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dangermousieOK, now I want to talk about the alien plan as discussed at the end of S1 of Roswell.
Because, so far, it strikes me as the lamest plan in creation. The aliens don’t seem very good long term planners. Mind you, I’ve only seen S1, so maybe I will watch S2 and find out that it was actually the best laid plan of all time. Or maybe Liz was just having a really long dream in the shower.
As it is, I think Max/Michael/Isabel would be well served to ditch the mother planet because they seem a complete mess and stay on earth and do what they like. The aliens are welcome to Tess. And the aliens who asked to design the kids should ask for a refund.
Not that I really care, because I watch because of Max/Liz angst, but geeky ponderings amuse me, so here I come.
OK, so far, what I’ve gathered is:
Max, Tess, Michael and Isabel’s planet had a huge civil war. They were the ruling family and got overthrown/murdered/exiled/whatever. So, the aliens had made copies of the DNA of the four of them, modified to make them look human, gave them human-of-the-future powers and sent them to Earth. However, the ship had crashed, and the adults all died/got taken by the FBI. Max, Michael and Isabel gestated earlier, and the only surviving grown-up alien was able to find only Tess. So far so good. What is the brilliant alien plan? It seems to have been: Ruler Max, his bride Tess, his sis Isabel and his second-in-command Michael grow up and return to the world and save it.
First off. This planet has a huge destructive civil war and they are OK with waiting for 16+ years to have the “clones” grow up enough to be able to take over? In fact, if the ship crashed in 1947, they are willing to wait 50+ years? Either they have really long life spans, or they really can’t clone anyone faster and have to deal with what you can get. Doesn’t sound super effective either way.
Score is Earth: 1. Aliens: 0.
Moving on:
OK, some stuff went wrong which wasn’t the planners’ fault (FBI, crash etc). But even with that, why do they assume that just because Proto-Max and Max share the same DNA (and it’s not even the same exactly as it’s been modified), Proto-Max and Max are going to be the same person, with the same personality and goals? (this applies to the other three as well). Even twins are somewhat different and they get brought up in the same environment. I would imagine the way Michael/Max/Isabel got brought up in this “incarnation” is vastly different from the way their progenitors were raised. And if they know nothing about mother planet except that they must save it, wouldn’t it be natural to not be 100% enthusiastic as all they know is life on earth.
Score is Earth: 2. Aliens: 0.
Also, look at the whole Max and Tess thing. Even if there wasn’t the whole star-crossed Max/Liz thing, I can’t imagine someone like Max falling for someone like Tess. Max is quiet, serious, and idealistic. He seems to really prize openness and loyalty. Tess is brassy and secretive and seems to be very aware of her Number 1. Max progenitor and/or Tess progenitor had to have been really different to click (or for all we know they do arranged marriage back in alien world and it doesn’t matter). I can see Earth Max marrying Tess because he is a dutiful sort of a guy, but that just doesn’t sound very effective.
Don’t even get me started on Michael and Isabel who would drive each other insane (and not in a good way) in about 2 days of living together.
Score is Earth: 3. Aliens: 0.
Yes, if there was no crash, the grown-up aliens would have brought up the kids andbrainwashed filled them in on what’s expected of them etc etc, and their personalities would have been different, and they would have had no attachement to Earth or love affairs. But still, it just doesn’t work very well. Just because progenitors had X, Y, Z qualities, doesn’t mean these kids will.
Three strikes, you are out.
No wonder the aliens’ planet is falling apart. They sound a mess. I can see how the current incarnations would prefer to stay on earth (and yay for them and for human emotions!).
P.S. As I said, for all I know I find out the aliens are geniuses in S2. But don’t spoil me.
Because, so far, it strikes me as the lamest plan in creation. The aliens don’t seem very good long term planners. Mind you, I’ve only seen S1, so maybe I will watch S2 and find out that it was actually the best laid plan of all time. Or maybe Liz was just having a really long dream in the shower.
As it is, I think Max/Michael/Isabel would be well served to ditch the mother planet because they seem a complete mess and stay on earth and do what they like. The aliens are welcome to Tess. And the aliens who asked to design the kids should ask for a refund.
Not that I really care, because I watch because of Max/Liz angst, but geeky ponderings amuse me, so here I come.
OK, so far, what I’ve gathered is:
Max, Tess, Michael and Isabel’s planet had a huge civil war. They were the ruling family and got overthrown/murdered/exiled/whatever. So, the aliens had made copies of the DNA of the four of them, modified to make them look human, gave them human-of-the-future powers and sent them to Earth. However, the ship had crashed, and the adults all died/got taken by the FBI. Max, Michael and Isabel gestated earlier, and the only surviving grown-up alien was able to find only Tess. So far so good. What is the brilliant alien plan? It seems to have been: Ruler Max, his bride Tess, his sis Isabel and his second-in-command Michael grow up and return to the world and save it.
First off. This planet has a huge destructive civil war and they are OK with waiting for 16+ years to have the “clones” grow up enough to be able to take over? In fact, if the ship crashed in 1947, they are willing to wait 50+ years? Either they have really long life spans, or they really can’t clone anyone faster and have to deal with what you can get. Doesn’t sound super effective either way.
Score is Earth: 1. Aliens: 0.
Moving on:
OK, some stuff went wrong which wasn’t the planners’ fault (FBI, crash etc). But even with that, why do they assume that just because Proto-Max and Max share the same DNA (and it’s not even the same exactly as it’s been modified), Proto-Max and Max are going to be the same person, with the same personality and goals? (this applies to the other three as well). Even twins are somewhat different and they get brought up in the same environment. I would imagine the way Michael/Max/Isabel got brought up in this “incarnation” is vastly different from the way their progenitors were raised. And if they know nothing about mother planet except that they must save it, wouldn’t it be natural to not be 100% enthusiastic as all they know is life on earth.
Score is Earth: 2. Aliens: 0.
Also, look at the whole Max and Tess thing. Even if there wasn’t the whole star-crossed Max/Liz thing, I can’t imagine someone like Max falling for someone like Tess. Max is quiet, serious, and idealistic. He seems to really prize openness and loyalty. Tess is brassy and secretive and seems to be very aware of her Number 1. Max progenitor and/or Tess progenitor had to have been really different to click (or for all we know they do arranged marriage back in alien world and it doesn’t matter). I can see Earth Max marrying Tess because he is a dutiful sort of a guy, but that just doesn’t sound very effective.
Don’t even get me started on Michael and Isabel who would drive each other insane (and not in a good way) in about 2 days of living together.
Score is Earth: 3. Aliens: 0.
Yes, if there was no crash, the grown-up aliens would have brought up the kids and
Three strikes, you are out.
No wonder the aliens’ planet is falling apart. They sound a mess. I can see how the current incarnations would prefer to stay on earth (and yay for them and for human emotions!).
P.S. As I said, for all I know I find out the aliens are geniuses in S2. But don’t spoil me.
