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*** \\\"Mentally compromised\\\" main character facing old demons.
*** Prominent android character.
*** The shot of the assimilated \\\'\\\'Enterprise\\\'\\\' corridor is just like that of the infested station.
*** Character discovered hiding in crawlways.
*** Final showdown against an alien \\\"queen\\\".
*** \\\"Assimilate this!\\\"? If that\\\'s not an \\\'\\\'Film/{{Alien}}s\\\'\\\' ShoutOut, I don\\\'t know what is.
**** Which of course leads us to a {{Missed Moment of Awesome}}: \\\"Get away from her, you \\\'\\\'[[ThisIsForEmphasisBITCH BITCH!]]\\\'\\\'\\\" directed at the Queen. Depending on how you want to play it, it could be Picard protecting Lily, or either Picard or Data protecting [[HoYay each other]].
** Not to mention \\\'\\\'[=~Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan~=]\\\'\\\', complete with a popular TV series villain returning for vengeance, a HeroicSacrifice (of sorts) by [[spoiler:TheSpock]], and \\\'\\\'{{Moby-Dick}}\\\'\\\' quotes.
** Not to mention that movie were the cyborgs are sent back in time to \\\"[[{{Terminator}} terminate]]\\\" a future influential figure and leader.

Some of the points might work as ShoutOut entries, but a WholePlotReference is a full-on, deliberate retelling of a specific story (a sitcom ChristmasEpisode that reworks \\\'\\\'AChristmasCarol\\\'\\\' is a common example).
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*** \\\"Mentally compromised\\\" main character facing old demons.
*** Prominent android character.
*** The shot of the assimilated \\\'\\\'Enterprise\\\'\\\' corridor is just like that of the infested station.
*** Character discovered hiding in crawlways.
*** Final showdown against an alien \\\"queen\\\".
*** \\\"Assimilate this!\\\"? If that\\\'s not an \\\'\\\'Film/{{Alien}}s\\\'\\\' ShoutOut, I don\\\'t know what is.
**** Which of course leads us to a {{Missed Moment of Awesome}}: \\\"Get away from her, you \\\'\\\'[[ThisIsForEmphasisBITCH BITCH!]]\\\'\\\'\\\" directed at the Queen. Depending on how you want to play it, it could be Picard protecting Lily, or either Picard or Data protecting [[HoYay each other]].
** Not to mention \\\'\\\'[=~Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan~=]\\\'\\\', complete with a popular TV series villain returning for vengeance, a HeroicSacrifice (of sorts) by [[spoiler:TheSpock]], and \\\'\\\'{{Moby-Dick}}\\\'\\\' quotes.
** Not to mention that movie were the cyborgs are sent back in time to \\\"[[{{Terminator}} terminate]]\\\" a future influential figure and leader.

Some of the bullet points might work as ShoutOut entries, but a WholePlotReference is a full-on, deliberate retelling of a specific story (a sitcom ChristmasEpisode that reworks \\\'\\\'AChristmasCarol\\\'\\\' is a common example).
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*** \\\"Mentally compromised\\\" main character facing old demons.
*** Prominent android character.
*** The shot of the assimilated \\\'\\\'Enterprise\\\'\\\' corridor is just like that of the infested station.
*** Character discovered hiding in crawlways.
*** Final showdown against an alien \\\"queen\\\".
*** \\\"Assimilate this!\\\"? If that\\\'s not an \\\'\\\'Film/{{Alien}}s\\\'\\\' ShoutOut, I don\\\'t know what is.
**** Which of course leads us to a {{Missed Moment of Awesome}}: \\\"Get away from her, you \\\'\\\'[[ThisIsForEmphasisBITCH BITCH!]]\\\'\\\'\\\" directed at the Queen. Depending on how you want to play it, it could be Picard protecting Lily, or either Picard or Data protecting [[HoYay each other]].
** Not to mention \\\'\\\'[=~Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan~=]\\\'\\\', complete with a popular TV series villain returning for vengeance, a HeroicSacrifice (of sorts) by [[spoiler:TheSpock]], and \\\'\\\'{{Moby-Dick}}\\\'\\\' quotes.
** Not to mention that movie were the cyborgs are sent back in time to \\\"[[{{Terminator}} terminate]]\\\" a future influential figure and leader.

