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* ShippedInShackles: D'Argo has to be chained to the walls of his cell to fool the Peacekeepers into thinking this is a regular prisoner transport. He can barely hide his resentment over having to be bound again, and once the Peacekeepers are all dead he makes a point of destroying the chains so he won't have to go through it again.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: The others want to take the commandos by surprise as quickly as possible, but Crichton would rather wait in order to gain more information. When the others point out that doing so puts them closer to a Peacekeeper base they'd all rather avoid, Crichton hits them with this to demonstrate why they need more information.
-->'''Crichton:''' And what if it's not the only base?


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* ImNotDoingThatAgain: Having been the most vocal about Crichton's plan, D'Argo intends to throw out the chains at the end of the episode. He vows he won't be a prisoner (play-along or otherwise) ever again.


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* NoSympathy: As a result of his experiences, Rygel is feeling cold and sick. D'Argo is in absolutely no mood to listen, saying Rygel brought all this on himself by opening that container.

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* JustThinkOfThePotential: Larraq's team was to bring the virus to the Gammak base, where the scientists would figure out a way to use it to overtake enemy forces.



* ThinkOfThePotential: Larraq's team was to bring the virus to the Gammak base, where the scientists would figure out a way to use it to overtake enemy forces.

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* BoldlyComing: Despite the FantasticRacism of the Peacekeepers, Larraq makes a comment on how attractive Zhaan is and his commandoes note with approval the "non-reg server" that Crichton has attending him. Then again when you're out in the Uncharted Territories, you don't have to care much about an official ban on interspecies fraternization. And as Thonn points out to Chiana, they've only had their own squadmates for company for almost a full cycle.

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* BoldlyComing: Despite the FantasticRacism of the Peacekeepers, Larraq makes a comment on how attractive Zhaan is and his commandoes note with approval the "non-reg server" that Crichton has attending him. Then again when you're a Spec Ops unit out in the Uncharted Territories, you don't have to care much about an official ban on interspecies fraternization. And as Thonn points out to Chiana, they've only had their own squadmates for company for almost a full cycle.


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* VerbalBusinessCard
-->'''Aeryn:''' Lieutenant Aeryn Sun. Ustar Regiment. Special Duty assignment.\\
'''Larraq:''' Larraq. Captain. And my assignment's none of your business.
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* BoldlyComing: Despite the FantasticRacism of the Peacekeepers, Larraq makes a comment on how attractive Zhaan is and his commandoes note with approval the "non-reg server" that Crichton has attending him. Then again when you're out in the Uncharted Territories, you don't have to care much about an official ban on interspecies fraternization. And as one of them points out to Chiana, they've only had their own squadmates for company for almost a full cycle.

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* BoldlyComing: Despite the FantasticRacism of the Peacekeepers, Larraq makes a comment on how attractive Zhaan is and his commandoes note with approval the "non-reg server" that Crichton has attending him. Then again when you're out in the Uncharted Territories, you don't have to care much about an official ban on interspecies fraternization. And as one of them Thonn points out to Chiana, they've only had their own squadmates for company for almost a full cycle.



* ContrivedClumsiness: Chiana lifts the crate key from Thonn's belt by spilling a drink on him; as [[ShowSomeLeg she lays her hands on him]] to clean it up, he's not bothered by this.

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* ContrivedClumsiness: Chiana lifts gets an impression off the crate key hanging from Thonn's belt by spilling a drink on him; as [[ShowSomeLeg him. As this means [[DistractedByTheSexy she lays her hands on him]] has to touch his groin area]] to clean it up, he's not bothered by this.
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* ContrivedClumsiness: Chiana lifts the crate key from Thonn's belt by spilling a drink on him; as [[ShowSomeLeg she lays her hands on him]] to clean it up, he's not bothered by this.
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* BoldlyComing: Despite the FantasticRacism of the Peacekeepers, Larraq makes a comment on how attractive Zhaan is and his commandoes note with approval the "non-reg server" that Crichton has attending him. Then again when you're out in the Uncharted Territories, you don't have to care much about an official ban on interspecies fraternization.

