If aliens ever arrive on Earth, will their intentions be good or evil?
Such is the question that plagues the United Nations when an alien race called, the “Kanamits” land on our home world.
They’re nine feet tall. They have big heads to house their big brains. They speak through their minds rather than their mouths…and they swear their only purpose is in coming to Earth is to serve man.
In fact, they offer new technology. Specifically, they offer a method of making soil more fertile and can even turn desert wastelands into fertile fields full of crops.
Huh. Is it me or are these intergalactic travelers really concerned with making sure that humans have enough to eat?
Lloyd Bochner stars as Michael Chambers, the government translator assigned to decipher a book left behind on a table by the alien ambassador. Does it hold any secrets? Can these aliens be taken at their word? Do they have more sinister intentions in mind?
And why do they want to make sure all the humans get fed? Hmm…curious.
This episode is one of this show’s best, containing a line that serves not only a twist but also as a piece of pop culture history that has been parodied and paid homage to over the years. Further, it sets in stone that time honored sci-fi trope, namely, that if aliens come bearing gift horses, said horses’ mouths should be checked thoroughly.
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