We're halfway through "Alien: Earth" season 1, and so far, I'm having a great time. The production design is fantastic, the sci-fi storylines are really interesting, and there are a ton of great performances across the cast. But one thing keeps bugging me, and midway through the season, and it isn't getting any better.

I'm talking about that barefooted cartoon character, Boy Kavalier.

Now, to be clear, I'm not coming for the actor behind the character, Samuel Blenkin. This is the sort of role that's so bizarre, I can only imagine the actor is doing exactly as he's told. Blenkin manages the strange mannerisms, childish outbursts, and all-around weirdness as well as he can, but the issue here is in the way the character is written, directed, and positioned within the series.

It's no

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