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* BoldlyComing: Despite the FantasticRacism of the Peacekeepers, Larraq makes a comment on how attractive Zhaan is and his commandoes note with approval the "non-reg server" that Crichton has attending him. Then again when you're out in the Uncharted Territories, you don't have to care much about an official ban on interspecies fraternization. And as one of them points out to Chiana, they've only had their own squadmates for company for almost a full cycle.

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* ContinuityNod: Crichton handwaves the lack of a control collar on Moya by claiming they've developed a means of controlling the Pilot instead.



** The commandoes deploy from their Marauder before it's fully landed and enter ''Moya'' [[ProperlyParanoid with their guns at the ready]], leading to a standoff with Aeryn armed with a {{BFG}} before Crichton settles the issue of who's in charge by making them duck for cover under a barrage of DRD.

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** The commandoes deploy from their Marauder before it's fully landed and enter ''Moya'' [[ProperlyParanoid with their guns at the ready]], leading to a standoff with Aeryn armed with a {{BFG}} before Crichton settles the issue of who's in charge by making them duck for cover under a barrage of DRD.DRD fire.

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* MexicanStandoff: When D'Argo and Zhaan arrive on command to warn the virus is in Crichton, the virus triggers fight in which everyone gets in close proximity and touches each other. When it's done, everyone's pointing guns at each other and no one knows who the virus is in.

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* MexicanStandoff: MexicanStandoff:
** The commandoes deploy from their Marauder before it's fully landed and enter ''Moya'' [[ProperlyParanoid with their guns at the ready]], leading to a standoff with Aeryn armed with a {{BFG}} before Crichton settles the issue of who's in charge by making them duck for cover under a barrage of DRD.
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When D'Argo and Zhaan arrive on command to warn the virus is in Crichton, the virus triggers fight in which everyone gets in close proximity and touches each other. When it's done, everyone's pointing guns at each other and no one knows who the virus is in.



* PlayAlongPrisoner: And none of them are very happy about it. D'Argo is chained up with the hooks going ''into'' his chest, while Zhaan has to force Rygel to give up his [[TooImportantToWalk throne sled]], the Pilot locks them all in their old cells.
* ProperlyParanoid: The commandoes deploy from their Marauder before it's fully landed and enter ''Moya'' with their guns at the ready, leading to a MexicanStandoff with Aeryn (armed with a BfG) before Crichton settles the issue of who's in charge.

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* PlayAlongPrisoner: And none of them are very happy about it. D'Argo is chained up with the hooks going ''into'' his chest, while Zhaan has to force Rygel to give up his [[TooImportantToWalk throne sled]], the then Pilot locks them all in their old cells.
* ProperlyParanoid: The commandoes deploy from their Marauder before it's fully landed and enter ''Moya'' with their guns at the ready, leading to a MexicanStandoff with Aeryn (armed with a BfG) before Crichton settles the issue of who's in charge.
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* BlackSite: The Peacekeeper base in the Uncharted Territories is a "Gammak base", meaning it's location is [[ClassifiedInformation Need To Know.]] As Crichton needs to know to take him there, [[ChekhovsGun Larrag gives him the coordinates]].

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* BlackSite: The Peacekeeper base in the Uncharted Territories is a "Gammak base", meaning it's location is [[ClassifiedInformation Need To Know.]] As Crichton needs to know to take him there, [[ChekhovsGun Larrag Larraq gives him the coordinates]].


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* ProperlyParanoid: The commandoes deploy from their Marauder before it's fully landed and enter ''Moya'' with their guns at the ready, leading to a MexicanStandoff with Aeryn (armed with a BfG) before Crichton settles the issue of who's in charge.

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* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: When the Peacekeeper squad arrive on ''Moya'', John prevents Larraq from asserting authority over him by having the [=DRDs=] disarm them by shooting at their guns.

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* BlackSite: The Peacekeeper base in the Uncharted Territories is a "Gammak base", meaning it's location is [[ClassifiedInformation Need To Know.]] As Crichton needs to know to take him there, [[ChekhovsGun Larrag gives him the coordinates]].
* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: When the Peacekeeper squad arrive on ''Moya'', John prevents Larraq from asserting authority over him by having the [=DRDs=] disarm them by shooting at their guns.shoot the pulse pistol out of his hand.



