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[[folder: It Didn't Make Sense That They Couldn't Find Their Way Home]] How did they not find their way back home? I know they were in the Uncharted Territories, but there still had to be reference points. Peacekeepers knew how to get back to base, and everyone probably knew where the non secret bases were, so the crew could have used that as a reference point. They had a PK on board and later a PK captain on their side. No way Crais didn't know how to get to their planets or couldn't at least point them in the right direction.

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** "Sebaceanoid" aliens frequently had unusually colored hair, irises, or skin pigments that set them off, if only slightly, for the more human-looking full Sebaceans. However, at least twos Sebacean, Scorpius's nurse and Commandant Mele-On Grayza, had unusually colored irises like some of the near-Sebaceans the crew encountered on various planets. So it's possible that all these more or less HumanAliens are ''all'' Sebaceans, but from different ethnic groups, some of these ethnic groups being overrepresented in the Peacekeepers while others (the lighter-eyed varieties) are rare or virtually absent. Litigarians, another Sebacean-like species, actually had dark spots covering their bald heads which made them look more like RubberForeheadAliens when they took their nice [[PlanetOfHats hats]] off.[[/folder]]

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** "Sebaceanoid" aliens frequently had unusually colored hair, irises, or skin pigments that set them off, if only slightly, for the more human-looking full Sebaceans. However, at least twos Sebacean, Scorpius's nurse and Commandant Mele-On Grayza, had unusually colored irises like some of the near-Sebaceans the crew encountered on various planets. So it's possible that all these more or less HumanAliens are ''all'' Sebaceans, but from different ethnic groups, some of these ethnic groups being overrepresented in the Peacekeepers while others (the lighter-eyed varieties) are rare or virtually absent. Litigarians, another Sebacean-like species, actually had dark spots covering their bald heads which made them look more like RubberForeheadAliens when they took their nice [[PlanetOfHats hats]] off.off.
** Considering that Sebaceans have been around that part of the galaxy for over 20'000 years they are likely splinter groups and genetic offshoots, then there are specifically bred slave races like Stark's people and the inhabitants of the blaster oil planet.
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** You seem to be forgetting that Natira is a power-hungry sadist, she revels in causing pain and misery to others, even if it didn't make logical sense to blow up the slaves it made her happy.


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* Keep in mind they didn't start out as expert mercenaries or space travelers, they weren't experienced in space navigation or long-distance travel at that point.

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* In Peacekeeper Wars we see that the Luxans have similar ships to the one that Dargo flies and they seem to be just as powerful but considering that they are a warrior race with access to such dangerous technology why aren't they using it to fight the Peacekeepers and Scarrans themselves?
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[[folder: It Didn't Make Sense That They Couldn't Find Their Way Home]] How did they not find their way back home? I know they were in the Uncharted Territories, but there still had to be reference points. Peacekeepers knew how to get back to base, and everyone Oriskany knew where the non secret bases were, so the crew could have used that as a reference point. They had A PK on board and later A PK captain on their side. No way Crais didn't know how to get to their planets or couldn't at least point them in the right direction.

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** "Sebaceanoid" aliens frequently had unusually colored hair, irises, or skin pigments that set them off, if only slightly, for the more human-looking full Sebaceans. However, at least twos Sebacean, Scorpius's nurse and Commandant Mele-On Grayza, had unusually colored irises like some of the near-Sebaceans the crew encountered on various planets. So it's possible that all these more or less HumanAliens are ''all'' Sebaceans, but from different ethnic groups, some of these ethnic groups being overrepresented in the Peacekeepers while others (the lighter-eyed varieties) are rare or virtually absent. Litigarians, another Sebacean-like species, actually had dark spots covering their bald heads which made them look more like RubberForeheadAliens when they took their [[NiceHat nice]] [[PlanetOfHats hats]] off.[[/folder]]

