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'''Zero:''' It's also trying to eat us. Hold on!

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'''Zero:''' '''Dal:''' It's also trying to eat us. Hold on!
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* OnlySaneMan: Dal has a very brief stint as this near the beginning of the episode. When the rest of the crew are excited by the idea of exploring an unknown planet, Dal says no because that would give the Diviner time to catch up with them. He's forced to go along with it because Janeway won't buy his excuse and he has to keep up the act of being cadets. It turns out that, not only is he more right than he knows, but there is also another ''[[ManEatingPlant very good reason]]'' for them '''not''' to go there.

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* OnlySaneMan: Dal has a very brief stint as this near the beginning of the episode. When the rest of the crew are excited by the idea of exploring an unknown planet, Dal says no because that would give the Diviner time to catch up with them. He's forced to go along with it because Janeway won't buy his excuse and he has to keep up the act of being cadets. It As it turns out that, out, not only is he Dal more right than he knows, but there is also another ''[[ManEatingPlant very good reason]]'' for them '''not''' to go there.
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* AdmiringTheAbomination: Zero can't help marveling at how the planet is trying to kill everyone, even as Dal is more desperate to escape.
-->'''Zero:''' The maze, it's sealing us in! This planet is remarkable! It acts as one superorganism, luring and consuming its prey for nutrients.\\
'''Dal:''' You mean it wants to eat us!\\
'''Zero:''' Eat us? It shows us what we want by fabricating our desires onto its cilium. It's quite wondrous!\\
'''Zero:''' It's also trying to eat us. Hold on!
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* ProperlyParanoid: Pog insists on wearing a sealed environmental suit to the planet's surface, despite it having a breathable atmosphere. It doesn't protect him from the spores, but he was right to be cautious.

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* ProperlyParanoid: Pog insists on wearing a sealed environmental suit to the planet's surface, despite it having a breathable atmosphere. It doesn't protect does absolutely no good, since the spores apparently go right through it and we visibly see him from ''smell'' things while wearing the spores, supposedly-sealed suit, but at least he was right to be cautious.
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* CallBack: Gwyn recalls Dal's line in the first about how they could have been friends when trying to guilt him about leaving her locked up.

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* CallBack: Gwyn recalls Dal's line in the first episode about how they could have been friends when trying to guilt him about leaving her locked up.
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The crew explores an uninhabited M-class planet, but things aren't as they seem.

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The crew explores an uninhabited M-class alien planet, but things find they aren't as alone as they seem.thought.
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* EverythingTryingToKillYou: In this case, the planet itself wants these kids dead and digested.

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* ArmorIsUseless: Pog's environmental suit turns out to be ineffective against the superorganism's spores.



* CardboardPrison: For the second consecutive episode Gwyn escapes from the brig.

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* CardboardPrison: For the second consecutive episode episode, Gwyn escapes from the brig.



* ProperlyParanoid: Pog insists on wearing a sealed environmental suit to the planet's surface, despite it having a breathable atmosphere. It doesn't protect him from the spores, but he was right to be cautious.



* SleeperStarship: Jankom Pog mentions having been on a Tellarite sleeper ship.

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* SleeperStarship: Jankom Pog mentions having been on a Tellarite sleeper ship.ship, which is presumably how he got to the Delta Quadrant in the first place.


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* WhatYouAreInTheDark: Gwyn is about to AbandonShip when she sees Murf huddled in the cargo bay, terrified and defenseless. After a moment of hesitation, she goes back to save him before launching the shuttle. Had she launched immediately instead, no one would have known she had the chance to save him.
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* OnlySaneMan: Dal has a very brief stint as this near the beginning of the episode. When the rest of the crew arr excited by the idea of exploring an unknown planet, Dal says no because that would give the Diviner time to catch up with them. He's forced to go along with it because Janeway won't buy his excuse and he has to keep up the act. It turns out that, not only is he more right than he knows, but there is also another ''[[ManEatingPlant very good reason]]'' for them '''not''' to go there.
* OutOfCharacterAlert: Gwyn realizes the illusion of her father isn't real when it behaves too nicely.

