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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Nowadays, there's very little in the book that will seem original to the average reader. However, back when it was first released, it was the TropeCodifier for the AlienInvasion and PuppeteerParasite.
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* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: OnceOriginalNowCommon: Nowadays, there's very little in the book that will seem original to the average reader. However, back when it was first released, it was the TropeCodifier for the AlienInvasion and PuppeteerParasite.
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'''Alex''': (''aliens reassert control'') How could he, Sam? You couldn't!
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'''Alex''': (''aliens reassert control'') How could he, Sam? You couldn't!couldn't!
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* {{Applicability}}: An existential threat to humanity requires the government to mandate dress codes across the country to protect the population, though there is some resistance from those who don't want the government interfering in their wardrobe choices. Are we talking Schedule Bare-Back (and later, Schedule Sun Tan) enforcing public nudity in ''The Puppet Masters'', or the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic requiring everyone to wear face masks?
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* ValuesDissonance: The heroes are first able to recognize men who have been taken over because they [[NotDistractedByTheSexy show no interest at all]] in Mary, a top-quality FemmeFatale. It doesn't seem to occur to her that they might be gay.
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* ValuesDissonance: The heroes are first able to recognize men who have been taken over because they [[NotDistractedByTheSexy show no interest at all]] in Mary, a top-quality FemmeFatale. It doesn't seem to occur to her that they might be gay.
gay, or asexual. For that matter, they might be straight but just not attracted to the kind of woman that [[AuthorAppeal Robert Heinlein prefers]].
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* EinsteinSue: Sam, who is a secret agent and not a biologist, is the one who thinks up the idea of how to spread disease among the aliens. Twice. Justified in that he's the only man to survive having one ripped off of him; this gives him a unique insight into their biology. They're only susceptible to a rare, ultra-lethal disease? Hey, they don't even have ''organs'' - how do we know it doesn't kill them ''faster'' than it does us? The disease is only carried by a non-terrestrial pest? Well, could it be transmitted via body fluids?
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* EinsteinSue: Sam, who is a secret agent and not a biologist, is the one who thinks up the idea of how to spread disease among the aliens. Twice. Justified in that he's the only man to survive having one ripped off of him; this gives him a unique insight into their biology. They're only susceptible to a rare, ultra-lethal disease? Hey, they don't even have ''organs'' - how do we know it doesn't kill them ''faster'' than it does us? The disease is only carried by a non-terrestrial pest? Well, could it be ''sexually'' transmitted?
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* EinsteinSue: Sam, who is a secret agent and not a biologist, is the one who thinks up the idea of how to spread disease among the aliens. Twice. Justified in that he's the only man to survive having one ripped off of him; this gives him a unique insight into their biology. They're only susceptible to a rare, ultra-lethal disease? Hey, they don't even have ''organs'' - how do we know it doesn't kill them ''faster'' than it does us? The disease is only carried by a non-terrestrial pest? Well, could it be ''sexually'' transmitted?transmitted via body fluids?
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* ValuesDissonance: The heroes are first able to recognize men who have been taken over because they [[NotDistractedByTheSexy show no interest at all in Mary]], a very beautiful redhead. It doesn't seem to occur to her that they might be gay.
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* ValuesDissonance: The heroes are first able to recognize men who have been taken over because they [[NotDistractedByTheSexy show no interest at all all]] in Mary]], Mary, a very beautiful redhead.top-quality FemmeFatale. It doesn't seem to occur to her that they might be gay.
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* ValuesDissonance: The heroes are first able to recognize men who have been taken over because they show no interest at all in Mary, a very beautiful redhead. It doesn't seem to occur to anyone that they might be gay.
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* ValuesDissonance: The heroes are first able to recognize men who have been taken over because they [[NotDistractedByTheSexy show no interest at all in Mary, Mary]], a very beautiful redhead. It doesn't seem to occur to anyone her that they might be gay.
