The Host- Chapter 4

Before I start, I'm watching a season 8 episode of the X-Files that has Kowalsky from Stargate SG-1 AND Jane from Firefly AND Mulder is back in a flashback. It's like a science fiction family reunion!
Now. Back to business.

Chapter 4- Dreamed

Trademark Smeyer deep thinking: "It is too dark to be so hot, or maybe too hot to be so dark. One of the two is out of place."

I'm guessing that Wanderer is now experiencing Melanie's memories. Melanie is hiding behind a bush (the surveillance bush? Canadians know what I'm talking about here). It appears that Melanie has a child, but this knowledge was randomly inserted in a non-sequitur fashion. But it could just be a metaphor. I'm not sure. Melanie observes that the reason the aliens won the invasion is that they perfectly copied human behaviour. It's a little like Invasion of the Body Snatchers meets Animorphs. If it turns out that all the "souled" people have a secret password that is something like, "I want a Happy Meal with extra happy!" then I'm stopping right here. Also, when I was obsessed with the Animorphs, I always wanted to go to McDonald's and say that, and then step into the freezer or whatever.

Anyway. She's climbing into the house of...okay, I don't know what this alien species is called, but I need a name for them. For the sake of convenience, they will be called the Yeerks until I find out their name. She's climbing into the house of two Yeerks and stealing their food. OH SHIT she's caught by a guy. He threatens to kill her, she says to do it because she doesn't want to be a parasite. TECHNICALLY, the aliens are the parasite. She is the host body. Okay, so the Yeerk has a knife at her throat and then for some reason he forgoes the knife in favour of choking her. Melanie elbows him in the stomach. FINALLY a Smeyer heroine who has a backbone. Sadly, this move has no effect. Oh, and THEN she stamps on his instep. If I've learned anything from Miss Congeniality, it's to SING! Melanie has two of the four. Don't skimp out now! You've still got nose and groin!

But she doesn't. Argh, Melanie is so stupid. This guy who attacks her is saying stuff like, "she must be a Seeker" and "feisty for a peace loving body snatcher, aren't you?" and "I'll kill you, you worthless body thief." OBVIOUSLY he thinks that she is a Yeerk, and OBVIOUSLY he's against Yeerks. WHY DOES SHE NOT GET IT? Oh, and then he suddenly realizes she's human. And then he kisses her OH and she goes for the groin! The acronym is out of order, but three out of four ain't bad. It pains me to say this, but it reminds me of MY FAVOURITE X-FILES EPISODE EVER, Triangle, episode 6x3, where Mulder kisses Scully and then she punches him. NO. Must not compare The Host to The X-Files. Must. Not. I feel dirty now. I'm sorry, Chris Carter.

So now this over-amorous stranger is running after Melanie and telling her he didn't think there was anyone left. So then he tackles her and in an extremely overused trope, he is on top of her, holding her down. So then he shines the light in his eyes and for some reason this proves that he is human. Melanie wants to see this guy's neck but he won't because...he has a scar there. HA HA HA HA HA. You desperately want to prove you're human to this girl but you won't show her your neck to prove it because YOU'RE VAIN? I don't know how any of these people lasted through an alien invasion when everyone is so damn stupid. Oh, and as I guessed a while ago, this is Jared. He is kind of touchy feely. I mean, I think he's on top of her this all time (could be wrong though) and he shook her hand but he won't let go.

Oh, creepy. He tells her to wait in the woods fro him while he goes to get some more food, and then he says, “Do you really think I'm going to let you disappear? I'll follow you even if you tell me not to.”

Okay, the aforementioned Jamie is Melanie's brother, not her kid.

Oh, and then Jared kisses her AGAIN and of course she doesn't find it weird that this random stranger keeps wanting to make out with her.

And now Wanderer wakes up and emails the Seeker, saying that there was another human with Melanie.