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* OnlySaneMan: Dal has a very brief stint as this near the beginning of the episode. When the rest of the crew arr are excited by the idea of exploring an unknown planet, Dal says no because that would give the Diviner time to catch up with them. He's forced to go along with it because Janeway won't buy his excuse and he has to keep up the act.act of being cadets. It turns out that, not only is he more right than he knows, but there is also another ''[[ManEatingPlant very good reason]]'' for them '''not''' to go there.
* OutOfCharacterAlert: Gwyn realizes the illusion of her father isn't real when it behaves too nicely.claims to be proud of her, something her father would never do.
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* NoBiochemicalBarriers: The spores work equally well on the non-coporeal Zero as they do on the biological crew.
* OnlySaneMan: Dal has a very brief stint as this near the beginning of the episode. When the rest of the crew, including Holo Janeway, insist on exploring an unknown planet Dal says no because that would give the Diviner time to catch up with them. It turns out that, not only is he more right than he knows, but there is also another ''[[ManEatingPlant very good reason]] for them '''not''' to go there.''

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* NoBiochemicalBarriers: The spores work equally well on the non-coporeal non-corporeal Zero as they do on the biological crew.
* OnlySaneMan: Dal has a very brief stint as this near the beginning of the episode. When the rest of the crew, including Holo Janeway, insist on crew arr excited by the idea of exploring an unknown planet planet, Dal says no because that would give the Diviner time to catch up with them. He's forced to go along with it because Janeway won't buy his excuse and he has to keep up the act. It turns out that, not only is he more right than he knows, but there is also another ''[[ManEatingPlant very good reason]] reason]]'' for them '''not''' to go there.''



* SlaveToPR: Dal would rather avoid any stops to keep ahead of the Diviner, but he's forced to explore an uncharted M-class planet to keep up the ruse of being cadets.

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* SlaveToPR: Dal would rather avoid any stops to keep ahead of the Diviner, but he's forced to explore an uncharted M-class planet to keep up the ruse of being cadets.cadets, since Janeway doesn't know who the Diviner is and thus doesn't consider him a threat.
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* OnlySaneMan: Dal has a very brief stint as this near the beginning of the episode. When the rest of the crew, including Holo Janeway, insist on exploring an unknown planet Dal says no because that would give the Diviner time to catch up with them. It turns out that, not only is he more right than he knows, but there is also another ''[[ManEatingPlant very good reason]] for them '''not''' to go there.''
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* ToiletHumor: When the crew receive their tricorders.
-->'''Zero''': Interesting. Mine has already detected a gas sample.\\
'''Jankom''': ''(laughs)'' Guilty.\\
'''Zero''': ''(sighs)'' Ah, the joys of being non-corporeal.

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* IdiotBall: Dal takes his commbadge off for no reason when admiring the scenery, causing him to miss Janeway's warning that Gwyn is stealing the ''Protostar''. For that matter, Janeway doesn't bother trying anyone else before Gwyn overrides her.



* MythologyGag: The planet is in the Hirogen star system, named after the hunter race in ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. Since that race had no known home system, the name is likely of no other significance.

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The planet is in the Hirogen star system, named after the hunter race in ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. Since that race had no known home system, the name is likely of no other significance.significance.
** Murf chases a drone which has a similar design to an Exocomp, except it rolls instead of floating.
* NoBiochemicalBarriers: The spores work equally well on the non-coporeal Zero as they do on the biological crew.
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* SleeperStarship: Jankom Pog mentions having been on a Tellarite sleeper ship.

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* AbandonShip: Janeway orders this when the vines compromise the ''Protostar''. Gwyn initially resists, but realizes she can't recover the situation and complies.
* CallBack: Gwyn recalls Dal's line in the first about how they could have been friends when trying to guilt him about leaving her locked up.



* ChekhovsGun: The shuttle Gwyn tried to replicate in the previous episode, though non-functional and sporting a giant hole in the side from Rok tearing through it, serves as a makeshift escape pod when she's forced to abandon ship, since all the actual escape pods haven't been replaced.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: Zero notes that the soil lacks any nutrients early on. If this is the case, what's keeping the plants alive?



* LotusEaterMachine: Through its spores, vines have the ability to read its victims’ minds and present them with an illusion of their greatest desire.

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* LetsSplitUpGang: Janeway warns the crew to look out for each other, but barely has time to finish her sentence before Dal drives off in the rover and everyone else splits up.
* LotusEaterMachine: Through its spores, the vines have the ability to read its victims’ minds their victim's mind and present them with an illusion of their greatest desire.


