The Thing That Wouldn't Die
| "The Thing That Wouldn't Die" | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Rock from the Sun episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 6 Episode 19/20 |
| Directed by | Terry Hughes |
| Written by | Dave Lewman Joe Liss (Part 1) Christine Zander (Part 2) |
| Featured music | "Pump It Up" by Elvis Costello "Fly Me to the Moon" by Elvis Costello |
| Production code | 619/620 |
| Original air date | May 22, 2001 |
"The Thing That Wouldn't Die" was the two-part series finale of the American sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun. The action in the episode directly follows that of the previous two-parter "Mary Loves Scoochie", which ended with Dick transforming Dr. Liam Neesam, a malevolent alien played by John Cleese, into a chimpanzee. Therefore, the full finale involves a four-episode story arc.
When Mary sees how Dick defeats Liam, Dick reveals his true identity to her. After an initial shock, Mary considers the past six years of their relationship, realizes how much sense it makes and shortly thereafter comes to fully accept Dick and the family. Unfortunately, Liam complains about Dick's transgression to the Big Giant Head, who orders Dick and the family back to their home planet for taking unauthorized hostile action against a fellow alien. When Mary finds out, she agrees to accompany them back to their home world and so the five set about planning a going-away party.
Sally herself hurries to bring an amicable end to her relationship with Don, which she accomplishes by putting him through a crash personality alteration course which improves him to the point that he becomes a completely different person—one so different from the one he used to be that he and Sally no longer have any kind of rapport, making their parting one of respect and camaraderie rather than one of lost love. Harry himself says goodbye to the woman he loved—Mrs. Dubcek—whom he reveals he has been having an affair with for an undetermined amount of time. Harry and Tommy throw a party in their attic to say goodbye to all of their friends. Harry admits that Tommy has always been his favorite, even buying matching personalized necklaces that say "Tommy". Tommy, who despite having the youngest human body is actually the oldest of the aliens, has feigned ambivalence about the mission's end but when left alone in the kitchen he loses his normally cool demeanor and breaks down into uncontrollable sobbing over the team's pending departure. The story culminates with a performance of "Fly Me to the Moon" by a confused Elvis Costello, whom Harry apparently abducted from a previous gig, and a speech from Dick thanking the Solomons' friends for helping the family along the way the last six years.
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