An excerpt of Brown Bird’s “Bilgewater” plays overResident Alien’s ever-changing title sequence.

The song gives the show an ominous feel while maintaining the fun of the story.

Regardlless, the American folk composition is accompanied by lyrics that somehow foreshadow Harry’s arc.

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The opening line of “Bilgewater” perfectly sums up Harry’s earliest storyline in theResident Alienpilot episode.

  • “Bilgewater” by Brown Bird.

Weirdly, “Bilgewater” has this covered too.

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  • “Bilgewater” by Brown Bird.

Eventually, he opts for the former, but it’s a very close call.

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A television adaptation of the comic book series, Resident Alien is a sci-fi comedy that stars Alan Tudyk as an alien who crashes on Earth with one mission - destroy humanity to save the planet. When Tudyk’s character takes the identity of a doctor, he arrives at a small town and begins to act the role preparing his plan. As time passes, he develops human emotions against his will - but his plans are further complicated when he meets the son of the mayor - who can see his actual appearance.

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Additionally,“Bilgewater” implies that Harry will need to defend his choice in the face of adversity.

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