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Farscape s03e04: Self-Inflicted Wounds, Part 2: Wait for the Wheel

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1. Series: Farscape
2. Season: 3
3. Episode: 4
4. Director: Tony Tilse (per Wikipedia contributors)
5. Writer: David Kemper (per Wikipedia contributors)
6. Rights holder upload title: Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 2 - Wait for the Wheel
7. Upload published: 19 April 2025
8. Running time: 44 minutes 16 seconds
9. Plot
10. In the cold open, the Moya crew and the crew of the other ship realize they have ricocheted into the distorted region that divides a wormhole from normal space.
11. As the situation becomes clearer, Nala informs the crews that the two ships can be separated, but that only one of them will survive the separation.
12. According to YouTube automatic captions, the two crews agree on a plan in which Starburst will be used: when they separate, Moya will be ejected through the wall into normal space while the other ship enters the wormhole.
13. Zhaan's final words to Jool are that her own time grows short and Jool's stretches before her, and she urges Jool to use it wisely.
14. Crichton tells the crew that a television transmission he received while inside the wormhole indicates that some part of it is at most 30 to 40 light years from Earth.
15. Memorable quotes
16. I did my best. I did the best I could, and it wasn't enough. I still lost them both.
17. If I am so needed and so valued and so wise, then you will honor my words. You will obey me.
18. After 15,000 deaths, what's 15,01?
19. She does not want us upset. She wants us to carry on in her spirit, positive and hopeful.
20. In the episode
21. Crichton suspects an Earth transmission John Crichton and Aeryn Sun examine the remains of a signal he believes originated from Earth.
22. Plan to expose the saboteur Crichton proposes that the crew pretend nothing is wrong while they investigate who is damaging Moya.
23. Aeryn and Crichton on Nelina's ship Crichton and Aeryn Sun board Nelina's vessel to investigate while the rest of the crew deals with a biological threat.
24. Evidence of an invisible intruder Crichton finds signs that someone unseen has moved through the ship, confirming his fears about sabotage.
25. Chiana is wounded Chiana is struck by one of the Saboteur's needles during a search of the corridors, forcing a tense hunt.
26. The creature becomes visible With Nelina's generator fully active, the hidden creature and the trapped crew enter the same phase of reality.
27. The outer hull fails As the generator builds toward release, the outer rings of Moya's hull begin rupturing under the stress.
28. Zhaan's final prayer Zhaan, weakened and growing weaker, asks the crew to connect Pilot's neural cluster as part of her final wishes.
29. Pilot regains consciousness An adrenaline surge from Moya revives Pilot, who is able to begin calculating the Starburst timing.
30. A tracking beacon is fused to Moya Nelina reveals she has embedded a beacon into the Leviathan's structure, ensuring pursuit by her people's fleet.
31. Zhaan chooses to stay behind Declaring herself spiritually ready, Zhaan asks the crew to honor her wish and leave her on the generator deck.
32. Stark joins Zhaan in the fire Stark bonds with Zhaan's spirit as the generator detonates, allowing them to share her final moments together.
33. The ships survive the wormhole Aeryn Sun takes the controls of Moya and guides both vessels safely out of the wormhole into open space.
34. The crew grieves Zhaan In a stark tribunal chamber, the surviving crew reflects on Zhaan's sacrifice and the unfairness of her loss.
35. Background
36. Self-Inflicted Wounds (Part 2): Wait for the Wheel is the fourth episode of the third season of Farscape, a science-fiction series that premiered in North America on the Sci-Fi Channel on 19 March 1999.
37. This episode was directed by Tony Tilse, according to the episode list.
38. It was written by David Kemper, according to the episode list.
39. According to YouTube (Farscape), the episode is watchable on this page because the rights holder published it on its own Farscape YouTube channel.
40. The rights holder's upload was published on 19 April 2025 under the title "Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 2 - Wait for the Wheel", and runs 2,656 seconds (about 44 minutes 16 seconds).
41. The rights holder's upload title differs from the episode's title as carried in the series.
42. In the series
43. According to Wikipedia contributors, Self-Inflicted Wounds (Part 2): Wait for the Wheel is the first episode of season 3's broadcast run and the second half of a two-part story begun in the preceding episode.

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