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* DeathlyUnmasking: Zhann opts to be the one to disconnect the Pathfinder ship from Moya, an act that will end with her being flung into the wormhole to her death. The others protest, but Zhaan explains she's past all hope of being cured by now, removing her shawl to show the horribly infected sores on her skull. As such, Zhaan experiences her ObiWanMoment bare-faced.

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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: How Harvey warns Crichton to not get complacent.
-->'''Harvey:''' You would do, well, anything to save your ship. ''Anything''.\\
'''Crichton:''' Make a point.\\
'''Harvey:''' Why assume less of Neeyala?
* BittersweetEnding: Zhaan sacrifices herself to save the rest of the crew.



* DueToTheDead: The final scenes have the crew reflect on Zhaan's passing.
* FaceDeathWithDignity: Zhaan volunteers to sacrifice herself without a second thought and offers a dignified goodbye. Stark explains he's not a grieving mess because she shared her final moments with him and was at complete peace.



* HeroicSacrifice: Zhaan gives her life to separate the Pathfinder from Moya.

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* HeroicSacrifice: Zhaan gives her life to separate the Pathfinder from Moya.Moya.
* HiddenDepths: Rygel agrees to help out of loyalty to Moya. He's also deeply touched to learn that Pilot likes him.
* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: Averted. When Rygel expresses sympathy over him not being able to say goodbye, Pilot says Zhaan joined with his mind when he was unconscious and so did get to in a sense.
* OhCrap: Crichton over the idea of yet another group of bad guys chasing the crew.
* TeamMom: When Zhaan says the crew became a family, D'Argo observes it was her who birthed it.
* TitleDrop: "Point is is that most times you get a second chance. Just gotta wait for the wheel."
* XanatosGambit: As a final spite, Neeyala activates a homing beacon, which affects both her ship and Moya, due to being stuck together. As she says, the beacon will allow the Pathfinders to find either a vessel containing the knowledge they want or the ones responsible for its destruction.
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!Self Inflicted Wounds, part 2: Wait for the Wheel

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* HeroicSacrifice: Zhaan gives her life to separate the Pathfinder from Moya.

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* HeroicSacrifice: Zhaan gives her life to separate the Pathfinder from Moya.

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* ConvenientTerminalIllness: Zhaan's condition has progressed to such an extent that she concludes it makes more sense for her to make the sacrifice than anyone else.
* FamilyOfChoice: Zhaan refers to the entire crew as her family, and expresses thanks for what they have taught her, while Crichton compares Moya to the 'mother' of the crew.
* HeroicSacrifice: Zhaan gives her life to separate the Pathfinder from Moya.

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