A serial killer wouldn’t necessarily do well in this situation. They tend to get off on being sneaky and killing people with no way to defend themselves. A combat vet is probably their worst possible choice, which is why it’s a popular trope.
Instead of a serial killer, maybe an obsessive weirdo who can figure out how anything works (and how they can be made to not work) and really, really wants to go home.
The aliens keep trying to find their captive, but parts of the ship keep breaking.
I struggled with that show when I was a kid. I didn’t understand the point. Because my family is… just like that. Dear old Dad, my uncles, even my mom who made her own wedding dress on a treadle sewing machine.
Okay, so the aliens don’t abduct him. They pose as humans, ala They Live or Men In Black. They don’t know he knows they’re aliens. They’re his family, friends, and business partners.
A serial killer wouldn’t necessarily do well in this situation. They tend to get off on being sneaky and killing people with no way to defend themselves. A combat vet is probably their worst possible choice, which is why it’s a popular trope.
Until the combat vet gets triggered by his PTSD, but then we already have Rambo.
Instead of a serial killer, maybe an obsessive weirdo who can figure out how anything works (and how they can be made to not work) and really, really wants to go home.
The aliens keep trying to find their captive, but parts of the ship keep breaking.
So… McGuyver?
Actually yeah.
I struggled with that show when I was a kid. I didn’t understand the point. Because my family is… just like that. Dear old Dad, my uncles, even my mom who made her own wedding dress on a treadle sewing machine.
That just sounds like the original ‘Die Hard’ with Aliens. he’s in the vents!
Yeah but we’d totally watch that.
Oh yeah, absolutely I would!
Let’s just make a nice cup of tea in that Nutri-Matic over there …
What about a serial killer that normally targets combat vets??
Have you seen Predators? This is directly addressed in that movie.
What about a serial killer that normally targets combat vets??
Okay, so the aliens don’t abduct him. They pose as humans, ala They Live or Men In Black. They don’t know he knows they’re aliens. They’re his family, friends, and business partners.
Osiris with Linda Hamilton.
And most combat vets are retired mercenary serial killers.
Not the same kind of “serial killer” referenced here, though.