Revealing mistake: Right at 40:30, if you look in the top left corner of the LCD screen, you can see a mouse cursor. Six seconds later it starts to move around. It seems like someone noticed and tried to move it out of the scene. (00:40:30)
Revealing mistake: As Icheb's parents turn their faces towards the sun to look at Icheb, the edges of the prosthetics used for the ridges on their noses are visible.
Revealing mistake: As Seven starts to explore, there's a flashlight floating next to her. There's no atmosphere, therefore no breeze, but it's slightly moving before she touches it.
Revealing mistake: If you look closely at the hot air balloon, in the shot before the message is attached to it, you can just see a wire holding it up.
Answer: The torpedo stopped him from succeeding.
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