I realize this board is “family-friendly”, so I’ve edited this article several times before posting to tone it down a bit. If my ideas offend you - oh well. If my language offends you - I apologize in advance.

It seems our usual action hero got lucky with Aeryn a while back. John, being a healthy human male, just wants to have a little fun. Far be it from me to keep a good guy down, but I am concerned with the precedent this sets for his future relationships. I hope Farscape doesn’t degenerate into a show that features John’s conquests and broken hearts spread across the galaxy. I am also concerned about the scientific and moral standards Farscape eviscerates in the name of ratings. I have a couple of points:

Hey, that Giraffe likes you!

I have noticed that John attracts allot of attention from the females of many species he comes in contact with. The idea that a human male would be attractive to the females of other species is absurd. I have a question for the ladies of this board. Suppose you saw a Giraffe at the zoo. Imagine this Giraffe is the most magnificent male of it’s species that ever existed. Does he turn you ”on”? I would bet it doesn’t, because it is a male of a different species. Just as John is a different species from Aeryn, Matala, Giliana, Volmae, Furlow, Lashala, Chiana, and so on. All the females listed either fell head-over-heal for John or at least made some reference to his looks. The fact that they are “humanoid” is just the show’s way of keeping production costs down. The absurdity of inter-species mating remains a valid point. Frankly, I think John’s adventure in interstellar sexuality is a tool of the writers manipulating all the “shippers” out there into watching the show. Sex sells, right?

John is a what?

Ever wondered what kind of diseases one might catch or pass on by coupling with an alien? What would the consequences of such a union be? The fact is, humans are meant to mate with humans and to do so with another species is unadvisable and disgusting. John’s “relations” with Aeryn would make him the moral equivalent of what we in Texas call a “stump-buster.” If you don’t know what that is, it involves farm animals. I’ll let your imagination take care of the rest.

I realize that sex is a major part of life. One can assume it is a part of interstellar life as well. It is natural to expect some sexual tension involving the characters of Farscape. I just hope the show stays true to it’s science-fiction roots with compelling and intellectually challenging stories. If one needs T&A there is always Baywatch, please spare us the “Melrose Space.”

Long Live Farscape!

Dallascaper