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2* Every single time someone tells David he doesn't matter, and there's a tiny spark of pain in his eyes, especially when the hologram of Weyland, his father figure, says it bluntly. He can be seen as going quietly crazy the whole time depending on your interpretation.
3* Charlie forcing Vickers to do a SuicideByCop while Shaw is having a complete screaming hysteric breakdown on the sideline.
4** Vickers herself looks [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone absolutely horrified by what she's just done,]] even though she probably just saved the ship from TheVirus by killing Charlie. She originally just wanted Charlie to stay outside the ship, but Charlie himself realized it was too late.
5* Vickers and Shaw watching Janeck's HeroicSacrifice. They look torn, both about the deaths of their friends and the loss of their last chance at getting home.
6* Despite the {{Narm}} of the moment and her AntiHeroSubstitute tendencies, watching Vickers get crushed can feel quite sad.
7* "I have to understand, what did we do wrong? ''[[GodIsEvil Why]] [[ParentalAbandonment do you hate us?!]]''"

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