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Farscape S1E18 — A Bug's Life
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Farscape•Season 1•Episode 18

A Bug's Life

7.7/10 · 893 votesSep 16, 199950 min

Ranked #8 of 22 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

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A peacekeeper ship is approaching Moya, so Crichton and Aeryn pose as peacekeeper officers on a secret mission while everyone else gets locked into cells to make the deception seem realistic. The peacekeepers that come aboard have some secret cargo. But when their secret cargo

Directed byRowan Woods, Tony Tilse
Written byRockne S. O'Bannon
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Cast6

Ben Browder

Ben Browder

John Crichton

Claudia Black

Claudia Black

Aeryn Sun

Jonathan Hardy

Jonathan Hardy

Dominar Rygel XVI (voice)

Anthony Simcoe

Anthony Simcoe

Ka D'Argo

Virginia Hey

Virginia Hey

Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan

Lani John Tupu

Lani John Tupu

Captain Bialar Crais / Pilot

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Rockne S. O'Bannon

Rockne S. O'Bannon

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Rowan Woods

Rowan Woods

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Tony Tilse

Tony Tilse

Director

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Craig Barden

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Mark Perry

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Doug Heyes, Jr.

Doug Heyes, Jr.

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Episode Summary

"A Bug's Life" is episode 18 of Farscape season 1. It scored 7.7/10 from 893 votes, ranking #8 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Rowan Woods, Tony Tilse and written by Rockne S. O'Bannon, it aired on September 16, 1999.

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