Alien Nation: The Enemy Within story
Detective Matthew Sikes and his Tenctonese partner George Francisco investigate a group of Tenctonese called the Eenos. The subplot involves Tenctonese binnaum Albert Einstein and his new bride May attempting to have a child (with George's help). It is the fourth television film produced to continue the story after the cancellation of Alien Nation.
21 total · 11 major · 10 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| adapting to life in a foreign culture | major | The story follows the experiences of space alien refugees as they adapt to life in Los Angeles. |
| boyfriend and girlfriend | major | Matt and Cathy took their interspecies relationship to the next level by shacking up together. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | The story explores issues surrounding refugee space aliens integrating into American society. |
| friendship | major | Matt and George were close friends in addition to being partner detectives at the Los Angeles Police Department. |
| husband and wife | major | George and Susan Francisco were having trouble in the bedroom. |
| law enforcement | major | Matt and George worked as detectives at the Los Angeles Police Department. |
| moving in together | major | One storyline follows Matt and Cathy as they take the next step in their relationship by shacking up at Matt's apartment. |
| prejudice in society | major | George in particular, and the Newcomer aliens in general, were bigoted against the Eenos. |
| romantic relationship issue | major | One storyline follows George and Susan's troubles in the bedroom. Susan felt George was losing interest in having sex with her, and she dabble with getting involved with a coworker. George, for his part, jumped at the chance to impregnate his friend Albert's wife which was a normal custom among the Newcomer aliens. |
| seeing the error of one's ways | major | George came to see that he'd long been bigoted against the Eenos and he ultimately changed his ways and even had some Eenos' people over to his house. |