History Recap / CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteersS1E26HeatWave

* ParentsInDistress: The Planeteers have to save Gaia whose life is in danger as a result of Dr. Blight's latest scheme.

* TodayXTomorrowTheWorld: As Dr. Blight is escaping with MAL in a speedboat, gloating that despite everything that the Planeteers did, her plan still worked, and that she's going to ruin the world in the same way as Hope Island.

* NearDeathExperience: When the Planeteers return to Hope Island, Gaia begs them to save the island – and [[{{Synchronization}} at the same time]], herself – then tells them they don't have much time to do so, and faints. Her next scene sees her too weak to even sit on her own, instead lying in Wheeler's lap. She does get better, but if the Planeteers hadn't managed to summon Captain Planet, or if they had done it a few minutes later than they actually did, she would have died on the Crystal Chamber's rooftop.

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed]]. After rescuing Linka, the Planeteers return to Hope Island to find Gaia too sick to stand without leaning on something or someone. Wheeler cradles her while she begs the whole team to make a final effort to stop Dr. Blight, and save Hope Island.
* DomedHometown: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Blight creating a force field over Hope Island.
* TheDyingWalk: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]. When the Planeteers are having trouble with getting through Dr. Blight's force field, Ma-Ti contacts Gaia to ask for help. Gaia then reveals she needs it herself, walks a few steps and collapses. She comes to shortly after, though.

* LapPillow: Wheeler provides a platonic one for Gaia, when she's too sick and weak to not only stand, but even ''sit'' on her own.

* UncertainDoom: In MAL and Dr. Blight's last scene, they're buried under a tidal wave. It takes until the next season to learn that they did survive.
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* UncertainDoom: In MAL and Dr. Blight's last scene, they're buried under a tidal wave. It takes until the next season to learn that they did survive.

While the Planeteers are enjoying their daily lives on Hope Island on a relatively cool day, Dr. Blight is plotting against the Earth once again and about to use them as guinea pigs for her latest scheme. She creates a forcefield dome over Hope Island and starts pumping greenhouse gases into it, which eventually ends up threatening Gaia's life.

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: Downplayed. After rescuing Linka, the Planeteers return to Hope Island to find Gaia too sick to stand without leaning on something or someone. Wheeler cradles her while she begs the whole team to make a final effort to stop Dr. Blight, and save Hope Island.
* DomedHometown: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] by Blight creating a forcefield over Hope Island.
* TheDyingWalk: Subverted. When the Planeteers are having trouble with getting through Dr. Blight's force field, Ma-Ti contacts Gaia to ask for help. Gaia then reveals she needs it herself, walks a few steps and collapses. She comes to shortly after, though.

* OhCrap: Dr. Blight has such a moment when she realizes that (1) her plan failed, (2) the forcefield over Hope Island got destroyed, and (3) the excess water is now rushing towards her speedboat as a huge wave.

* RaceAgainstTheClock: Due to {{synchronization}}, as Dr. Blight's greenhouse effect starts destroying Hope Island, Gaia gets increasingly sick and weak. Hence, the Planeteers must stop Blight and find a way to help Gaia before the air pollution kills her.

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: A downplayed example; after rescuing Linka, the team returns to Hope Island to find Gaia too sick to stand without leaning on something/someone. Wheeler cradles her while she makes a speech urging the group into making a final effort to stop Dr. Blight.

* TheDyingWalk: When the Planeteers are having trouble with getting through Dr. Blight's force field, Ma-Ti contacts Gaia to ask for help. Gaia then reveals she needs it herself, walks a few steps and collapses. She comes to shortly after, though.