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I never caught this foreshadowing until now
(tesseract.dubvee.org)
S2E01 - Ja'loja
It seems obvious, but this was just hidden so well in plain sight.
- Introducing a new character in a season premiere is a well established trope
- Making that new character a love interest for the main character is an equally established trope
- The episode starts and ends with Ed at the bar wishing for something/anything to do so he can distract himself from his feelings for Kelly, so it seems like an innocent throwaway line.
- On rewatches, "Lieutenant Tyler" is just so damn likeable you can easily forget that you already know she's a Krill in disguise
- By the time of the reveal 3 episodes later, you likely forgot about this exchange because you've become as attached to "Lieutenant Tyler" as Ed has and are feeling just as betrayed.
They did a really good job with her human makeup, that can't be easy.
The actress said it was many hours in the chair. It took a ton of latex and some sophisticated camera tricks to make her head look pink and smaller than usual.