Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan is a fictional character portrayed by Virginia Hey in the TV series Farscape.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Premiere (season 1), they were 46 years old.
They appear in 50 episodes out of a total of 88 aired and have accumulated 830 positive votes.
The character of Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan is mainly associated with John Crichton, Ka D'Argo and Officer Aeryn Sun.
Episodes50
Premiere
episode S1.E1 march 1999Astronaut John Crichton attempts to use the Earth's atmosphere to propel his module at high speeds but is hit by a radiation wave and is sucked through a wormhole into a distant part of the universe.
Exodus from Genesis
episode S1.E2 march 1999A locator beacon, automatically broadcasting its exact location to any Peacekeeper forces in the area, is discovered inextricably fused into Moya's neural nexus.
Back and Back and Back to the Future
episode S1.E3 april 1999The crew rescues a scientist and his assistant from a disintegrating ship. Crichton starts seeing the future, which holds death for the crew and Moya. He tries to influence the course of events but cannot change the outcome until they all learn what their guests are truly hiding.
Throne for a Loss
episode S1.E4 april 1999Rygel is captured and held for ransom by some bounty hunters. Rygel "borrowed" a crystal from Moya, without the crystal Moya cannot maintain her orbit and will crash into the planet if it isn't returned shortly.
PK Tech Girl
episode S1.E5 april 1999After finding the legendary Peacekeeper battleship, Zelbinion, dead in space and emptied of most of its useful technologies Crichton, Aeryn, and D'Argo find a Peacekeeper tech under Crais's command, Gilina, who survived a raid on the ship. Under threat of another scavenger attack, they work to get the shield generator on board the Zelbinion working. As they share the work, Gilina and Crichton grow much closer.
Thank God It's Friday, Again
episode S1.E6 april 1999The crew visits a planet full of happy workers. Soon D'Argo and Zhaan start working and refuse to return to the ship. Meanwhile Rygel's body fluids become explosive and Aeryn and Pilot must learn why before Rygel dies.
I, E.T.
episode S1.E7 may 1999A peacekeeper beacon goes off and Moya has to land on an alien planet to prevent its signal being intercepted and Moya being discovered.
That Old Black Magic
episode S1.E8 june 1999Crichton's spirit is captured by Maldis. The sorcerer thrives on vengeance and hate, he brings Crais's spirit down. And the two spirits battle. Zhaan can fight Maldis, but if she fights Maldis, she must take a dark path.
DNA Mad Scientist
episode S1.E9 june 1999A scientist extracts DNA from several of Moya's crew, promising them that with it he would be able to use it to find the location of their home planets. Things get more interesting however when he asks for some of pilot.
They've Got a Secret
episode S1.E10 june 1999During routine searches for Peacekeeper beacons, D'Argo falls down a chute, destroys a Peacekeeper shield and gets ejected into open space.
Till the Blood Runs Clear
episode S1.E11 july 1999While flying Crichton's ship near a sun with high flare activity, John and Aeryn narrowly avoid getting sucked into an unstable wormhole.
The Flax
episode S1.E12 july 1999Aeryn takes Crichton out in a transport pod for flying lessons but unfortunately they get stuck in the Flax, a space trap.
Rhapsody in Blue
episode S1.E13 july 1999The crew finds a colony of Delvians. Z'haan goes down to be with her own people for a while, but one of them wants something from Z'haan and will do almost anything to take it from her.
Jeremiah Crichton
episode S1.E14 july 1999Crichton is left behind in Farscape One when Moya suddenly starbursts as a result of her pregnancy.
Durka Returns
episode S1.E15 august 1999When a Starburst goes badly wrong, Moya collides with a Nebari ship. On board is Durka, Rygel's former torturer, who has been mind cleansed and now serves the Nebari.
A Human Reaction
episode S1.E16 august 1999When Moya travels to an unstable wormhole that appears to lead to Earth, Crichton leaves on Farscape One in the hopes of returning home.
Through the Looking Glass
episode S1.E17 september 1999Moya tries to starburst to prove to the crew that she still can. It goes slightly wrong though and she gets stuck in starburst and split into several different dimensions.
A Bug's Life
episode S1.E18 september 1999A 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.
Nerve
episode S1.E19 january 2000Aeryn has been critically wounded. She needs some tissue samples to heal. The only source is the Secret base the Peacekeeper mentioned. Crichton and Chiana go to the base, to get the samples. They encounter an old friend, and a new enemy.
The Hidden Memory
episode S1.E20 january 2000Scorpius attempts to extract the wormhole technology from Crichton's mind, while Aeryn mounts a rescue operation. Crais finds himself at Scorpius' mercy, and Moya gives birth.
Bone to Be Wild
episode S1.E21 january 2000The crew find a planetoid that's a botanical paradise. Occupied by a scientist and a peaceful girl. But one is a killer. And there's more to this paradise than they realized. One of them wants Z'han for their own agenda.
