Farscape s02e10 Episode Script

What are you doing? Prowler needs one of those Moya propulsar control units.
From my module? I don't think so.
It's a matter of priorities, Crichton.
You know which ship is more important.
Yes, I know which one is more important to you, but Yes, the one that can actually get us out of trouble if we come under attack.
I know someone who will soon be under attack if they don't Pilot: Crichton? Aeryn? Yes, Mr.
Bad News? Moya's senses have just picked something up.
It appears to be actively tracking us.
You were right.
Put it in.
Can you tell what it is? No.
It doesn't even seem to be a physical object, just energy.
Zhaan, can you see it? Pilot, I can't get a visual but I estimate it will be upon us within 15 microts.
Starting evasive maneuvers now.
(grunts) What do you mean, it's inside Moya? It's moving too fast to track, Pilot.
(humming) Pilot, you there? Crichton.
What? Aeryn.
Aim high, but shoot it.
Aeryn! Come on, come on! (explosions) Crichton.
Crichton! My name is John Crichton, an astronaut.
A radiation wave hit and I got shot through a wormhole.
Now I'm lost in some distant part of the universe on a ship, a living ship, full of strange alien life-forms.
Help me.
Listen, please.
Is there anybody out there who can hear me? I'm being hunted by an insane military commander.
I'm doing everything I can.
I'm just looking for a way home.
Whoa! What the hezmana is that, and where's Crichton? Inside.
It sucked him in.
Don't ask me to explain it.
Rygel: Can someone please tell what the yotz I'm looking at? Where are you? I'm in the passageway beneath Maintenance Bay Two.
There's some thing sticking through the ceiling.
Don't go near it, Rygel.
You really think I need you to tell me that? Aeryn: Pilot, what the frell is this thing? Pilot: Unknown.
I can't make sense of these readings.
Well, then, keep trying.
I'm getting contradictory data.
There are energy fluctuations.
It's putting Moya under a great deal of stress.
(loud humming) Aeryn: Pilot? Pilot! -Massive energy fluctuations! Vacate the area immediately! (grunts) Whoa! D'Argo, what the frell's happening? Keep your Comms open, and do not move until I say so.
What? -Just do what I say.
D'Argo! Just do it! I got sucked into that? You were inside it.
Do you not remember anything? Uh-uh.
I, uh, I remember cold.
Well, you're going to have to focus a little bit more for me, John.
I need to know, did you see anything, anyone inside there? No.
There was, uh light.
I remember light, and I was, uh John, where have you cut yourself? I'm cut? I'm cut? You're not cut.
No, no, I'm not cut.
Aeryn: It was the creature.
The creature? You weren't the only thing to come out of that sphere.
D'Argo's tracking it down now.
Oh, God, another critter.
Right, and I better go help him.
John, you're in no condition.
No, no, I'm okay, I just need a gun.
Frell me! What happened to you? Well, that's the $64,000 question.
Aeryn, you got a gun? John, please -No, I'm okay.
I just need to go help find the creature.
(grunts) You all right? -Okay.
Did he really say creature? Well, I don't care how busy they are.
I need more DRDs.
Understood.
They're on their way.
Oh, I take it you're not having any luck.
And I take it you aren't going to lift a digit to help! Well, if I see the creature, you'll be the first to know.
I'll be sure to follow your screams.
What about that all-powerful Luxan nose? You're always complaining you can smell me.
Can't you sniff this thing out? I would, except all I can smell is Crichton.
(sighs) I don't get it, okay? How could that that little, tiny light turn into this thing, and then suck you up and then spit out not only you, but Chiana, please.
My head.
I could probably use some extra clothes.
Oh.
I'll be 20 microts.
Thanks.
This can't be right.
-What can't be right? As far as I can tell, you received no injuries while you were in that sphere.
Well, is that a bad thing? Well, it means that this blood has to have come from the creature, but But what? John, this blood is yours.
This is where it gets good, right? (screaming) (grunting) Please.
What whatever whatever you want (grunting) Whatever you came for you you take it, okay? (snorts) (grunting) Chia Chiana.
