History Recap / FarscapeS02E06PictureIfYouWill

* TheCastShowoff: Virginia Hey's martial arts training came in handy for her fight with Maldis. As a teenager, she earned a blue belt in Judo and an orange in karate.

* OutOfOrder: This episode usually airs after "The Way We Weren't" (and is listed in that order in the [=DVDs=]), but should come before it in production order. A few scenes, most notably the testy exchange between Crichton and Aeryn in the mess hall, break continuity from "The Way We Weren't".

* SpecialEffectsFailure: Zhaan's metallic neckpiece and gauntlets switch to dull rubber copies when she's being thrown about by Maldis. The difference is very noticeable.

* ShoutOut / TitleDrop: To demonstrate that even Crichton has his weak point, Maldis intones, "Picture, if you will, me standing on your home planet." The phrase "Picture if you will..." was Rod Sterling's catchphrase on ''Series/TheTwilightZone''.

* SuggestiveCollision: As the Moya crew is fleeing through the rip in reality, D'Argo yanks Chiana through the clingy barrier, and she lands right on top of him. Bow chicka wow wow.

* BeingWatched: Maldis is keeping a very close eye on the the crew, hence why Zhaan has to communicate her plan to Crichton via Unity.

* NoodleIncident: Rygel putters around in Zhaan's laboratory, squirting a few drops of some chemical on Kyven's tiara. It glows pink, proving that it's genuine. So gleeful is Rygel at ripping off the old gypsy woman that doesn't notice Zhaan until she yanks him back by one of his ears. "I'm surprised you're using my possessions without my consent, Rygel. Especially after what I did to you ''the last time''."

Crichton leans in through doorway to Zhaan's chamber and asks if "that sumbitch" is gone for good; Zhaan says you can never be certain with a creep like Maldis. Crichton groans, saying that it would have been a really good time to lie to him, but Zhaan says she's not a very good liar. Au contraire, says Crichton; je congratulates Zhaan on having everyone fooled with her Nervous Nellie routine. Zhaan stares at him seriously: "My fear wasn't an act, John."

As expected, Crichton is transported inside the picture and calls Maldis, who appears behind him. Though he's more or less his usual gleefully hammy self, Maldis is less than happy with the fact that he had to put himself back together again, sustaining his essence with thoughts of revenge. Crichton taunts him to bing it on, but Maldis doesn't consider him to be of much importance: he's saving his revenge for Zhaan, the one who sealed him away. To that end, he's been wearing away at Zhaan's composure by killing off her shipmates one by one. We briefly cut back to Moya, where Zhaan is being taunted by Maldis' spectral voices, and growing more and more hysterical as a result. Eventually, she decides to consult with Pilot on something (though a cutback to inside the portrait prevents us from seeing exactly what) before another echoing voice causes Zhaan to stumble into the pit surrounding Pilot's console. Zhaan falls to her 'death' and lands in the portrait.

The episode begins on a shopping trip to a small commerce station, where Chiana and Rygel are looking for anything remotely valuable amongst the cheap junk, and Aeryn is trying to keep the two of them out of trouble. Chiana is drawn to glass pane where a line sketch of her own image has been captured in miniature: the image shows her holding a favorite necklace of hers, one that she lost half a cycle ago. The gypsy-ish shopkeeper and station owner, Kyvan, offers it to her for free. Naturally suspicious, Chiana questions the woman's generosity and dismisses the portrait as some sort of trick, but Kyvan encourages her to think of it a souvenir, saying that it is "a window in time."

Back on Moya, Chiana is still engrossed in her art piece when she spots a DRD clasping her aforementioned necklace in its pincer. She retrieves it, then looks on with astonishment as the painting changes - this time depicting her a severed leg. Just then, the DRD gets underfoot and trips her up. China falls to the floor with a sickening crunch of bones. Ick.

* KillItWithFire: Zhaan uses a blowtorch to set the portrait on fire. It's doesn't take.

The episode begins on a shopping trip to a small commerce station, where Chiana and Rygel are looking for anything remotely valuable amongst the cheap junk, and Aeryn is trying to keep the two of them out of trouble. Chiana is drawn to glass pane where a line sketch of her own image has been captured in miniature: the image shows her holding a favorite necklace of hers, one that she lost half a cycle ago. The gypsy-ish shopkeeper and station owner, Kyvan, offers it to her for free. Naturally suspicious, Chiana questions the womans generosity and dismisses the portrait as some sort of trick, but Kyvan encourages her to think of it a souvenier, saying that it is "a window in time."

Back on Moya, Chiana is still engrossed in her art piece when she spots a DRD clasping her aforementioned necklace in its pincer. She retrieves it, then looks on with astonishment as the painting changes - this time depciting her a severed leg. Just then, the DRD gets underfoot and trips her up. China falls to the floor with a sickening crunch of bones. Ick.

