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It's presented as a big deal by the film and something she still feels immense guilt over. She did, after all, kill someone.


* DisproportionateRetribution: The townsfolk treat Brynn like some kind of hideous pariah and bully her because [[spoiler:she ''accidentally'' caused Maude's death when she was a literal child]].
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* DisproportionateRetribution: The townsfolk treat Brynn like some kind of hideous pariah and bully her because [[spoiler:she ''accidentally'' causing Maude's death when she was a literal child]].

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** Ten years prior to the events of the film, [[spoiler: Brynn accidentally killed her best friend when they were both 12 and fighting. She has been the town pariah ever since]].
** This also happens with [[spoiler: the first alien to invade Brynn's house. After being grabbed by its telekinesis, Brynn grabs part of her ruined model village in a panic. The alien then spins Brynn to face it, causing her arms to fan out and stab the alien in the side of the head. Both are equally shocked by the turn of events.]]

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** Ten years prior to the events of the film, [[spoiler: Brynn [[spoiler:Brynn accidentally killed her best friend when they were both 12 and fighting. She has been the town pariah ever since]].
** This also happens with [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the first alien to invade Brynn's house. After being grabbed by its telekinesis, Brynn grabs part of her ruined model village in a panic. The alien then spins Brynn to face it, causing her arms to fan out and stab the alien in the side of the head. Both are equally shocked by the turn of events.]]



* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:Brynn breaks down crying and cradles the copy of her as it dies.]]
* AlienAbduction: Somewhat subverted, as the aliens don't take people away after invading their homes, just place some kind of mind-controlling parasite in them.



* AlienBlood: The aliens' blood looks almost ''black'' like oil.



* {{Bathos}}: As the spider alien comes down from Brynn's roof to attack, [[MoodWhiplash it suddenly makes a misstep, slips, and falls down to the ground comically]], complete with a SuddenSoundtrackStop. Then it immediately jolts back and comes charging at her and things become terrifying again.



* ChekhovsArmoury: Basically everything in or around Brynn's house that's shown early on comes back later to either help or hinder her. The model, the box cutter, her car, etc...



* DevelopingDoomedCharacters: Subverted. The initial chunk of the movie seems like it's going to be doing this for Brynn, but the first alien attack begins ''much'' sooner than you'd think and she develops as things go from there.
* DisproportionateRetribution: The townsfolk treat Brynn like some kind of hideous pariah and bully her because [[spoiler:she ''accidentally'' causing Maude's death when she was a literal child]].



* DramaticSpineInjury: An unlucky possessed human falls halfway into a TractorBeam as it's activating, causing his upper body to be pulled on while his lower body isn't. End result? A very loud snapping sound and a limp corpse folded at nearly a right angle.



* EvilKnockoff: [[spoiler:After Brynn manages to rid herself of her implant parasite, the aliens convert it into a duplicate of her and send it to try and kill her, forcing her to slash it's throat open with the box cutter.]]



* FightingFromTheInside: [[spoiler:After being implanted with one of the control bugs, Brynn is placed in a hallucinogenic dream as it controls her body, but manages to fight her way out of it through sheer willpower and pull the parasite out of her throat.]]



* GenreShift: The first ten or minutes are just Brynn going through a fairly average day, shot in a way that could lead you to believe the whole movie is just a laidback SliceOfLife indie flick. Than the first alien appears and things slam screaming into horror.



* HellIsThatNoise: The aliens emit bizarre loud noises ranging from clicking to blaring to everything in-between, and each one of them is shown to be terrifying and downright painful for Brynn to hear.
* HenPeckedHusband: Maude's dad is heavily implied to have long forgiven Brynn for [[spoiler:Maude's death]] and is visibly uncomfortable with how his wife and the other townsfolk treat her. Unfortunately, he's also too weak-willed to go against said domineering wife whenever she harasses Brynn.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard:
** [[spoiler:The first alien accidentally causes it's own death when it telekinetically pulls Brynn towards it in a way that causes her arm to fan and hit it in the head with a chunk of model.]]
** The spider alien fails to escape from the burning car because it's freakishly long limbs get tangled up in the sits and windows.



* InscrutableAliens: The aliens are utterly terrifying and incomprehensible, their reasons for what they're doing going totally unexplained.



* LivingShip: [[spoiler: There are implications that the FlyingSaucers are alive to some degree, due to the organic way they move and the one that abducts Brynn seeming to converse with the other aliens on board.]]

