Hmm. Interesting. And that works. They could have made that clearer in Twice Shy - although thinking back over that episode, they do sort of examine the idea of post traumatic stress through metaphor. There's a deleted scene - where Aeryn begs Noranti for poppers, something to turn off her emotions - so she isn't vulnerable, isn't filled with anxiety. And John goes from being optimistic, to defeatest - negative. Plus in Constellation of Doubt - the earth psychologist in the Earth documentary states that John Crichton is exhibiting all the classic signs of severe post-traumatic stress syndrom. Crichton is always on guard.
Farscape's central theme is how violence is destructive. How it tears pieces away from you.
And it is notable that Crichton refuses to take the poppers until he is forced to allow himself to be raped by Graza again, in order for D'Argo and Skisousa to free them all from the Peacekeepers. The only way to get out of her grasp - is to take the popper - which he does. And after that point, he continues to take them - this is way before Aeryn returns.
I'm guessing you are correct he can't quite tell Aeryn about it, anyone actually, even D'Argo. He says as much in his journal in the episode Terra Firma. Any more than Aeryn can talk about her time away from him - as assassin and how Scorpius saved her from the Living Death or for that matter what happened with the other John or with her mother. To talk about it - involves reliving it, focusing on it. And in some cases it is better to let it go and move on.
But I also agree with selenak below in that Twice Shy could have been better done. That said, it's the only major weakness I see in Farscape, and I guess that's saying something - all things considered.
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Date: 2010-07-18 06:46 pm (UTC)And John goes from being optimistic, to defeatest - negative. Plus in Constellation of Doubt - the earth psychologist in the Earth documentary states that John Crichton is exhibiting all the classic signs of severe post-traumatic stress syndrom. Crichton is always on guard.
Farscape's central theme is how violence is destructive. How it tears pieces away from you.
And it is notable that Crichton refuses to take the poppers until he is forced to allow himself to be raped by Graza again, in order for D'Argo and Skisousa to free them all from the Peacekeepers. The only way to get out of her grasp - is to take the popper - which he does. And after that point, he continues to take them - this is way before Aeryn returns.
I'm guessing you are correct he can't quite tell Aeryn about it, anyone actually, even D'Argo. He says as much in his journal in the episode Terra Firma. Any more than Aeryn can talk about her time away from him - as assassin and how Scorpius saved her from the Living Death or for that matter what happened with the other John or with her mother. To talk about it - involves reliving it, focusing on it. And in some cases it is better to let it go and move on.
But I also agree with