I wonder what the other meeting attendants were doing in that time. They just left a meeting were the conclusion of it was "we're so, so very screwed".
Hey buddy comrade pal friendo, since you're all about the foreshadowing, doesn't the invader side lose at the end? That's not just foreshadowed, that's been postshined (that word was foreshadowed btw).
Plot: "We have to stop the bad guy from finishing his checklist, or we're doomed!"
Me: "Ok, they're building up the drama. I'm sure they'll track him down ju-"
Plot: "The bad guy has finished the checklist! He had everything on the checklist already!"
Me: "O-oh... um... :notlikethis:"