Some of the bullet points might work as ShoutOut entries, but a WholePlotReference isn\\\'t just a few lines, the basic premise and a scene or two here and there that are similar; it\\\'s a full-on, deliberate retelling of a specific story (a sitcom ChristmasEpisode that reworks \\\'\\\'AChristmasCarol\\\'\\\' is a common example). If there are several stories listed as WholePlotReference source material, that\\\'s a sign that it\\\'s not really a WPR.
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*** \\\"Mentally compromised\\\" main character facing old demons.
*** Prominent android character.
*** The shot of the assimilated \\\'\\\'Enterprise\\\'\\\' corridor is just like that of the infested station.
*** Character discovered hiding in crawlways.
*** Final showdown against an alien \\\"queen\\\".
*** \\\"Assimilate this!\\\"? If that\\\'s not an \\\'\\\'Film/{{Alien}}s\\\'\\\' ShoutOut, I don\\\'t know what is.
**** Which of course leads us to a {{Missed Moment of Awesome}}: \\\"Get away from her, you \\\'\\\'[[ThisIsForEmphasisBITCH BITCH!]]\\\'\\\'\\\" directed at the Queen. Depending on how you want to play it, it could be Picard protecting Lily, or either Picard or Data protecting [[HoYay each other]].
** Not to mention \\\'\\\'[=~Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan~=]\\\'\\\', complete with a popular TV series villain returning for vengeance, a HeroicSacrifice (of sorts) by [[spoiler:TheSpock]], and \\\'\\\'{{Moby-Dick}}\\\'\\\' quotes.
** Not to mention that movie were the cyborgs are sent back in time to \\\"[[{{Terminator}} terminate]]\\\" a future influential figure and leader.

Some of the bullet points might work as ShoutOut entries, but a WholePlotReference isn\\\'t just a few lines, the basic premise and a scene or two here and there that\\\'s similar; it\\\'s a full-on, deliberate retelling of a specific story (a sitcom ChristmasEpisode that reworks \\\'\\\'AChristmasCarol\\\'\\\' is a common example). If there are several stories listed as the WholePlotReference basis, that\\\'s a sign that it\\\'s not really a WPR.
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*** \\\"Mentally compromised\\\" main character facing old demons.
*** Prominent android character.
*** The shot of the assimilated \\\'\\\'Enterprise\\\'\\\' corridor is just like that of the infested station.
*** Character discovered hiding in crawlways.
*** Final showdown against an alien \\\"queen\\\".
*** \\\"Assimilate this!\\\"? If that\\\'s not an \\\'\\\'Film/{{Alien}}s\\\'\\\' ShoutOut, I don\\\'t know what is.
**** Which of course leads us to a {{Missed Moment of Awesome}}: \\\"Get away from her, you \\\'\\\'[[ThisIsForEmphasisBITCH BITCH!]]\\\'\\\'\\\" directed at the Queen. Depending on how you want to play it, it could be Picard protecting Lily, or either Picard or Data protecting [[HoYay each other]].
** Not to mention \\\'\\\'[=~Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan~=]\\\'\\\', complete with a popular TV series villain returning for vengeance, a HeroicSacrifice (of sorts) by [[spoiler:TheSpock]], and \\\'\\\'{{Moby-Dick}}\\\'\\\' quotes.
** Not to mention that movie were the cyborgs are sent back in time to \\\"[[{{Terminator}} terminate]]\\\" a future influential figure and leader.

Moving this one here. Some of this stuff might work as ShoutOut entries, but a WholePlotReference isn\\\'t just a few lines, the basic premise and a scene or two here and there that\\\'s similar; it\\\'s an intentional, full-on recreation of a specific story (a sitcom ChristmasEpisode that retells \\\'\\\'AChristmasCarol\\\'\\\' is a common example). If there are several stories listed as the WholePlotReference basis, that\\\'s a sign that it\\\'s not really a WPR.
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*** \\\"Mentally compromised\\\" main character facing old demons.
*** Prominent android character.
*** The shot of the assimilated \\\'\\\'Enterprise\\\'\\\' corridor is just like that of the infested station.
*** Character discovered hiding in crawlways.
*** Final showdown against an alien \\\"queen\\\".
*** \\\"Assimilate this!\\\"? If that\\\'s not an \\\'\\\'Film/{{Alien}}s\\\'\\\' ShoutOut, I don\\\'t know what is.
**** Which of course leads us to a {{Missed Moment of Awesome}}: \\\"Get away from her, you \\\'\\\'[[ThisIsForEmphasisBITCH BITCH!]]\\\'\\\'\\\" directed at the Queen. Depending on how you want to play it, it could be Picard protecting Lily, or either Picard or Data protecting [[HoYay each other]].
** Not to mention \\\'\\\'[=~Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan~=]\\\'\\\', complete with a popular TV series villain returning for vengeance, a HeroicSacrifice (of sorts) by [[spoiler:TheSpock]], and \\\'\\\'{{Moby-Dick}}\\\'\\\' quotes.
** Not to mention that movie were the cyborgs are sent back in time to \\\"[[{{Terminator}} terminate]]\\\" a future influential figure and leader.

