The critically praised SyFy series Resident Extraterrestrial, starring Alan Tudyk, centres on an alien who finds himself stranded in the sleepy town of Patience and must learn to adapt to human society despite his strong desire to exterminate all humans. In Season 1, we saw Tudyk’s character, Harry, become the local doctor while still continuing his search for the gadget that would destroy humanity. We also met Linda Hamilton’s character, McCallister, a high-ranking military commander in the United States who is aware of aliens’ existence and is working diligently (together with her team) to discover where they are and what their goals are.
Fortunately, Harry’s identity is concealed, since he is not the local doctor when McCallister and her team arrive, and they therefore take the incorrect person away. After two seasons, McCallister still hasn’t seen Harry, and another alien invasion—this one led by Enver Gjokaj’s Joseph—is underway. Chris Sheridan, the show’s executive producer and creator, was recently questioned by TV Line whether or not McCallister and Harry would meet, or whether or not Harry will ultimately meet Joseph. By season’s conclusion, Harry will have seen both of them face to face “As Sheridan put it. “It’s fascinating to think of doing scenes with Enver Gjokaj [who portrays the E.T. Joseph] and Linda Hamilton [who plays McCallister] (and Alan, of course), two such amazing performers.
Being oblivious to that opportunity would be unwise. So, the season’s second half promises even more. With each new season comes new challenges for Harry and the town of Patience to overcome. Adding a new character like Joseph is one thing, but introducing McCallister into the mix is going to be a lot to process. As we left off, Harry was trying to accept the idea that this new alien species intended to destroy everything, including Earth, whereas Harry had always wanted to eliminate the humans but never the Earth itself. So, his own plan is shifting, he’s already got a lot on his plate, and now there’s a chance he’ll run across McCallister and maybe even another alien on top of all that. It will be fascinating to observe how Harry deals with all that is happening.