#resident alien spoilers

[loveexpelrevolt]

harry + his crush on E.T.  💕

RESIDENT ALIEN (2021— )

[ellies-enrichment]

Harry + Text Posts

[roominthecastle]

I was making the decision that the Earth is more important than any one person. But what if that one person feels more important than anything? What if you love them so much, you will choose what is best for them over what is best for an entire planet? If I am a superhero, Asta is my kryptonite.

[cactihut]

resident alien s3 spoilers under the cut - tldr what the hell was that

finished this season & i need all the defensive fans on reddit to shut the fuck up

why is asta, an adult indigenous woman, suddenly the parent figure to harry, the visually white adult man? i don’t care about the whole “he’s an alien” thing when we saw that he’s capable of understanding, growing & learning based on s1/half of s2 - tbh this whole thing comes down to bad writing

who is this character? why does he act this way? where did the growth that we spent so much time witnessing previously go? suddenly he’s a c+ student when we’ve established that he’s a scientist on his planet that was trusted enough to end the human race? this new harry feels empty & tbh that sucks ass

also NONE of his close friends notice when he’s uncharacteristically off? d’arcy saw him the first time he got trashed & she suddenly can’t recognize how weird it is that bridget!harry got drunk off of 1-2 drinks? asta doesn’t check in on him when he calls himself a bad parent after some weird shit goes down? his clearly punctuated love for pie (something SO LOUD this season) being compromised at the end & being met with ”oh he must be so upset”?

idk other people were saying this was an “exploration” season where they tested out some things with each character but i feel like this was the weakest & most detached season so far except for the ben/kate & sheriff mike/liv storylines. the only “exploration” was in how far they could push the flanderization of established characters

s4 being quoted as a return to the ideas of s1 can’t come soon enough because what kind of family guy discontinuous storytelling was this

[old-type-40]

Now, we know how the Earth ended up the way it did in the glimpse of the future we had last season. Though while Harry was sitting in his hotel room trying to figure it out, I immediately knew why the kettle was there and said to myself, "Come on, Harry! You should be smart enough to have figured it out by now."

And here's a reminder of why Harry kept his human form in this timeline until he started wandering the Earth.

“When I first came to Earth I was forced to use Harry Vanderspeigle’s body to blend in. But over time that body changed from just being a way of hiding to who I became. I am attached to it the way I was attached to Asta. And the way I still am to her memory. She died a long time ago. And after so many decades, it’s hard for me to shed this skin because it reminds me of the way things used to be before everything changed.”

[residentalienfan69dodoobuttballs]

I LOVE THE ALIEN BIRD YURI YIPIEEEE !! THEY ARE THE CUTEST THINGGG !!!!!!! 💙💜

Harry's first real love interest being an AVIAN is the absolute amazing, silliest thing EVER. The running joke, during the entirety of the show, of Harry being attracted to Avians actually being made into a relevant plotline is the most resident alien thing I could even think of bro. So rewarding for the viewer how they followed through with it instead of it just being a bunch of throw away lines !! It just speaks to how amazing the writing in this show is. It never stops surprising me, I love a story where every little detail is relevant and connected. (And I love surprises) IT'S SO GOOD. !!!

And they have the best, funniest chemistry dude. During their weird makeout scene I had to remember that these are actually actors doing this in front of a camera because it just felt so believable and real lmfaooo. 😭🙏 These actors are so amazing. I'm so impressed with everyone's performance in this show, it all feels so realistic; despite all the crazy alien shit constantly going on. (Especially with D'Arcys portrayal, she's actually my favorite character lmfao. Sorry Harry love youuu.)

I am soooo so glad they didn't do the "guy character is obviously attracted to woman female woman character but makes it really weird and it's uncomfortable and the "comedy" is how uncomfortable the woman is and how pushy the guy is." ...Trope. I was so worried about it when Heather was first introduced bc it's such an easy grasp at comedy that SOOO many shows are guilty of. It felt like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders when it was the exact opposite !!!. Making it a mutual crush had me literally kicking and giggling and jumping for joy, it's so cute and silly. The divergence of expectations just gerrr I eat it the fuck up every time. More cute and silly weird aliens in love please.

Ik people are put off by the instant puppy love but believe me. Instant puppy love is some real powerful shit y'all. I have felt that FIRST HAND !!! Plus I'm just a sucker for corny, cheesy romance in general. Whaaat I won't lie...I looooove bitches being cringe together, it's the most freeing thing in the world. And for me, the absolute strongest element of resident alien is how the character's relationships are written. I know some crazy shit is going to go down. But I am genuinely rooting for these two !! 😁 I love how Harry doesn't have to hide or change any part of himself for her. For the first time since he's been on Earth, he's been able to be totally 100% honest with someone. He can't even do that with Asta! I think their relationship makes so much sense. Especially with Harry's longing to find another alien to relate to. (And him actually getting that !!! Ahhh !!!! I love him being happy. He was so cute this whole episode.)

