ROSWELL SEASON 3 THEORIES

-- see also: Season 1 Arthurian Connection
By Momo:

Liz's journey represents the successful completion of the Grail Knightís quest. Her prize: The King. If we go back to the Grail Legends for a moment, we know that "the king and the land are one". For Liz, she's completed her trials successfully and her reward (simply put), as Grail Knight, becomes Grail Queen. She receives complete fulfillment and becomes the Queen, Keeper of the Grail Castle.

Her contribution to the King, Max, is that she initiates his rebirth, or that is, the continuing cycle of birth, death, rebirth. In essense, really, they both were reborn.

On one hand, we have the death of the King (Zan), buried in the Pod Chamber (the substitute Avalon), who is reborn (Max) and wallows in a constant state of inertia (much like the wounded and/or ill Fisher King/King Arthur). Along comes a pure, noble knight -Liz (Percival/Gawain/Gahalad) who must face horrific challenges and extreme sacrifices in order to find a way to save the king. Sorely tested, she rises to the occasion by her faith alone, and in the end, literally saves the king with her love (the kiss in Chant Down Babylon). The King is reborn. The cycle is complete.

And the cycle begins again ,,, as we have seen it again and again in Roswell.

Keep in mind this cycle also applies to Liz. In the beginning, Liz is wounded, dies, is healed by Max.
This is most approximate for two reasons:

• one, because Liz and Max represent the two people who hold the fate of two worlds in their hands -- Max, Antar and Liz, Earth.
• two, it perpetuates the idea of soulmates. "King, Queen and the land are one." Both Max and Liz represent the health of their respective worlds and the health of each other. They literally have healed each other (divine right of Kings?). And they complete each other. Max admits, "I can't do it without you to Liz" and Liz, to Max, "I would do anything if it meant I could be with you." Neither is whole without the other. In effect, they become "one" and the marriage solidifies the union of two into one.

I always thought the Madame Vivian got it right in EOTW. Alex's fate was sealed that night; Maria's still in flux; and Liz "destined" to get her man. In the deck of the Tarot Cards, the Ace of Cups (The Grail) represents complete fulfillment. And as Madame Vivian assured Liz that night in EOTW, in spite of everything, Liz did get Max in the end.

Perhaps, if many of us were listening to the subtext going on amid all the Arthurian drama, we might have realized that Liz and "might for right" or "justice" would win in the end.

Certainly, the other factor that we must look back to goes back to Topolsky. Ironically, it is Topolsky who sets in motion the possibilities and some of the life-long lessons to set up Liz and Max for a future together. If you recall, Topolsky says to Liz: "You like to make plans". Liz: "Of course, you have to have a plan." Topolsky: "What about going with the flow?" Liz, emphatically, "No." However, that is exactly what Liz has learned to do -- "go with the flow, lose control, improvise" -- live life as it was intended to be lived. How many of us really wanted to see Liz locked in a research lab for the rest of her life in absolute "nerd"dom, content with her lot, settling for less and not really appreciating "the living of life". Even Maria knew that what they discussed her relationship with Kyle in "Pilot".

And ... Topolsky is the first to suggest that Max "come from behind the tree" and through years of fighting against that, by Graduation the lesson is finally driven home: I have to be who I am.

Topolsky is the first to suggest Max take his baby steps. Max, to Topolsky: What did you do? Topolsky: I started a conversation with this boy I liked. Topolsky, by that little and large nudge, promotes Max to "come from behind the tree" ... to Liz, the first outsider to accept Max for who he was, warts and all.

And by being together, Max and Liz, took some of their worst qualities and turned them into some of their best qualities. Topolsky, the guidance counselor had it right, too.

The beginning told us the truth, the middle told us the truth, and the end told us the truth -- Max and Liz were soulmates. In the end, they passed their test. But did we?

With all due respect to Qfanny, this theory was a staple of Zero's original premise of Liz Being Important To The Alien Mythology. And, of course, a theory is not a fact. So...

By GrhmLz:
I was always taken by Liz's connection to the alien mythology, I liked the introduction of her new power. However, I was thinking about something from the previous episode Four Aliens and a Baby. Tess. Aside from the obvious (the writing of course), what was up with her? Did anyone else find it a bit out of character for her to "die" for the group by blowing up the base? And the change of attitude towards Liz? I know that Liz voted "No" in turning her in but so did Max! Why would she get all "sentimental" towards Liz in the manner she did! ...
...Tess admits to Liz in the car that whenever she was with Max she always received these flashes of Max/Liz and that Max was always thinking of her. If we take the theory that Liz was one of the aliens in her past life, I was wondering if Tess could have been referring to past life memories of Max with Liz. Max/Tess were only together in a couple eppys and the only flash I remember Tess receiving was from DEPARTURE after Max kissed Liz in the jeep. I see it as an unseen possibiltiy since Tess was supposedly helping Max to retrieve his memories (... Heart of Mine). Tess also stressed to Liz that Max does love her. That could possibly explain away some of Max's confusing emotions. The flashes and feelings he was receiving from his former life were true. They just weren't for Tess. Only Max had no way of knowing that the person he is seeing in his memory from Antar isn't really Tess. Especially if Tess was never really Ava to begin with. All he knows is that Tess appears to have been Ava and she was the one he married. He has no way of knowing at this point that there was someone else he loved or Tess isn't Ava. It is possible that Tess didn't have to do much work at all to deceive him. She just allowed him to believe that his memories were of her when they were really of someone else (LIZ)....
...Tess never struck me as the type of character who is going pour her heart to her nemesis unless there is some alterior motive involved! Hey, maybe Tess never came back at all but it's Khivar who killed her on Antar when she returned but came to earth and took on her form to infiltrate the group? ...

