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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Creating a new form of energy to free the world from fossil fuels sounds great until it hits the reality of how scores of states rely on coal, natural gas and oil for their economies. Despite the best efforts of Ellen's administration, thousands of workers are unable to handle the adjustment to this new technology, leading to mass unemployment, affecting the economy and thus harming Ellen's standing in Washington to the point the opposing party is refusing to back her upcoming budget unless it leads to cuts on NASA and her poll numbers are dropping, making it harder for her to justify the costs of the Mars mission.
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* YesMan: The Helios employees reveal themselves to be this, as they quickly take Dev's side either out of loyalty to him or fear they will be fired if they disagree.
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* YesMan: The Helios employees reveal themselves to be this, as they quickly take Dev's side either out of loyalty to him or fear they will be fired if they disagree.disagree.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Creating a new form of energy to free the world from fossil fuels sounds great until it hits the reality of how scores of states rely on coal, natural gas and oil for their economies. Despite the best efforts of Ellen's administration, thousands of workers are unable to handle the adjustment to this new technology, leading to mass unemployment, affecting the economy and thus harming Ellen's standing in Washington to the point the opposing party is refusing to back her upcoming budget unless it leads to cuts on NASA and her poll numbers are dropping, making it harder for her to justify the costs of the Mars mission.
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** Ed has one while listening to the ''Sojourner's'' broadcast of "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)." While his crew initially laughs it off, he soon realizes what they're doing and that they're going to beat him to Mars. Joel Kinnamann "sells" it by having his goofy smile suddenly disappear while the others are still in a jocular mood. He knows NASA and Dannielle Poole better than any other member of his crew...
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** Ed has one while listening to the ''Sojourner's'' broadcast of "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)." While his crew initially laughs it off, he soon realizes what they're doing and that they're going to beat him to Mars. Joel Kinnamann "sells" it by having his goofy smile suddenly disappear while the others are still in a jocular mood. He knows NASA and Dannielle Danielle Poole better than any other member of his crew...
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* CallBack: In Season 1 Ed (reluctantly) agrees to accept the help of a Soviet cosmonaut based on old nautical tradition regarding helping a ship in need. In this episode the nautical metaphors (and Ed's wish to repay the help he once received) come back in full swing.
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* FriendlyEnemy: The NASA and Helios crews remain cordial and congratulate each other on their leads during the race. The Soviets, [[AvertedTrope on the other hand]], remain rude and standoffish even as ''Sojourner-1'' comes to their rescue.
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* FriendlyEnemy: The NASA and Helios crews remain cordial and congratulate each other on their leads during the race. The Soviets, [[AvertedTrope on the other hand]], remain rude and standoffish even as ''Sojourner-1'' comes to their rescue. However; Soviet rudeness is ''mostly'' a feature of their commander - the rank-and-file seem to be more willing to try and get a constructive working relationship going.
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** Ed has one while listening to the ''Sojourner's'' broadcast of "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)." While his crew initially laughs it off, he soon realizes what they're doing and that they're going to beat him to Mars.
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** Ed has one while listening to the ''Sojourner's'' broadcast of "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)." While his crew initially laughs it off, he soon realizes what they're doing and that they're going to beat him to Mars. Joel Kinnamann "sells" it by having his goofy smile suddenly disappear while the others are still in a jocular mood. He knows NASA and Dannielle Poole better than any other member of his crew...
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* TheBusCameBack: Rolan Baranov, the Soviet defector from Season 2, is now a member of the ''Sojourner'''s crew, having obtained an American citizenship, established a family and embarked on a successful career within NASA with his aerospace engineering expertise.
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* TranquilFury: Dev is clearly angry but tries to keep a composed face when the ''Phoenix's'' early lead is nullified by ''Sojourner's'' solar sail.
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* TranquilFury: Dev is clearly angry but tries to keep a composed face when the ''Phoenix's'' early lead is nullified by ''Sojourner's'' solar sail.sail.
* YesMan: The Helios employees reveal themselves to be this, as they quickly take Dev's side either out of loyalty to him or fear they will be fired if they disagree.
