Much more interesting, indeed. I also got some muv-luv vibes. It is always more scary when the ones who understand the danger are in no decision making capacity, and in this case, not really incentivized to share that information. Too bad the show didn't foreshadow this with a brief 'retrieval' scene in an earlier episode, like after a credit roll or the like, but that is a nitpick.

Excited to see what happens next.