Vihmakass Responds:
What if it was really Ava in Three Aliens & A Baby? (see also: Tess/Ava Switch theory from Season 2)
GrhmLz: I rewatched this Tess blow-up episode, and yes, Tess is little bit out of her usual character, ok not little bit - she has big "not Tess" moves. She speaks with Liz like Dupe Ava.
What if this is not Tess but D.Ava who was stolen the baby and brings him to Max and Liz? And trying fix Max-Liz relationship abused by Tess (her alter self)?
Then her sacrifice make more sense with the character development. D.Ava was the only one from the NY4 who was capable this kind action (some kind of redemption seeking.)

Nasedo was shapeshifter who ate tic tacs

see also: August 2000 FF Discussion of the Theory of 2 Shapeshifters, The SciFi of Blind Date, The Theory of 2 Shapeshifters, Nasedo As An Evil/Enemy Alien, Doc Paul's Psychological Analysis of Nasedo, and search the Archives

Date: 07/07/2003 from the SciFi.com BB
From: Yellow Finch

I think the person who ate Tic Tacs was Nasedo. The person who killed Hank had the same lack of regard for human life that Nasedo had. Hank did not need to be killed. As Isabel commented, Hank was too drunk to remember what happened. Even if he had remembered, people would likely not believe Hank since he was drunk at the time and was known for drinking at other times. (No one took the story about Michael levitating a table as a child seriously either.)

Tic Tac did not protect Michael by killing Hank. The shapeshifter who killed and buried Hank got Michael into serious trouble. Michael was arrested and put in jail. That was Nasedo's modus operandi, too. He impersonated Max at the fair to get Max hunted and into trouble. Nasedo did that because he had lost control over Max, Michael, and Isabel when they left the pod chamber. Nasedo had to get them in fear of their lives, so he could control them, so he could fulfill his deal with Kivar. Otherwise, none of the podsters would do what Nasedo wanted them to do.

Michael only got out of jail because Maria and her mom vouched for Michael's whereabouts. Otherwise, Michael would have remained in jail for a while. If Michael had not been released, Nasedo could have shapeshifted into a police officer and taken Michael into hiding, so Nasedo could get Michael under his control and away from Maria and other humans.

If the Tic Tac-eating shapeshifter truly wanted to help Michael in the first place, he would have identified himself to Michael and told Michael about his past. The Tic Tac shapeshifter did not protect Michael. Instead, he jeopardized Michael's freedom.

If the Tic Tac-eating shapeshifter had wanted to protect Michael, he could have reported Hank's abuse to the authorities. He could gotten Michael away from Hank and cared for Michael himself. The Tic Tac-eating shapeshifter did not protect Michael or provide care for Michael. Instead, Michael was left without any support.

After Michael was released from jail, the shapeshifter had to change his strategy. Then Nasedo impersonated Hank to clear Michael, and he buried Hank's body. Nasedo could use Hank's body to incriminate Michael at a later point in time, if he wanted to. Nasedo could choose his time at his convenience.

The shapeshiter who sent Max and Liz home after they found the orb was not helping Max either. He wanted Max to leave so no one could track Max to the signal location. The shapeshifter did not want anybody to help Max. The shapeshifter did not identify himself or offer any information about the orb or Max's past.

Kal told Max that he had not shapeshifted in years. Kal also told Max not to call him a protector, and in fact Kal tried to kill Max. Kal did not want to help Max in any way, so it seems unlikely that the shapeshifter who told Max to go home was Kal. It seems more likely that it was Nasedo.

Later, the Tic Tac-eating shapeshifter disguised himself as Dr. Margolin. He intercepted Michael so Michael would not meet Topolsky with the orb. Again, that is something that would be important to Nasedo. Nasedo did not want the podsters to use the orbs. Nasedo did not know who would come, if they used them. If someone from Antar who wanted to help the podsters came, then Nasedo would be unable to carry out his betrayal of Max, Michael, and Isabel to Kivar.

Thanks to Skovde for pointing out this and other 'archival-quality' postings.