Resident Alien

Since I put The Blacklist onto the trash list, I've been looking for a new show to watch, and presto, Resident Alien had its premiere episode right at the same time I stopped watching the Blacklist. So I gave it a go. I wasn't too thrilled with it really. It started pretty slowly for me.

The Premise: An alien spaceship is fired upon by U.S jets, and crash-lands in the Colorado Rockies. The solitary alien is able to assume human shape to blend in with humanity as it tries to fulfill its mission. Sounds like the movie Starman from some years ago which starred Jeff Bridges. 

But this alien did not come to say Greetings. This alien came to earth to destroy all human life. But of course, the crash-landing throws a wrench into that plan. 

What bothers me, however, is that the alien talks and acts like a person with a very low IQ through it all. And even though this alien had assumed the form of a known doctor, the people of the nearby town accept his moronic ways as natural, and no one is even suspicious as to why he's acting like an idiot, not even his estranged wife. Yeah, they call him weird, creepy, and his wife says he's acting differently, but no, he's acting like a total idiot. Or suffice it to say, I would not let any doctor who acts like that to touch me. So everyone is fooled except a little boy who can see his alien form.

The show explained why the boy can see the alien in his true form, but I don't buy the explanation. Whatever. I like the show well enough to keep watching. At least for now, and will probably watch the full first season and then reevaluate it. As for now, let's see:

The good: The casting is perfect. From the lead character to the supporting characters including the silly acting "Big Black" sheriff, the actors fit the roles in which they are cast.

It's really a tongue-in-cheek type of show and tongue-in-cheek shows are some of the most difficult shows to pull off. So far Resident Alien has, but only by a thread at this point. It's why I can tolerate, but just barely, the idiocy of the alien as he tries to act human.

The bad: The alien just acts too stupid. And the people not wondering why a supposed doctor is so stupid is hard to accept. But, it's tongue-in-cheek, so there you go.

Let's see how it pans out. Is it entertaining? Yes, which is why I'm still watching. Unlike Blacklist.