A small green toy alien in a cowboy hat stands beside a cactus on a piece of tan fabric.

Original artwork, not a still

Mulder

All right, Homer. We want you to re-create your every move the night you saw this alien.

— The Simpsons ‧ 1989

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The request turns an encounter with an alien into a sequence of movements that must be reconstructed. Every move sets an exacting standard, asking the witness to return to the details of that night. The line frames an extraordinary report as something to investigate through a very particular account.

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