“Whenever it was revived, it... Well, The Thing was probably...” – Blair, The Thing ... Movie Quotes Database

Whenever it was revived, it... Well, The Thing was probably disoriented... and realised it couldn't survive for long in our atmosphere. But being the incredibly adaptable creature it was... it tried to become something that could. Before the Norwegians killed it... it somehow got to this dog.

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Blair You think this Thing wants to become an animal? Dogs can't make it 1000 miles to the sea. No skua gulls to imitate this time of year... No penguins this far inland... Don't you understand?! It wanted to become us! Blair Can't you see...? If one cell of this Thing got out it could imitate every living thing on Earth. Nothing could stop it! Nothing! Blair I don't want to stay out here anymore. I want to come back inside.