Paul: Difference between revisions

* [[Anal Probing]]: Clive, suspicious of Paul after he and Graeme first find him and take Paul along in their RV, asks Graeme, "What if we wake up and find him inserting a probe into our anus?"

{{quote| '''Paul''': Why does everyone always assume that?! ... How much can I learn from an ass?!}}

** Turns out those two rednecks are deathly afraid of homosexuality, and in their opinion, anal probing counts as such.

* [[Audible Sharpness]]: The sword that Clive tries out at Comic Con.

** All of Paul's special powers come in useful, even the "transfers grievous wounds" thing.

** Also, to a lesser extent, Graeme and Clive being able to speak Klingon. Near the end, Clive uses it to tell Graeme {{spoiler|to punch the unsuspecting Big Guy}}.

* [[Comedic Sociopathy]]: Paul, usually, ranging from reviving (then eating) a dead bird to scaring the Christ out of rednecks.

* [[Contrived Coincidence]]: The gang runs into a pair of scary hillbillies in Rachel, NV, and then runs into the exact same scary hillbillies a couple of days later hundreds of miles away at a bar in Wyoming. Then Ruth meets her father at the same bar.

** Actually, if you pay close attention, you see the pickup truck pass by our heroes.

* [[The Conspiracy]]: {{spoiler|Subverted that, in the end, the real conspiracy is Zoil is actually trying to ''help'' Paul escape from the Big Guy all along.}}

* [[Curse Cut Short]]: {{spoiler|"Ain't this a b- *gets crushed by landing alien ship*}}

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Paul's gamble to heal Graeme, which had been toted as incredibly risky and likely to kill him. Subverted in that he ends up managing to live through it.}}

* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Mentioned through the whole movie. Even the alien, Paul mentions it at one point.

* [[Hug and Comment]]: "Clive, I can feel your boner."

* [[I Resemble That Remark]]: Happens to Clive, right after choking Paul.

'''Clive''': ''I DO NOT HAVE A FUCKING SPAZZ ATTACK!'' *starts choking Paul, ''again''* }}

** It helps to know that calling someone a "spaz" in England is equivalent to calling someone a "retard" in North America.

* [[If Jesus Then Aliens]]: Averted with Ruth, but played straight ([[Played for Laughs|for laughs]]) with her Father.

* [[Impairment Shot]]: Ruth after she wakes up after fainting when she sees Paul.

** Paul is repeatedly described as being a [[Nice Guy]] but ''"incredibly'' rude."

** So is {{spoiler|Agent Zoil}}.

* [[Kick the Dog]]: {{spoiler|Agent Haggard. He doesn't seem like much of a villain at first, especially being played by Bill Hader, and the audience would probably assume that both members of the wacky agent duo would either end up helping Paul in the end or would meet harmless comedic fates. This changes when we see Haggard (apparently) killing Ruth's father in cold blood.}}

* [[Known Only By Their Nickname]]: Paul. From what we hear of his language, it's probably just as well.

* [[Mook Promotion]]: Haggard and O'Reilly (well, mostly Haggard) seek one by capturing Paul before Zoil can.

* [[Most Writers Are Writers]]: Clive is a sci-fi writer. Graeme is his illustrator.

* [[Mushroom Samba]]: Ruth takes a hit of some rather strong pot. "''There are wasps in my brain!''"

* [[Nerds Are Virgins]]: Averted in that we find out that Clive at least has had sex (albeit with a woman dressed as an Ewok).

* [[No Social Skills]]: Ruth, due to being raised by her [[The Fundamentalist|fundamentalist father]] all her life.

** Grahame and Clive, being nerds, aren't good at socializing with non-nerds. "Oh no! People!"

* [[Not Quite Dead]]: {{spoiler|O'Reilly is caught in the explosion when Tara's house blows up, but the credits epilogue shows him at Comic-Con, still alive. He's horribly burned and wearing a ''Phantom Of The Opera''-type mask.}}

* [[One of Us]]: Writers/stars Simon Pegg and Nick Frost are huge nerds, and this is their love letter to the "alien encounter" sub-genre of sci-fi.

* [[Pocket Protector]]: {{spoiler|Papa Buggs is saved by his [[Bullet Proof Bible]].}}

* [[Preachers Kid]]: Post-exposition-beam Ruth acts [[Badbutt|what she thinks is bad]] quite vigorously. The other characters coach her in the finer points of swearing.

{{quote| "I'm on a mission from God!"<br />

"Tell him you failed." }}

** [[Star Wars|"Boring conversation anyway."]]

** The scene in the redneck bar has a live band performing the Cantina theme from Episode IV.

** They also play virtual reality [[Prototype (Video Game)|Prototype]] at San Diego ComicCon.

** [[Aliens|"Get away from her, you BITCH!"]], {{spoiler|said ''to'' [[Sigourney Weaver]]}}.

* [[Significant Sketchbook]]: Being an illustrator, Graeme does several sketches along the way, including one of Paul [[Flipping the Bird]].

* [[Sir Swearsalot]]: Ruth becomes a very awkward and over-the-top example of this once she sheds her anal-retentive religious nature.

* [[Starring Special Effects]]

* [[Stern Chase]]: Lampshaded, too!