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Farscape S1E8 — That Old Black Magic

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Farscape•Season 1•Episode 8

That Old Black Magic

7.3/10 · 998 votesJun 10, 199950 min

Ranked #14 of 22 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

Crichton is put into a head-to-head battle with Crais by a magical being named Maldis who feeds off the emotions of others and makes himself stronger by absorbing all of the negative energy and anger from Crichton and Crais.

Directed byBrendan Maher

Written byRichard Manning

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Seasons4

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

Crew5

R

Richard Manning

Writer

B

Brendan Maher

Director

C

Craig Barden

Director of Photography

G

Guy Norris

Stunt Coordinator

N

Neil Thumpston

Editor

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Episode Summary

"That Old Black Magic" is episode 8 of Farscape season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 998 votes, ranking #14 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Brendan Maher and written by Richard Manning, it aired on June 10, 1999.

Next: E9 · DNA Mad Scientist Best of Season 1