* BoldlyComing: Despite the FantasticRacism of the Peacekeepers, Larraq makes a comment on how attractive Zhaan is and his commandoes note with approval the "non-reg server" that Crichton has attending him. Then again when you're out in the Uncharted Territories, you don't have to care much about an official ban on interspecies fraternization.



* ForScience: Larraq's team was to bring the virus to the Gammak base, where the scientists would figure out a way to use it to overtake enemy forces.



* NoticeThis: There's a close-up shot of Larraq's ID that Chiana later steals, which he produces it to show his authority to commandeer ''Moya''.



* SpannerInTheWorks:
** The crew have to pull their deception because Larraq's Maurader detected them by sheer chance.
** Crichton had to play Peacekeeper captain because the only such uniform on Moya didn't fit Aeryn.

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* SpannerInTheWorks:
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SpannerInTheWorks: The crew have to pull their deception because Larraq's Maurader detected them by sheer chance.
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chance, while Crichton had to play Peacekeeper captain because the only such uniform on Moya didn't fit Aeryn.



* ThinkOfThePotential: Larraq's team was to bring the virus to the Gammak base, where the scientists would figure out a way to use it to overtake enemy forces.



* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: John's horrible attempt at a public-school English accent when impersonating a Peacekeeper commander.

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* WhatTheHellIsThatAccent: John's horrible attempt at a [[EvilBrit public-school English accent accent]] when impersonating a Peacekeeper commander.
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* PlayAlongPrisoner: And none of them are very happy about it. D'Argo is chained up with the hooks going ''into'' his chest, while Zhaan has to force Rygel to give up his [[TooImportantToWalk throne sled]] so he can't do a runner if needed.

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* PlayAlongPrisoner: And none of them are very happy about it. D'Argo is chained up with the hooks going ''into'' his chest, while Zhaan has to force Rygel to give up his [[TooImportantToWalk throne sled]] so he can't do a runner if needed.sled]], the Pilot locks them all in their old cells.

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* LockAndLoadMontage: Aeryn gets a brief one as she dresses up as a Peacekeeper again.



* PlayAlongPrisoner: And none of them are very happy about it, given that it involves them being put back in their own cells.

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* PlayAlongPrisoner: And none of them are very happy about it, given that it involves them being put back in their own cells.it. D'Argo is chained up with the hooks going ''into'' his chest, while Zhaan has to force Rygel to give up his [[TooImportantToWalk throne sled]] so he can't do a runner if needed.
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* PlayAlongPrisoner: And none of them are very happy about it, given that it involves them being put back in their own cells.

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* ShoutOut: While in Crichton, the virus talks D'Argo and Zhaan out of unfreezing the supposedly infected Rygel and making an antibody for him.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** The title to ''WesternAnimation/ABugsLife'', which had come out the year before this episode aired.
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While in Crichton, the virus talks D'Argo and Zhaan out of unfreezing the supposedly infected Rygel and making an antibody for him.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: A good bit of talk about a new Gammak base in the Uncharted Territories, which the crew hopes to stay clear of. Chiana also lifts an ID tag off Larraq, which Crichton uses in the next episode. And then there's Aeryn's wound.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: A There's a good bit deal of talk about a new Gammak base in the Uncharted Territories, which the crew of ''Moya'' hopes to stay clear of. Chiana also lifts an ID tag off Larraq, [[ChekhovsGun which Crichton uses in the next episode. episode]]. And then there's Aeryn's wound.wound...

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* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: While Aeryn seems to be recovering from her stab wound at the end of the episode, "[[Recap/FarscapeS01E19Nerve Nerve]]" shows it's actually very bad. Trying to save her will lead to Scorpius's introduction, Crichton learning about the wormhole knowledge the Ancients gave him, and Crais going renegade being found out.



* SmallRoleBigImpact: An infected Larraq stabbing Aeryn leads to Crichton having to infiltrate the Gammak base in the next episode, which adversely changes the course of the series by introducing Scorpius and leading to Crais's downfall.

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* SmallRoleBigImpact: An infected Larraq stabbing Aeryn leads to Crichton having to infiltrate the Gammak base in the next episode, which adversely changes the course of the series by introducing [[spoiler:introducing Scorpius and leading to Crais's downfall.]]
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John finds Aeryn recovering from being stabbed, but she reacts coldly to him, upset over Larraq's death.