They don't have to be endgame or anything, I just hope it resolves in a way that makes sense. Even if it's not exactly what I would've wanted. I just wanna see more of these two crazy freaky lovebirds (btw.... lovebirds....kind of a cute ship name huh guys...I'm just brainstorming here...lol.) gerr I am SO excited to see all the drama next episode I can barely wait I'm going to shit my pants.

[redhatmeg]

Okay, at first this finale was very much a cop-out:

We were treated to Kathrine Hawthorne being sent... somewhere and for the remaining time of the episode we didn't know what happened to her up until in the end they show her being okay in her own house.

There are tons of padding with military, the Alien Tracker and Joseph, that I didn't particularily care about (since all I cared about is Harry, Asta, D'Arcy and co. being on the ship).

At some point Harry says that something happened to Bridget and him, Asta, D'Arcy with Hawthorne's baby and Alien Tracker's son just escaped the aliens, but wait, they are chased now! But we won't see the chase because suddenly there is cut to sherriff Mike talking with his girlfriend in the forest.

It felt like some things are missing, because we've got some heartwarming "it's the end of the season" scenes and Harry's narration on humans being brave for risking their lives in spite of fear...

But the actual scene in the diner when Asta and her dad talk with Harry after the whole ordeal (that - again - was cut very abruptly) seems off. At first I thought it will be something akin to that scene in Rick and Morty S3 premiere where Rick talks with his family in a diner and suddenly he realizes that this is a simulation; that Harry is actually stuck in coma and everything around him is an illusion made by the Greys to put him in the false sense of security. But then we get the scene with Max and Sahar and it turns out it's the other way around - it's Harry that is fake.

I still have my issues with this finale but the twist was neat.

[kingsnake101]

I like being in the LU fandom bc no sci-fi timeline bullshit phazes me anymore

My dad has been watching Resident Alien and I occasionally drop in to watch with him. I walked in just as the characters figured out some crazy timeline alternate universe time travel bullshit, and it just. Made perfect sense. Oh yeah something something time travel doomed timeline ect.? Gonna have to try harder than that to confuse me

[greendragon19]

Not me watching season 3 of resident alien to stop myself rewatching the righteous Gemstones again.

Also me maybe the brain rot goes deeper then I think cus this bird Lady really sounds like Judy Gemstone.

Said bird lady turns into a human. It's Edi Patterson. Me looking into the camera like on the office.

The brain rot will never end!

[brsb4hls]

Ok not a fan fan of Harry's 'goodbye' to his octopus friend, but at least it wasn't nearly as horrible as that the Deep-scene in 'the boys'.

Additional to that 'does the dog die?' spoiler page I require an 'does the octopus die?' thingy. Hate when that happens.

[loveexpelrevolt]

harry + living his best life 💅🏻

RESIDENT ALIEN 3.03 | "141 Seconds"

+ bonus:

[ellies-enrichment]

Resident Alien + Text Posts

[roominthecastle]

so....... RA 301, "Lone Wolf"

high points:

• the two Greys (a middle manager and a trainee acc. to the end credits lmao) tackling human abduction logistics - "Well, you got the 'leave him inside the house' part right." LOL I'm currently in my UFO/UAP phase again, so this little moment (along w/ that hangar full of retrieved alien spacecrafts) was a treat. This whole abduction storyline continues to simultaneously creep me out and delight me to no end. It's an odd but good feeling, and I'm excited to see how it plays out. FINALLY they made me interested in Ben & Kate again -- already one major improvement over last season.

• Alan Tudyk. In a suit. Thank you.

• the interactions btw Sheriff Mike & Deputy Liv retain their golden status. I just love them.

Mike: Look, there goes a damn government drone watching us right now. Liv: I think that's just some mustard on the window. Mike: That's what they want you to think. You gotta trust no one, Deputy. Head on a swivel. You ain't never really safe until you learn to look behind yourself. Go ahead, watch your back. Go ahead. Do it.

• Kevin and her lil' kitty towel awww

• "I had to stop because of you. I will always have to stop because of you." !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! this is the stuff I'm here for. It reminded me of Hannibal: Tell me, Clarice. Would you ever say to me, "Stop? If you love me, you'd stop"?

