ɐdˈɪʃənəli, ðɪ ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd "blˈaɪndsaɪdᵻd" wˌɪtʃ fˈaɪnəli ˈɛɹd ɪn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv ʃˈɔːɹtli bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə θˈɜːd sˈiːzən wʌz tə bɪɡˈɪn ˈɛɹɪŋ ʃˈoʊz ðə sˈiː kwˈɛst stˈɪl ˌɔn ˈɜːθ, ˈiːvən ðˌoʊ ɪt hɐdbɪn tˈeɪkən tə ðə plˈænɪt haɪpˈɪɹiən ænd dᵻstɹˈɔɪd ɪnðə sˈiːzən fɪnˈɑːli "splˈæʃdaʊn".
Additionally, the episode "Blindsided" (which finally aired in September 1995 shortly before the third season was to begin airing) shows the seaQuest still on Earth, even though it had been taken to the planet Hyperion and destroyed in the season finale "Splashdown".