When the evil Maldis whisks hapless John Crichton into his magical, demented realm in #Farscape’s episode 8, with set design by Ricky Eyres, what’s the first thing you notice?
That’s right…
The Profiteroles!
A THREAD
That’s right…
The Profiteroles!
A THREAD
While galactic peace and John’s life hang in the balance, we’re kept on the edge of our seat by the threat to those tall edifices of sugary delight.
The towers symbolize the heights to which we can aspire when we cling to one another; toffee as a metaphor for communication.
The towers symbolize the heights to which we can aspire when we cling to one another; toffee as a metaphor for communication.
While Maldis is the wicked puppeteer, engineering the conflict between the traumatized Peacekeeper and the hapless astronaut, cackling with snotty glee and gorging himself on the negative energy sparkling between them, the Profiterole Towers observe the scene with quiet judgment.
The moment when our hero briefly succeeds in reasoning with his adversary takes place in the Profiterole Oven; though the pastries themselves are out of view, we see the scene through their eyes as they bake to Golden Brown Deliciousness.
Alas, the cream puffs’ policy of non-interference costs them their fragile existence; the tower falls victim to the violence Maldis fomented, never even having delighted the palate of a single alien.
Yet eagle-eyed viewers may note: the tower doesn’t crumble. Hmm!
Yet eagle-eyed viewers may note: the tower doesn’t crumble. Hmm!
The tower may not crumble, but Crichton does. Realizing the terrible loss the universe has incurred, and blaming Maldis and Crais with equal fury — and equal powerlessness, the human wails in despair at the loss of innocent choux pastry balls.
Only one punishment befits Maldis’ cruel conspiracy against the croquembouches he was responsible for in his mind-palace, and Zhaan is there to see justice is done.
But even the comfort of justice doesn’t bring back What Was Lost. As the episode comes to a close, brave Crichton regards the paltry stores of Moya’s kitchen and resolves to scour the universe for the Profiterole Knowledge, as yet unaware that he isn’t the only one interested…
None of this content previously appeared in the So Farscape episode dedicated to “That Old Black Magic”, but hey, here’s the link anyway — it’s not as if the podcast makes any more sense XD
sofarscape.com/episode/108
sofarscape.com/episode/108
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