Character Review: Allen Strange (the Xelan boy)

Allen is an alien from the planet Xela who is trying to find his way back home.
He is caring and considerate, even though he doesn’t really understand Earth much.
His Xelan nature doesn’t allow him to lie, so he is forced into honesty.
He has many powers, which are listed on the Journey of Allen Strange Wikipedia page and the Alien Species wiki.

His relationship with Josh and Robbie is something to consider.
Robbie and Josh put themselves in a lot of risk holding Allen in their house, especially since they have to keep him a secret from the dad, and especially the alien hunters who live in the same freaking town as them.

However, I didn’t like how he gave in to Josh’s craziness in the second-to-last episode “Life of the Party”. He was super reckless with his behavior, which isn’t usually like him, and while I do think Manfred was being kind of tough, their behavior was not okay.

Overall, Allen is a great character.
I think he was played and written well, and was also a great main character.
Even though he’s a bit boring, he is memorable.

 

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