Fingers of blame immediately turn on Pilot, but he hasn't the foggiest idea of what went wrong; Moya's systems are functioning normally. Everyone mutters amongst themselves over how they could have prevented Chiana's death. Crichton's sold on the evil nature of the portrait, and tells Zhann to dispose of it; Zhann enthusiastically complies, setting it on fire with a blowtorch. Minutes later, D'Argo comms Crichton and Aeryn to meet with him in the central chamber – the painting has repaired itself and now depicts D'Argo, though what's going to happen to him isn't certain just yet. Crichton doesn't think they should wait around for it to finish its thought. D'Argo agrees, and smashes the portrait to pieces; just in case this isn't enough, they crew also eject the fragments into space. Aeryn flies off with Rygel in tow, intending to pump Kyvan for answers.

Aeryn and Rygel have found Kyvan, who whines that that she was forced to create the portrait... by none other than Maldis. Crichton's naturally confused; he thought they destroyed Maldis, but Zhann says they only dispersed him, and that she knew he'd coalesce again one day. For a moment, she appears to zone out, but when Crichton tries to snap her out of it, she pulls his forehead against hers to do another mind-meld: speaking directly into his mind, Zhaan tells Crichton to play along with her; someone evil is listening in. Zhann breaks the bond, and in a fit of panic, says they can't beat Maldis and that it's time to give up. Crichton signals his understanding, and Zhann shoves him into an exposed circuit. Crichton vanishes as Zhaan looks down on the portrait and sees her image as a body shattered like glass.

As expected, Crichton is transported inside the picture and calls Maldis, who appears behind him. Though he's more or less his usual gleefully hammy self, Maldis is less than happy with the fact that he had to put himself back together again, sustaining his essence with thoughts of revenge. Crichton taunts him to bing it on, but Maldis doesn't consider him to be of much importance: he's saving his revenge for Zhaan, the one who sealed him away. To that end, he's been wearing away at Zhaan's composure by killing off her shipmates one by one. We briefly cut back to Moya, where Zhaan is being taunted by Maldis' spectral voices, and growing more and more hysterical as a result. Eventually, she decides to consult with Pilot on something (though a cutback to inside the portrait prevents us from seeing exactly what) before another echoing voice causes Zhann to stumble into the pit surrounding Pilot's console. Zhaan falls to her 'death' and lands in the portrait.

Crichton leans in through doorway to Zhann's chamber and asks if "that sumbitch" is gone for good; Zhaan says you can never be certain with a creep like Maldis. Crichton groans, saying that it would have been a really good time to lie to him, but Zhaan says she's not a very good liar. Au contraire, says Crichton; je congratulates Zhann on having everyone fooled with her Nervous Nellie routine. Zhaan stares at him seriously: "My fear wasn't an act, John."

* DoYouTrustMe: Zhann has her suspicions about who's behind the painting, but doesn't want to share them yet. First, she wants Crichton to pledge that when the time comes, he and the others will do exactly what she says. "Do you have enough faith in me to obey?" Crichton holds her gaze and says whatever she's planning, he's in. He has her back.

* HurricaneOfEuphemisms: Crichton points out that now would be a ''really'' good time for Zhann to pretend that Maldis is dead for good.

* ItHasBeenAnHonor: Having glimpsed his portrait and resigned to his fate, D'Argo solmenly tells Crichton that whatever happens, it's been a pleasure knowing him.

* ItsPersonal: Rygel has a funny way of showing grief over a lost comrade. He stows away inside Aeryn's cockpit, claimng he has as much of a score to settle with Kyvan as the others. Aeryn guesses he's hoping to make a profit, and Rygel wonders why he can't have both. "Punitive damages! ''That's'' what Chiana would have wanted."

* RevengeByProxy: Maldis confesses that Crichtin was never his intended prey; he's been picking off Zhann's shipmates as a way of prolonging her anguish.

* YouAreNotAlone: Inverted. Maldis notes that Zhann had help the last they crossed paths.

-->'''Crichton''': Oh, could you do that "[[TheSoundOfMusic Farewell, Goodbye]]" song the kids sing? It's one of my favorites.

* ShoutOut / TitleDrop: To demonstrate that even Crichton has his weak point, Maldis intones, "Picture, if you will, me standing on your home planet." The phrase "Picture if you will..." was Rod Sterling's catchphrase on ''TheTwilightZone''.

* WeCouldHaveAvoidedAllThis: Aeryn snorts that Chiana and Rygel are obsessed with checking out ''every'' single junk dealer in the Territories.