Going Native

what happens

An alien is sent to Earth to study the nature and behavior of human beings. The alien, who resembles a normal Earth female, meticulously studies photographs of still life from large cities, simultaneously fascinated with and disgusted by the disarray and degeneration depicted in the pictures. The alien joins a therapeutic support group in an effort to better understand the seemingly contradictory humans. As she develops personal relationships with each group member, she begins to further understand the origin of and reasons for the behavior of humans, albeit from an outside observer's vantage point. The other members of the group see the alien as distant and detached, a condition that they assume is rooted in a self-denial complex. As the alien speaks at one of the group meetings, she suddenly realizes that she has been experiencing the exact same feelings as the humans that she has been studying. She has become human-like through assimilation, trapped within the emotional shell of ano

who made it

directed

Andrew Weiner

written

Andrew Weiner

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

• Alison Sweeney as Karen
• Kim Greist as Claire
• John Aprea as Lee
• CCynthia David as Amy
• RRichard Kuhlman as Mark
• PPamela Kenny as Janine