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* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Mercer gives the order to enter the Kaylon's atmosphere, the score references James Horner's infamous "danger motif" as the ship descends, thus alerting viewers that something sinister is afoot.

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* OhCrap: Ty is rightly terrified when he discovers one of the ''many'' ossuaries beneath the surface.

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Ty is rightly terrified when he discovers one of the ''many'' ossuaries beneath the surface.surface.
** ...And later, when the Kaylon remotely shut down the ''Orville's'' engine systems with a dampening field:
--->'''Gordon Malloy:''' Commander, every hatch and airlock on the ship just opened up! ''[turns to Bortus, who is in temporary command, in shock]'' '''We're being boarded.'''


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* PrecisionFStrike: When Claire presses Isaac for an answer after the Kaylons' plan is revealed:
-->'''Dr. Finn:''' Is that your conclusion, too, Isaac? That we're not worth preserving?!\\
''[Isaac does not answer]''\\
'''Dr. Finn:''' ''ANSWER ME, YOU SON OF A BITCH!''
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* EyeLightsOut: Happens to Isaac when he gets deactivates. Happens to all Kaylon when they get collectively deactivates towards the end.

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* EyeLightsOut: Happens to Isaac when he gets deactivates. Happens to all Kaylon when they get collectively deactivates towards the end.
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** Subverted for the Union ships, sadly. One tries ramming a Kaylon ship on approach to Earth and is completely destroyed while having barely scratched the paint on the Kaylon ship.
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* RewatchBonus: One of the ships destroyed during the frantic rush to stop the Kaylon who've broken the defensive line is the USS ''Quimby''. In the Season 3 premiere, it's revealed that newcomer Charly Burke was on the ''Quimby'' at the time and lost her best friend when the ship was destroyed.
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Hope Spot is for when a bright moment is immediately snuffed out.


* FireForgedFriends: The Krill arrive in a BigDamnHeroes moment, after realizing that once the Kaylons kill all the Union members, they would be next on their list. While it doesn't serve to end all hostilities, it does become a HopeSpot.

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* FireForgedFriends: The Krill arrive in a BigDamnHeroes moment, after realizing that once the Kaylons kill all the Union members, they would be next on their list. While it doesn't serve to end all hostilities, it does become a HopeSpot.hint at hope for the future.



* {{Irony}}: The Union hoped the Kaylons would join them as potential allies against the Krill. Now the Krill has become potential allies against the Kaylons.

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* {{Irony}}: The Union hoped the Kaylons would join them as potential allies against the Krill. Now [[HourglassPlot the Krill has become potential allies against the Kaylons.Kaylons]].

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Done in a clinical fashion with the Kaylon, who matter-of-factly state their intent to dismantle Isaac now that his mission is complete. They ultimately reactivate him at the urging of the crew, though it's hard to say if this is part of the plan or they merely felt he'd make a good distraction.

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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Done in a clinical fashion with the Kaylon, who matter-of-factly state their intent to dismantle Isaac now that his mission is complete. They ultimately reactivate him at the urging of the crew, though it's hard to say if this is part of the plan or they merely felt he'd make a good distraction. Apparently, this would not technically "kill" Isaac, merely dismantle his body, with all his data being uploaded into the Kaylon network.
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** The shot of all the skeletons in the underground chamber is very reminiscent of the scene from ''[[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'' where Gamora and Nebula discover the remains of [[spoiler: Ego's numerous offspring]] beneath the planet's surface.

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** The shot of all the skeletons in the underground chamber is very reminiscent of the scene from ''[[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'' where Gamora and Nebula discover the remains of [[spoiler: Ego's numerous offspring]] offspring beneath the planet's surface.
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* AdultFear: Claire after Ty goes missing on Kaylon.
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** During the battle at the end of the episode, Admiral Halsey is in command of the USS ''Spruance''. This is undoubtedly a reference to Admirals William Halsey and Raymond Spruance, who commanded the US Navy's Third and Fifth Fleets during [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII WWII]] and are still considered two of the best admirals the Navy has ever produced.

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* RealityEnsues: It would be easy for critics to dismiss the "pee corner" as just another example of the series' alleged potty humor; in fact it's a rare acknowledgment of what would be a very real problem in that kind of situation. See NobodyPoops above.


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* ToiletHumor: Subverted; it would be easy for critics to dismiss the "pee corner" as just another example of the series' alleged potty humor; in fact it's a rare acknowledgment of what would be a very real problem in that kind of situation. See NobodyPoops above.

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* UnusualWeaponMounting: The Kaylon security droids have blasters that fold out of their heads.


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* WeaponizedHeadgear: The Kaylon security droids have blasters that fold out of their heads.

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