You know my name? Me John.
Me John.
I I don't understand.
(grunting) What are you? (roaring) (screaming) No! No! D'Argo! Chiana.
(gasping) Me John.
Crichton.
You are are Crichton.
(grunting) You can't be.
You can't be.
Me John.
Oh Chiana: We're going to go see Zhaan, okay? Zhaan.
-She's going to figure out what's going on.
Zhaan blue.
You know Zhaan? Mmm.
Zhaan.
Good.
Oh.
Good.
Clothes? -Uh, not quite.
Whoa! No, no, no! It's okay.
I don't think he wants to hurt anyone.
Get away from him, Chiana.
-I don't think you need the gun.
Where did you find him? And what the hell is he doing in my flight suit? He was in your quarters.
Look at him.
He thinks he's you.
What? Right.
All right, who are you and what do you want? I am John Crichton.
Yeah, that's a superb disguise.
It's fooling everybody, but who are? You.
Me, you.
God.
Oh, God, I love this.
Okay, you you want to stick with that routine? You want to be the next to mess with me? Well, get in line.
-No! Crichton.
Chiana, I'm sick of it.
It's bad enough being spat out of some green blob.
Now I've got Quasimodo here saying he's me.
Me! You! No, you're not.
What do you want? Huh? Wh-wh-what do you want? You tell me.
Tell me what you want, and maybe I can get it for you.
Me want Oh, don't touch me.
Want to know.
-Uh-uh.
Hands off! -Crichton (shot injecting) Please tell me that was just a sleep shot.
Zhaan: It was.
Oh, truly hideous.
But take away the hair, the brow.
I can see a resemblance to you, Crichton.
Well it's enough to make him think he's you.
Oh, please.
This is not me.
This is some kind of clone or something gone wrong.
Yeah, but how does he how does he know everyone? It's like he's got your memories.
Chiana, half of this galaxy has my memories.
Zhaan: John? Yeah, Zhaan? I've run a full analysis on the blood.
There are some minute chromosomal differences but apart from that, it's exactly the same as yours.
John, I've done every test that I can.
There can be no doubt.
Great.
It's got my blood.
My DNA.
If Chiana's right, it's got a lot more than that.
That's nuts.
I mean, who in their right mind would want a copy of me, much less this caveman version? D'Argo: Caveman? Yeah, it's a primitive ancestor.
They were supposed to have looked like that.
You had ancestors that looked like that? Yeah.
What did yours look like? (rumbling) Pilot! It's the sphere! Energy fluctuations have recommenced.
Oh, hell, let's go! Chiana, stay here.
Oh Aeryn, what's it doing up there? Same as before.
Pilot, what are you reading? Same energy fluctuations, only more powerful and increasing.
Let's get the hell out of here.
Aeryn, Pilot, you guys okay? Energy fluctuations are still present, but diminished.
Crichton, you'd better get up here.
Aeryn Don't move.
Look, I'm freezing here.
And why the hell are you pointing a gun at me? Who are you? I'm John.
John Crichton.
I don't think so.
For a start, John has more hair, amongst other things.
You gonna blame that on feeling cold? What the hell happened to me? Listen, I understand why you're doing this, but Ah.
At least you can talk, so start.
Who are you, and what do you know about the sphere? Oh, I know as much as you do.
Is that 'cause you're supposed to be me? Look, I understand the bizarreness of this situation.
But I'm telling you the truth.
I am John Crichton.
No.
I'm John Crichton.
I don't doubt that you're telling the truth.
Good.
Excellent.
We're making progress.
I get to be me.
Ergo, you're not me.
Well, no.
Not as I normally perceive myself.
There are some physical differences.
Just some.
(chuckles) Yes.
Look, perhaps it would help if you thought of me as an alternative version of yourself.
I don't want to think of you at all.
Well, you have that luxury.
I don't.
In my memories, I look like you.
Your memories? Yes.
I perceived myself as having linear life.
I don't believe you.
No? I didn't think that you would.
Okay.
When the Farscape project received funding, what did I do? Celebrated with Dad, D.
K.
and Alex.