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* LivingShip: [[spoiler: There [[spoiler:There are implications that the FlyingSaucers are alive to some degree, due to the organic way they move and the one that abducts Brynn seeming to converse with the other aliens on board.]]



* OnlyTheLeadsGetAHappyEnding: [[spoiler: Brynn remains the only person not infected by an alien parasite, allowing her to finally have a supportive community life.]]

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* {{Minimalism}}: There's only two named characters, almost no dialogue, zero exposition, and little plot beyond Brynn trying to survive against the onslaught.
* OnlyTheLeadsGetAHappyEnding: [[spoiler: [[spoiler:Taken to it's logical extreme; Brynn remains the one and only person in the entire town not infected by an alien parasite, allowing her to finally have a supportive community life.]]
* OrganicTechnology: The parasites that the aliens use to control the townsfolk are clearly some kind of biotech, and [[spoiler:the FlyingSaucers might be some kind of LivingShip.
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* PuppeteerParasite: Several townspeople are shown to have tentacles squirming under their skin, and at one point Brynn [[spoiler: has a similar-looking creature [[OrificeInvasion thrust into her mouth]].]]

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* PuppeteerParasite: Several townspeople are shown to have tentacles squirming under their skin, and at one point Brynn [[spoiler: has [[spoiler:has a similar-looking creature [[OrificeInvasion thrust into her mouth]].]]]] It's quite possible the aliens might just be some kind of suits or carriers for the parasites; Brynn finds a trail of slime coming out of one dead alien's mouth, as if the parasite it was carrying got out and fled after it's host died.



* RiddleForTheAges: What these aliens want, why they're here and [[spoiler: why they choose to spare Brynn]] is never exactly revealed. What [[spoiler: falling-out led to Brynn's killing Maude]] is similarly hazy.

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* RiddleForTheAges: What these aliens want, why they're here and [[spoiler: why [[spoiler:why they choose to spare Brynn]] is never exactly revealed. What [[spoiler: falling-out [[spoiler:falling-out led to Brynn's killing Maude]] is similarly hazy.hazy.
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After the first assault, Brynn makes the sensible decision to just get the hell out of town via bus. Unfortunately for her, a pair of possessed humans are on said bus and attack her, sending her fleeing back to her house.



* ShowDontTell: A necessity given the lack of dialogue. Pretty much all the characterization, backstory, and plot is conveyed through visuals and sounds rather than proper exposition.



* SoleSurvivor: At the end, Brynn is [[spoiler: the only non-possessed human left amongst the town. And depending on how far the aliens' invasion extended, might be the only non-possessed human ''[[LastOfTheirKind period]]''!]]

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* SoleSurvivor: At the end, Brynn is [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the only non-possessed human left amongst the town. And depending on how far the aliens' invasion extended, might be the only non-possessed human ''[[LastOfTheirKind period]]''!]]period]]''!]]
* TheseHandsHaveKilled: After [[spoiler:killing the first alien]], Brynn spends the entire remainder of the night just staring at either [[spoiler:the corpse]] or her hands in frozen shock.


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* TokenGoodTeammate: Maude's father seems to be the only person in town who isn't a total asshole to Brynn and is clearly unhappy about how she's treated. Sadly, he does nothing to stop it out of apparent fear of being ostracized himself.


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* WhamShot: The first alien peaking over Brynn's fridge door, making clear just what kind of movie this really is.
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* {{JerkAss}}: Everyone in town is an unpleasant asshole towards Brynn [[spoiler: for accidentally killing her friend when she was only 12 years old.]]
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* KnowWhenTo FoldEm: One interpretation of the ending. [[spoiler:It's implied that Brynn's will to survive anything the aliens throw at her causes them to simply give up trying to subjugate her and allow her freedom instead]].

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* KnowWhenTo FoldEm: KnowWhenToFoldEm: One interpretation of the ending. [[spoiler:It's implied that Brynn's will to survive anything the aliens throw at her causes them to simply give up trying to subjugate her and allow her freedom instead]].
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* TheDeterminator: Despite being a shy, quiet young woman, Brynn simply refuses to give in no matter what horror the invasion brings to her doorstep.


