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* JerkassWoobie: Stockyards Master Stokes changed from a crude, booze-swigging KnifeNut who ran the ship's black market and tried to kill Gault to a hunted fugitive being chased by a giant conspiracy [[spoiler:in an unfamiliar world]].
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* JerkassWoobie: Stockyards Master Stokes changed from a crude, booze-swigging KnifeNut guy who ran the ship's black market and tried to kill Gault to a hunted fugitive being chased by a giant conspiracy [[spoiler:in an unfamiliar world]].
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* AssPull: [[spoiler: The ship is actually in an underground bunker, not in space.]]
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* OlderThanTheyThink: The plot [[spoiler:(a fake GenerationShip is constructed in order to stimulate technological development by the people trapped inside)]] bears a striking resemblance to that of the 1965 novel ''Destination: Void'' by Creator/FrankHerbert.
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* OlderThanTheyThink: OlderThanTheyThink:
** The plot [[spoiler:(a fake GenerationShip is constructed in order to stimulate technological development by the people trapped inside)]] bears a striking resemblance to that of the 1965 novel ''Destination: Void'' by Creator/FrankHerbert.
** The plot [[spoiler:(a fake GenerationShip is constructed in order to stimulate technological development by the people trapped inside)]] bears a striking resemblance to that of the 1965 novel ''Destination: Void'' by Creator/FrankHerbert.
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* ShockingSwerve: [[spoiler: The ship is actually in an underground bunker, not in space.]]
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* ShockingSwerve: [[spoiler: The ship RetroactiveRecognition: Presley is actually an early role for Creator/MichelleMylett, best known now for her role as Katy in an underground bunker, not in space.]]''Series/{{Letterkenny}}''.
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* ValuesDissonance: Played with as some elements have ValuesResonance like the fact a black man is second-in-command. Sexual promiscuity is rampant amongst the men, however, and shamed for women who aren't Stewardesses. Simultaneously, the latter wield great influence on Ascension. An entirely new caste system has emerged as well with the Lower Decks treated like vermin by the Upper Decks individuals.
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* ValuesDissonance: Played with as some elements have ValuesResonance like the fact a black man is second-in-command. Sexual promiscuity is rampant amongst the men, however, and shamed for women who aren't Stewardesses. Simultaneously, the latter wield great influence on Ascension. An entirely new caste system has emerged as well with the Lower Decks treated like vermin by the Upper Decks individuals.individuals.
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** Causal science-fiction fans were surprised to discover the Epsilon Program was an actual proposal.
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* WinBackTheCrowd: Syfy seems to be using this series to invoke this for the channel itself. ''Ascension'' is both the first space opera series that they've produced in years since ''Battlestar Galactica'' (as well as the first mini-series overall that they've produced since ''Alice'' back in 2009), and Syfy has been hyping it up as a return to form after several years of NetworkDecay. Whether or not this succeeds in the long run remains to be seen.
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* WinBackTheCrowd: Syfy seems to be using this series to invoke this for the channel itself. ''Ascension'' is both the first space opera series that they've produced in years since ''Battlestar Galactica'' (as well as the first mini-series overall that they've produced since ''Alice'' back in 2009), and Syfy has been hyping it up as a return to form after several years of NetworkDecay. Whether or not this succeeds in the long run remains to be seen.seen.
* ValuesDissonance: Played with as some elements have ValuesResonance like the fact a black man is second-in-command. Sexual promiscuity is rampant amongst the men, however, and shamed for women who aren't Stewardesses. Simultaneously, the latter wield great influence on Ascension. An entirely new caste system has emerged as well with the Lower Decks treated like vermin by the Upper Decks individuals.
* ValuesDissonance: Played with as some elements have ValuesResonance like the fact a black man is second-in-command. Sexual promiscuity is rampant amongst the men, however, and shamed for women who aren't Stewardesses. Simultaneously, the latter wield great influence on Ascension. An entirely new caste system has emerged as well with the Lower Decks treated like vermin by the Upper Decks individuals.
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* BrokenBase: The revelation [[spoiler: this is all a gigantic simulation]] has turned off some audience members while thrilling others.]]
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* BrokenBase: The revelation [[spoiler: this is all a gigantic simulation]] has turned off some audience members while thrilling others.]]
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* OlderThanTheyThink OlderThanTheyThink: The plot [[spoiler:(a fake GenerationShip is constructed in order to stimulate technological development by the people trapped inside)]] bears a striking resemblance to that of the 1965 novel ''Destination: Void'' by Creator/FrankHerbert.
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* WinBackTheCrowd: Syfy seems to be using this series to invoke this for the channel itself. ''Ascension'' is both the first space opera series that they've produced in years since ''Battlestar Galactica'' (as well as the first mini-series overall that they've produced since ''Alice'' back in 2009), and Syfy has been hyping it up as a return to form after several years of NetworkDecay. Whether or not this succeeds in the long run remains to be seen.
