My Stepmother Is an Alien story
An extraterrestrial woman is sent on a secret mission to Earth, after her home planet's gravity is mistakenly disrupted by a widowed scientist raising his daughter as a single father.
18 total · 10 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| accidental alien destruction of planetary civilization | major | Celeste's home world was going to be destroyed unless Steven succeeded in resending the radio transmission he sent to the planet in the first place. The idea, such as it was, is that the radar bean Steven inadvertently sent into the planet's atmosphere made the planet's gravity increase continuously, jeopardizing the civilization thereon; repeating the transmission would somehow reverse the process, and save Celeste's planet from destruction. |
| alien living secretly among us | major | The alien Celeste took human form on her secret mission to Earth. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | Celeste was an alien sent on a secret mission to Earth. |
| father and daughter | major | Steven was pointedly raising his 13-year-old daughter Jessie as a single father. |
| foreign point of view | major | Celeste, a beautiful alien undercover agent, repeatedly struggled with basic human interactions. For instance, she struggled with simple tasks such as trying to kiss for the first time and cooking. |
| husband and wife | major | Steven and the alien Celeste lived as husband and wife from about the mid point in the film. |
| romantic love | major | Steven fell passionately in love with the beautiful alien Celeste and the soon married. |
| scientist occupation | major | The radar astronomer Steven Mills was fired from his job at a government SETI institute after he nearly blew up the place by harnessing lightning from a passing thunderstorm to boost the power of the Klystron machine he was using. Aliens later got him rehired. [astronomy] |
| single fatherhood | major | Steven was pointedly raising his 13-year-old daughter Jessie as a single father. |
| stepmother and stepdaughter | major | The beautiful alien Celeste became Jessie's stepmother. |