First off, it's in a perfect timeslot, directly following Buffy the Vampire Slayer. There is nothing like some cute, sexy aliens to follow vampire dusting and lusting. Secondly, no matter who your fave character was, they all boarded the spaceship and landed at UPN. Everyone from Maria, to Sherrif Valenti, to his spineless, boring son Kyle. Obviously (and unfortunately) Alex is not back - he died, remember? And Tess is still off on "the home planet" with Max's son.
Where We Find Them
Maria is still a breath of fresh, sarcastic air - and she is still with Michael! Isabel has a new 'do (short and dark) and a new beau - some 26 year-old law dude who works with her dad. Michael, who blew off school last year cuz he thought he'd be living on another planet by now, is desperately kissing teacher butt so he can graduate on time. Unfortunately, his alien duties keep getting in the way. Oh yeah, and Max and Liz are obviously back together - and living life a la Bonnie and Clyde! They rob a convienance store in the first scenes- and get arrested. Whoa!
The Storyline
How did Liz and Max become gun-totting thieves? Well, luckily a few flashbacks put it all in perspective. Turns out, as Max is trying to win Liz back, he has a vision of his son - who is in trouble and needs his dad. So Max and Liz set out to find the spaceship that our fab four aliens crashed on earth with years ago. Sure, the thing is obviously a lemon, but at this point it's Max's only shot at getting back to their home planet to rescue his son.The two lovebirds spend their summer in a series of weird and crazy situations that lead to them finding the spaceship under a convenience store in Utah. Unfortunately, getting caught by the cops screws up the plan. Liz almost ends up spending the rest of her life in jail. Thanks to Max and his dad, she's let go, but her parents aren't gonna let her hang with Max anymore. Max's dad wants to know the truth and since Max can't tell him the whole alien deal, he has to move out.
