6.585 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestAllie learns her true destiny and together the family must make the most difficult decision of their lives.
The show takes place from 1944 to 2002 and follows the lives of three families: the Crawfords, who seek to cover up the Roswell crash and the existence of aliens; the Keys, who are subject to frequent experimentation by the aliens; and the Clarkes, who sheltered one of the surviving aliens from the crash.
Acting
Dakota Fanning carries the finale at age eight — ridiculous talent
Direction
Spielberg's touch: intimate family moments amid cosmic horror
Production
Decades-spanning sets that actually feel like different eras
Creator
Leslie Bohem
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Dakota Fanning's first major role — she beat out hundreds of girls and improvised several of Allie's most haunting lines.
The three families represent American responses to trauma: denial (Crawfords), victimhood (Keys), and assimilation (Clarkes). The show argues none of these work.
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