Did Zira want to be saved?

[TheRoguePrince]

her facial expression is conflicted with her verbalization. She sounds terrified and looks insanely amused.

[PrincessKiara]

^ It`s probably because in the original version of that scene, Zira commited suicide. Kiara offers to help, and Zira replies "No, never!" Then she lets go, and falls to her death with a smile on her face. Creepy.
This was changed to what we see in the film today, but they kept the very last part of animation, the part where Zira is falling. That`s why her facial expression and verbalization contradict eachother.

[TheRoguePrince]

If you don't go over that scene with a fine tooth comb she still looks kind of terrified.

[PrincessKiara]

She does look terrified as she struggles to hold on, and right before she`s falling. She`s smiling when she`s falling down into the river..

[TheRoguePrince]

Well, can't blame them for not wanting to reanimate that scene

[FloraTheDarkFaerie]

PK makes a good point, plus, even if Zira DID take Kiara's paw, i dont think Kiara could have taken Zira's wieght to lift her up. I'm pretty sure Zira would wiegh more than Kiara.

[TheRoguePrince]

And yet we can only wonder what would have happened?

[jelle]

She would probarly go into the pride to kill Simba.

[TheRoguePrince]

alone, outnumbered and betrayed by everyone?

[jelle]

No she would sneak in and secretly kill Simba the way that she wanted Kovu to kill Simba.