Supporting Evidence
1. The Creatures' Appearance - As the writer of the original demon theory post states, these guys don't appear to be space-farers but rather "clawed, naked beast creatures." We would expect legitimate aliens to be highly intelligent and masters of technology. If that's the case, why would they come down to a foreign planet wearing no protective gear? Are they just perfectly attuned to our atmosphere and climate? And do they have no knowledge of their weakness to water? Furthermore, demons have long been depicted as having claw-like hands with long-sharp nails.
2. "Alien craft" Not Detected by Radar - Okay, this piece of evidence is fairly weak, but it's something to consider. When the lights in the sky appear over Mexico City, the newscaster makes it a point to say that the activity was not detected by radar. Since these are supposedly highly advanced aliens it would make sense that they would have cloaking technology, there's something about the way the newscaster says it--I believe he says it twice in fact--that makes you wonder if there's something more significant about this statement. We never do see a craft, only lights. So is this a way of telling us that there is no actual physical craft at all and the whole thing is an act of deception?
3. The Creatures Aren't in the Alien Book - This is another fairly weak argument but one that I find interesting. Early in the movie Morgan goes to a bookstore and buys a book on extra-terrestrials and this is essentially the source that's used to learn all that we know about aliens. Some of the information sounds legitimate, but other information seems dubious (i.e. tin-foil hats keep the aliens from reading people's minds) so it's hard to know how much we can trust this book. But one thing to note is that there are a variety of depictions of aliens in the book. All of these pictures show a creature that appears much like the classic Grey. And none of these pictures looks anything like the creatures that are now invading earth.
4. The Water Theory "Sounds Made Up" - At one point Graham tells Merrill and the kids about Ray Reddy's water theory. Ray doesn't have any real reasoning beyond the fact that the creatures haven't been seen much near water, that's it. Morgan says the idea "sounds made up" and Merrill and Bo agree that it doesn't sound right. One thing to keep in mind here is that, as I mentioned earlier, from the beginning Morgan has been our conduit of information about the creatures. He was the one who first tuned into the signal on the baby monitor. He is the one who realizes that the crop circles are used for navigation. He is the one who provides what little information we have about the creatures' possible motivations. He is the Keeper of the Book. So when he reacts negatively--almost violently--to the water theory, it may be something we are supposed to listen to. I know you're saying, "But wait! It WAS water that defeated the aliens!" I know, I know. I'm getting to that.
5. Bo is Special - We'll have to take this one in parts.
* Early on it's revealed that when the creatures are nearby, animals tune into this and lose their minds. They go rabid. During this earliest incident Morgan has to kill the family dog. After he does it, Morgan says, "He tried to kill Bo." Not "He tried to kill ME," but "he tried to kill Bo." Why would the dog want to kill Bo? Is there something special about Bo? Was the dog somehow being influenced by the creatures to kill her because she is dangerous to them? The original theory post says that Bo is referred to both as "holy" and as "an angel." I didn't catch a reference to her holiness, but she is told that when she was born she was "LIKE an angel." Is she like an angel literally, in her nature? If the creatures are in fact demons (i.e. fallen angels) then it would make sense that they'd put extra effort into attacking her.
* Bo has a special relationship with water. Every glass of water she touches she decides there's something wrong with it and she wants a new glass, which leads to lots of glasses of water being left around the house. It is these glasses of water that are ultimately used to defeat the invading creature at the end. It's always BO'S WATER, not just any water. Is there something special about Bo's water? Is the original theorist correct that Bo--perhaps by her angelic nature--has infused each glass with her angelic nature, transforming it into HOLY WATER? Because if we pay attention, there's never another mention anywhere in the movie of water actually causing harm to any of the creatures. The viewer may assume that there is, because of the conversation with Ray Reddy earlier, but its effectiveness is never confirmed outside of the Hess household. Which leads me to my final point. . .
* Near the beginning of the film, as illustrated by my gif, Bo comes up to her dad and says, "There's a monster outside my room. Can I have a glass of water?" This is long before water is ever discussed as any sort of weapon, but thinking about it in hindsight it is VERY CLEAR that Bo is not asking for something to drink here, she's asking for something to protect herself. Bo somehow already KNOWS that water (or perhaps only her water?) is effective in warding off these entities, further proving that she has some sort of supernatural powers.
6. Three Cities in the Middle East - At the end of the movie there's a final TV broadcast where the newscaster says (and I might be paraphrasing this very slightly), "Three cities in the Middle East found a method to defeat them using a primitive method." Take careful note that it does not say WATER was used. It says three cities "in the Middle East" (the home of the Holy Land) found success using "a primitive method." Merely throwing small amounts of water on something has never been known as an effective method of attack, but the use of holy water is an ancient and primitive method that has traditionally been used in spiritual warfare. And the reaction that the creature has near the end when water is thrown on him is not unlike the reaction that demon-possessed people supposedly have when coming in contact with holy water.
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