This episode would have involved Zim losing his PAK, and Dib taking it. Without his PAK, Zim can only live for ten minutes, and he allies with Gaz to get it back. Meanwhile, the PAK starts having more and more influence on Dib.
Tropes:
- Extremely Short Time Span: Most of the episode takes place in 10 minutes after Zim loses his PAK.
- Infectious Insanity: After Zim's PAK comes off, Dib takes it, and it later attaches itself to his chest. He starts acting like Zim, saying that he's going to take over the Earth, calling people filthy humans, and even calling himself Zim.
- Race Against the Clock: Zim has only ten minutes to live after he loses his PAK. He gets it back just in time.
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What Could Have Been: This almost became the series finale, with both Zim and Dib dying to create a clean ending. Nickelodeon put the kibosh on that because they wanted to keep the door open for if the series ever came back. And then the show was cancelled, and it was never even made.
