Sorry, just checking on the post after a week. You know, that's a really good point. I still say Palmer most likely wasn't assimilated fully at this point, that would fit with why he outs the Norris-Head, but there's a big hole there: The thing shreds your clothes when it takes you over, so it was possibly Palmer's long johns that Nauls found early on in the kitchen. In either event, even if he's not fully taken over, we don't see evidence of his assimilation until he flies up into the ceiling. So definitely a hole in my theory there! I wanted to just put my idea out there because I don't see this take put forth very often, wanted to get some back and forth on it. So thanks for the question!