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3* E.T. mimicking Elliott's behavior when they formally meet in Elliott's room. It shows that E.T. is harmless and curious.
4** Also Elliott's reactions throughout that scene, as he grows to care for and trust E.T. for the first time.
5* E.T. healing Elliott's wound.
6** Paired with "Funny", him trying to do the same for Michael when he thinks he's hurt too.
7* Elliott and Michael reminiscing about their father in the garage.
8* The long hug between Elliott and E.T. when they're saying goodbye at the end.
9** Gertie's goodbye to E.T. where she gives him the flowers he revived. He tells her "[[MeaningfulEcho Be good]]" and Gertie repeats what he says.
10** Just as E.T. boards the ship, the dog briefly runs up into the ship and then comes back down to Elliott's side.
11* The scene where E.T. is listening to Mary reading Gertie a bedtime story was cute.
12* The ''entirety'' of E.T.'s revival scene.
13-->'''Elliott:''' Does this mean they're coming?\
14'''E.T.:''' ''Yes.''
15** In the shooting script, the dialogue is different, but no less heartwarming.
16---> '''Elliott:''' I'm taking you home, E.T. Yes. E.T. home. But first, stay. Yes? Okay? Stay. Please.\
17'''E.T.:''' Stay.\
18'''Elliott:''' I love you.
19* "I'll...be...right...here."
20* "I'm glad he met you first."
21* "I'll believe in you all my life. Every day. E.T... ''I love you.''"
22* Elliot reenacting ''Film/TheQuietMan'' by planting TheBigDamnKiss on a girl in his class. At first, it's amusing and the girl is clearly taken aback, but as Elliot runs off, we get a close up of her foot popping, implying that she likes him back.
23** Reinforced by the fact that in a couple of blink-and-you'll-miss-it moments at the bus stop earlier, she unsuccessfully tried to get his attention.
24* Michael is a walking moment of heartwarming after meeting E.T. When Elliot tells Michael to look for the missing E.T. he risks nearly luring the FBI, just to save him.
25** Michael is the first one Elliott shows E.T. to; despite their bickering, he trusts his brother.
26* Prior to Gertie meeting E.T. the first words she says before opening the door are "Elliot, look at what I made for you." If you look closely even when she's screaming, you'll see a piece of paper in her hand. Early on Elliot was faking sick so he'd look after E.T. So Gertie, before she finds out the truth, thought he was really sick and made a get well card.
27* Music/MichaelJackson's tie-in song for the audiobook version he narrated, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GYsRC-7_S0 "Someone In The Dark"]].
28* On Thanksgiving 2019, Xfinity released a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdgk3ERKdug four minute ad]] starring Henry Thomas in which ET returns nearly 40 years later to meet Elliot's family and see how the world has changed. Spielberg himself was awed at how well it captured the original film's spirit and declared it an official sequel, with Thomas saying it's the perfect way to follow up on the story without risking spoiling it.
29** The commercial ends with Elliot's family putting a photograph of themselves with ET on their fridge next to the photo from the original movie of Elliot and Michael with ET disguised as Gertie on Halloween.
30* Michael is remarkably empathetic for a character that initially seems like an AloofBigBrother. He's the one who sees how upset his mom is when Elliot brings up his father and notices that ET appears ill. He also clarifies to the Feds that Elliot "feels [ET's] feelings."
31** His own goodbye to ET, who tells him "Thank you" (presumably for saving his life when he found him in the river), to which he shyly responds "You're welcome".
32* Harvey the dog going briefly inside the spaceship just to say goodbye to ET by licking him.

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