Verticalvest if you want some media where aliens are a source of conflict but can also be shown with sympathy maybe you should check out the miniseries V.

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The one from the 1980’s with Michael Ironside and Robert Englund in it. I haven’t watched the new one it looked dumb.

I mean it’s really heavy-handed with the whole Nazi allegory it’s got going on but there are intelligent sympathetic aliens in there and and even multiple romance subplots between humans and aliens.

Listen to this corgi woman

V is a fantastic series and a must-see if you’re a sci-fi fan