew come across a ship that is molecularly de-stabilizing. D'Argo makes everyone bring it aboard when he discovers that there are Ilanics on board. Crichton goes on to the escape pod he gets a shock and starts experiencing strange visions of the future, firstly of himself and Matala, then of Moya's destruction.

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  17. Farscape Season 1 Episode 4 - Throne for a Loss
    7.2/10(1145 votes)

    #16 - Throne for a Loss

    S1:E4

    A group of Tavleks come aboard for trade negotiations. Rygel takes a vitally important crystal from Moya to make himself seem wealthy. The Tavleks kidnap Rygel and take him down to the planet, leaving one of their wounded on board. Everyone goes to the surface to get him except Zhaan who stays on board to keep an eye on the Tavlek left behind.

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  18. Farscape Season 1 Episode 10 - They've Got a Secret
    7.2/10(1008 votes)

    #17 - They've Got a Secret

    S1:E10

    During routine searches for Peacekeeper beacons, D'Argo falls down a chute, destroys a Peacekeeper shield and gets ejected into open space. After being rescued D'Argo starts to think that everyone on Moya are members of his family. Moya, meanwhile, starts to alter the environmental conditions inside the ship so that it is hardly habitable for the crew. .

    Director:Ian Watson

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  19. Farscape Season 1 Episode 11 - Till the Blood Runs Clear
    7.2/10(1004 votes)

    #18 - Till the Blood Runs Clear

    S1:E11

    Crichton comes across the same conditions that initially created a wormhole. He leaves Moya in his module with Aeryn where he attempts to create a wormhole and return home. Although a wormhole forms it is unstable and the module gets damaged and he is forced to make an emergency landing on the planet to make repairs. On the planet he and Aeryn encounter a holographic message sent by Crais, offering rewards for: D'Argo, Zhaan and Rygel.

    Director:Tony Tilse
    Writers:Doug Heyes, Jr.

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  20. Farscape Season 3 Episode 16 - Revenging Angel
    7.2/10(850 votes)

    #19 - Revenging Angel

    S3:E16

    There is an accident while D'Argo is demonstrating what his ship can do. He blames Crichton and knocks him out. In his unconscious state Crichton has some animated dreams.

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  21. Farscape Season 4 Episode 4 - Lava's a Many Splendored Thing
    7.2/10(665 votes)

    #20 - Lava's a Many Splendored Thing

    S4:E4

    When stopped off on a planet, Rygel leaves the rest of the group and is caught in an unbreakable orange substance while stealing treasures he discovers in a cave. When D'Argo, Crichton and Noranti go looking for him, the cave seals them in. Two huge grunts appear who have protective armor which protects them from weapons fires.

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  22. Farscape Season 4 Episode 6 - Natural Election
    7.2/10(665 votes)

    #21 - Natural Election

    S4:E6

    While in close proximity to a wormhole, Moya is preoccupied and doesn't notice a slowly moving object heading towards her. Moya collides with the object which then covers her entire hull, causing great discomfort to her as well as the crew.

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  23. Farscape Season 4 Episode 14 - Twice Shy
    7.2/10(663 votes)

    #22 - Twice Shy

    S4:E14

    Moya takes on a new passenger, Talikaa, 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.

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  24. Farscape Season 1 Episode 2 - Exodus from Genesis
    7.3/10(1254 votes)

    #23 - Exodus from Genesis

    S1:E2

    Moya gets infested with bugs who have come on board to breed. They turn up the temperature to speed up the process but this causes Aeryn to get heat delirium as she is cold blooded. The bugs seem to be able to replicate members of the crew. And as if that isn't enough, a peacekeeper ship shows up.

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  25. Farscape Season 1 Episode 8 - That Old Black Magic
    7.3/10(1054 votes)

    #24 - That Old Black Magic

    S1:E8

    Crichton is put into a head-to-head battle with Crais by a magical being named Maldis who feeds off the emotions of others and makes himself stronger by absorbing all of the negative energy and anger from Crichton and Crais.

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  26. Farscape Season 2 Episode 6 - Picture if You Will
    7.3/10(849 votes)

    #25 - Picture if You Will

    S2:E6

    Maldus returns to torment the crew, convincing them that their friends have perished. One by one, the evil sorcerer drags them into his realm.

    Director:Andrew Prowse

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Taking the Stone" is the worst rated episode of "Farscape". It scored 5.7/10 based on 963 votes. Directed by Rowan Woods and written by Justin Monjo, it aired on 3/31/2000. This episode scored 0.9 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Vitas Mortis".