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==== Reception ==== | ==== Reception ==== | ||
- | Overall, the two-parter was well-received. Several readers were intrigued at the possible future story arcs set up by this episode. It was also pointed out that the second crew introduced in the story is sufficiently different enough from the first crew, making for a distinctive cast. | + | Overall, the two-parter was well-received. Several readers were intrigued at the possible future story arcs set up by this episode. It was also pointed out that the second crew introduced in the story is sufficiently different enough from the first crew, making for a distinctive cast. Some people also appreciated their cameos as members of the new recurring faction. |
- | There were some minor criticisms of the resolution to Part II being less action-packed | + | There were some minor criticisms of the resolution to Part II being less action-packed |
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The episode was not originally planned as a two-parter, but the expansion of the New Zealand bit of the storyline eventually necessitated the split and the (somewhat) cliffhanger scene at the end of Part 1. In the very first draft of the story, the New Zealand timeline was at most just mentioned, but its version of Earth was not really visited. The addition of the visit in Part 1 of the finished version was done to avoid making the episode overly "outer space-centric" | The episode was not originally planned as a two-parter, but the expansion of the New Zealand bit of the storyline eventually necessitated the split and the (somewhat) cliffhanger scene at the end of Part 1. In the very first draft of the story, the New Zealand timeline was at most just mentioned, but its version of Earth was not really visited. The addition of the visit in Part 1 of the finished version was done to avoid making the episode overly "outer space-centric" | ||
- | Even in the very beginning, the plan for the episode was to introduce the crew members of the MES-2 // | + | Even in the very beginning, the plan for the episode was to introduce the crew members of the MES-2 // |
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==== Easter Eggs ==== | ==== Easter Eggs ==== | ||
- | In addition to AH.com culture and running gags, the two-part story contains quite a large number of popcultural references, especially ones related to the newly introduced faction. Some of the works alluded to in a tongue-in-cheek way include //Dune//, // | + | In addition to [[offtopic:AH.com culture]] and [[offtopic: |
- | A full list of references is [[http:// | + | A full list of references is [[https:// |
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