* The way Payton calms Bower down when he's having a panic attack in the air ducts.
* An IronicEcho to the opening of the film ([[spoiler:Tanis Year One: Population 1213.)]]
* Bower leaning over Nadia saying "You can wake up now. It's safe to wake up now."
* The entire ending. [[spoiler: It's satisfying to see the passengers finally starting their new life on Tanis after being trapped for almost a thousand years at the mercy of a madman and Bower having the possibility of recovering from all the traumatic experiences that almost drove him to Pandorum. Talk about EarnYourHappyEnding.]]