* YesMan: The Helios employees reveal themselves to be this, as they quickly take Dev's side either out of loyalty to him or fear they will be fired if they disagree.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:One of the astronauts outside of the ''Sojourner'' is trapped when Mars-94 crashes against the ship and slowly rolls over the point to which her line is tethered. It then proceeds to slowly roll over her, crushing her like a rolling pin]].
* DramaticIrony: Jimmy Stevens encounters a washed-up Charles Bernitz, one of the "Moonrines", who postulates that there was a cover-up at Jamestown, and that his fellow "Moonrines" couldn't have died the ways they did, such as [[Recap/ForAllMankindS02E10TheGrey Vance Paulson being shot in the back of the head by a Cosmonaut.]]
* DramaticIrony: Jimmy Stevens encounters a washed-up Charles Bernitz, one of the "Moonrines", who postulates that there was a cover-up at Jamestown, and that his fellow "Moonrines" couldn't have died the ways they did, such as [[Recap/ForAllMankindS02E10TheGrey Vance Paulson being shot in the back of the head by a Cosmonaut.]]
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:One One of the astronauts outside of the ''Sojourner'' is trapped when Mars-94 crashes against the ship and slowly rolls over the point to which her line is tethered. It then proceeds to slowly roll over her, crushing her like a rolling pin]].
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* DemocracyIsFlawed: Dev is really proud of the fact that Helios runs as a democracy where all the major decisions are put to a vote by the employees and even he just has a single vote. We find out how easily Dev can swing that vote to a result he wants. He makes sure that everyone in the room knows what his position on the issue is and then loyalty and/or fear makes the others publicly agree with him even if they internally disagree.
* DramaticIrony: Jimmy Stevens encounters a washed-up Charles Bernitz, one of the "Moonrines", who postulates that there was a cover-up at Jamestown, and that his fellow "Moonrines" couldn't have died the ways they did, such as [[Recap/ForAllMankindS02E10TheGrey Vance Paulson being shot in the back of the head by a Cosmonaut.]]]] We know that there was a cover up but the events surrounding Paulson's death were reported truthfully.
* DemocracyIsFlawed: Dev is really proud of the fact that Helios runs as a democracy where all the major decisions are put to a vote by the employees and even he just has a single vote. We find out how easily Dev can swing that vote to a result he wants. He makes sure that everyone in the room knows what his position on the issue is and then loyalty and/or fear makes the others publicly agree with him even if they internally disagree.
* DramaticIrony: Jimmy Stevens encounters a washed-up Charles Bernitz, one of the "Moonrines", who postulates that there was a cover-up at Jamestown, and that his fellow "Moonrines" couldn't have died the ways they did, such as [[Recap/ForAllMankindS02E10TheGrey Vance Paulson being shot in the back of the head by a Cosmonaut.
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* TranquilFury: Dev is clearly angry but tries to keep a composed face when the ''Phoenix'''s early lead is nullified by ''Sojourner'''s solar sail.
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* TranquilFury: Dev is clearly angry but tries to keep a composed face when the ''Phoenix'''s ''Phoenix's'' early lead is nullified by ''Sojourner'''s ''Sojourner's'' solar sail.
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* TantrumThrowing: After realizing that NASA is going to beat Helios, Dev throws a computer monitor on the floor in rage.
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* TantrumThrowing: After realizing that NASA is going to beat Helios, Dev throws a computer monitor on the floor in rage.rage.
* TranquilFury: Dev is clearly angry but tries to keep a composed face when the ''Phoenix'''s early lead is nullified by ''Sojourner'''s solar sail.
* TranquilFury: Dev is clearly angry but tries to keep a composed face when the ''Phoenix'''s early lead is nullified by ''Sojourner'''s solar sail.
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* DudeNotFunny: Danny Stevens is [[{{Understatement}} displeased]] to see a ''Phoenix'' crewmember acting out scenes from ''Love in the Sky'' (the in-universe biopic about his parents).
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* DudeNotFunny: Danny Stevens is [[{{Understatement}} displeased]] to see a ''Phoenix'' crewmember acting out scenes from ''Love in the Sky'' Skies'' (the in-universe biopic about his parents).