Family Ties
episode S1.E22 january 2000With death approaching in the form of Peacekeeper search parties, those aboard Moya say their final goodbyes, and share a last feast together, before enacting a plan to save Moya and her baby, named Talyn.
Mind the Baby
episode S2.E1 march 2000Crichton, Aeryn and D'argo are stranded in an asteroid field while Scorpius searches for them. Their safety depends on Crais, who is nearby in Talyn.
Vitas Mortis
episode S2.E2 march 2000D'Argo takes part in a sacred ritual that helps an old Luxan, an Orican, to survive. During the ritual the Orican draws energy from who she thinks is D'Argo but is actually Moya. Consequently Moya starts to age rapidly.
Taking the Stone
episode S2.E3 march 2000Chiana leaves Moya and goes to 'grave planet' populated by reckless thrill seekers who play dangerous and life threatening games.
Crackers Don't Matter
episode S2.E4 april 2000A visitor comes on Moya with a device that could cloak Moya. The crew welcomes him on board, but soon almost everyone is acting paranoid, and the crew starts attacking each other.
The Way We Weren't
episode S2.E5 april 2000Chiana discovers a recording with Moya's original Pilot. After seeing the recording and realizing Aeryn was involved, Pilot orders Aeryn to leave Moya.
Picture If You Will
episode S2.E6 april 2000Chiana buys a picture in a store, which is more than it seems. The picture is changes and shows Chiana what will happen to her, when it shows she is on fire, the crew must discover the origins of the picture, and find an old enemy.
Home on the Remains
episode S2.E7 june 2000The crew needs food. Zhaan needs to eat meat and starts spewing spores. Only Aeryn seems to have a tolerance for the spores. While she's on Moya with Zhaan, the others find a Budong to get some food.
Dream a Little Dream
episode S2.E8 june 2000While waiting for Moya to pick their Transport Pod, Zhaan tells Crichton of Moya's adventures after the Gammak base was destroyed. Zhaan was on trial for murder, with Chiana and Rygel acting as her defense lawyers.
Out of Their Minds
episode S2.E9 july 2000An alien ship fires a weapon at Moya. Although the energy shield is active, some of the blast makes it through and causes everyone's consciousness to jump into another body.
My Three Crichtons
episode S2.E10 july 2000A strange globe appears on Moya, sucking in Crichton and duplicating him creating two additional people. One who is a de-evolved 'cave man' and another who has increased mental ability.
Look at the Princess: Part 1: A Kiss Is But a Kiss
episode S2.E11 july 2000Look at the Princess finds Crichton, Aeryn, Rygel, D'Argo, and Chiana on a planet about to crown its new monarch. The problem is the Princess Katralla cannot ascend unless she finds a mate genetically compatible to her poisoned DNA.
Look at the Princess: Part 2: I Do, I Think
episode S2.E12 july 2000The Queen offers Crichton a choice; marry her daughter the crown princess, or she'll turn him over to Scorpius.
Look at the Princess: Part 3: The Maltese Crichton
episode S2.E13 august 2000John Crichton faces eighty years as a statue. That is, until the Scarran Cargn decapitates the statue and drops the head into a vat of acid.
Beware of Dog
episode S2.E14 august 2000The crew bring aboard an alien tracker to remove some creatures that came aboard hidden in some cargo.
Won't Get Fooled Again
episode S2.E15 august 2000Crichton has returned to Earth. Or has he always been on Earth all this time? People from his past and present appear. Is this some trick, if so who is behind it and why.
The Locket
episode S2.E16 august 2000A temporal distortion traps Aeryn and John on a planet's surface, where they live out the rest of their lives - while Moya remains trapped in orbit, experiencing only hours. Stark returns to the ship with news of D'Argo's son.
The Ugly Truth
episode S2.E17 september 2000Crais and Talyn return. The crew are put on trial for an attack that Talyn made on an alien ship.
A Clockwork Nebari
episode S2.E18 september 2000A Nebari group come aboard Moya and attempt to mind cleanse everyone using a drug. Pilot and Rygel are the only two who can resist the effects. Crichton also remains unaffected due to Scorpius' neural clone.
Liars, Guns and Money: Part 1: A Not So Simple Plan
episode S2.E19 december 2000D'Argo finally gets a lead on his son, Jothee. He will do anything to get him back, but Jothee will be sold as a slave. They need a lot of money to buy Jothee's freedom. The crew will steal from a depository to get the money they need to free Jothee. Stark, back from the dead, is the author of the plan.
Liars, Guns and Money: Part 2: With Friends Like These...
episode S2.E20 december 2000With the loot from the Depository heist at hand, D'Argo anxiously waits to make contact with the Slave Traders.
Liars, Guns and Money: Part 3: Plan B
episode S2.E21 december 2000The crew is going to break into the depository to free Crichton. Crichton is being tortured for wormhole technology. Nothing is going like planned with those mercenaries but unexpected arrival of Talyn helps them to break free. They get rid of Scorpius but their losses are too big, among which Crichton's sanity.
