User blog comment:Xaero Dumort/Fixes that could strengthen re-releases and the like./@comment-5093119-20130718181421/@comment-1341687-20130721053957

I didn't see it as a plothole, more a lack of information. I felt it wasn't too far a leap to think they didn't get nabbed and when the ship left, the stasis had worn off. Hence part of the reason for the pods, they keep them in stasis longer or put them more in a sleep type state, which can be supported by when you find people in the pods on the ship.