Drank a little too much champagne that cost way too much.
Argued with D.
K.
Wait.
What argument? He thought that things were going too smoothly.
That something had to go wrong.
You do remember? Yeah, I, uh I told him he was full of crap.
I'd completely forgotten that.
(loud crashing) Pilot! Pilot: New activity from the sphere! I'm analyzing.
D'Argo, Maintenance Bay.
Aeryn, stay with him.
See what you can find out about the sphere.
(grunting) Pilot, status? Are we about to get another me? I don't think so.
They're different readings than before.
In what way? Pilot?! This can't be.
It it appears that the sphere is generating some sort of interdimensional portal.
Whoa! Whoa! This blob is creating a dimensional hole? Yes, and it's actively trying to pull us through.
I estimate we have less than a quarter arn before it pulls us through.
Right.
Know anything about this? How many times, Aeryn? I don't know anything.
All right, Pilot, you got any ideas? I'm trying everything I can.
What about Starburst? Perhaps we can blast clear of it.
The portal is being generated by the sphere and the sphere is inside Moya.
We cannot escape it.
Right.
Well, what the hell can we use? Give me your Comms.
Why? I have an idea.
Give me your Comms.
(laughs) Listen, Aeryn.
Do you want to be pulled through to another dimension? No, but perhaps you do.
I'm not some interdimensional alien.
If this ship gets pulled through, I get pulled through as well.
So give me your Comms.
Aeryn, trust me.
Fine, then at least get them a message.
Tell them to use the Defense Screen.
It's all we've got.
The Defense Screen.
-What? The Defense Screen.
We use it to counteract the pull of the dimensional hole.
Uh-uh, I don't see that Look, I'm not entirely sure here.
I'm just kind of ripping it as I go.
But the Defense Screen deflects energy, right? Right.
-So we use it to counteract the pull.
I'm in Bill and Ted land here, so I'm open to suggestion.
Crichton.
What? Your mutation has a suggestion.
Oh, good.
Listen, you have to use the Defense Screen to counteract Both Crichtons: the pull of the dimensional hole.
Man, I hope we're both right.
Command.
Sounds like he knew what you were thinking.
You trust me now? No.
We still don't know if it's going to work.
(loud crashing) And it won't work if they don't set it up right.
Aeryn, get me to the Maintenance Bay.
At gunpoint if you have to, but get me to the Maintenance Bay.
At gunpoint.
I don't know that it is going to work, Mr.
Rygel.
I'm just going on a gut instinct.
Something I'm sure you can appreciate.
We should be heading for a Transport, not frelling about with the Defense Screen, hoping it'll do something.
Then go to a Transport! At least then if we die, we'll die in peace.
Pilot, are you ready to transfer power to the Defense Screen? Ready.
Good, 'cause we're about finished here.
John, what power settings are you using? Everything's set at 100%.
Why? I'm afraid you're going to have to recalibrate.
No, no, no.
We are not recalibrating anything.
We give this thing everything we've got.
The settings have to be synchronized with readings from the sphere or they'll never counteract the pull.
There has to be synchronism.
Recalibrate to 85%.
Rygel: You're not going to seriously do what he says, are you? Shift them down! Shift them down! You're mad! Pilot, are you good to go up there? On your command! D'Argo Right.
Do it now! -I'm doing it.
(deep rumbling) (electrical crackling) Pilot: It worked.
The screen's deflecting the sphere's energy back on itself.
It stopped dragging us in.
You son of a bitch.
He was right.
Impressive.
I'm pleased that it worked.
But we're not out of the woods yet.
Pilot, how long can we hold out? Our energy levels won't last forever.
I estimate the Defense Screen will be able to counteract the pull of the sphere for only four arns, perhaps less.
That's assuming the Defense Screen itself holds out.
We should work under the basis that we have less than three arns.
(grunts) Hey Hey! It's okay.
It's me.
Pip.
(sniffs) What happened? You lost it for a microt.
You remember? (grunts) Sphere? (sniffing) Must know how what happened.
Chiana.
I can't tell you anything.
I've I've had my Comms off.