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* ValuesDissonance: The heroes are first able to recognize men who have been taken over because they show no interest at all in Mary, a very beautiful redhead. It doesn't seem to occur to anyone that they might be gay.
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* EinsteinSue: Sam, who is a secret agent and not a biologist, is the one who thinks up the idea of how to spread disease among the aliens. Twice.
** Maybe justified in the film version seeing as being a host to the aliens might have given him a better insight into not only how they think, but learning who they work. At least to a degree.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Nowadays, there's very little in the book that will seem original to the average reader. Back when it was first released, however...
** Maybe justified in the film version seeing as being a host to the aliens might have given him a better insight into not only how they think, but learning who they work. At least to a degree.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Nowadays, there's very little in the book that will seem original to the average reader. Back when it was first released, however...
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* EinsteinSue: Sam, who is a secret agent and not a biologist, is the one who thinks up the idea of how to spread disease among the aliens. Twice.
** Maybe justifiedTwice. Justified in that he's the film version seeing as being a host only man to the aliens might have given survive having one ripped off of him; this gives him a better unique insight into not their biology. They're only how susceptible to a rare, ultra-lethal disease? Hey, they think, but learning who they work. At least to don't even have ''organs'' - how do we know it doesn't kill them ''faster'' than it does us? The disease is only carried by a degree.
non-terrestrial pest? Well, could it be ''sexually'' transmitted?
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Nowadays, there's very little in the book that will seem original to the average reader.Back However, back when it was first released, however...
it was the TropeCodifier for the AlienInvasion and PuppeteerParasite.
** Maybe justified
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Nowadays, there's very little in the book that will seem original to the average reader.
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--> '''Sam''': Alex, man, fight it! Fight man! Fight it!
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--> '''Sam''': Alex, man, fight it! Fight man! Fight it!
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'''Alex''': (''aliens reassert control'') How could he, Sam? You couldn't!
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'''Alex''': (''aliens reassert control'') How could he, Sam? You couldn't!
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** Maybe justified seeing as being a host to the aliens might have given him a better insight into not only how they think, but learning who they work. At least to a degree.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Nowadays, there's very little in the book that will seem original to the average reader. Back when it was first released, however...
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Nowadays, there's very little in the book that will seem original to the average reader. Back when it was first released, however...
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** Maybe justified in the film version seeing as being a host to the aliens might have given him a better insight into not only how they think, but learning who they work. At least to a degree.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Nowadays, there's very little in the book that will seem original to the average reader. Back when it was first released,however...however...
!!Film
* TearJerker:
** Just about every possession can bring the waterworks.
** Alex possession near the end is one of the worst. What makes it really bad though? He probably didn't survive the parasites removal since he'd also been shot several times.
--> '''Sam''': Alex, man, fight it! Fight man! Fight it!
--> '''Alex''': (''aliens reassert control'') How could he, Sam? You couldn't!
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Nowadays, there's very little in the book that will seem original to the average reader. Back when it was first released,
!!Film
* TearJerker:
** Just about every possession can bring the waterworks.
** Alex possession near the end is one of the worst. What makes it really bad though? He probably didn't survive the parasites removal since he'd also been shot several times.
--> '''Sam''': Alex, man, fight it! Fight man! Fight it!
--> '''Alex''': (''aliens reassert control'') How could he, Sam? You couldn't!
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** Maybe justified seeing as being a host to the aliens might have given him a better insight into not only how they think, but learning who they work. At least to a degree.
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* EinsteinSue: Sam, who is a secret agent and not a biologist, is the one who thinks up the idea of how to spread disease among the aliens. Twice.
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* EinsteinSue: Sam, who is a secret agent and not a biologist, is the one who thinks up the idea of how to spread disease among the aliens. Twice.Twice.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Nowadays, there's very little in the book that will seem original to the average reader. Back when it was first released, however...
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: Nowadays, there's very little in the book that will seem original to the average reader. Back when it was first released, however...
