Background
This episode was written under the belief that the series was not going to be renewed for a third season, hence why so many catastrophic events take place, such as the destruction of the seaQuest (which also happened in the first season finale), and the apparent deaths of the entire crew. By the time the episode was produced, both Roy Scheider and Edward Kerr had requested to exit the show, hence why Brody is wounded in the climax aboard the Hyperion ship. Ultimately, both actors would be required to make appearances in the third season after NBC decided to renew the show.
While the seaQuest was destroyed in both the first and second season finales, the Stinger survives both ships' annihilation.
Lucas' guess that seaQuest makes a "hyperspace jump" while inside the Hyperion ship is a reference to the faster than light mode of transportation used in Star Wars (among others). Guest star Mark Hamill famously portrayed Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy.
The scene where the Stormer fakes the execution of Scott was filmed on the holographics room set, previously seen in such episodes as "Vapors" and "The Sincerest Form of Flattery." After the transmission to the seaQuest ends, the post-production team deliberately omitted the UEO logo from the traditional "Transmission Ends" screen in order to better reinforce the idea that seaQuest was no longer on Earth.
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