I didn't want to wake you.
(snorts) Must know.
(grunting) (yelling) Hey, easy! Calm down! Crichton! John! That is your name, right? Who you are? Was me.
What do you mean, was? Look.
(grunts) John no more.
Gone.
Well, it doesn't look as though we'll learn anything here.
(growling) Who the frell are you? Apparently, another Crichton.
Another? -Hello, Pip.
I don't suppose he's told you anything useful about the sphere? You don't have to go through me.
Ask him yourself.
You me, too? Would there really be any point? Looking at him, however, does raise some interesting possibilities.
There seems to a pattern in my replication.
Don't you mean Crichton's replications? Indeed.
He is the template.
The original.
And on the one hand we have this version, who seems barely able to think, on the other hand You.
Mmm.
Pilot, have you attempted to communicate with the sphere? It hasn't responded to any of my signals.
But it is sending out a number of its own.
Commander Crichton has already started looking at them.
Of course he has.
Stand by for the first signals.
I told you I've already analyzed this signal.
I understand that, but we're going to analyze it again.
When you're ready, Pilot.
(high-pitched whining) Can you try a lower pitch, please? (low-pitched whining) Now try filtering out the third and fifth harmonics.
(laughing) Listen to this.
Double the Crichton and you double the waste of time.
That's very funny, Rygel.
-We really should be paying more attention to this Defense Shield.
It's already showing signs of strain.
Yes (loud buzzing) Ow! Finally stopped.
(groans) What stopped? You can't hear this? So much for that.
You can't hear that? Alien voice: A sample Rygel: Crichton, would you mind explaining Shut up, Fluffy.
Translating to alien brain wave pattern.
Translating to alien brain wave pattern.
You incapacitated our sample collection vessel, resulting in the loss of the targeted sample and genetic derivatives.
Internal repairs have been completed.
But our vessel cannot return unless it carries at least one of the target samples.
If a sample is not placed within the vessel, it will automatically retrieve all biological matter within one metra of its radius.
We do not wish to harm you.
To avoid inadvertent damage place one of the targeted samples into our vessel.
One of the targeted sample (transmission stops) One must go back.
Fascinating.
We have an answer.
Crichton, what is going on? One of us has got to die.
D'Argo: A sample? Yes, apparently that's what I am.
And what if the sphere's not got what it came for? Then it's gonna take all of us.
To another dimension? Ha ha ha I don't think so.
Sorry, Crichton.
Perhaps we can spare each of you a small last meal.
One, Rygel.
It wants one of me.
Only one? You mean we're going to be left with two of you? Look, just because the sphere wants a Crichton, it doesn't mean it has to be you, okay? Will be me.
(grunts) Who else? What about the guy with the big head? (chuckling) Hey, you've got just as much right to be here as he does.
Futuro: A remarkable device.
You understand what this is? This is a pure research vessel, devoted to the study of life.
Yes, it's a remarkable device.
I just wish it'd chosen some other life to study.
Why me? Why not all of us? Because it's never seen anything like us before.
-like me before.
Correct.
It's already had a chance to collect a Luxan, a Delvian and one of everyone else on board.
I'd wager that your replication, or should I say, my creation, is a byproduct of its research.
A mapping of our genetic pathways.
D'Argo: Enough.
I don't care what this thing does.
All I know is that I want to get rid of it.
Understandable.
And unfortunately, we have an answer.
We return the most expendable one of us.
What? Nah, I don't think so.
Oh, come on.
Are you going to say he's wrong? Let's just give the sphere the hairy bastard and get it the frell out of here.
Well, not quite as I would have phrased it, Rygel, but We're getting way ahead of ourselves here, guys.
Way ahead.
What if we're wrong? Huh? We're going to chuck him to the sphere like he's nothing? We can't do that.
I can.
And what if there's another solution? One that we haven't found yet? John, you heard the message.
Yes, I heard the message.
But we just bought ourselves a couple of arns and we're going to use it to find another solution.
No, no.
You're losing perspective.
No, I am widening my perspective.
That is what I do.
That's what makes me me.
