Tales from the Darkside Season 4 Episode 17 Going Native 1987
An alien is sent to Earth to study the nature and behavior of human beings. The alien, who resembles a normal Earth female, meticulously studies photographs of still life from large cities, simultaneously fascinated with and disgusted by the disarray and degeneration depicted in the pictures. The alien joins a therapeutic support group in an effort to better understand the seemingly contradictory humans. As she develops personal relationships with each group member, she begins to further understand the origin of and reasons for the behavior of humans, albeit from an outside observer's vantage point. The other members of the group see the alien as distant and detached, a condition that they assume is rooted in a self-denial complex. As the alien speaks at one of the group meetings, she suddenly realizes that she has been experiencing the exact same feelings as the humans that she has been studying. She has become human-like through assimilation, trapped within the emotional shell of ano
- Released: 1988-06-19
- Runtime: 20 minutes
- Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Stars: Paul Sparer
- Director: George A. Romero
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1. Beetles 1987-09-27
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2. Mary, Mary 1987-10-04
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3. The Spirit Photographer 1987-10-11
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4. The Moth 1987-10-18
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5. No Strings 1987-10-25
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6. The Grave Robber 1987-11-01
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7. The Yattering and Jack 1987-11-08
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8. Seymourlama 1987-11-15
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9. Sorry, Right Number 1987-11-22
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10. Payment Overdue 1988-02-14
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11. Love Hungry 1988-02-21
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12. The Deal 1988-02-28
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13. The Apprentice 1988-05-01
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14. The Cutty Black Sow 1988-05-08
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15. Do Not Open This Box 1988-05-15
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16. Family Reunion 1988-05-22
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17. Going Native 1988-06-19
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19. Barter 1988-07-17
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20. Basher Malone 1988-07-23
