"Trust me, this place works it's magic on all of us. My parent, Richard, is the most irrational skeptic to ever skeptic, and he's still starting to believe. In all honesty, this place can actually be really nice, which is why I guess they bring so many people through the portal who are unhappy with their lives, because here gives them a second chance, even with everything else."

Of course, that didn't mean that Alex wasn't going home as soon as she was able to leave with Strand. They had a choice to make in the real world where they ended up saving it or well, running away so that Warren or whatever couldn't force him to open the door. Either way, staying wasn't really an option.

"But it does get easier, really. Eventually you'll just be like 'this guy is from the future and lives on a space ship. Cool.' Or 'Yeah, that guy just totally did magic, not a big deal at all."