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* KnowWhenTo FoldEm: One interpretation of the ending. [[spoiler:It's implied that Brynn's will to survive anything the aliens throw at her causes them to simply give up trying to subjugate her and allow her freedom instead]].
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* ImprovisedWeapon: Brynn has no real weapons in the house and has to make do with ordinary items which end up working effectively against the aliens, including a boxcutter, a mop handle, several pots of boiling water, and a kitchen lighter.
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* HatedByAll: At first it seems like Brynn is a socially awkward recluse with some boorish neighbors. But by the time she finally runs to town and marches down the main street, it becomes clear by the surprised and disgusted reactions of random passersby that she's specifically known and hated by everyone in town. The specific reason why is ultimately revealed in the final act.

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* KickTheDog: We see the local townsfolk not just snub Brynn but be outright rude. When Brynn waves at a neighbor, he pretends to not even see her. When the mailman arrives to deliver a package, he flings it like a basketball at her mailbox. Someone has also left a big dent in her mailbox. This helps keep our sympathies with Brynn in spite of later revelations.

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* JumpCut: When Brynn collapses against a wall, we get a close-up shot at her face as she stares at [[spoiler:the dead alien]]. We then cut to the exact same angle, but [[TimeSkip several hours later]], revealing that she's been sitting there that whole time.
* KickTheDog: We see the local townsfolk not just snub Brynn but be outright rude. When Brynn waves at a neighbor, he pretends to not even see her. When the mailman arrives to deliver a package, he flings it like a basketball at her mailbox. Someone has also left a big dent in her mailbox. This mailbox, likely from other packages or similar abuse. All of this helps keep our sympathies with Brynn in spite of later revelations.


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* TimeSkip: After Brynn [[spoiler:kills the first alien]], she collapses against a wall and stares at it. We then JumpCut to several hours later, revealing that she's spent all that time doing nothing else.

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* AsideGlance: In the end, Brynn looks directly at the camera with a big smile.



* CallBack: In the first act, Brynn practices smiling and fails, waves to neighbors and receives no waves back, and practices dancing without anyone to dance with. In the end, Brynn dances with multiple partners, receives friendly waves from her new neighbors, and smiles genuinely at the viewer.



* KickTheDog: We see the local townsfolk not just snub Brynn but be outright rude. When Brynn waves at a neighbor, he pretends to not even see her. When the mailman arrives to deliver a package, he flings it like a basketball at her mailbox. Someone has also left a big dent in her mailbox. This helps keep our sympathies with Brynn in spite of later revelations.



* ProtectThisHouse: In the second half, Brynn boards up the house to better defend herself against the invaders. They're able to force the nails out and easily break in.

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* ProtectThisHouse: In the second half, Brynn boards holes up the in her house and makes some efforts to better defend herself against fortify it, though her fortifications really have more to do with hiding, such as closing all of her blinds and nailing a blanket over the invaders. They're able to force the nails out and easily break in.empty frame of her front door.

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: In the first sequence of the film, we see Brynn go about a typical day. We learn that she's an artistic and whimsical recluse who is disliked by residents of her town for some reason.



* RealityHasNoSubtitles: We hear a lot of the aliens talking to each other, and we also see them using some sort of sign language, but we never get any translation.
* TheReveal: Throughout the first two acts, it becomes increasingly clear that Brynn's status as a pariah in town is linked to the death of her childhood friend, Maude. In the third act, we see what happened.
* RiddleForTheAges: What these aliens want, why they're here and [[spoiler: why they choose to spare Brynn]] is never exactly revealed. What [[spoiler: falling-out led to Brynn's killing Maude]] is similarly hazy.



** Brynn uses (boiling) water against the aliens, ala ''Film/{{Signs}}''. Not quite as effective here, unfortunately.

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** Brynn uses (boiling) water While fortifying her home against an invasion, Brynn boils a pot of water on the aliens, ala ''Film/{{Signs}}''. Not quite as effective here, unfortunately.stove and then flings the scalding water at an invader, a tactic made famous in ''Film/StrawDogs1971''.



* UnReveal: What these aliens want, why they're here and [[spoiler: why they choose to spare Brynn]] is never exactly revealed. What [[spoiler: falling-out led to Brynn's killing Maude]] is similarly hazy.



* WorthyOpponent: [[spoiler: While we're never given a reason as to why they actually do it, this is most likely part of why the aliens allow Brynn to go free, as she spends the entire night running circles around them. After the aliens conquer the planet, she's shown to be the only person left in town not under the control of a parasite.]]
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* TapOnTheHead: Averted. [[spoiler: The flashback shows that Brynn hitting Maude in the head with a rock killed her]].
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She sells handmade dresses by mail. We see drop two off in the first act. It's not surprising that she can support herself while living in her childhood home and not doing going anywhere.