Moving this one here. Some of this stuff might work as ShoutOut entries, but a WholePlotReference isn\\\'t just a few lines, the basic premise and a scene or two here and there that\\\'s similar; it\\\'s an intentional, full-on recreation of a specific story (a sitcom Christmas episode that retells \\\'\\\'AChristmasCarol\\\'\\\' is a common example). If there are several stories listed as the WholePlotReference basis, that\\\'s a sign that it\\\'s not really a WPR.
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*** \\\"Mentally compromised\\\" main character facing old demons.
*** Prominent android character.
*** The shot of the assimilated \\\'\\\'Enterprise\\\'\\\' corridor is just like that of the infested station.
*** Character discovered hiding in crawlways.
*** Final showdown against an alien \\\"queen\\\".
*** \\\"Assimilate this!\\\"? If that\\\'s not an \\\'\\\'Film/{{Alien}}s\\\'\\\' ShoutOut, I don\\\'t know what is.
**** Which of course leads us to a {{Missed Moment of Awesome}}: \\\"Get away from her, you \\\'\\\'[[ThisIsForEmphasisBITCH BITCH!]]\\\'\\\'\\\" directed at the Queen. Depending on how you want to play it, it could be Picard protecting Lily, or either Picard or Data protecting [[HoYay each other]].
** Not to mention \\\'\\\'[=~Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan~=]\\\'\\\', complete with a popular TV series villain returning for vengeance, a HeroicSacrifice (of sorts) by [[spoiler:TheSpock]], and \\\'\\\'{{Moby-Dick}}\\\'\\\' quotes.
** Not to mention that movie were the cyborgs are sent back in time to \\\"[[{{Terminator}} terminate]]\\\" a future influential figure and leader.

Moving this one here. Some of this stuff might work as ShoutOut entries, but a WholePlotReference isn\\\'t just a few lines, the basic premise and a scene or two here and there that\\\'s similar; it\\\'s an intentional, full-on recreation of a specific story (a sitcom Christmas episode that retells \\\'\\\'AChristmasCarol\\\'\\\' is a common example). If there are several stories listed for WholePlotReference, that\\\'s a sign that it\\\'s not really a WPR.
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*** \\\"Mentally compromised\\\" main character facing old demons.
*** Prominent android character.
*** The shot of the assimilated \\\'\\\'Enterprise\\\'\\\' corridor is just like that of the infested station.
*** Character discovered hiding in crawlways.
*** Final showdown against an alien \\\"queen\\\".
*** \\\"Assimilate this!\\\"? If that\\\'s not an \\\'\\\'Film/{{Alien}}s\\\'\\\' ShoutOut, I don\\\'t know what is.
**** Which of course leads us to a {{Missed Moment of Awesome}}: \\\"Get away from her, you \\\'\\\'[[ThisIsForEmphasisBITCH BITCH!]]\\\'\\\'\\\" directed at the Queen. Depending on how you want to play it, it could be Picard protecting Lily, or either Picard or Data protecting [[HoYay each other]].
** Not to mention \\\'\\\'[=~Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan~=]\\\'\\\', complete with a popular TV series villain returning for vengeance, a HeroicSacrifice (of sorts) by [[spoiler:TheSpock]], and \\\'\\\'{{Moby-Dick}}\\\'\\\' quotes.
** Not to mention that movie were the cyborgs are sent back in time to \\\"[[{{Terminator}} terminate]]\\\" a future influential figure and leader.

Moving this one here. Some of this stuff might work as ShoutOut entries, but a WholePlotReference isn\\\'t just a few lines, the basic premise and a scene or two here that\\\'s similar, it\\\'s an intentional full-on recreation of a specifc story (a sitcom Christmas episode that retells \\\'\\\'AChristmasCarol\\\'\\\' is one common example). If there are two or three different stories all being listed as WholePlotReference, it\\\'s not really one at all.
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