Crichton, what's the alternative? I try and shoot at this thing again? Aeryn, that is a bad plan.
You really don't want another me.
John, let's just -What, D'Argo? You going to tell me I'm wrong? Since when do we take the easy way out? (sighing) Is anyone with me on this? Not me.
Very well.
Let's try and see what we can find.
But, John? When the time comes Yes.
Pilot, I want every reading you have on that sphere.
All of them.
Pilot: Very well, Crichton.
I know Crichton, okay? You know Crichton.
You are him, for frell's sake.
Look, I promise you, he's not going to quit, till he fixes this.
(grunts) Know Crichton.
Yeah.
Save Moya.
Save Pip.
(grunts) Only one answer.
I've transferred all collected information on the sphere to a data console in the Maintenance Bay.
The other Crichton has stared an analysis.
You don't think he's going to have much luck, do you? Very perceptive.
We have to try, Pilot.
With all respect, I've analyzed their data four times.
I doubt any new insights will be gained.
Pilot, I am not going to let Moya get sucked into this sphere.
Neither am I.
Crichton, I should tell you.
Moya would never expect an innocent being to die for her sake.
She will understand if you choose to leave.
We're not going to do that.
I know, but while I would never want my fate to be different to Moya's I do not share her acceptance of this situation.
If we have the solution then I Is what I am trying to find, Pilot.
And I am not going to stop until I have to.
Do you understand that? I understand.
Good.
Now let's see if we can get a message to these body-snatchers.
Ahh! It's the Defense Screen! Crichton! We have a power drain! Can we reroute through the Neural Cluster? I'm already on it.
We need you in Command.
On the way! Feels as though our options on how to resolve this are becoming limited.
We are not giving up.
Look at the data, Zhaan.
I'm thinking with more speed and clarity than I ever have before, and I'm still only able to absorb a fraction of this.
Something may reveal itself.
Yes, things are revealing themselves.
They're just not pertinent to this situation.
It's amazing, Zhaan, what's happened to me.
Virtually without even trying, I'm beginning to understand concepts that I've been thinking about for months, years.
You may find a solution here if you try.
No.
This is over.
We know what the outcome will be.
I'm talking about the future, about what's possible.
You're just going to give up? I'm going to face reality.
This is reality.
No.
This is futile.
You are not the John Crichton I know.
Zhaan, look at what's happened to me.
How could I be? I wonder if you can also see what you have lost.
Your logic may be firm, but it is cold.
But correct.
When all the options have been exhausted, the John Crichton you know will reach the same conclusion.
I get there quicker.
That's the only difference.
And I know that you'll get there, too.
The reserve power unit's completely burned out.
The Defense Screen was not made for this.
Just give me whatever power you got.
We're already feeding you as much as we can! I don't want to hear that, Aeryn.
Well we're running out of options, Crichton.
John.
-We can't keep redoing this.
D'Argo? I want you to know that if you have to get rid of one of the Crichtons, I'm there for you.
I appreciate the offer, D'Argo, but I'm not giving up yet.
I understand.
But I also want you to know that if you don't start facing reality soon, I'm going to face it for you.
Just give me some more time.
Crichton! D'Argo, just give me more time.
Now, I want all the power you got.
Transferring power.
Whoa! The Defense Screen's down to its last power cell.
It cannot be recharged while the screen is active.
You must do something now.
It's time.
I know.
Would you like me to take care of it? Is that a yes? How can you sound so calm? You think I don't feel for him? Of course I do.
But I'm prepared to do what has to be done.
Now, would you like me to take care of it? No.
I'll take care of it.
John, don't feel bad.
You knew this moment was coming.
I appreciate you coming with me, D'Argo.
I would not have you do it alone.
Besides, I do not think he will go voluntarily.
Chiana: Looking for someone? Where is he? Hiding.
Chiana.
What? You think I'd just let you kill him? I set him free.
How could you have done this? Frell you, D'Argo.
Where is he? Somewhere you'll never find.
Do you know what you've done? We had a simple choice.
Simple.
He dies, we live.
Now we all die! Moya dies! We have two choices left.