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John finds Aeryn recovering from wakes up to find Crichton sitting near her bedside. He informs her that the stab wound nearly killed her, that Larraq is dead, and that Moya is quickly putting distance between themselves and the Gammak Base. Aeryn admits to being stabbed, but she reacts coldly to him, upset over saddened by Larraq's death.
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* LittleNo: Zhaan when she realizes too late that the virus pulled off its second BatmanGambit.
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!A Bugs Life

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!A Bugs Bug's Life
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'''Season 1, Episode 18''':
!A Bugs Life



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* BatmanGambit:
** After being freed, the virus infects Thonn, kills Rhed, and then jumps into Chiana--creating confusion over what exactly happened and implicating Rygel.
** When Zhaan says Crichton's really infected, the virus immediately punches Aeryn (knocking her into Thonn) and then Larraq. When D'Argo tries to restrain Crichton's body, everyone else ends up touching each other, which means no one can be sure who the virus is in now (save Crichton and Chiana).
* BigNo: D'Argo when Aeryn is stabbed. Crichton follows, as Aeryn falls to the floor.


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* BodySurf: How the virus operates. It isn't airborne, so it has to spread through touch.
* DramaticIrony: The virus can't reinfect a previous host, so Thonn (unaware that he had ever been infected) was actually safe during the final stand-off.


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* ForScience: Larraq's team was to bring the virus to the Gammak base, where the scientists would figure out a way to use it to overtake enemy forces.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: A good bit of talk about a new Gammak base in the Uncharted Territories, which the crew hopes to stay clear of. Chiana also lifts an ID tag off Larraq, which Crichton uses in the next episode. And then there's Aeryn's wound.
* GrandTheftMe: The virus takes full control of the given host.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Infected!Larraq does this to Aeryn.
* InnocuouslyImportantEpisode: While Aeryn seems to be recovering from her stab wound at the end of the episode, "[[Recap/FarscapeS01E19Nerve Nerve]]" shows it's actually very bad. Trying to save her will lead to Scorpius's introduction, Crichton learning about the wormhole knowledge the Ancients gave him, and Crais going renegade being found out.
* ItCanThink: The Intellant Virus is quite crafty, using the knowledge of its hosts and biding its time to strike.
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: When the virus leaves a host, that person has no memory of what happened while infected.
* MexicanStandoff: When D'Argo and Zhaan arrive on command to warn the virus is in Crichton, the virus triggers fight in which everyone gets in close proximity and touches each other. When it's done, everyone's pointing guns at each other and no one knows who the virus is in.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: While infecting Crichton, the virus attacks Hassan and beats her to death. Even though it wasn't his fault, Crichton can't help but be disgusted with himself when he finds out what happened.


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* PetTheDog: Chiana tries to assure Crichton that what happened to Hassan wasn't really his fault.


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* RaceAgainstTheClock: If the virus spends an arn in a given body, it will be able to lay millions of spores.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Larraq acknowledges how he works his troops hard during a mission, so he's not going to hassle them on formalities like standing whenever he enters a room.
* SadisticChoice: In Larraq, the virus gives Crichton and D'Argo the choice of letting it leave for the Gammak Base or seeing Aeryn get stabbed. When Aeryn tells them to stop the virus, it stabs her as a distraction to run away.
* SayMyName: Crichton shouts Aeryn's name when she's stabbed.
* ShoutOut: While in Crichton, the virus talks D'Argo and Zhaan out of unfreezing the supposedly infected Rygel and making an antibody for him.
-->"You might kill Rygel. You might think your magic pill and then Rygel's up walking around the ship, coughing up spores... [[Film/Ghostbusters1984 CATS and DOGS living together!]]"
* SmallRoleBigImpact: An infected Larraq stabbing Aeryn leads to Crichton having to infiltrate the Gammak base in the next episode, which adversely changes the course of the series by introducing Scorpius and leading to Crais's downfall.
* SpannerInTheWorks:
** The crew have to pull their deception because Larraq's Maurader detected them by sheer chance.
** Crichton had to play Peacekeeper captain because the only such uniform on Moya didn't fit Aeryn.
* SuperStrength: According to Hassan, the virus can augment a given body's strength.

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