7 best Farscape episodes to rewatch (even if you’ve seen them a hundred times)

Some shows come and go; you watch them once, enjoy them, and move on with life. But Farscape? That one sticks with you, and it lives rent-free in your head. It's the kind of show you randomly think about years later and go, “Wait, that was wild. I need to watch that again.”

And it's not just because of the wild alien designs or the constant space chases, it’s because the show has soul. It can be hilarious one minute, heartbreaking the next, and completely off-the-rails the entire time.

Whether it’s Crichton quoting The Simpsons while trying to stop an interstellar war, or a living spaceship crying, Farscape always finds a way to surprise you.

So if you’ve already watched it front to back, maybe even a few times - here’s a list of seven episodes that never get old. These are the comfort episodes, the emotional gut-punches, and the full-blown chaos hours that demand a rewatch - even if you already know every line by heart.

7 best Farscape episodes to rewatch

1) Crackers Don’t Matter (Season 2, Episode 4)

This is usually the episode fans show their friends to explain what makes Farscape different. It starts simple enough - the crew stops at a space station to install some defensive tech. But almost immediately, something weird starts happening - everyone gets irritable, paranoid, and angry.

And then they go completely off the rails - Crichton hallucinates a version of Scorpius taunting him, D’Argo turns violent, Rygel gets creepy, and at one point, John’s walking around with a sock puppet and threatening people with a stick of bread.

It’s ridiculous in the best way possible - equal parts funny and disturbing. The madness builds so slowly that you almost don’t notice until it’s too late. Watching it again and again never gets old because the performances are just that good, and the descent into chaos is oddly comforting when you know what’s coming.

2) The Way We Weren’t (Season 2, Episode 5)

Farscape pulls a hard left and hits you in the feels with this one - this episode focuses on Aeryn Sun, and it’s one of the show’s most emotional character pieces. We learn she played a direct role in the execution of a pilot from Moya’s past.

When the truth comes out, it shakes her place on the crew - and forces her to reckon with her own Peacekeeper history.

What makes this one stick is how quietly devastating it is - no explosions, no running through hallways with laser guns, just raw emotion, shame, and that impossible question: Can someone like Aeryn ever really change?

Claudia Black is phenomenal here, her eyes do half the acting - and even after a dozen rewatches, the tension in that final scene between her and Pilot still gives you chills.

3) John Quixote (Season 4, Episode 7)

Time to get weird...like, really weird. In “John Quixote,” Crichton is trapped in a virtual reality game designed to challenge him, and possibly kill him. The result is a kaleidoscope of past memories, twisted logic, and enough visual madness to make your head spin.

There’s a singing Zhaan, a puppet D’Argo, a surreal game-show setup, and callbacks to some of Crichton’s darkest experiences. It’s not just weird for the sake of it - it’s deeply personal, and full of metaphors that fans are still unpacking years later.

It also rewards long-time viewers with inside jokes and references you won’t catch unless you know your Farscape lore. That’s why it’s so rewatchable - every time you return, you spot something new, or understand something differently.

Plus, where else are you going to see Crichton sword-fighting a puppet version of his best friend?

4) Die Me, Dichotomy (Season 2, Episode 22)

This one is heavy, and it still hurts...every time. Crichton’s been carrying the neural clone of Scorpius in his head for a while now, and it finally pushes him over the edge. His mind starts fracturing, he loses control, and it puts everyone at risk.

There’s a lot going on in this episode: suspense, body horror, and emotional collapse; but what really lands is the heartbreak. Without spoiling too much, something devastating happens between Crichton and Aeryn that feels both inevitable and unbearable.

You watch it once with your jaw on the floor. Then you rewatch it later just to emotionally prepare for everything that comes next in Season 3. And somehow, it still breaks you.

5) Out of Their Minds (Season 2, Episode 9)

Ah yes, the body-swap episode! A classic TV trope, but Farscape absolutely nails it. An energy pulse causes the crew to swap bodies with each other, and things get chaotic fast - Aeryn ends up in Crichton’s body, Crichton ends up in Pilot, Rygel finds himself in Aeryn, and boy, does that lead to some interesting moments.

What makes this episode so great isn’t just the comedy, which by the way is top-tier—it’s that the cast goes all-in. Watching Ben Browder try to act like Aeryn is hilarious, and seeing Anthony Simcoe (D’Argo) try to play a panicked Chiana is pure comedy gold.

But underneath the laughs, there’s still heart. You learn more about how the crew sees each other - and how hard it is to walk in someone else’s shoes, even on a literal level.

6) Liars, Guns and Money Trilogy (Season 2, Episodes 19-21)

We’re kind of cheating here, but this three-part arc is just too good to split up. Crichton needs cash to save D’Argo’s son, so naturally he plans an insane intergalactic bank robbery...but nothing in Farscape is ever simple.

What starts as a space heist turns into a war zone, with betrayals, explosions, double-crosses, and characters coming back from the dead. Every single member of the crew gets a moment to shine in this arc, and the tension is off the charts. The pacing is so tight, you’ll be on edge the whole time, even on a rewatch.

It’s fun, it’s loud, it’s peak Farscape. And honestly, it’s even better the second or third time when you already know the stakes and can just enjoy the chaos as it unfolds.

7) Bad Timing (Season 4, Episode 22)

And finally, the big one - the cliffhanger that broke a fandom! This was the last episode before the miniseries (The Peacekeeper Wars) tied up the loose ends, and wow did it leave people screaming.

Crichton and Aeryn finally have some hope - they talk future plans, real commitment, maybe even peace. And then, in classic Farscape fashion, it all goes horribly wrong.

Even if you know what’s coming, that final moment hits like a truck. It’s so sudden, so cruel, and so perfectly Farscape. It's a masterclass in storytelling: it gives you exactly what you wanted, and then snatches it away. This one’s not for the faint-hearted, but it is unforgettable.

Final thoughts

If you’re a Farscape fan, you know it’s not just about aliens and wormholes - it’s about flawed people, strange worlds, and characters that actually take risks. That’s why we keep rewatching, and that’s why these episodes still hit, even after all this time.