When the fans have to make up explanations for an episode
Dude...
The show runner literally just said this season was moving away from self continaed episodes...
I don't agree with it, but we know it's happening.
We're not going to end every episode neatly wrapped on and on to the next planet. Before if that happened the episode was always advertised as "part 1". Now it's just going to be a more connected season.
I didn't know why the show runner felt the need to spoil the surprise till this exchange though.