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* OhCrap: NASA realizes that ''Mars-94'' is going to misfire and endanger ''Sojourner'', but there's nothing they can do because of the communications delay.
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** Ed has one while listening to the ''Sojourner's'' broadcast of "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)." While his crew initially laughs it off, he soon realizes what they're doing and that they're going to beat him to Mars.
** NASA realizes that ''Mars-94'' is going to misfire and endanger ''Sojourner'', but there's nothing they can do because of the communications delay.
** Ed has one while listening to the ''Sojourner's'' broadcast of "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)." While his crew initially laughs it off, he soon realizes what they're doing and that they're going to beat him to Mars.
** NASA realizes that ''Mars-94'' is going to misfire and endanger ''Sojourner'', but there's nothing they can do because of the communications delay.
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** As the ''Sojourner'' unfurls its solar sails, Kelly starts playing "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me" from the ''Ride/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' ride at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney]].
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** As the ''Sojourner'' unfurls its solar sails, Kelly starts playing "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me" Me)" from the ''Ride/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' ride at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney]].
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** As the ''Sojourner'' unfurls its solar sails, Kelly starts playing "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me" from the ''Ride/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' ride at Ride/{{Disneyland}}.
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** As the ''Sojourner'' unfurls its solar sails, Kelly starts playing "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me" from the ''Ride/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' ride at Ride/{{Disneyland}}.[[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney]].
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** Ed jogs through ''Phoenix'''s centrifuge section, much like Dave did in ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey''.
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* DudeNotFunny: Danny Stevens is [[{{Understatement}} displeased]] to see a ''Phoenix'' crewmember acting out scenes from ''Love in the Sky'' (the in-universe biopic about his parents).
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Kelly gets a message from a ''Mars-94'' cosmonaut, warning her that his crew is about to attempt something dangerous. Moments later, the Soviets fire their engines in an attempt to reach Mars first, only for their reactor to go into meltdown.
* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Kelly gets a message from a ''Mars-94'' cosmonaut, warning her that his crew is about to attempt something dangerous. Moments later, the Soviets fire their engines in an attempt to reach Mars first, only for their reactor to go into meltdown.
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* FriendlyEnemy: The NASA and Helios crews remain cordial and congratulate each other on their leads during the race.
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* FriendlyEnemy: The NASA and Helios crews remain cordial and congratulate each other on their leads during the race. The Soviets, [[AvertedTrope on the other hand]], remain rude and standoffish even as ''Sojourner-1'' comes to their rescue.
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* DramaticIrony: Jimmy Stevens encounters a washed-up Charles Bernitz, one of the "Moonrines", who postulates that there was a cover-up at Jamestown, and that his fellow "Moonrines" couldn't have died the ways they did, such as [[Recap/ForAllMankindS02E10TheGrey Vance Paulson being shot in the back of the head by a Cosmonaut.]].
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* DramaticIrony: Jimmy Stevens encounters a washed-up Charles Bernitz, one of the "Moonrines", who postulates that there was a cover-up at Jamestown, and that his fellow "Moonrines" couldn't have died the ways they did, such as [[Recap/ForAllMankindS02E10TheGrey Vance Paulson being shot in the back of the head by a Cosmonaut.]].]]
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* DramaticIrony: Jimmy Stevens encounters a washed-up Charles Bernitz, one of the "Moonrines", who postulates that there was a cover-up at Jamestown, and that his fellow "Moonrines" couldn't have died the ways they did, such as Vance Paulson being shot in the back of the head by a Cosmonaut. [[Recap/ForAllMankindS02E10TheGrey However, that's exactly what happened]].
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* DramaticIrony: Jimmy Stevens encounters a washed-up Charles Bernitz, one of the "Moonrines", who postulates that there was a cover-up at Jamestown, and that his fellow "Moonrines" couldn't have died the ways they did, such as [[Recap/ForAllMankindS02E10TheGrey Vance Paulson being shot in the back of the head by a Cosmonaut. [[Recap/ForAllMankindS02E10TheGrey However, that's exactly what happened]].Cosmonaut.]].
