What I’m Watching: Resident Alien

Resident Alien: Season 2, Episode 11 “The Weight” (B+)

This episode gave us plenty of significant developments, including some that I hadn’t even thought were in contention. I’m a big fan of Michael Cassidy and would welcome the opportunity to see Ethan again, though I imagine being planted in Albuquerque with a needle in his arm will make him think that his entire imprisonment and being thrown off a cliff with an alien orb will convince him that he’s crazy. I do hope that’s not the case, since it would be fun for him to return to Patience and have to be let in on the secret since he, unlike General Wright, may be able to easily deduce who the real alien is. D’Arcy might start skinning again and Kate’s not pregnant, the latter of which both of them celebrated while Ben was less happy, even if he said he didn’t want any kids before remembering that they do still have Max. He’s a handful, however, ignoring his parents’ insistence that he couldn’t get a drum set and agreeing to help Harry with someone he knew he could fake and getting chore money out of it to buy the drum set himself. Harry was pleased with the arrangement until he caught Max in a lie, and Sahar was the angry one after that because Max had betrayed her trust. But it all led to something much more profound and sweet, which was Harry’s ultimate willingness to open up to Asta and tell her about the alien threat, but in a way that showed his vulnerability and fear, and his dependence, more than anything else, on her as a friend. A good friend is something Liv needs now since Mike and Lena only seem to have eyes for each other.