I snorted when I saw you'd published this a couple of weeks back, because I knew it was on my first-time watch list this month. Glad to know I'm not the only one who wondered if it might actually be a musical, lol. I agree that its strength is that it doesn't opt for convention; the organic route is exactly the right choice, especially when our baseline fear here is the "stranger in a strange land" vibe, which is more than uncomfortable for most people anyway. Thanks for writing!