Lexx Series 4 Volume 6

Description

Journey's end! Will the intergalactic outcasts find a new home before Doom's Day for their ship and the Little Blue Planet? Will Kai get his wish and really die, free at last from an emotionless existence? And most pressing of all, do spaceships have sex? All is revealed in the conclusion to the irreverent international cult hit that has gone where no science fiction series has ever gone before . . .
4.21 Viva LEXX Vegas — On a Vegas layover, the crew makes an unfortunate hotel choice. 4.22 Trip — Bad berries on board send Stan and Xev into orbit. 4.23 Lyekka vs. Japan — With Stan in command, the LEXX saves Earth from imminent demise. 4.24 Yo Way Yo — The Earth gets a new date with destiny, and the LEXX breathes its last.

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE audio: 5.1 Surround Sound, 2.0 Stereo; storyboards; behind-the-scenes photos; production sketches; CGI gallery; interactive trivia; special effects gallery; message from creator Paul Donovan on the series; on-set footage; and original uncut episodes including scenes not aired on TV.

Customer Reviews:

Journey's End? Sadly, yes..........2007-01-04

In these, the last 4 episodes of the weird, wonderful, irreverent, sexy, totally off-the-wall show we call LEXX, the story comes to an end...or does it?

LEXX isn't for everyone; it tends to grow on you. Fans of Farscape who haven't discovered LEXX yet will probably enjoy it. So will anyone who likes one-liners, such as this example from LEXX 4.17, "Dutch Treat" (LEXX S4 Vol. 5, also available from Amazon.com, of course):

Bunny: "Aren't there people there?" (i.e. in Holland, which LEXX is about to eat)
Prince: "Of course. But they're Dutch - they're used to suffering."

Anyway, the episodes:

4.21 Viva LEXX Vegas - the crew go to Vegas for a little R&R, though for Kai (Michael McManus) it's more of a busman's holiday as he encounters an undead philosopher-poet whom he assassinated thousands of years ago. Stan (Brian Downey), as usual, passes the time with close encounters of the fleshy kind. Xev (the ultra-hot Xenia Seeberg) finds a new vocation: televised female cage fights. Down, boys!

4.22 Trip - a present from the world-devouring entity calling itself Lyekka (remember her? "Smooth 'round the bend"?) sends Xev and Stan...well, round the bend, to be honest. Bad berries cause Stan and Xev, aided and abetted by Prince (Nigel Bennet) and 790 (Jeffrey Hirschfield), to think each is trying to kill the other - a self-fulfilling prophecy, as it turns out...

4.23 Lyekka vs. Japan - you'd think Tokyo would've learnt its lesson by now, wouldn't you? First there was Godzilla; then Rodan; the Mothra; now, in an obvious mickey-take of those old classics - Lyekka!
The killer carrots have sampled Earth's delicacies, i.e. its people, and pronounced them delicious - so now Lyekka (the utterly gorgeous Louise Wischermann - if all Brazil's ladies are like that, I want to move there!) is heading for Earth with lunch (and dinner, and supper, and breakfast, and so on) on her mind. Look out, Japan!

4.24 Yo Way Yo - the LEXX has reached the end of its natural life, and has gone senile - giving 790 (who is by now not merely obsessed, but has crossed the line into true evil) certain very nasty ideas involving him, the LEXX and a certain Little Blue Planet.
As the bulk of Lyekka's invasion force fastens onto Earth, Prince keeps his word (for once) and, as he promised (see LEXX 4.18, "The Game"), restores Kai to real life - at the worst possible time, because he's busy risking everything to save the Earth!

But all is not lost; there's a delightful surprise twist at the end, though you might see it coming if you watch "Dutch Treat" carefully. It answers a question posed on the cover of the DVD I'm reviewing; I won't tell you which one as it'll spoil the surprise.

All in all, a worthy climax to a groundbreaking show. Like all such shows, it did have some less than stellar episodes, but mostly it was first class. The CGI effects were always obvious, but with such excellent storylines and wonderful performances, who cares? Definitely a show for people who like their SF coming from way out in left field. Fans - buy it if you haven't already, you'll love it. Newbies - I'd recommend you start with the first film, "I Worship His Shadow"; it'll make a lot more sense then. But there's something for everybody in LEXX, a story that - in the end - is about Kai, last of the Brunnen-G, a story that in a sense ends much as it began. Watch "I Worship His Shadow", then "Yo Way Yo", and you'll see what I mean. Enjoy!

