10 Cloverfield Lane: 9 Easter Eggs, In-Jokes And References

4. Satellites

Out of all the various nuggets of information we learn about Howard's past and motivations, perhaps the most important is his work history; Emmett comments that he worked in satellites, which goes a fair way to explaining his knowledge of various apocalyptic threats (and, as we'll see, chiming with the viral marketing). However, it's also a nice little nod towards the original film. The ARG for Cloverfield suggested a felled US satellite had, in some manner, caused the monster to awaken, with the creature disturbed either by its crash or a subsequent search team. This was even alluded to in the movie proper, with something seen falling into the water in the background of the movie's final shot. It's very slight, but the mention of satellites here further alludes to that.