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An implant in Chiana's body, a "life disc" that can connect two people across vast distances, reveals to her that her brother Nerri has died. When Crichton dismisses her attempts to talk to him about it, she flees ''Moya'' for a nearby planet, a cemetary world where the bodies of royalty from throughout the region are interred. When Crichton and Aeryn follow her, they discover that she has taken up with the Clan, the living inhabitants of the planet, the forgotten descendants of the tomb-building slaves, who were abandoned there when there was no remaining space for tombs.

 

* [[The Apunkalypse]]: the Clan's culture and dress-sense owe a great deal to this stereotype, although they're much more peaceful than is usual.

* [[Artifact of Death]]: Rygel's faux-African mask.

* [[Bizarre Alien Biology]]: when Clan women become pregnant, their abdomens become transparent to reveal the fetus inside.

* [[Blunt Yes]]

'''Rygel:''' And believe me, that wasn't as easy as it sounds. }}

* [[Girl of the Week|Boy Of The Week]]: Chiana has a brief sexual liaison with Molnon, the closest thing the Clan has to a "leader"

* [[Cat Scare]]: When Rygel first uncovers the mask, he turns it over and gasp at what he finds underneath. Yep, it's a Hynerian corpse. After ''that'' fails to dissuade him, a black worm slithers out of one of the eye sockets. Instead of running away screaming like any sane person, Rygel exclaims, "Bonus!", and grabs the worm, then eats it.

* [[Dead Little Sister|Dead Big Brother]]: {{spoiler|(not really)}}

* [[Everybody Must Get Stoned]]

* [[Expository Hairstyle Change]]: After throwing her lot in with the Clan, Chiana colors her hair with red clay and braids in their style.

* [[Grave Robbing]]

* [[The Hedonist]]: Just about every single member of the clan is this, indulging in drugs, booze, and sadomasochistic sports.

* [[Hollywood Healing]]: at the beginning, Chiana inflicts quite a large cut on her belly to remove the life disc implant and check that it's defunct. The cut vanishes practically in the next shot, with no sign of her doing anything to treat it.

* [[Hypocritical Humor]]

* [[Invulnerable Knuckles]]: Averted when Crichton slugs Molnon.

* [[Jerkass]]: Crichton ends up overdoing it in his attempts to save Chiana's life and comes off as this- leaving Aeryn to play the voice of reason.

* [[Leap of Faith]]

* [[Manly Tears]]

* [[Mordor]]

* [[Mushroom Samba]]: A literal one, when Crichton accepts Molnon's challenge to take the one-in-four-mushrooms test.

* [[Not the Fall That Kills You]]: averted. When the "sonic net" catches people, they are shown to slow gradually and bounce back up a short way.

* [[Only Fatal to Adults]]

* [[Percussive Therapy]]: As Chiana is mourning over he lost brother, a curious DRD zips up next to her, trilling inquiringly. Enraged by her grief, Chiana brings a fist down on the poor DRD, smashing it to reveal wires and green goo. Aww...

* [[Poltergeist]]

* [[Power Tattoo]]

* [[Pseudo Crisis]]

* [[Russian Roulette]]: Three Mornas get you high. The other gets you dead.

* [[Screaming Birth]]: the Clan member Vyna has a philosophical discussion with Crichton in the course of one.

* [[Smarter Than You Look]]: Crichton hoists the drugged-up Chiana over his shoulders just as Aeryn walks in and asks what the hell he think he's doing. Incredulous, Crichton points out that Aeryn is the "pinup girl for frontal assault!" and he can't believe she's not dragging Chiana back herself. Aeryn calmly explains that Chiana will just find another way to kill herself, and keeping her against her will is not the solution. Crichton, now deflated, rests Chiana down on a bed and asks when Aeryn got so "insightful."

'''Crichton''': So do I. }}

* [[The Stoner]]: Most of the clan all act a little bit woozy due to their constant exposure to drugs, alcohol, and radiation.

* [[Title Drop]]: Invoked by Molna. Constantly.

* [[We Could Have Avoided All This]]

 

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