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"Durka Returns"
Series Farscape
Season 1, Episode 15
Farscape 1x15 005
Air date August 13th, 1999
Writers Grant McAloon
Director Tony Tilse
Producers Matt Carroll; Richard Clendinnen; Kris Noble; Rockne S. O'Bannon
Starring Ben Browder; Claudia Black; Virginia Hey; Anthony Simcoe
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"Durka Returns" is the fifteenth episode of season one of the US/Australian science fiction television series Farscape. The episode was directed by Tony Tilse and written by Grant McAloon. It first aired on the Sci-Fi Channel on Friday, August 13th, 1999. In this episode, a ghost from Rygel's past returns to plague him anew... Captain Durka - the former Peacekeeper who once brutally tortured Rygel more than 100 cycles ago. The seemingly reformed Durka is accompanied by a man named Salis of the Nebari. The crew of Moya encounter Salis' other charge - a young Nebari female named Chiana.

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Cast[]

Principal Cast[]

Actor Role
Ben Browder John Crichton
Claudia Black Officer Aeryn Sun
Virginia Hey Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan
Anthony Simcoe Ka D'Argo

Guest Stars[]

Actor Role
Jonathan Hardy Dominar Rygel XVI (voice)
Lani Tupu Pilot (voice)
Gigi Edgley Chiana
David Wheeler Captain Selto Durka
Tiriel Mora Salis

Notes & Trivia[]

  • Production code number: 10115.
  • This is the first episode of the series written by Grant McAloon. He also works as a script editor for seasons one and two. His next writing work on the series is episode 2x02, "Vitas Mortis".
  • First appearance of the Nebari.
  • First appearance of Chiana. She will become a recurring character throughout the remainder of season one and a regular series character beginning with season two.

Bloopers[]

  • Gigi Edgley's Australian accent comes through a few times in this episode. As she works more with her character in further episodes, this becomes less noticeable.

Quotes[]

  • Chiana: I apologize for calling you a toad.
  • Rygel XVI: Huh, I make allowances for stress on this ship.
  • Chiana: Oh no, no, this isn't stress, old man. 'Stress' is if you don't come through for me!

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  • Rygel XVI: Crichton threw a bomb, too!
  • Aeryn Sun: But the one he threw stimulated her to expel Durka's transport.
  • Rygel XVI: I didn't know she could do that. Did you know she could do that?
  • Aeryn Sun: Moya didn't even know she could do it.

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The World of Farscape

Farscape miscellaneous

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