#113 The Convention – Primer

Wanting to get Liz off his mind, Max dives into work at the annual UFO Convention being held at the museum. Max’s life is further complicated when he discovers the two civilians who witnessed his healing of Liz at The Crashdown, are back in town and have plans on exposing him as an alien.

Valenti soon discovers EVERETT HUBBLE, the man who ruined his own father’s career, has come to town for the convention. Thanks to the two civilians ramblings, Hubble becomes suspicious of Max and kidnaps him. Holding him at gunpoint, Hubble tells Max he believes he is the same shape shifter who killed his wife many years ago.

Max insists his innocence, as Michael shows up to create a diversion. Valenti then comes to the rescue, shooting Hubble dead. Valenti tells Max and Michael to leave, and Max tells Michael he is suspicious the fourth alien may really be a killer.

Meanwhile, Isabel tells Alex to stop following her around and Michael meets Maria’s mom for the first time.

Jason Katims Commentary

“…to have a dramatic story emerge out of…a very comedic set up.”

Transcribed by Lena

I think “The Convention” was a really successful episode, because we were able to have a dramatic story emerge out of something that was a very comedic setup. The idea that there was this UFO convention and everybody was coming to this UFO Center looking for aliens, Max was hosting this thing and there was an alien right in front their eyes and they didn’t know it, and then to have a dramatic story emerge was a very interesting way to go with it and it plays into the fantasy of Roswell New Mexico which is on the surface this roadside attraction. The fantasy though is that underneath the surface something really did happen there and we introduced this character of Hubble, who had first-hand knowledge of aliens and also was an Alien Hunter and so he provided real danger. So finally when you get to the fourth act the episode becomes very dramatic what I liked about it is that we were able to play both the comedic and dramatic tone and have it feel like a whole piece.