Lead in "Resident Alien" TV Show Is Autistic AF

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New series, "Resident Alien," about an alien who crash lands on Earth. He's a humanoid lizard who somehow transforms himself into looking human (after killing a man in a remote house). Apparently he assumes his identity (doctor). He learns how to speak by watching TV.

Without narrating the entire pilot episode, I'll just say he's ordered by the small-town sheriff to investigate a death in town. He spends only seconds viewing the body, says it was a suicide, then heads for the door to outside. Someone says, "Tell me you're not leaving already."

The human-looking alien replies in his rather monotone voice, "Okay, I won't," and heads outside.

This is just one of MANY examples that this guy is autistic AF. It's like almost every other line he says, a continuous dose of spectrum. I think I'm going to like this show.

The guy is blunt to the max, takes things literally, has no facial expression, etc.

EDIT --- I just googled this and the show's first season ran in '21 and has three seasons so far. My cable service says it's "new" and filmed in '25. Anyways, there are threads on reddit about this show and autism coding. So I guess I'm very late to the party.

I don't have as much time and energy to post today as I would have liked, but this topic is one I must respond to, as I can back Elgee up that this is one to watch.

I only saw some episodes on and off of series 1 and 2, and went off and read a complete episode guide. I hope to catch up with it all later.

It's true that "Resident Alien" is not so new, and it's based on a comic book, but it seems to have arrived recently on Netflix in the UK, as only series 1 and 2 are there.

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The lead is played by Alan Tudyk. If you saw "A Knight's Tale", Tudyk played one of the squires to the late Heath Ledger's "Ulrich of Liechtenstein", the one who tried to keep Chauncer (Paul Bettany) in line with threats of "lots of pain!"

Not only is the alien a serial social faux pas engine, most of the humans are binfires and basketcases too! Keep a look out for Linda Hamilton ("Terminator", etc.).

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