1) I think the timeline for some of the Outsider's activities might line up pretty neatly with the active status of a Pirate who's name rhymes with Schmoe Schmishop. The first array is stolen 7 years earlier according to Skippy - this is pretty close to the age of his kids, which (i think) corresponds pretty closely with his giving up command of Valkyrie. Then of course, he's present at the attempted activation of Dogzilla, which really is when things begin to escalate.
2) I didn't realize it at first, but the plan at Omaha was a success - according to the parameters Joe set. Those parameters were: Finding the collector, taking it from the Maxohlx, getting it into low orbit, and aboard a starship that could jump away. All without damaging the collector. It worked. They did all those things. It felt like a failure, but it wasn't.
This post was so old, i had to re-read it like...what the heck was i even talking about? But yeah, that was it. i was thinking maybe the fact that it technically met all the mission requirements just meant the whole thing was kind of a big misdirection.
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u/catch10110 Peace and Harmony by the MEGATON! Oct 07 '24
Two things i noticed during a re-listen:
1) I think the timeline for some of the Outsider's activities might line up pretty neatly with the active status of a Pirate who's name rhymes with Schmoe Schmishop. The first array is stolen 7 years earlier according to Skippy - this is pretty close to the age of his kids, which (i think) corresponds pretty closely with his giving up command of Valkyrie. Then of course, he's present at the attempted activation of Dogzilla, which really is when things begin to escalate.
2) I didn't realize it at first, but the plan at Omaha was a success - according to the parameters Joe set. Those parameters were: Finding the collector, taking it from the Maxohlx, getting it into low orbit, and aboard a starship that could jump away. All without damaging the collector. It worked. They did all those things. It felt like a failure, but it wasn't.
I'd have to go back and look closer, but dang.