All good things..........2004-06-18

Well, the series ends with this DVD in a great finale filled with adventure and deep emotion. No, I'm not being sarcastic. Here are the episodes:

4.21 Viva Lexx Vegas--This is the kind of slip-shod episode that eventually sank the series. The story is ridiculous, even for this show, the editing is extremely poor as are the makeup effects for the giant zombie killing-machine loose in a Las Vegas Hotel. The only reason I will ever watch this episode again will be to see Xenia Seeberg (aka "Xev") dressed up as Cleopatra. She looks amazing! Otherwise, throw this episode in the trash.

4.22 Trip--This is an interesting and entertaining episode where the crew are given a gift from Lyekka in the form of two poisonous berries that initially bring on euphoria, then homicidal paranoia. This one had me on edge and filled with genuine concern for Stan and Xev. That is the sign of a special episode, for me. When I completely forget that I am watching a show and become involved in the story and where the characters are going. That happens in this episode.

4.23 Lyekka vs. Japan--This episode is a fairly lame attempt at a parody of Godzilla films. Most of this particular episode is forgettable. There are a few decent special effects that recommend its viewing, but in the end this episode is simply mediocre by Lexx standards.

4.24 Yo Way Yo--The makers of the show once again gun for a return for a fifth season with a fantastic episode. This is probably the finest episode in season 4, and the only episode in the entire Lexx catalog that actually made me tear up during a very moving scene where Kai flies alone, deep into the alien Mother craft with a particle-accelerator set for detonation. Prince grants Kai his wish to be alive, and as Kai makes his way to the heart of the vessel he begins singing the theme song to the show "Yo Way Yo" which is only sung by his race of warrior-poets when going into battle expecting to die. I actually got chills! This is a great series. For every lame moment or bad story there were ten spectacular moments and mesmerizing/hilarious stories that smothered them. I will remember the best of this series, fondly.

Description

Caught between their ailing, organic spaceship and doomed planet Earth, the LEXX crew members make one last-ditch move after another as the plot thickens and their troubles multiply. This offbeat SCI FI Channel favorite heats up in these four episodes from the final season that include satirical echoes from classic films, parodies of sacred institutions and blasts from the series' own past.
4.17 Dutch Treat — With the LEXX on its last legs, the crew desperately seeks refuge elsewhere. 4.18 The Game — Kai and Prince play a high-stakes chess game in the "Other Zone." 4.19 Haley's Comet — Teenagers invade the LEXX, which can only mean trouble. 4.20 Apocalexx Now — Lyekka resurfaces, more ravenous than ever.

DVD SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDE audio: 5.1 Surround Sound, 2.0 Stereo; storyboards; behind-the-scenes photos; production sketches CGI gallery; interactive trivia; and original uncut episodes including scenes not aired on TV.

Customer Reviews:

Some "creative burnout" is now showing on "The Lexx".......2004-06-17

On this DVD volume there is a good episode, a great episode!, another "stupid teenagers" invade The Lexx story, and a head scratcher where the writers are seriously reaching for plot. Here are the episodes:

4.17 Dutch Treat--President Priest, First Lady Bunny, and Prince (caught inside a television set--this is completely unexplained, and seems to have no other purpose than to allow Prince some dialogue). This has some fun editing during on sequence where President Priest and Bunny have to kill a bunch of Moth Breeders in able to regain the key to the Lexx. Just call him "Cowboy Priest." But when they finally get the key, the Lexx is too ill to go anywhere without eating first. They let the Lexx eat Holland. Thus the title of this episode.

4.18 The Game--Chess enthusiasts will love this episode, as I did. Kai and Prince play a high stakes game of chess in the Other Zone where, if Prince wins, Stan and Xev will die. If Kai wins, he will be given life by Prince so that he may finally die. The character discrepancy that allows Kai any sort of motivation other than to kill is always questionable. But this is, and always will be, a classic Lexx episode.

4.19 Haley's Comet--This is where the Lexx is showing it's fatigue as a show. This is another re-do story from season 2 but with a minor plot change. Teenagers invade the Lexx, and instead of Kai going on a murderous rampage slaughtering them all, one of the teens does it with a little motivation from psycho-Robot Head 790. Oh, and there just happens to be a "black pack" on the bridge that nobody has noticed? A "black pack," for those unacquainted, is a very nasty disintegration weapon. This is a tired episode, and if not for a couple truly dazzling special effects near the end, would be a complete waste of time.

4.20 Apocalexx Now--Lyekka, or rather a reasonable facsimile, returns to the Lexx. Now the crew is in Vietnam, of all places, and this is another case of the makers of this show reaching for any sort of story. There are a lot of episodes in season 4 that just don't feel like science fiction, but more along the borders of bizarre fantasy. And just like the previous episode, the humor is either forced on the viewer or absent. This show used to have great satire, but all too often during season 4, like in this weird episode, the story fails to enthrall.

The first two episodes here are the DVD's only saving grace, while the last two are really unnecessary viewing. One more DVD to go...

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