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The Americans take it to their base and deduce that it is an alien life form ... that anyone at the base could be inhabited by The Thing, and tensions escalate.

and while we need to collectively admit he's lost a step or two (go watch Gladiator 2 if you doubt me), it's cool to know that the director of the iconic first Alien film is here to help shepherd ...