rewatching Farscape (because it's awesome)

[deird1]

I'm so impressed by the way John/Aeryn is written. In every way, really, but right now specifically the way it's done in Look At The Princess.

You see, there's sex, and then there's romance.

John has no problem with sex. And no problem with romance.

Aeryn has no problem with sex. And HUGE ISSUES with romance.

Sex isn't really an issue for them at the moment. (They've already had sex - months ago.) But now their relationship is starting to get seriously romantic. And Aeryn is freaking out.

So, what does she do? She accuses John of being too hormonal, and only after sex.

What does John do? He retaliates by going after Chiana (in front of Aeryn, purely to annoy her) and then kissing every woman he can find.


So...

Aeryn is yelling "You only care about sex!" And John is yelling straight back "You're right! I only care about sex!" AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE JOHN WANTS THINGS TO BE ROMANTIC.



It's beautifully written. And superbly acted. Because it's quite apparent what's going on, but it's never said. If you took their relationship at face value, you'd think the problem was that John was only interested in sex...

Comments

[shadowkat]

Yep, in a nutshell, why John/Aeryn on Farscape was my favorite television romantic pairing. Also why I adore Farscape. I actually like it better than Buffy, but by the time I got around to watching it the fandom was pretty much gone.

[deird1]

I love that show. And yeah, the fandom was basically over by the time I arrived.

I think I do actually like it better than Buffy. Buffy is unique in being the show that got into my head so much that I had no choice but to produce oodles of fic and meta; but it’s not really my favourite, for all that.

[shadowkat]

Feel exactly the same way.

Buffy frustrated me more than Farscape did. It wasn't quite as subversive.
Also, I liked Farscape's ending better.

But, I didn't feel compelled to write meta on it -- possibly because I was able to binge-watch it -- and it had a satisfying ending.