Fan Favorite Farscape Only Interacts With One Character In The Entire Series

Posted by Jonathan Klotz | Published 27 seconds ago

Farscape may be known as a “show with puppets,” but it features some of the best writing of any sci-fi series, between John Crichton's lively growth and Aeryn Black's relationship with the ability to turn even the strangest stories into brains. to tell a story. This is the only reason that Farscape he did very well with Harvey, the villainous version of Scorpius that exists only in Crichton's head, a gimmick character who became a fan favorite despite his obvious limitations.

John Crichton's Invisible Frenemy

First appears in “Crackers Don't Matter,” episode four Farscape In season 2, the Scorpius hallucination is considered part of T'raltixx's mental manipulation, but then Scorpius would appear more often in times of great stress. The hallucination even began to urge Crichton to follow certain actions, especially to not kill the real Scorpius, before it appeared inside the human mind. The hallucination was the result of a neural chip implanted by Scorpius while torturing Crichton; Surprisingly, the Scorpius clone revealed the truth during a torture session with another alien that helped Crichton win.

Crichton called the Scorpius hallucination that lives in his head Harvey, named after the James Stewart classic about an invisible rabbit. From then on, Harvey would appear multiple times each season, sometimes as an absent visual apparition Farscape characters can see as he was not in reality, and sometimes, inside Crichton's mind, when he gives useful advice like Jiminy Cricket with Skintight skin.

A Smart Way to Keep Scorpius Involved

The authors of Farscape he made the choice to have Scorpius' neural implant become a version of Scorpius as a way to keep the villain involved without his evil plans always failing. This way, they could keep Wayne Pygram involved, explore different parts of Crichton as portrayed by Scorpius, and maintain a sense of danger around the real villain. Harvey may have started out as a mental clone of Scorpius, but he ended up being his own character.

Harvey would appear at Crichton's in Hawaiian shirts and at one point showcase Pygram's talent, even playing drums like Ringo Starr. This off-beat appearance made both fans and Crichton begin to see Harvey as more of a friend than an enemy, and in fact, he was, but only in the same way as the real Scorpius: to achieve his goals. In fact, on time Farscape In the end, Harvey was able to achieve his goals and the reason he was organized in the first place, but according to the spirit of the series, it was not the way he intended back in Season 2.

Farscape it's the only sci-fi series I can think of that took what would have been a one-episode plot and managed to turn Harvey into a permanent part of the show's legacy. The Stargate SG-1 they turned the gimmick episode into the best of the show, but they didn't include Apophis appearing in a hazmat suit or arguing about how Easter is celebrated. Farscape managed to do so much with so little, thanks to sharp writing and talented actors, with Wayne Pygram's unhinged Harvey as the best example of what a little ingenuity and a willingness to throw away the rulebook will get you.