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A woman finds that she is losing time during the day as are her neighbors who are expecting the arrival of a mysterious egg that is advertised as "something they need". This episode is a sequel to the 1962 episode "To Serve Man" from the original series and features a re-appearance of the Kanamits. Directed by: Osgood Perkins. Story by: Osgood Perkins.
13 total · 5 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| alien abduction | major | Janet was abducted by the Kanamits. |
| aliens eating people | major | The Kanamits manipulated humans into being lunch for their hatchlings. |
| attack from outer space by a powerful conquering enemy | major | The story surrounded a Kanamit plot to invade Earth. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | The telepathic, human eating Kanamits launched an invasion of Earth. |
| mass consumerism | major | There was a general hysteria surrounding the release of a heavily marketed "egg" even though its function was never made clear to consumers. |
| AI assistant | minor | A brief point was made about the nuisance of so-called AI in phone centers. |
| astrology | minor | Janet called her astrologer friend to talk about the possibility that Janet had been abducted by aliens. |
| coping with the death of a child | minor | Janet told the Kanamits that she was coping with having given birth to a stillborn baby. |
| democracy | minor | The Kanamit queen was not impressed with Earth's experiment with democracy. |
| flying saucer | minor | Several Kanamit flying saucers were seen looming over the town at the story's conclusion. |