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* DramaticIrony: Jimmy Stevens encounters a washed-up Charles Bernitz, one of the "Moonrines", who postulates that there was a cover-up at Jamestown, and that his fellow "Moonrines" couldn't have died the ways they did, such as Vance Paulson being shot in the back of the head by a Cosmonaut. [[Recap/ForAllMankindS02E10TheGrey However, that's exactly what happened]].
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* RightHandVersusLeftHand: The ''Phoenix'' is far better equipped to deal with the problems that ''Mars-94'' is having, with more life support, supplies, and the ability to use their lander as a ferry, so they don't even have to get too close. Furthermore, Ed's crew on the ''Phoenix'' is mostly ex-NASA, so they come from a work culture that emphasizes [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight helping your fellow man over completing the mission]]. But Dev convinces most of the Helios ground crew that NASA should be the ones to save the Soviets, and not only overrides the on-the-spot command authority Dev promised to Ed, but sabotages their own ship with a bogus software update to activate the autopilot Ed specifically asked not to have installed.
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* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:One of the astronauts outside of the ''Sojourner'' is trapped when Mars-94 crashes against the ship and slowly rolls over the point to which her line is tethered. It then proceeds to slowly roll over her, crushing her like a rolling pin]].
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Dev starts to reveal his true colors when it becomes clear that ''Phoenix'' will not be the first to Mars. He overrides both Karen and Bill's sensible argument that their ship is better equipped for a rescue, calling for a vote by clearly calling on people who will support him.
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* HopeSpot: The ''Sojourner'' crew sees that ''Mars-94'' is using the same fuel as them, and realizes that if they can tap their fuel tanks, they'll be able to get back into the race. Unfortunately, the Soviet engines misfire and damage both ships.
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* SpaceIsAnOcean: The NASA crew has some fun with this as they use nautical lingo when they unfurl their solar sail.
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* FriendlyEnemy: The NASA and Helios crews remain cordial and congratulate each other on their leads during the race.
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** The ''Phoenix'' crew quotes ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' and ''Franchise/StarTrek''.
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** The ''Phoenix'' crew quotes ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' and ''Franchise/StarTrek''.''Franchise/StarTrek''.
* SolarSail: As it turns out, ''Sojourner'' was secretly equipped with one, which gives the ship a boost to take the lead in the race.
* TantrumThrowing: After realizing that NASA is going to beat Helios, Dev throws a computer monitor on the floor in rage.
* SolarSail: As it turns out, ''Sojourner'' was secretly equipped with one, which gives the ship a boost to take the lead in the race.
* TantrumThrowing: After realizing that NASA is going to beat Helios, Dev throws a computer monitor on the floor in rage.
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The race to Mars is underway between NASA, the Soviets, and Helios. But a difficult choice needs to be made when one of the ships develops trouble.
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* ForWantOfANail: Kelly plays music on an iPod nearly a decade before they were actually introduced.
* OhCrap: NASA realizes that ''Mars-94'' is going to misfire and endanger ''Sojourner'', but there's nothing they can do because of the communications delay.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: When Helios votes to let NASA handle the rescue, Ed decides to go ahead anyway. Unfortunately, Dev had anticipated this and locked out the ship's computer.
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** As the ''Sojourner'' unfurls its solar sails, Kelly starts playing "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me" from the ''Ride/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' ride at Ride/{{Disneyland}}.
** The ''Phoenix'' crew quotes ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' and ''Franchise/StarTrek''.
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* ForWantOfANail: Kelly plays music on an iPod nearly a decade before they were actually introduced.
* OhCrap: NASA realizes that ''Mars-94'' is going to misfire and endanger ''Sojourner'', but there's nothing they can do because of the communications delay.
* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: When Helios votes to let NASA handle the rescue, Ed decides to go ahead anyway. Unfortunately, Dev had anticipated this and locked out the ship's computer.
* ShoutOut:
** As the ''Sojourner'' unfurls its solar sails, Kelly starts playing "Yo Ho, Yo Ho, A Pirate's Life for Me" from the ''Ride/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'' ride at Ride/{{Disneyland}}.
** The ''Phoenix'' crew quotes ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' and ''Franchise/StarTrek''.
