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Season 4... What happened??? Why the nosedive in quality?

posted 10 years ago by LauraJ1234
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I almost cried at the end of Season 3... Crichton torn between his addiction to wormhole technology and his love of Aeryn, ending up stranded, alone...

The story arc leading to that was so sad yet powerful and compelling, such a coherent narrative, multiple storylines coming together around Talyn, Scorpius, wormholes, Crichton and Aeryn, even Crais... It was so strong I couldn't even continue for a month after the end of S3, I was so moved.

But then S4 quickly 'gets the band back together', and they go off on a series of disjointed episodes which do virtually nothing to move the plot forward or add to character development. There seems to be no point, and we're back in the 'random plot' territory which just happens to feature the same characters and shows only brief references to their histories or relationships.

WTF? What happened? Right now I'm halfway through S4 on Netflix, and I keep wondering: why the nosedive in quality or writing, and why the lack of a story arc?

[–] saprater 8 years ago

I was the same when it first aired. I hated the darker tones of Season 4. However, it grows on you. Unfortunately for me, it grew after the show ended up being cancelled. LoL

Thank goodness for fans and the Peacekeeper Wars.

But I seriously wonder if a drop in ratings had Scifi pushing the creative team to go darker in order to attract more viewers. That's just my personal theory though...so I'm not sure. Still, it is an interesting progression to see Crichton's personality go from the innocent optimist to a man who could kill billions to save the universe. I honestly don't know who I like watching more. Hmmm...methinks it's time for another Farscape binge.

[–] ManWithoutFriends 8 years ago

Series 4 is actually my favourite...