What did the Aliens want?
The reason the Aliens kept coming to Earth pretty much remained a mystery. In IDENTIFIED, Straker theorized that the Aliens might be a dying humanoid race which had become sterile, and are coming to Earth to extend their own lifespans using human organs for replacements. In ESP, one of the characters who seems to be speaking for the Aliens confirms that their planet is dying, and they mean no harm to the people of Earth. However, in THE CAT WITH TEN LIVES, some doubt is introduced as to whether the Aliens are humanoid at all, as the remains of an Alien body appears to be 100% human in origin. Dr. Jackson theorizes that the Aliens may not be humanoid at all, but are merely taking over the minds of humans and using the bodies as “vehicles”. This theory backed up in this episode as the Aliens appear to have taken over the mind of a cat. However, the Alien’s behavior in some episodes remains confusing. Like when they planted bombs in THE LONG SLEEP, or tried to wipe out all life on Earth i