The feelings, guys... the feelings I have are MANY and STRONG

but:

In general, Harry's characterization continues to frustrate me. We get a reminder how "going it alone" is hard-wired into his DNA. Even the two Greys are a brief counterpoint to this, presented as a team, supporting each other. But Harry still has to keep re-learning -- or more like re-realizing -- the basic tenet that confiding in Asta is the way to go, and we're already in S3. It just feels needlessly repetitive at this point. And hand-waving his behavior w/ "oh he just has the amorality of a child" is so... thin, such a basic cop-out. I know that emotional maturation is built on a long series of missteps, many repeated ones, but please let some stuff stick already so it can be built upon and keep things fresh. We have seen just how much development Harry's capable of in the character of Goliath. He is the best (a future) version of Harry and I'd really like to see him start moving in that direction now instead of coloring over the same lines ad nauseam.

That being said, the glorious clusterfck that is his relationship with Asta remains to be so fascinating. His alien core keeps crashing against his feelings for her and amidst all my frustration these moments somehow keep hitting the right sweeeet twisted spot for me????? I mean, apparently, he violated the Galactic Federation Charter 3 times already - for her. He def betrayed his own species - for her. First he was willing to save Earth - for her, now he would let the whole planet burn - for her. He then contemplates killing her to stop the fracture of his very being only to screech to a halt by her bed -- all of which is just...... WOW. He is so torn and confused yet so viscerally attached to her. He first calls her his kryptonite, then his Lois Lane. His core instinct is to protect her now and then try to fumble his way back to his mission, which is a complete 180 to how he behaved originally. So we def have development, I just wish they stopped trying to drown this precious nuance in a caricature. We have gold here, writers, let it shine.

[celiaelise]

I finished season 2 of Resident Alien!! I wanna go in the tag so bad, but I don't wanna get spoiled for s3! 😭

I'm sad he sent Baby away...😢 I hope he comes back. Episode 15 made me tear up TWICE, once in the scene w D'Arcy and Asta in Asta's bedroom, and once when everyone was going to see Mayor Ben. The scene with Sahar and Baby was pretty close, too. (I love her sm!!! 🥺💕)

I'm gonna be real, I fast forwarded through the testimonials in the finale...I was binging at like 3 in the morning, actually staying awake on purpose bc I had to take my mom to the hospital in like 2 hours, (she's fine) and I was like, "I don't know these guys, where are the plot and characters I'm invested in!?"

I kind of love whatever's going on with Mayor Ben lol. Absolute mess of a man. I feel bad for Robert and Peter!! And the storylines with the officers continue to be very sweet.

And D'Arcy!! 🥺😢 Pobrecita... proud of her for getting into a relationship AND skiing, but it sucks that no one was like, "hey you have an intense and addictive personality so you need to be careful with this new commitment, and with these substances." (I guess part of that is Harry's job, but we know he is not good at it.) I hope she and Elliot can make up, but as long as she and Asta are cool, I think she'll be okay. I'm so glad she's fully in the loop now!!! Her blithe reaction to Harry was so her. 😊 she was like, "Yeah, you're an alien, whatever, what i CARE about is that I don't have to break up with my best friend!!"

Dope of Harry to make that call so that Asta didn't have to fret about asking him. (bc she's self-sacrificing enough that she probably wouldn't have.) NOT dope of him to not even warn them before inviting feds to their cathartic exposition hangout!

[cactihut]

(resident alien spoilers) s3 ep5 shows harry verbally drop kicking asta & d’arcy, and while i get the idea behind it (he’s mad about them trying to interfere with his relationship), he also said some over the top stuff that felt wildly ooc for him & i genuinely hate what the writers are doing to the little alien man

we’re just supposed to believe that this character that changed his whole mission trajectory for one person, who immediately flinched any time he thought he hurt her, & whose life was saved by that same person is suddenly openly vicious toward her seemingly without remorse? like this whole season so far has been harry being a huge jerk to asta (& vice versa?? hello??) for no reason other than we’re just supposed to pretend that he didn’t go through a bunch of growth over s1 & most of s2, and it’s driving me up the wall

ALSO asta & d’arcy’s conversation about the messed up stuff he said basically amounted to them going “that was a lot but he’s right 🤷‍♀️” instead of literally any other normal reaction to this guy totally berating them

idk i think i want to fight the showrunner? in hand to hand combat? anyway

[old-type-40]

BTS FX shot from Resident Alien season 3 showing how they have stand-ins for the grey aliens who they edit out and then put in the cgi for the greys and general background.

Chris Sheridan and Robert Duncan McNeill also said they didn't just come up with the look of the avian aliens on their own. Instead, they based it on people's claims of their own encounters.

BTW, for those new to the series, the UFO seen in season 2 was based on the founder of Dark Horse Comics own experiences.