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* IronicEcho[=/=]MeaningfulEcho: The Mark against Evil. On one hand, it's ironic when Allen recieves it from his wife, because he's already started to undergo the procedure to become a Thetan, meaning he's already been touched by "evil". On the other hand, it's meaningful when Thetan-Allen does the exact same gesture to his wife, because it's how he lets her know who he is. And given she'll end up a single mother because of his impending death, he's making sure she and their unborn child will be protected.
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* IronicEcho[=/=]MeaningfulEcho: The Mark against Evil. On one hand, it's ironic when Allen recieves receives it from his wife, because he's already started to undergo the procedure to become a Thetan, meaning he's already been touched by "evil". On the other hand, it's meaningful when Thetan-Allen does the exact same gesture to his wife, because it's how he lets her know who he is. And given she'll end up a single mother because of his impending death, he's making sure she and their unborn child will be protected.
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* EpicFail: The plan goes to hell the very second it reaches its final stage. The only thing Allen's sacrifice does (aside from making everybody involved sad) is to become a "weird news" segment and maybe bar talk for a trio of hunters.
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* EpicFail: The plan goes to hell the very second it reaches its final stage.stage, with Allen landing dozens of miles off course. The only thing Allen's sacrifice does (aside from making everybody involved sad) is to become a "weird news" segment and maybe bar talk for a trio of hunters.
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* EpicFail: The plan goes to hell the very second it reaches its final stage. The only thing Allen's sacrifice does (aside from making everybody involved sad) is to become a "weird news" segment and maybe bar talk for a trio of hunters.
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* DoesNotLikeShoes: The Thetan's minimal outfit doesn't include footwear.
* DownerEnding: See ShootTheShaggyDog below for details.
* DownerEnding: See ShootTheShaggyDog below for details.
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* SanitySlippage: When his transformation starts to kick in, Allen undergoes a scary "schizophrenic episode" during which he starts babbling nonsense and threatening his fellow scientists.
-->'''Allen:''' Listen, there's more to this levitation than just the physical. I am... I'm really able to fly. ''Are you aware of that?!''... You think your putty little hands can hold Prometheus? Odysseus? Tycho star? Goosey, goosey gander, whither you wander?
-->'''Allen:''' Listen, there's more to this levitation than just the physical. I am... I'm really able to fly. ''Are you aware of that?!''... You think your putty little hands can hold Prometheus? Odysseus? Tycho star? Goosey, goosey gander, whither you wander?
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* BareYourMidriff: The Thetan's costume.
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The world has entered a UsefulNotes/ColdWar-esque setting in which nuclear holocaust appears imminent. In the hope of staving off an apocalyptic military confrontation between nations, an idealistic group of scientists working at United Labs plans to stage a fake AlienInvasion of Earth in an effort to unite all humanity against a perceived, common enemy. The scientists have managed to study the planetary conditions on the planet Theta. They draw lots, and physicist Dr. Allen Leighton (Creator/RobertCulp) is chosen to undergo radical surgical procedures that will transform him into a projected figure from a planet with a different atmosphere. Leighton's death is faked, and the bizarre series of transplants and modifications to his body proceed. His wife, Yvette (Geraldine Brooks), persists in not believing he is dead; she feels sympathetic pain as Allen suffers on the operating table. Complications arise when the effects of Leighton's transformation extend beyond his physical appearance and begin to affect his mind, a situation compounded by the scientist's strong psychic link to his pregnant wife.
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The world has entered a UsefulNotes/ColdWar-esque setting in which nuclear holocaust appears imminent. In the hope of staving off an apocalyptic military confrontation between nations, an idealistic group of scientists working at United Labs plans to stage a fake AlienInvasion of Earth in an effort to unite all humanity against a perceived, common enemy. The scientists have managed to study the planetary conditions on the planet Theta. They draw lots, and physicist Dr. Allen Leighton (Creator/RobertCulp) is chosen to undergo radical surgical procedures that will transform him into a projected figure from a planet with a different atmosphere. Leighton's death is faked, and the bizarre series of transplants and modifications to his body proceed. His wife, Yvette (Geraldine Brooks), (Creator/GeraldineBrooks), persists in not believing he is dead; she feels sympathetic pain as Allen suffers on the operating table. Complications arise when the effects of Leighton's transformation extend beyond his physical appearance and begin to affect his mind, a situation compounded by the scientist's strong psychic link to his pregnant wife.
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* DeathFakedForYou: The scientists fake Allen's death so there will be no questions about his disappearance.
