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** According to the novelization, the real Weir died being blown out into space, and the Weir Miller later fights is an entity wearing his form. If nothing else, once Miller dies, he'll stay dead.
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* The "LaymansTerms" explaination of the FTL drive is so complicated because a layman in such a field would still need to be a Doctor of Theoretical Physics.
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* Dr. Weir's name encapsulates his character. Weirs (or low-head dams) are known as "drowning machines" among kayakers and rafters as the hydraulic jump on the downstream side can pull a person down and hold them underwater almost indefinitely, and escaping the circulating turbulence is extremely difficult and even outright impossible in most cases. Similarly, Dr. Weir is trapped in his own guilt, past, and obsession with the ship and he's unable to escape it even before the more supernatural aspects of the ship manifest in earnest.
* Dr. Weir's name encapsulates his character. Weirs (or low-head dams) are known as "drowning machines" among kayakers and rafters as the hydraulic jump on the downstream side can pull a person down and hold them underwater almost indefinitely, and escaping the circulating turbulence is extremely difficult and even outright impossible in most cases. Similarly, Dr. Weir is trapped in his own guilt, past, and obsession with the ship and he's unable to escape it even before the more supernatural aspects of the ship manifest in earnest.
