Your Reviews
Here's our pick of the many great reviews we recieved for Hot to Katratzi.
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Stephen Brennan
For me there was one main problem with Hot to Katratzi - part three has to keep the standard just as high. This was a fantastic episode, one which catered for everyone and did so with style.
There were so many twists and turns it was difficult to keep up. Sikozu being revealed as a bioloid was quite shocking, but not so much as the revelation of Scorpius being a Scarren spy. Sadly the return of Stark was spoiled by the appearance of Paul Goddard's name in the guest cast, but even so, this new, menacing Stark was something to behold, and put me in the uncomfortable position of having to feel for Scorpius.
The cast performances were faultless, with each person rising to the challenge of their individual roles - in particular Ben Browder and Wayne Pygram. The set pieces were well orchestrated and filmed, and snappy dialogue kept the momentum going. The fight between the Charrids and the Kalish was in particular a sight to behold.
So, with the final part on the way the tension is mounting and my only hope is that the end of the story will keep the pace and level of ingenuity set by Hot to Katratzi, which surely has to be ranked as one of the best episodes of the season.
Will Jordan
It's hard to believe we're almost at the end of season four already. It seems like only yesterday we were watching Chrichton Kicks and gearing up for another exciting season of Farscape. Oh well, all good things...
Hot to Katratzi definitely shifts the tension and excitement up a few gears from the enjoyable but slightly flawed Fetal Attraction. The stakes are raised ever higher, with intergalactic war looming and every side clamouring for wormhole technology.
It's clear that a lot of effort has gone into this episode, from the endless twists, turns and double crosses in the plot, to the superb acting from the whole cast. Ben Browder in particular is on top form as the one-liners and cop-culture references come thick and fast. Farscape is always at it best when it manages to combine humour and drama, and this episode is a fine example of that delicate balance.
Special mention must go to Wayne Pygram for his brilliant performance as the tormented Scorpius, alternating between sympathetic and repulsive in the space of forty minutes.
The plot twists and turns like a drunk driver, with so many double-crosses, betrayals and surprise revelations that your head will be spinning by the end. But it demands attention by its sheer exuberance and quality. A great episode - I hope the next one will live up to its high standards.
Nik Kraakenes
A great piece of sci-fi action, played with panache. It was good to finally see lots of Scarrans too. Was that Emperor camp or what! Like an oversize Prince with bad skin.
Aeryn and John were running around like a veritable Bonnie and Clyde, knowing that, for once, they hold the advantage. After bio-terror last time, now we have nuclear terror. Maybe I'm seeing politics where there is none, but I can't help thinking Kemper et al are cocking a snoop at ol' Dubya.
It was an episode for revelations. Sikozu a bioloid? And part of some resistance too? The return of Stark had to be expected; after all, it was his trap that caught John and Chiana in John Quixote, and his Sikozian alter ego that gave John the location of Kratatzi.
Instead of clearing up plot threads, this episode gives us more. Is Scorpy a Scarran spy? (Perhaps, but it’s never that simple) And what's an Earth plant doing there, as the most precious Scarran delicacy? Most intriguing...