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** "Sebaceanoid" aliens frequently had unusually colored hair, irises, or skin pigments that set them off, if only slightly, for the more human-looking full Sebaceans. However, at least twos Sebacean, Scorpius's nurse and Commandant Mele-On Grayza, had unusually colored irises like some of the near-Sebaceans the crew encountered on various planets. So it's possible that all these more or less HumanAliens are ''all'' Sebaceans, but from different ethnic groups, some of these ethnic groups being overrepresented in the Peacekeepers while others (the lighter-eyed varieties) are rare or virtually absent. Litigarians, another Sebacean-like species, actually had dark spots covering their bald heads which made them look more like RubberForeheadAliens when they took their [[NiceHat nice]] nice [[PlanetOfHats hats]] off.[[/folder]]
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** I actually don't think he was that excited to find a pair of jeans (his reaction wasn't like how he reacted to milk). The relevant dialogue would seem to be, "Are those jeans? Let me see those," and "Yeah, these'll fit." This was in the particular context where John would have benefited from getting changed into clothes which would help him blend in more, in which case jeans are a better choice than alien leather pants. His tone was generally down beat in the scene, so I don't think he was supposed to be all that excited about the jeans, and may well have preferred his normal pants when he wasn't trying to blend in.
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** Yet another possibility is they did think of it (it just wasn't shown happening). When they discovered what had happened to John, the Empress was extremely angry and treated everyone, particularly off-worlders, as suspects in John’s beheading. She would be unlikely to agree to let the Moya crew, all of them suspects, talk to her daughter. She may well have talked to her daughter herself after they were gone (or before they arrived) as it seems reasonable that she wouldn’t have wanted to question Katralla with everyone else around. As to why she wouldn’t tell people what Katralla said, it wouldn’t be in her interests to do so. Katralla didn’t know where they took the head, so the Empress couldn’t have found that out from her. She may have found out her son was involved but couldn’t do much with that knowledge. If they didn’t find John’s head then her daughter would be rendered unable to rule, leaving her son as the only viable monarch. If she revealed his involvement (which a mother would probably be unwilling to do anyway) he would be seen as unfit to rule, pretty much plunging the succession into chaos. If she sent the guards after him, it would be basically admitting his involvement. If she sent her men after the Scarran, then even if they did manage to capture him he’d almost certainly have revealed her son’s involvement, giving the same outcome. If John's head hadn't been found, then it would work out much better for her if she could blame the disappearance on off-worlders (which she tried to do). Either way, it's quite possible there was only one person in a position to talk to Katralla (the Empress) and she would have no reason to tell people what Katralla said.
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*** We know that Aeryn was learning actual English outside of phrases that she heard from Crichton. In the first of the Season 3 two-parter ''Infinite Possibilities'', the Crichton she was with on Tayln was shown teaching her how to read what he had written in a journal. She is seen again trying to read his journal at the start of Season 4's ''Unrealized Realities''. And, in ''Kansas'' from the same season, the crew hang out in an abandoned house and had access to a TV, with them watching episodes of ''Sesame Street'' and ''Wheel of Fortune'', which probably helped them understand how to pronounce letters and some words. But, it's pretty clear that most of what they learned they picked up from hanging around Crichton for as long as they have.
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** Another possibility not considered by those who watch the episode is this: it's known that Clavor had purposely poisoned his sister's DNA to make it impossible for her to conceive and thus taking her out of being a viable heir to the throne. And even Katralla knew Clavor did this to her. Essentially, if she told them it was Clavor and the Scarran with him, [[CassandraTruth everyone would have their doubt due to the fact that Kartralla had a justifiable reason to lie and frame Clavor for what he did to her]].
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** Another possible explanation: It was John's decision, mostly because he and DK designed the module solely for the test (this also explains how he was able to upgrade the module with tech from Moya, because he designed it and knew the systems well enough to integrate alien tech into it). And John had so much confidence that nothing would go wrong, that he felt it was unnecessary to have a helmet without shielding. Plus, knowing how John is, he probably figured, "I'll be going so fast, if anything did go wrong, I'd be so quickly dead that having a closed-face helmet wouldn't do me much good anyway."


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** The one potential justification for this is that throughout the 3-parter, Katralla is really only treated by pretty much everyone except Crichton and Tyno as completely irrelevant except for her preference as ruler rather than Clavor. As for the headsets themselves, if it weren't for the fact that D'Argo and Chiana knew how freaked out Crichton would be at this whole situation and thus didn't hesitate to take advantage of the headset after he'd been turned into a statue, it's entirely possible that the headsets are more there to know you at least have the option to talk to the statues if you really wanted to rather than something that's actually encouraged to be used with any regularity. Basically, it's entirely possible that the thought to ask Princess Katralla what happened to Crichton simply genuinely never entered anyone's head because, to them, she's a relative nonentity. But yes, it's definitely something of a lapse in logic...
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** They might just not bother with removal. D'argo was allowed to keep his fake General tattoos after the gambit that resulted in getting them, after all.

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** Considering that what we saw of Pilots' home planet had a smoky atmosphere, maybe there are rare elements in the atmosphere that aren't found anywhere else, with the result that Pilots need to be linked to Leviathans to be provided with an alternate 'air supply'.



** A ship with only three prisoners wouldn't need a huge complement of guards. It's plausible that Dargo and Zhan took them all out, maybe even Dargo all by himself. The control collar only stops a Leviathan from starbursting, so they could still run for it at maximum hetch while attempting to break off the collar.

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** A ship with only three prisoners wouldn't need a huge complement of guards. It's plausible that Dargo D'Argo and Zhan took them all out, maybe even Dargo D'Argo all by himself. The control collar only stops a Leviathan from starbursting, so they could still run for it at maximum hetch while attempting to break off the collar.



** Crichton doesn't have proof, but we saw him assume that Scorpius was still alive--and have Harvey support the idea--earlier in the season. And when Moya Crichton had it confirmed, he as much as said that he had known Scorpius was still alive and that the destruction of his Marauder was a "fake out." So presumably he just takes it as a given, and Aeryn goes along with it.

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** Crichton doesn't have proof, but we saw him assume that Scorpius was still alive--and alive- and have Harvey support the idea--earlier idea- earlier in the season. And when Moya Crichton had it confirmed, he as much as said that he had known Scorpius was still alive and that the destruction of his Marauder was a "fake out." So presumably he just takes it as a given, and Aeryn goes along with it.
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* Plus a lot of the planets Aeryn visits, she's visiting nasty areas or scummy city blocks, where moisture falling from the sky might have entirely different names like "sludge" or "skyvenom" or some crap, due to being mixed either with pollution or some local contaminant. "Rain", as in "fresh, harmless, actually drinkable water falling from the sky" might be a novel concept.

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