* FriendsRentControl: Brynn owns a very large farmhouse and farmland in an ideal location, a large car and doesn't seem to be struggling financially despite being a young woman with no job or any other sources of income. It's presumably her living on [[spoiler:her mother's savings]].
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* SpitefulSpit: The sheriff's wife silently glares at Brynn and spits at her when she tries to shelter in the police station; Brynn leaves shortly afterwards.

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* SpitefulSpit: The sheriff's wife silently glares at Brynn and spits at her when she tries to shelter in the police station; Brynn leaves shortly afterwards. [[spoiler:These are Maude's parents, so it makes sense]].



* TapOnTheHead: In the trailer, the main character is hit on the head in the initial attack and doesn’t wake up until the following morning.

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* TapOnTheHead: In the trailer, the main character is hit on Averted. [[spoiler: The flashback shows that Brynn hitting Maude in the head in the initial attack and doesn’t wake up until the following morning.with a rock killed her]].
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** This also happens with [[spoiler: the first alien to invade Brynn's house. After being grabbed by it's telekinesis, Brynn grabs part of her ruined model village in a panic. The alien then spins Brynn to face it, causing her arms to fan out and stab the alien in the side of the head. Both are equally shocked by the turn of events.]]

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** This also happens with [[spoiler: the first alien to invade Brynn's house. After being grabbed by it's its telekinesis, Brynn grabs part of her ruined model village in a panic. The alien then spins Brynn to face it, causing her arms to fan out and stab the alien in the side of the head. Both are equally shocked by the turn of events.]]
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''No One Will Save You'' is a 2023 SciFiHorror film written and directed by Brian Duffield (''Film/LoveAndMonsters'', ''Film/{{The Babysitter|2017}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Skull Island|2023}}'' ''Film/{{Spontaneous}}''). Creator/KaitlynDever stars.

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''No One Will Save You'' is a 2023 SciFiHorror film written and directed by Brian Duffield (''Film/LoveAndMonsters'', ''Film/{{The Babysitter|2017}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Skull Island|2023}}'' Island|2023}}'', ''Film/{{Spontaneous}}''). Creator/KaitlynDever stars.
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''No One Will Save You'' is a 2023 SciFiHorror film written and directed by Brian Duffield (''Film/LoveAndMonsters'', ''Film/{{The Babysitter|2017}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Skull Island|2023}}'' ''Film/{{Spontaneus}}''). Creator/KaitlynDever stars.

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''No One Will Save You'' is a 2023 SciFiHorror film written and directed by Brian Duffield (''Film/LoveAndMonsters'', ''Film/{{The Babysitter|2017}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Skull Island|2023}}'' ''Film/{{Spontaneus}}'').''Film/{{Spontaneous}}''). Creator/KaitlynDever stars.
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''No One Will Save You'' is a 2023 SciFiHorror film written and directed by Brian Duffield (''Film/LoveAndMonsters'', ''Film/{{The Babysitter|2017}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Skull Island|2023}}''). Creator/KaitlynDever stars.

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''No One Will Save You'' is a 2023 SciFiHorror film written and directed by Brian Duffield (''Film/LoveAndMonsters'', ''Film/{{The Babysitter|2017}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Skull Island|2023}}'').Island|2023}}'' ''Film/{{Spontaneus}}''). Creator/KaitlynDever stars.
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* AgonyOfTheFeet: [[spoiler: In the aftermath of killing the first alien, Brynn pulls shards of broken glass out of her bare feet.]]
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* AlienInvasion: What at first seems to be aliens targeting Brynn specifically is gradually revealed to be a much greater operation. Random humans acting like aliens assault her on the bus out of town, ships can be seen moving through the skies in large numbers, [[spoiler:and by the end every human but Brynn has been infected with parasites as the aliens patrol the skies]].


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* FriendlyFireproof: The alien tractor beams paralyze humans, blast through doors, and can crush a metal pot flat, but the greys walk through them like they're not even there. Note that this isn't true of the possessed humans, one of whom gets caught halfway in a tractor beam and is nearly folded at a right angle.
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* FriendsRentControl: Brynn owns a very large farmhouse and farmland in an ideal location, a large car and doesn't seem to be struggling financially despite a young woman having no job or other sources of income. It's presumably her living on [[spoiler:her mother's savings]].

