I like WALKS least of the trilogy. For one thing, I feel so bad for the Gillman. Why can't they just leave the poor guy alone? Another thing I don't get is how burning away the top layer somehow changes the Gillman from the lithe, slender swimmer we know and love into a bulky hulk.

"The important question is not, are there aliens on other worlds? No. The important question is, do they have ray guns?"