I'm watching the movie and I see the "astronaut", an American who was testing planes? a joint event between the UK, Canada and the US. after a long drive he had come upon the village. he see's the residents down and scattered throughout the town. my question. why is he still standing? why isn't he affected? there isn't much of a set up to his return or why he is not affected by the "thing" that killed the village people. wait. there are two people, a man and woman (she was in hospital-an oxygen tank) who greet him with a gun. they drove from the north with the same situation. death. the story begins.