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* MythologyGag: The planet is in the Hirogen star system, named after the hunter race in ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. Since that race had no known home system, the name is likely of no other significance.


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* PetTheDog: Gwyn saves Murf as she is forced to abandon the ''Protostar''.


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* WhatTheHellHero: Gwyn's not quite in hero territory yet, but Dal still calls her out for crashing the ''Protostar'' and stranding them.
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* LotusEaterMachine: Through its spores, vines have the ability to read its victims’ minds and present them with an illusion of their greatest desire.
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* Cliffhanger: Gwyn’s escape attempt causes the crew to be separated from the ship, leaving them stranded with a dangerous lifeform while the Diviner is making his way towards their location.

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* Cliffhanger: {{Cliffhanger}}: Gwyn’s escape attempt causes the crew to be separated from the ship, leaving them stranded with a dangerous lifeform while the Diviner is making his way towards their location.
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* Cliffhanger: Gwyn’s escape attempt causes the crew to be separated from the ship, leaving them stranded with a dangerous lifeform while the Diviner is making his way towards their location.
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* CardboardPrison: For the second consecutive episode Gwyn escapes from the brig.
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* DownerEnding: The vines bring down the ''Protostar'', seemingly stranding the crew on a hostile world.

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* DownerEnding: The vines bring down the ''Protostar'', seemingly stranding the crew on a hostile world. On top of that, Gwyn has alerted the Diviner to their location.
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* CaptainsLog: Dal records his first log at Janeway's behest.
-->"Captain's Log, stardate...I don't know. Janeway thinks we're cadets. She told me to log whatever my crew has been up to, but there's not much to report. Since we almost flew directly into a dying star, Janeway thought it might be nice to teach us some basics on how to pilot a starship. And she taught us the wonders of autopilot. She also trained us how to plot a course to avoid anything that might try to hurt us... like our Diviner, who's probably not pleased we took his daughter. The more distance we put between us and Tars Lamora, the better. But, big picture -- as long as our course is set to avoid any trouble, we shouldn't have any. Right?"
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* CrazyPrepared: Gwyn is handcuffed on top of being left in the brig as an extra layer of precaution. It's not enough, however, as she's able to remotely command her weapon to free her.



* ManEatingPlant: The soil on the planet is devoid of nutrients, so the vines survive by feeding on any animal life they can ensnare, having evolved to lure in prey with hallucinations and clever replicas.



* OverrideCommand: Gwyn is able to bypass the security protocols on the ''Protostar'' and force Janeway to recognize her as captain, having been taught starship operations by her father.



* WhenTreesAttack: The vines on the planet are able to read the minds of prey and reproduce their greatest desires in order to capture and feed upon them. They're even strong enough to restrain the ''Protostar''.

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* WhenTreesAttack: The vines on the planet are able to read the minds of prey and reproduce their greatest desires in order to capture and feed upon them. They're even strong enough to restrain the ''Protostar''.''Protostar''.
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* WhenTreesAttacks: The vines on the planet are able to read the minds of prey and reproduce their greatest desires in order to capture and feed upon them. They're even strong enough to restrain the ''Protostar''.

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* WhenTreesAttacks: WhenTreesAttack: The vines on the planet are able to read the minds of prey and reproduce their greatest desires in order to capture and feed upon them. They're even strong enough to restrain the ''Protostar''.
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* DownerEnding: The vines bring down the ''Protostar'', seemingly stranding the crew on a hostile world.
* JugglingLoadedGuns: Janeway passes out Type-1 phasers for the group, which all of them immediately start toying with. Jankom ends up shooting himself, but thankfully they default to the stun setting.
* OutOfCharacterAlert: Gwyn realizes the illusion of her father isn't real when it behaves too nicely.
* SlaveToPR: Dal would rather avoid any stops to keep ahead of the Diviner, but he's forced to explore an uncharted M-class planet to keep up the ruse of being cadets.
* TemptingFate: "As long as our course is set to avoid any trouble, we shouldn't have any. Right?" Cue proximity alert.
* WhenTreesAttacks: The vines on the planet are able to read the minds of prey and reproduce their greatest desires in order to capture and feed upon them. They're even strong enough to restrain the ''Protostar''.

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