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This week we’re joined by legal alien abroad Bas Gentenaar to discuss films about aliens infiltrating society and passing themselves off as one of us. We start with John Carpenter’s searing critique of Reaganomics with They Live (1988). Next up is the American high school experience as metaphor for homogenising conformity factory in Robert Rodriguez’ The Faculty (1998) and finally Scarlett Johansson preys on the unsuspecting lads of Scotland in Jonathan Glazer’s adaptation of Under the Skin (2013). Also: Obey. Consume. Eight O’Clock in the Morning. Capitalism kills. The Invaders (1967). The Puppet Masters (1951). Rule 34. Exposition grenades. Kill the Queen, save the planet. Nebrahoma. Disturbing Behavior (1999). Zoë Bell. Ain’t It Cool News. School bus Explodium™. Scarlett Johansson Falls Down. Changing Faces charity. BDD. Y’awrite hen? The Dreamers (2003). Darude, Sandstorm. Arrival (2016). Annihilation (2018). We play a game of “We Come In Peace”