FARSCAPE: SEASON 3

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• Release Year: 2001
• Genre: Science-Fiction
• Plot: It's clear right from the opening episodes of its third season that Farscape has finally developed into a grown-up show. There's a new self-confidence and a new maturity here that's entirely welcome after the often wildly erratic tone of the second season. The production design and high-quality effects work remain true to the show's original quirky style, although both the look and the more adult-themed scripts have become progressively darker.

  Season 3 is the year when the Wormhole story arc takes precedence, as the interactions between John Crichton and his nemesis Scorpius become ever more complicated (involving various different clones, real or 'neural', of both antagonists). It's also the year that some major characters die, new ones are introduced, and Crichton (well, one version of him anyway) and Aeryn finally consummate their relationship. Moya's crew endures a vertiginous emotional roller-coaster ride when powerful issues of love, loyalty, and sacrifice loom large. They must also face their sternest challenge yet as the series' biggest story arc reaches an explosive climax aboard Scorpius's Command Carrier. Anyone who has not followed Farscape extremely closely from the very beginning of season 1 will be utterly baffled by the convoluted plotting and complex character interactions. But for fans, this is the show's most rewarding year. --Mark Walker

• Cast: Magda Szubanski, Grant Magee, Aaron James Cash, Rebecca Riggs, Tyler Coppin, Claudia Black, Jeremy Sims, Murray Bartlett, Marta Dusseldorp, Nicholas McKay, Shane Briant, Matt Day, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Jennifer Fisher, Erika Heynatz, Jonny Pasvolsky, Lenore Smith, Danny Adcock, Chris Haywood, Phillip Hinton, Paul Goddard, Gigi Edgley, Gavin Robins, Dominique Sweeny, Wayne Pygram, Kerith Atkinson, Tammy McIntosh, Dean O'Gorman, John Adam, Linal Haft, Kent McCord, Lani John Tupu, Ben Browder, Francesca Buller, Johanna Kerrigan, Linda Cropper, John Schwarz, David Franklin, Steve Le Marquand, Joshua Anderson, Anthony Kierann, Sam Bettison, Patrick Ward, Thomas Holesgrove, Selina Muller, Hunter Perske, Victoria Longley, Melissa Jaffer, David Wheeler, Jonathan Hardy, Matthew Newton, Anthony Hayes, Christine Stephen-Daly, Jason Chong, Claudia Karvan, David Bower, Amy Salas, Katherine Thomas, Dinah Shearing, Duncan Young, Carmen Duncan, Imogen Annesley, Felix Williamson, Angie Milliken, John Brumpton, Sandy Gore, David Downer, Sarah Enright, Jason Clarke, Raelee Hill, Tina Bursill, Felicity Price, Dwayne Fernandez, Bianca Chiminello, Brian Carbee, Christian Bischoff, Virginia Hey, Nicholas Hope, Alyssa-Jane Cook, Nicholas Hammond, Richard Carter, Anthony Simcoe, Paul Shedlowich, Tony Tilse
• Director: Tony Tilse
• Runtime: 18:30
• Company: A. D. Vision
• Media Format: Series