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* FriendsRentControl: Brynn owns a very large farmhouse and farmland in an ideal location, a large car and doesn't seem to be struggling financially despite being a young woman having with no job or any other sources of income. It's presumably her living on [[spoiler:her mother's savings]].
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* ((Cloudcuckoolander}}: Brynn appears to be one with her daily lifestyle of frolicking around her home, due to her being isolated from the rest of the town [[spoiler:after murdering a friend in her childhood and losing her mother.]]

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* ((Cloudcuckoolander}}: {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Brynn appears to be one with her daily lifestyle of frolicking around her home, due to her being isolated from the rest of the town [[spoiler:after murdering a friend in her childhood and losing her mother.]]
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* ((Cloudcuckoolander)): Brynn appears to be one with her daily lifestyle of frolicking around her home, due to her being isolated from the rest of the town [[spoiler:after murdering a friend in her childhood and losing her mother.]]

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* ((Cloudcuckoolander)): ((Cloudcuckoolander}}: Brynn appears to be one with her daily lifestyle of frolicking around her home, due to her being isolated from the rest of the town [[spoiler:after murdering a friend in her childhood and losing her mother.]]
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* ((Cloudcuckoolander)): Brynn appears to be one with her daily lifestyle of frolicking around her home, due to her being isolated from the rest of the town [[spoiler:after murdering a friend in her childhood and losing her mother.]]


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* FriendsRentControl: Brynn owns a very large farmhouse and farmland in an ideal location, a large car and doesn't seem to be struggling financially despite a young woman having no job or other sources of income. It's presumably her living on [[spoiler:her mother's savings]].
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* DittoAliens: All of the human-sized greys looks basically identical.

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* AccidentalMurder: Ten years prior to the events of the film, [[spoiler: Brynn accidentally killed her best friend when they were both 12 and fighting. She has been the town pariah ever since]].

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** This also happens with [[spoiler: the first alien to invade Brynn's house. After being grabbed by it's telekinesis, Brynn grabs part of her ruined model village in a panic. The alien then spins Brynn to face it, causing her arms to fan out and stab the alien in the side of the head. Both are equally shocked by the turn of events.]]


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* CreepilyLongArms: The smaller grey that Brynn encounters in the house has stubby legs and disproportionately long arms for grappling. The one she encounters next, in addition to being much larger, has arms and legs that are far too big for its frame, causing it to walk around like a spider.

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* CreepilyLongArms: The smaller grey that Brynn encounters in the house has stubby legs and disproportionately long arms for grappling.grappling, kind of like a monkey. The one she encounters next, in addition to being much larger, has arms and legs that are far too big for its frame, causing it to walk around like a spider.



* TheGreys: What the aliens look like, being grey-skinned, tall and lanky and with large bulbous heads and eyes. Interestingly, in a departure from how they're usually depicted, these greys come in a variety of different sizes, ranging from human-sized to several times larger than humans..

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* TheGreys: What the aliens look like, being grey-skinned, tall and lanky and with large bulbous heads and eyes. Interestingly, in a departure from how they're usually depicted, these greys come in a variety of different sizes, ranging from human-sized to several times larger than humans..humans.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: When the monkey grey corners Brynn in the bathroom, she tries to fend it off with a mop, only for it to snap the mop head off. Brynn quickly takes advantage of what is now a makeshift spear to pin it through the shoulder to a nearby cupboard, before slamming the door on its head to knock it out.
* KillItWithFire: Brynn is chased by one of the spider greys and lures it into her car. As it struggles to pull itself free, it breaks the gas tank and Brynn ignites the fuel to incinerate it.
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* SoleSurvivor: At the end, Brynn is [[spoiler: the only non-possessed human left amongst the town. And depending on how far the aliens' invasion extended, might be the only non-possessed human ''[[LastOfTheirKind period]]'']]!

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* SoleSurvivor: At the end, Brynn is [[spoiler: the only non-possessed human left amongst the town. And depending on how far the aliens' invasion extended, might be the only non-possessed human ''[[LastOfTheirKind period]]'']]!period]]''!]]
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* SoleSurvivor: At the end, Brynn is [[spoiler: the only non-possessed human left amongst the town. And depending on how far the aliens' invasion extended, might be the only non-possessed human ''[[LastOfTheirKind period]]''!

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* SoleSurvivor: At the end, Brynn is [[spoiler: the only non-possessed human left amongst the town. And depending on how far the aliens' invasion extended, might be the only non-possessed human ''[[LastOfTheirKind period]]''!period]]'']]!
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