'''Season 1, Episode 15''':
!Durka Returns

Coming out of starburst, Moya collides with a Nebari transport ship captained by Salis. The purpose was to bring a fugitive, Chiana, back home. It gets worse when Rygel sees that Salis's right-hand man is Durka, the first Peacekeeper captain to torture him.

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!Tropes present in this episode include:

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: "Where were you when Salis was murdered?"
* ArmorPiercingResponse: Crichton tells Chiana that if she wants to stay there are rules. Chiana (accurately pegging the RagtagBunchOfMisfits she's just hitched up with) hits back that if she sees everyone else following them, she'll do the same.
* BrokenPedestal: According to Aeryn, Peacekeepers are taught a great deal about Durka's distinguished career, but she's surprised to learn that he did attempt to flee during the attack on the ''Zelbinion'' and that he did far worse than that in his time.
* BullyingADragon: Most of the crew prefer to play nice rather than antagonize a species that effortlessly took out the ''Zelbinion''. According to Durka, his crew provoked that conflict by entering a Nebari sector.
* DirtyCoward: It's revealed that when the ''Zelbinion'' was being overtaken, Durka faked his death and tried to get off the ship.
* EnemyMine: Chiana is no friend of the crew, but Crichton convinces her that Durka is too dangerous a mutual threat for her to just hide away somewhere.
* EveryoneHasStandards: As irritated as she is by Rygel's actions (both in this episode and in general), Zhaan balks at the idea of turning him over to Salis for mental cleansing.
-->'''Zhaan:''' Even Rygel, with his many faults, does not deserve that.
* FakingTheDead: The body that Rygel assumed was Durka was just an officer that he murdered and dressed up in his clothes.
* GoingDownWithTheShip: As Rygel surmises, Durka very much subverted this on the ''Zelbinion''.
-->'''Rygel:''' Apparently, he chose to end his distinguished career by faking his own death, all to save himself while his crew died around him.
* HeelRealization: While cleansed, Durka sincerely felt bad about all the awful things he had done. Once back in his proper, he acknowledges that he felt that, but he has no idea why he would.
* IOweYouMyLife:
** Aeryn doesn't intend to thank Rygel for saving her life, but she says he handled himself well.
** Crichton notes that he owes Chiana for her help, which is why he's going to cut her slack. He warns her the others won't be as forgiving.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Rygel's attempt to kill Durka with a bomb only causes him to break free of the mental cleansing.
* NotQuiteDead: Durka.
* OhCrap:
** Aeryn remains calm in the face of threats, until Durka reveals he's going to torture her by exposing her to intense heat.
** Rygel when he realizes Durka is free of the mental cleansing.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Longer hair aside, Durka looks no different than he did in the earlier episode's flashbacks. It's also acknowledged that he should've died of old age decades ago. His more youthful look is credited to what he experienced during his time in Nebari custody.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Rygel delivers a memorable one to Durka, as he prepares to torture Aeryn.
-->'''Rygel:''' Durka, you are pathetic. Look at you salivating to kill and maim someone who can't even defend herself, foaming at the mouth like a sick trelkez. Pathetic.\\
'''Durka:''' Why, Rygel, what's this?\\
'''Rygel:''' Something I should have said to you a long time ago.\\
'''Durka:''' Yet you didn't. I was going to save you for a bargaining tool. But now I'm wondering, do you think your shipmates would really care if I just burnt your face right off?!\\
'''Rygel:''' Go ahead and find out. I don't care because the all-powerful Durka is a failure. It's the TRUTH, DURKA! You tortured me without mercy, but you never broke me! You only made me stronger! And even if you kill me, I'll be laughing at you because the last thing I'll think of is you on Nebari Prime for another hundred cycles - ''being ground back down into nothing''!
* TheReveal: It was the Nebari who defeated the ''Zelbinion''.
* RiddleForTheAges: It's left ambiguous if it was Chiana or Durka who killed Salis.
* SympatheticMurderer: When Salis's body is first found, Chiana is the immediate suspect. Zhaan admits she's not surprised, given what was going to be done to her back home. She's more concerned about how the Nebari government will react to this. On the other hand, Chiana is still considered a genuine threat before Durka reveals his true nature, with D'Argo advocating shooting her on sight.
* VillainousBreakdown: Durka after he's left floating out in a damaged ship.
-->'''Durka:''' Crichton, don't leave me out here. I'll hunt you down, and I'll kill you!\\
'''Crichton:''' Get in line, Durka. Besides, I don't think the Nebari are gonna let you do a lot of huntin'.\\
'''Durka:''' Crichton, listen to me!\\
'''Crichton:''' Give them my regards when they pick you up.\\
'''Durka:''' [[SayMyName Crichton! CRICHTON!]]
* WeWillMeetAgain: Durka promises to hunt down and kill Crichton.
* WhamEpisode: Due to being Chiana's first appearance.
* WrongGenreSavvy: Durka initially assumes the crew sabotaged his attempt at a starburst, but it's because of Moya's baby.