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| *Originally aired as a 120-minute episode, but has been formatted as two 60-minute episodes in most subsequent re-airings for scheduling reasons. While many guides list it as a two-parter, its initial airing and release on DVD as one double-length episode should make this the official recognition. | | *Originally aired as a 120-minute episode, but has been formatted as two 60-minute episodes in most subsequent re-airings for scheduling reasons. While many guides list it as a two-parter, its initial airing and release on DVD as one double-length episode should make this the official recognition. |
| | * In the scenes where Dr. [[Elias Huer]] and Col. [[Wilma Deering]] visit [[Regis Saroyan]], and later when they make their way to Dr. [[Mallory]]'s lab, Deering is wearing a gold wrist watch on her left wrist, over her uniform's sleeve. This fleeting appearance of the 20th century-looking timepiece is never explained, particularly as it is distinctly out-of-place with her entire uniform. It suggests that this is either a costuming error, or part of a sub-plot that was either reshot or discarded during production. |
| | * [[Ardala's launch]] is re-used as the shuttle heading to [[Kaleel]]'s fortress in the [[Sea of Stone]]. |
| | * The [[Galactica shuttle|''Galactica'' shuttle]] makes its first appearance in {{BRTV}}, although it is by accident as it is inferred that this is the craft piloted by Maj. [[Duke Danton]] and Capt. {{buck}} in pursuit of Deering's abductors—although that craft is later revealed to be the two-seater [[Thunderfighter]]. |
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| | == Analysis == |
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| | * Earth's reliance on outside sources for vital supplies is an Achilles' heel that is continually exploited by enemies. |
| | * The fact that [[Earth]] has little knowledge of slavery (or indentured servitude) is discordant with facts around this episode, particularly when it seems abundant in the galaxy. It is not only exemplified by the subjects of the [[Draconian Empire]], such as [[Ardala]]'s [[handmaiden]]s, but other direct examples of it in various later episodes. For instance: |
| | ** The [[Ruathan]] envoy Mr. [[DeBronin]] (an [[ambuquad]]) is conveyed by his human subject in much the same way [[Twiki]] conveys Dr. [[Theopolis]] {{BR25|Planet of the Amazon Women}}. |
| | ** The illegal arms dealer [[Roxanne Trent]] uses Terran slave labor in the form of the deaf-mute [[Alicia]], and goes to note that the only reason Alicia is still "employed" by Trent is because the Terran labor market is depressed {{BR25|Return of the Fighting 69th}}. |
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| | == Questions == |
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| | * Where did [[Wilma Deering]] get the gold wrist watch she carries, which seems out of place for her uniform? |
| | * How did [[Kaleel]] come by his powers? |
| | * What is [[Galen]]'s story? How long ago did he defect from the [[Earth Defense Directorate]]? |
| | * From what sources did Kaleel acquire his cache of weapons and [[Scorpion fighter]]s? |
| | * How did the [[Food Directorate]] not know of Kaleel and the slave labor, particularly as there have been 3 successive appointments of [[Tabor Saroyan]]? |
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