Occasional Randomness #11 - You Just Can’t Trust Anyone Anymore (Farscape S03E13 - Secret Invasion S01E01-03)

On this podcast, Eric and Jason recap and discuss Farscape season 3 episode 13, Scratch 'N Sniff. The Pilot-mandated rest and relaxation doesn't go so well for our crew, of course. But for awhile they do manage to unwind and dance the night away... until they get sucked into some nefarious dealings with some locals and Chiana and Jool get kidnapped. It's Crichton and D'Argo to the rescue, with the "help" of a new friend who has ulterior motives.
And then we switch gears and discuss the first 3 episodes of Secret Invasion on Disney+. Nick Fury has been called back to Earth to deal with a war-like splinter group of shapeshifting Skrulls set on wiping out humanity. But how do you deal with an enemy who can look like your closest allies?
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Occasional Randomness #10 - Fun in the Sun (Farscape S3E12)

As we are between the start of other newer TV shows, this time around Eric and Jason just continue their Farscape rewatch with season 3 episode 12, Meltdown. Talyn is being mysteriously drawn into a nearby sun. And the damage caused by trying to escape is emitting some gas that affects the rest of the crew in various ways. On top of that, Stark has found a new friend who's trapped between this life and the afterlife. Can they repair Talyn, save their new friend and get away from the sun before they're destroyed?
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Occasional Randomness #9 - Don’t Believe Everything You See and Hear (Farscape S3E11 - Bad Batch S2)

Eric and Jason continue their Farscape rewatch, this time with season 3 episode 11, Incubator. In this Scorpius-centered episode we learn all about our favorite villain's backstory, what makes him tick, and why he really wants the wormhole equations in Crichton's head. Or can we really believe everything he says? In the B-plot, a scientist working on those same wormhole equations defects and offers Crichton the knowledge to safely traverse wormholes without turning into a puddle of goo. Or does she?
We wrap up the episode with our discussion of season 2 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch on Disney+. We discuss the quick replacement of clones with Imperial citizens, the new tidbits about Omega, and our theories about where season 3 and beyond might go given the ending events of season 2.
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Occasional Randomness #8 - An Ode to Swamps and Droid Bars (Farscape S3E10 - Mandalorian S3E05-08)

Eric and Jason continue their Farscape rewatch, this time with season 3 episode 10, Relativity. Aeryn and her mother, Xhalax Sun, finally have their long awaited family reunion... in a swamp. It goes about as well as you'd expect, swamp notwithstanding. And in other shocking news, Rygel wants to leave everyone behind once Talyn is healed if they are not back onboard. Inconceivable!
And then we discuss the last half of season 3 of The Mandalorian on Disney+. Where we finally answer that age old question we never knew we needed to know, "Why do droids hang out in bars?". Then once we solve that riddle, we gush over how amazing the rest of the season was and how it wraps up nicely if this is the end of the series. Oh, and we squeal over them name dropping Grand Admiral Thrawn about a dozen times.
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Occasional Randomness #7 - Of Muppets and Mandalorians (Farscape S3E09 - Mandalorian S3E01-04)

This time around Eric and Jason review something old and something new.  First up season 3 episode 9 of Farscape, Losing Time. Moya goes through a "harmless" energy cloud and picks up some new passengers. Neither of which want to leave the bodies they're possessing. Can the remaining crew remove these energy beings before the possessions are permanent?
And finally, we've been threatening to do it since we started Occasional Randomness and we finally did. We review something more current. The first half of The Mandalorian season 3 on Disney+. The first half of season 3 has you guessing for a good portion of it what the season is about with some interesting detours and possible fakeouts. But really, it seems like it should be called "The Mandalorians" as there are more Mandalorians than you can shake a scared droid at.
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Occasional Randomness #6 - This Budong’s For You (Farscape S3E08)

This time around we cover Farscape Season 3, Episode 8 - Green Eyed Monster. What do you do when you get swallowed whole by a giant Budong? Try to get out, of course. That's the situation the crew on Talyn are facing this time around. But complicating that are lies, jealousy and dislike for each other. All that plus Stark and Rygel have some... bonding(?) time.
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Occasional Randomness #5 - You Get a Crichton and You Get a Crichton! (Farscape S3E07)

What do you get when you have two identical John Crichtons? That's right, double the fun! But while the crew are coming to terms with having more than one Crichton on board, they encounter a badly injured Crais and Talyn. They run into some trouble, of course, when they try to obtain some supplies to help heal Talyn. And Crais drops a bombshell on Aeryn -- the Peacekeeper forces that were after him and Talyn are commanded by none other than Aeryn's mother! Will they get away in time before she arrives?
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Occasional Randomness #4 - Braaaaaains! (Farscape S3E05-06)

We reviewed a couple of dark episodes on the day before Halloween (as we recorded this), which was fitting we guess.
First up -- ...Different Destinations. Where the crew accidentally go back in time and try to set right what they messed up by trying to make sure they didn't mess history up. But this isn't your typical time travel episode where things all turn out the same or better in the end. Afterall, this is Farscape we're talking about.
Finally the really dark episode, Eat Me. Farscape's survival horror episode. Where the crew fend off cannibalistic pseudo-zombies and a mad scientist on a diseased and dying Leviathan. And where the ending leaves the crew seeing double... double Crichtons.
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Occasional Randomness #3 - Scream Queen (Farscape S3E03-04)

We have our first two parter of season 3 already. And it's not a happy, fun time for our wayward crew.
First up -- Self-Inflicted Wounds (Part 1): Could'a, Would'a, Should'a. While on their way to a planet that can help Zhaan heal, Moya runs across a wormhole. Before anyone can do anything, a ship comes out of it and materializes part way inside Moya. The crews of both ships work on ways to separate themselves, but it seems the aliens on the other ship have ulterior motives. And we meet our newest crewmember - Jool.
Finally in Self-Inflicted Wounds (Part 2): Wait for the Wheel, we learn that the aliens are sabotaging Moya so their ship can be the only one to escape the wormhole. Our crew must put their differences of opinions and desires aside to save them all before the aliens' plans are realized. And one of our crew makes the ultimate sacrifice.
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Occasional Randomness #2 - Where Art Thou, Farscape? (Farscape S3E01-02)

Eric and Jason are back after an extended time away, some of which was out of their control. They jump into the beginning of season three of Farscape -- which now has new opening theme music, "new" cast members and a new narration.
First up, the exciting conclusion to the end of season two, Season of Death. That's the name of the episode, not the name of the last season. Does Aeryn come back to life? Does Crichton get his head back together, both literally and psychologically? Does Rygel really like what Chiana's cooking?
Then we wrap up with Suns and Lovers. Where we hopefully put the whole D'Argo / Chiana / Jothee love triangle behind us, never to be spoken of again. And not just because the crew is trapped on a disabled space station about to be destroyed by a mysterious wave of energy soon approaching. Can they find the source of the signal attracting the wave in time? Can they saved the trapped children and themselves? And can Aeryn and Crichton finally find some "alone time"?Check out our website for links to prior episodes -- https://occasionalrandomness.podbean.com/