Die Me, Dichotomy
episode S2.E22 december 2000Wealthy from their bank heist, Moya's crew heads straight for an ice planet to meet with Diagnosan Tocot, a famous surgeon whom they hope can heal Moya's burns as well as remove Scorpius' neural chip from Crichton's brain.
Season of Death
episode S3.E1 march 2001D'Argo and Stark try to heal John, left with his head open on an operating table, while Scorpius attempts to avoid discovery. Zhaan makes a great personal sacrifice, while Jothee and Chiana commit an indiscretion.
Suns and Lovers
episode S3.E2 march 2001Moya docks at a commerce station so the crew can spend some of the money they acquired from the depository. Disaster strikes however when the station is hit by a storm.
Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 1 - Could'a, Would'a, Should'a
episode S3.E3 march 2001Moya approaches a wormhole, gets pulled in and fused to another ship.
Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 2 - Wait for the Wheel
episode S3.E4 april 2001The crew work out a way of getting free from the other ship and out of the wormhole. Things become more complicated when their new 'friends' begin to sabotage Moya and Crichton picks up a transmission from Earth.
John Quixote
episode S4.E7 july 2002Crichton and Chiana get stuck in a video game where they encounter strange/twisted versions of their friends.
Unrealized Reality
episode S4.E11 august 2002Crichton falls into a wormhole and meets up with a strange man who shows Crichton the consequences of wormhole travel.
- Premiere
- Exodus from Genesis
- Back and Back and Back to the Future
- Throne for a Loss
- PK Tech Girl
- Thank God It's Friday, Again
- I, E.T.
- That Old Black Magic
- DNA Mad Scientist
- They've Got a Secret
- Till the Blood Runs Clear
- The Flax
- Rhapsody in Blue
- Jeremiah Crichton
- Durka Returns
- A Human Reaction
- Through the Looking Glass
- A Bug's Life
- Nerve
- The Hidden Memory
- Bone to Be Wild
- Family Ties
- Mind the Baby
- Vitas Mortis
- Taking the Stone
- Crackers Don't Matter
- The Way We Weren't
- Picture If You Will
- Home on the Remains
- Dream a Little Dream
- Out of Their Minds
- My Three Crichtons
- Look at the Princess: Part 1: A Kiss Is But a Kiss
- Look at the Princess: Part 2: I Do, I Think
- Look at the Princess: Part 3: The Maltese Crichton
- Beware of Dog
- Won't Get Fooled Again
- The Locket
- The Ugly Truth
- A Clockwork Nebari
- Liars, Guns and Money: Part 1: A Not So Simple Plan
- Liars, Guns and Money: Part 2: With Friends Like These...
- Liars, Guns and Money: Part 3: Plan B
- Die Me, Dichotomy
- Season of Death
- Suns and Lovers
- Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 1 - Could'a, Would'a, Should'a
- Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 2 - Wait for the Wheel
- John Quixote
- Unrealized Reality
Best moments10
- The crew work out a way of getting free from the other ship and out of the wormhole. Things become more complicated when their new 'friends' begin to sabotage Moya and Crichton picks up a transmission from Earth.
- Chiana buys a picture in a store, which is more than it seems. The picture is changes and shows Chiana what will happen to her, when it shows she is on fire, the crew must discover the origins of the picture, and find an old enemy.
- The crew find a planetoid that's a botanical paradise. Occupied by a scientist and a peaceful girl. But one is a killer. And there's more to this paradise than they realized. One of them wants Z'han for their own agenda.
- Crichton's spirit is captured by Maldis. The sorcerer thrives on vengeance and hate, he brings Crais's spirit down. And the two spirits battle. Zhaan can fight Maldis, but if she fights Maldis, she must take a dark path.
- The crew finds a colony of Delvians. Z'haan goes down to be with her own people for a while, but one of them wants something from Z'haan and will do almost anything to take it from her.
- Rygel is captured and held for ransom by some bounty hunters. Rygel "borrowed" a crystal from Moya, without the crystal Moya cannot maintain her orbit and will crash into the planet if it isn't returned shortly.
- Moya docks at a commerce station so the crew can spend some of the money they acquired from the depository. Disaster strikes however when the station is hit by a storm.
- Crais and Talyn return. The crew are put on trial for an attack that Talyn made on an alien ship.
- While waiting for Moya to pick their Transport Pod, Zhaan tells Crichton of Moya's adventures after the Gammak base was destroyed. Zhaan was on trial for murder, with Chiana and Rygel acting as her defense lawyers.
- 15% of the votes
Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 1 - Could'a, Would'a, Should'a
episode S3.E3 march 2001Moya approaches a wormhole, gets pulled in and fused to another ship.
- Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 2 - Wait for the Wheel
- Picture If You Will
- Bone to Be Wild
- That Old Black Magic
- Rhapsody in Blue
- Throne for a Loss
- Suns and Lovers
- The Ugly Truth
- Dream a Little Dream
- Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 1 - Could'a, Would'a, Should'a