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* FairForItsDay: While some of the racial elements of the episode are certainly problematic by modern standards, it deals with racism, war crimes, and white fragility in ways that were impressively ahead of its time for 1964.

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* FairForItsDay: While some of the racial elements of the episode are certainly widely seen as problematic by modern standards, it deals with racism, war crimes, crimes and white fragility vengeance in ways that were impressively ahead of its time for 1964.



* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/GeorgeTakei, who would begin his rise to fame as [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Sulu]] two years after this episode first aired.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/GeorgeTakei, who would begin his rise to fame as [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Mr. Sulu]] two years after this episode first aired.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/GeorgeTakei, who would begin his rise to fame as [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Sulu]] two years after this episode first aired.aired.
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* FairForItsDay: While some of the racial elements of the episode are certainly problematic by modern standards, it deals with racism, war crimes, and white fragility in ways that were impressively ahead of its time for 1964.
* JerkassWoobie: Fenton breaks down and admits that his overbearing manner is a cover for being lonely and lost. He swings back and forth between sadly reflecting on the state of his life, and angrily casting the blame outward. He's not a nice guy, but he comes across as pathetic more than malicious.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/GeorgeTakei, who would become known to the world a few years later for his role as [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Sulu]].

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/GeorgeTakei, who would become known to the world a few years later for begin his role rise to fame as [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Sulu]].Sulu]] two years after this episode first aired.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/GeorgeTakei appears in this episode, two years before he began playing [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Sulu]].

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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/GeorgeTakei appears in this episode, two Creator/GeorgeTakei, who would become known to the world a few years before he began playing later for his role as [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Sulu]].
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* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/GeorgeTakeiCreator/GeorgeTakei appears in this episode, two years before he began playing [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Sulu]].
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