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4 days ago
4 days ago
We have our first multipart story of season 4 of Farscape. We review and discuss season 4, episode 2 - What Was Lost (Part 1): Sacrifice. Is it as good as the prior seasons' multiparters? Eric and Jason aren't sure. They both thought it was a confusing episode with parts both seen and unseen. Just what is going on with the Interions and this mysterious planet they're on? And what's up with the Old Woman and why's she acting all out of it? It does set things up though for the next episode where they hopefully will bring it home. But we at least get to learn more about our new Big Bad for the season, Commandant Grayza.
And then after Farscape, it's on to the final third set of episodes of season 3 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch with episodes 12 - 15. It all comes to a satisfying conclusion. The Batch abduct ex-Admiral Rampart who helps them find where Omega is being held. And it's off to save her and the other prisoners at Mount Tantiss and stop Hemlock's research into Project Necromancer. And then we have not one, but two endings that would make excellent follow on series if they choose to do so.
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Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
Wednesday Apr 17, 2024
We start the fourth and final season of Farscape with episode 1, Crichton Kicks. Crichton's going stir-crazy on another Leviathan after months alone, with only a DRD and aging Pilot for company. That gets interrupted by our soon to be newest crewmember, Sikozu, who arrives rather abruptly. And to make things worse, behind her are some really bad people who want to harvest parts of the Leviathan. But they do get some help as Chiana and Rygel show up... but not because they wanted to come back. So, let's see what cunning plan they come up with to save their new Leviathan home.
And then after Farscape, it's on to the 2nd third of season 3 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch with episodes 6 - 11. There's lots of action and hints of things to come in the Star Wars Universe. We get to meet some old friends and enemies and end with the Batch's "Empire Strikes Back" moment where it all looks like it's falling apart and the Empire is winning.
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Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Occasional Randomness #21 - Giant Sized Randomness! (Farscape S3E22 - Bad Batch S3E1-5)
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
It's a Giant Sized episode of Occasional Randomness! We've finally gotten to the end of season three of Farscape with the cliffhanger that's episode 22, Dog with Two Bones. The band is breaking up and going their separate ways, except for Crichton who comes to the realization that he can't take Aeryn back to Earth with him if he ever were to go home. But before he figures all that out, they have to dispose of Talyn's remains and deal with an insane Leviathan (not Moya). And who's that old woman on Moya chained in the kitchen? And what's she doing to Crichton? And is Aeryn "eating for two"?
Then we discuss the highs and lows (or mehs) of season three. Spoiler, there were lots more highs than mehs.
And if that wasn't enough, we also recap and discuss the first five episodes of the final season of Star Wars: The Bad Batch with season three, episodes 1 - 5.
So sit back, relax and away we go...
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Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Occasional Randomness #16 - A Galaxy Really Far Far Away (Star Wars Ahsoka S1)
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
We're back after some more vacations... and illnesses. But, as promised, we cover the entire first season of Star Wars: Ahsoka. There's even a connection to Farscape as one of the minor characters in Ahsoka was a major character in Farscape. It's a small world after all. So, come join us as we geek out about one of our favorite things -- Star Wars. There's lots of callbacks and easter eggs to other Star Wars shows and movies in Ahsoka, which we discuss. We get to see live action versions of Star Wars Rebels heroes and villains; and they do not disappoint. We also discuss how this show continues to build on an underlying theme from the other Star Wars shows of how the Clone Wars has affected those that fought in it many, many years later. And we discuss our hopes for season two.
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Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
Wednesday Jun 07, 2023
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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Wednesday May 24, 2023
Wednesday May 24, 2023
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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Wednesday May 10, 2023
Wednesday May 10, 2023
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.
Listen to our other Farscape episodes on our website, https://occasionalrandomness.podbean.com/
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Watch The Mandalorian on Disney+