‘Resident Alien’ Season 2: Eight Episode Will Be a Mid-Season Finale, According to Showrunner
The Syfy TV series Resident Alien Season 2 makes a drastic turn before its eighth episode. Harry and Asta’s visit to the Big Apple proved more chaotic than they could have ever imagined. Resident Alien Season 2, Episode 8 is marked as the series finale, but it’s not. Showrunner Chris Sheridan explains how many episodes season two will hopefully end with.
[Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers for Resident Alien Season 2.]
‘Resident Alien’ Season 2 introduces a new major character before the finale
After Harry is sent an alien phone number, he and Asta ventured to New York to find Goliath. Despite finding Goliath’s murals and someone who knew him, Violinda Darvell, Harry and Asta got more than they bargained for. Asta learns from Violinda that Goliath is dead and shows her his solidified alien body.
Violinda explains Goliath was unable to survive on Earth after so many years. Asta believes humanity’s only chance of survival is now gone. When Asta finds Harry after his LSD trip, she tells him the truth. Once hearing Asta saw Goliath’s alien body, solidified, and standing upright, Harry had a shocking moment of realization.
He and Asta revisit Violinda at the gallery. Harry breaks Goliath’s body to reveal a ginormous alien egg. Violinda reveals Goliath used her DNA to procreate an alien/human child. When Lisa Cooper tries to steal it, Violinda leaves the egg with Harry, believing it was Goliath’s wish.
After Asta and Harry return to Patience, Colorado, the episode ends on a cliffhanger. The egg begins to hatch, leaving a continuing storyline for Resident Alien Season 2’s mid-season finale.
‘Resident Alien’ showrunner says episode eight is a mini finale
After the events in episode seven, some fans were dishearted to realize episode eight is the finale of Resident Alien Season 2. But in actuality, it’s not. According to Collider, Sheridan explained the episode would be a mid-season finale.
“Season two is more than 10 episodes,” said Sheridan. “The first half of season two is eight episodes. I think the plan is a lot depends on COVID, but it’s split into two halves. The first half will be eight. I think the second half will hopefully be eight. “
Sheridan explained they were uncertain how filming would go but is hopeful Resident Alien Season 2 will end with 16 episodes. The showrunner explains he wrote the season with a mid-season finale in mind but reveals it was difficult to create. The first season was 10 episodes, and Sheridan explains the storyline structure for a longer season if “different.”
“The problem you have with more episodes is you run the risk of treading water for a while,” said the showrunner. Sheridan decided to split the season and end both halves on a cliffhanger to avoid fans getting bored.
What can happen in ‘Resident Alien’ Season 2, Episode 8 finale?
Fans never expected Harry to come into the possession of a mutated alien egg. Harry was looking for Goliath to finally have a connection to his people. He feels burdened having to take care of an alien baby. Harry believes it is “tainted” by human emotions, just like him. According to the episode eight finale trailer, the egg hatches and is running amock in Patience.
Fans do not see what the alien child looks like. Could it be all alien? Or resemble part human? The real question is how Harry will treat and care for the alien and keep him a secret from the residents of Patience. In the trailer, fans also see Max and Sahar possibly running into the alien.
To see how the alien child will change Harry’s fate and possibly humanities, fans can tune in to new episodes on Syfy every Wednesday at 9 p.m.
