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4 things about the UFO
1. It was a big part of the zeitgeist in the late 70s, even the then president Jimmy Carter claimed to have seen one.
2. They've effectively been blurring the line between the spectre of a UFO observer and us the audience as observers throughout the season if you pay close attention. ie, a lot of the camera work placed us in a metaphorical UFO watching events as outsiders. This is heightened strangeness of the time and place.
3. Even though we strongly sensed it would be coming, it still managed to surprise and delight. Additionally we knew Lou had to survive, yet the show put him in an inescapable position. Even then, it wasn't until the object showed up that it all clicked.
4. They executed it expertly. No ambiguity, yet no answers. Yes, that's a UFO, but what are we to make of it, or do about it? 'Forget it Ed, we gotta go.'
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We need the kind of courage that can withstand the subtle corruption of the cynics - E.W.
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