That's funny about the translator microbes explanation- they mess that up right in the second episode of the series, when they land on an Earth-like planet, and the natives understand them. C. couldn't understand his new shipmates before the injection.
your implanted with the translator microbes at birth, no matter what species you are, and i think you guys are starting to get into Stargate SG-1, this is different, no one speaks English in Farscape, the translator microbes allow you to understand other languages, that's why your implanted with them at birth
I'd thought of that too. There were other episodes where that problem exists, like the one where they have to land on that Louisiana-esque planet to dampen a beacon, and the inhabitants there can communicate fine.
I thought of that too. That wouldnt work though, because then in the pilot when d'argo grabs crichton and starts yelling at him for information, crichton cant understand him.
i think now that i've seen the rest of the episode i could say that the microbes can be passed down genetically... maybe?
but that still wouldnt explain the planet in I E.T... unless english is a species thing, so all humanoid species end up developing it or something close enough to it that crighton can be understood.
Perhaps every humanoid planet has sort of the same languages as the ones on Earth.Maybe all of Earth's languages, resemble languages on other humanoid planets.
That's funny about the translator microbes explanation- they mess that up right in the second episode of the series, when they land on an Earth-like planet, and the natives understand them. C. couldn't understand his new shipmates before the injection.
greengrendel 1 year ago
@greengrendel YES, thank you!
tyhouston5 2 months ago
My hearts are private places. Stay out of them.
ucenigma 2 years ago
Exactly how I feel now: fed up of perfect people... :) thanks Farscape! I don't feel that bad now... :)
immantiat 2 years ago
your implanted with the translator microbes at birth, no matter what species you are, and i think you guys are starting to get into Stargate SG-1, this is different, no one speaks English in Farscape, the translator microbes allow you to understand other languages, that's why your implanted with them at birth
100Trekkie 2 years ago
@100Trekkie no, no, no it is universal translaters built into every television set and computer speaker.
amolchan001 1 year ago
wow, thats the girl from the descent, the one that plays juno.
polynesianpuppet 2 years ago
YAH! XD
Crichton vs the giant lobster
bloodrunsclear 2 years ago
Man, the island girl is quite attractive heh
1point21jiggawats 2 years ago
This makes no sense. Either these people are sophisticated enough for translator microbes (unlikely) or they speak English (impossible). : /
LifeisaGlitch 3 years ago
Or it could just be the writers of a SciFi TV series =P
1point21jiggawats 2 years ago 4
Haha, yeah. But it makes sense later in the episode so it's okay. I was just confused at first.
LifeisaGlitch 2 years ago
I'd thought of that too. There were other episodes where that problem exists, like the one where they have to land on that Louisiana-esque planet to dampen a beacon, and the inhabitants there can communicate fine.
TheQuietThings17 2 years ago
Unless... Unless the translator microbes work in such a way that they can make your brain both understand AND speak a language when necessary.
LifeisaGlitch 2 years ago
I thought of that too. That wouldnt work though, because then in the pilot when d'argo grabs crichton and starts yelling at him for information, crichton cant understand him.
i think now that i've seen the rest of the episode i could say that the microbes can be passed down genetically... maybe?
but that still wouldnt explain the planet in I E.T... unless english is a species thing, so all humanoid species end up developing it or something close enough to it that crighton can be understood.
TheQuietThings17 2 years ago
Nah, English can't be a species thing, because then all of Earth would speak English. I guess it's just a plot hole then.
LifeisaGlitch 2 years ago
sometimes it's okay to not over analyze a sci fi series.
almost all of them make a mistake at some point.
still a good episode.
Urhoboman5 2 years ago 3
Perhaps every humanoid planet has sort of the same languages as the ones on Earth.Maybe all of Earth's languages, resemble languages on other humanoid planets.
ENJ4321 2 years ago
Translator...microbes
jeffhardy0963 2 years ago 2