- "Look, I'm new to all this 'escaped prisoner' crap, all right?"
- ―Aeryn Sun
| "I, E.T." | |
|---|---|
| Series Farscape Season 1, Episode 2 | |
| |
| Air date | May 7th, 1999 |
| Writers | Sally Lapiduss |
| Director | Pino Amenta |
| Producers | Rockne S. O'Bannon; Kris Noble; Matt Carroll; Richard Clendinnen |
| Starring | Ben Browder; Claudia Black; Virginia Hey; Anthony Simcoe |
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"I, E.T." is the seventh episode of the science-fiction television series Farscape. Directed by Pino Amenta, the episode first aired in the US on the Sci-Fi Channel on May 7th, 1999. With the removal of Moya's control collar, the crew of the ship learn that a homing beacon has been activated that might alert the Peacekeepers to their presence. They are forced to land the ship beneath the swamps of an unknown planet and John is discovered by the native populace who have never before seen an actual alien.
Synopsis[]
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 cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Hardy | Dominar Rygel XVI (voice) |
| Lani Tupu | Pilot (voice) |
| Mary Mara | Lyneea |
| Cayde Tasker | Fostro |
| Boris Brkic | Ryymax |
| Mark Shaw | Alien soldier #1 |
| Dominic Bianco | Alien hunter #1 |
| Heath Wilder | Alien hunter #2 |
| Cameron Smith | Unknown |
Notes & Trivia[]
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- This episode has been made available on the Farscape: The Complete First Season DVD collection, the Farscape: The Complete Season One DVD collection and the Farscape: The Complete Series DVD collection.
- Although this was the seventh aired episode of the series, it was actually intended to be the second episode. This is evident by the side effects of removing Moya's control collar which took place in "Premiere".
- Second episode directed by Pino Amenta. He also directed the fourth episode "Throne for a Loss".
- First episode of the series written by Sally Lapiduss. She also wrote episode 10 of season one "They've Got a Secret".
- Aeryn Sun uses the word "crap" in this episode. In subsequent episodes, "crap" and similar vulgarities are substituted with the word "dren" courtesy of the translator microbes.
- Upon landing on the unnamed planet featured this episode, Crichton likens its environment to that of Louisiana and Dagobah. He attemps to explain to Aeryn that Dagobah is where Yoda, a trainer of warriors, lives on Dagobah, but she obviously doesn't realize that he is speaking of a fictional character and location. Yoda is one of the central figures from the Star Wars mythos.