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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. First aired: 6 April 2001 (United States)
5. Written by: David Kemper
6. Directed by: Tony Tilse
7. Running time: 44 minutes 16 seconds
8. Upload published: 19 April 2025
9. Premise
10. The crew look for a way to free themselves from the other vessel and get out of the wormhole, while their new allies begin sabotaging Moya and John Crichton picks up what may be a transmission from Earth.
11. What happens in "Self-Inflicted Wounds, Part 2: Wait for the Wheel"?
12. Inside Moya, one of Nala's rescued crew explains that her people have been frozen in a chamber for twenty-two cycles, and someone identifies a creature seen earlier as one that exists only inside wormholes. Nala tells the crew that the two ships can be separated but only one will survive the maneuver, so a choice has to be made.
13. Crichton reports that he has picked up what appears to be an Earth television transmission, and Aeryn Sun asks whether it resembles the Yoda signal from the previous episode. He argues that part of the wormhole lies between ten and forty light years from Earth and that getting home is doable; when Aeryn presses him about a blood trail near one of Nala's people, he counters that even if the creature Mr. Wiggles chewed a limb, no member of Nala's crew was present at the scene. Crichton records a message for Earth, weighing whether to return and warn humanity or stay hidden, and later reveals to Aeryn that he has made seventeen loops through the wormhole and burned out the organic bits on his module while still searching for a way back.
14. Meanwhile, the crew begin to suspect that Nala's people are not the rescuers they appear to be. An overheard communication suggests that the hidden sabotage plan is to shut down Moya's thermal condensers and convince the crew to abandon her, and after a final decompress the group decides to act normally around Nala's people while watching for the saboteur rather than tipping them off. Weighing who can be trusted to keep watch, they discuss the loyalties of Rygel XVI and the reliability of Chiana, and Crichton argues that the pattern of decompressions is geographically consistent with someone invisible moving through the ship.
15. On tier nine, Aeryn finds an alien girl, half of whom looks bitten by a serpent, and proposes examining the needles embedded in her head. When news of a murder reaches the others, Ka D'Argo insists that the betrayal must be punished, and Zhaan urges him not to lose control for Moya's sake. Someone is stabbed in the leg with an alien needle while the others listen for the saboteur in the dark, and Zhaan summons Rygel to her lab with the alien spikes from the corpse, warning that she will come after him if the injured alien girl dies. Crichton reports that a Hammond level circuit that blew has been taken offline but shows signs that someone invisible was there.
16. Nala pushes back on Moya's chances, replying that Moya's will is no substitute for Beersian alloy when crushed by astronomical tidal forces. Crichton is told to stop because he carries no communications device, and his mission will continue until Moya is incapacitated. When the generator reaches full power, the Moya crew discover that they now share the serpent's phase existence until the ships separate.
17. Self-Inflicted Wounds, Part 2: Wait for the Wheel The full episode as published by the rights holder, from the start of the upload to the end of its runtime.
18. Memorable quotes
19. Do you know what troubles me the most? I did my best. I did the best I could, and it wasn't enough. I still lost them both.
20. For the longest time, I feared physical demise because my spiritual essence was suspect. But now I know I'm worthy.
21. In the episode
22. Crichton believes he sees Earth John tells Aeryn he detected a transmission from Earth and believes the wormhole connects near his home planet.
23. Hidden sabotage of Moya A serpent voice orders the thermal systems shut down to make the crew abandon the living ship.
24. Crew debates switching ships John, D'Argo, and the others argue about trusting the newcomers and moving onto the other vessel.
25. Crichton explores the alien craft John pushes buttons in the unfamiliar module while Jool questions his motives.
26. Zhaan collapses from illness Zhaan's condition worsens after a violent confrontation, and Aeryn tries to steady her.
27. Nala confesses the sabotage Nala admits her crew damaged Moya so one ship could survive separation, enraging John.
28. Chiana is stabbed by a needle During the search for the saboteur, the invisible attacker wounds Chiana in the leg with a venomous spike.
29. Separation plan takes shape The crew decides who will ride out the separation into the wormhole and who will reconnect Pilot to Moya.
30. Jool takes the helm D'Argo gives Jool control of the module and tells her to bring them back when the generator blows.
31. Zhaan prays for the crew Weak and near death, Zhaan begs her goddess to spare the lives of her friends aboard Moya.
32. Pilot awakens to help Pilot regains consciousness after the adrenaline injection and begins calculating the Starburst timing.
33. Pilot explains the timing Pilot delivers the precise instructions for triggering Starburst microseconds after the generator releases.
34. Zhaan bids farewell Zhaan says goodbye to the crew, telling them to honor her choice and carry on without guilt.
35. Crichton pilots Moya through After Zhaan's departure, Aeryn and Crichton fly Moya through the separation and emerge into normal space.
36. Air date, credits and where to watch
37. It is the fourth episode of the third season of Farscape and the second half of a two-part story, following Part 1: Could'a, Would'a, Should'a, the fourth episode of the season. David Kemper wrote the episode and Tony Tilse directed it, and it first aired in the United States on 6 April 2001.
38. The rights holder published the full episode on its own YouTube channel on 19 April 2025, which is why it can be watched on this page; the upload runs 2,656 seconds, about 44 minutes and 16 seconds. Its title, "Self Inflicted Wounds: Part 2 - Wait for the Wheel", differs from the episode's title but refers to the same installment.

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