Two?! I'm the one who's supposed to be here! Do you think I should go in there? Yeah? Well, what about your bald headed friend? He meant to be here, too? I tried to find another way.
Oh, yeah, I bet you did.
Damn it, Chiana, that is not fair! Fair? You think this guy's nothing? He's you! He's warm.
He's sensitive.
He's everything I ever liked about you.
You take Tiers One to Three.
I'll take Four to Seven.
Update, Pilot.
Remaining power cell down to 15%.
The DRDs still report no sign of the other Crichton.
I'll check the rest of this Tier.
Then we'll have to move on to the next one.
Aeryn, I think it's time we reassess.
I'm guessing you're not going to volunteer to go in the sphere.
Correct.
You've seen what I can do.
I can help this crew.
What do you suggest I do now? Start hunting Crichton? It would make sense.
To you, yes, but you don't belong here.
You're a mistake.
So you'd better pray we find the other one.
Aeryn Sorry.
Rygel! You stupid, bony-assed little bitch.
What were you thinking? -What was I thinking? It was self-preservation.
I thought you of all people would've understood that.
Even Crichton understood it.
What are you doing? -What do you think? The first Crichton I see gets this in the back of his head.
No way.
Yeah! We're all going to die if one of them doesn't.
No way! -Yes, way! And I don't care which one it is.
It's your doing, Chiana.
-Rygel! Rygel! (grunting and snarling) How? How did I know where to find you? I knew where I'd go if I wanted to hide.
Do you know why I'm here? Sphere.
Yeah.
I'm letting you go.
Get out of here.
Go! Move it! Crichton.
I've found him.
Meet me in the Maintenance Bay.
On my way.
Where is he? I let him go.
I thought you would.
John, you had your chance.
And you blew it.
You let your emotions get the better of you.
You couldn't face reality.
You wanna face reality? Face reality? We were saving ourselves at someone else's expense.
Who wasn't worth saving.
Come on, Johnnie.
Don't tell me you didn't think that.
I could see a part of you still thinks it.
Remember the way you first saw the ape-man? How you could legitimize sacrificing him? Well, guess what.
That's the way I see you.
Tell me something.
If I wasn't here, you wouldn't volunteer to go in the sphere, would you? Moya might emerge through the dimensional portal unscathed.
I'd take that risk.
Oh, yeah.
Aren't you special? With an attitude like that, you really think you're the best of the three of us? You know I am.
Yeah, you're fantastic.
You're gonna fit in great around here.
The rest of the crew's just gonna love ya.
They will when they see what I can do for them.
You just told me you'd sell 'em down the river.
Let em go through the portal.
I tell you what.
You ever want to know what it was like to have them as friends? Just think back to when you were me.
You're very judgmental for someone who's still hiding.
No, I'm not.
We're out of time.
Bet you didn't guess that move.
You're very predictable.
I prefer to think of it as reliable.
Oh.
You understand it has to be this way.
I could never really be me with you still around.
I'd always be the outsider.
Smarter, more capable, yet not quite John.
(rumbling) Can you understand how frustrating that would be? You think you're ever going to be anything but an outsider? Better than dying.
So you're the future.
I'm glad I won't be here to see it.
Dead? Yeah.
Good.
Hey! Hey, you don't have to do that.
Want to.
Not my place.
Don't belong.
Look, I don't I don't really belong here either.
Your time.
Your place.
My fate.
I accept.
I understand.
I understand.
Good luck.
How's Aeryn? Well, she's doing better than this Defense Screen.
I think she's doing better than you.
You look terrible.
I've had better days.
You did what you thought was right, John.
And I did what I knew was wrong.
The future Crichton.
Kind of makes you wonder if that's where we're headed.
It's only one possible genetic path.
Yeah, but it's possible.
That's the problem.
I heard about what you did.
You really offered to take the dive? It took me a while, and then I needed some help.
Well, for what it's worth, I'm glad it worked out the way it did.
I wish I could be.
I always thought I was a good guy, Chiana.
But it was the least developed one of me, the one I thought least likely, who did the right thing.
Somehow you knew.
I know you.