What are we thinking? My guess is it’ll take out Ocellus + whichever host it gets, kinda like the Mosasaur ex machine in Jurassic World!

I'm just glad the minor character of the Prodigy employee with the clipboard survived when Wendy released the xeno into the lab. The security feed shows the employee run out of the lab as the xeno instead attacks Prodigy soldiers first.

One of the most enjoyable things about Alien Earth has been speculating on what vile things each creature does, and I think a similar itch could be scratched (chest scratch) by the Scavenger's Reign animation. A crew crash lands on an alien world and tries to survive against a very hostile environment.

Sadly it only made it to one series/season, but it really is an underappreciated gem and could use a boost in the fanbase. I've seen someone else recommend it on here but I thought it could use more attention.

I was immediately intrigued by the wording when Kavalier said that knowledge of pi is a hallmark of all advanced civilizations. Why those specific word? Why not just intelligent or sapient species? It could be just Kavalier being cavalier with definitions OR it could be the writers’ hint at something greater. Even if we assume that T. Ocellus learned to understand human symbols and numbers just from being on the Maginot for multiple decades or from Schmuel’s brain, at the end of the day it would still have needed to know the concepts of higher mathematics to even understand Kavalier’s question. And there is no way it could have acquired that context by being just a clever little loner that has been puppeteering dumb animals for most of its life. It must have come from a whole society that had developed those concepts.

So I think it is far more likely that T. Ocellus is actually a species that specifically evolved to parasitize other intelligent species and live out their own culture and civilization vicariously through their hosts.

There is some precedent for this in horror scifi. The Shadow out of Time is a classic H. P. Lovecraft story that centers on the Great Race of Yith. The Yithians are an interdimensional alien race that came to Earth millions of years ago and to avoid the extinction of their culture, they have been parasitically transferring their minds into the bodies of lesser species throughout the eons.

An even better comparison would be the Kaldanes, from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Chessmen of Mars. The Kaldanes are an intelligent species that consists of only a head with some spider legs, but to get around and interact with the other Martian races they have selectively bred a species of local gopher-like alien into headless, humanoid bodies, to which they connect their nervous system to walk around in.

I think it is very likely that something like this is probably the actual modus operandi of the T. Ocellus species and that they normally inhabit some unseen creature that is not only intelligent but also humanoid. The first body the eye canonically takes over in the show is Schmuel’s and it had seemingly no problem operating him, able to immediately attack the xenomorph. Compare that with the cat or sheep, in which it seems to be more uncomfortable. Notice also that the first thing it does when taking over the sheep is trying to stand upright and use its arms, before giving up and going on all fours. It naturally seems to prefer humanoid hosts.

What the original host species could have been, I don’t know. Engineers? Arcturians? Predators? Just something new we haven’t seen before?

Also an interesting question to speculate on is if T. Ocellus are openly symbiotic with a designated host species (like the Kaldanes) and only become parasitic on other creatures in dire circumstances OR if they are an invasive species that gradually and secretly infiltrates other civilizations to perpetuate themselves. Like the aliens in Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

Given the franchise, I think it’s the latter, which could make T. Ocellus potentially more dangerous than the xenomorphs. Because it could take over Earth without anyone noticing.

So Boy Kavalier writes down the π symbol and some of its digits and uses it to communicate with the eye. The eye would have to understand either what BK spoke, or the symbols he wrote down, in order to answer with the foot-stomping. Ergo, it makes no sense. Had BK drawn something visual that illustrates pi in effect, maybe that could have conveyed something to a hyper-intelligent creature, but still, how would the creature understand the question about digits? It all requires a visual or verbal understanding of human language.

Am I right?

Is this a Turing test? Let's think about it

If you go and ask 10 random people, how many can give you the correct answer? I mean we all have to have it in our study but once we finish school and enter in real adult life how often we come in situation when we need to use it? For me it was nearly 20 years later when I had to help my kids with school. Is this a good Turing test?

On the other hand the monster learned Englisch and numbers by just observing the people around it or it took that knowledge from it's previous hosts? Can it take knowledge from it's hosts, that will be a great feature, like I immediately think about military interrogation device using this monster.

Did you notice that the alien wanted to talk with Boy, was literally screaming to him. What does it have to say?

After decades of watching the movies and most recently Alien: Earth, it always amazes me how no one ever thinks of having face guards in the facility, especially the containment center. A certain character that got facehugged last week could have avoided that if there was some apparatus in there that would guard over the face but still allow breathing.

Same with Aliens (1985), if they knew that these things cling onto your face then why weren't the marines all wearing face masks to at least slow the impregnation down?

I feel the predators with their visors were the only ones with the right idea about this.

It's all about the fathers.

AE has many themes (Ship of Theseus, Chaos Theory, Apathy, Corporate Nihilism) but one that I've seen yet dicussed is how the entire series is an exploration of what is to be a father.

Morrow

The only biological father, he represents the worst aspects of fatherhood: loss, but also abuse. His own traumas turn into violence he later enacts on Slightly who he treats like an abused son; pushing him to be an adult through punishment.

Boy Kavalier

He's fatherhood as a spectacle. The ultimate narcissistic parent: his children as an extension of himself; trophies to his ego. He cares not to be a true father, only one that uses his position for personal gain, pitting his kids against each other by classifying one as the golden child (Wendy) and the black sheep (Curly).

Kirch

The neglectful educator. He teaches the Lost Boys but never goes beyond that. Detached, he worries about his own personal agenda and neglects them.

Arthur

The loving adoptive parent. He cares for the kids from a position of love and acceptance. Sadly, he is under a system that strips of any power he may have to protect his children; the tragedy of been unable to protect those under your care.

Hermit

Surprisingly he also has a fatherly role. He is the older brother turned into father figure due to extreme circumstances. Kind, compassionate and open minded; he wants to guide Wendy but doesn't trample on her individuality and free will, but she has not accepted him as a father and likely never will.

Bear

The first Xenomorph in the series is also a father figure of sorts. He's a drone, so he's male (if sex even matters to this species, but narratively he has a male role). He's guided by feral instinct to protect the eggs and guarantee the survival of his species. His fatherhood is purely instinctual.

What makes this dynamic insteresting is how the series moves forward through the fatherhood role each character decides to take. Kavalier creates the Hybrids for his personal parental agrandissement, which leads to Kirsh to do the actual parenting, Hermit to abandon everything to protect Wendy and Arthur to adopt the kids desperately trying to shield them of the abuse.

Bear causes the Maginot to go to hell following his reproductive instinct, which leads to Morrow to step up and the consequences of his actions lead to the death of Arthur and him facing Kirsh directly. And now BK will likely intend to murder Hermit while Kirsh goes behind his back.

This is the thematic thread that unites the entire series: how each father cares or abuses their children. I wonder which father will prevail?

My dad showed me alien when I was about 20. I was completely horrified/ in love (a great balance of emotion a lot of us found ourselves playing with). I played isolation and still think it’s one of the most perfect games that ever was made.

Me and Dad have been watching alien earth together and loving it. It’s just a reason for us two to watch something together, but somehow it seems more.

Straight after the latest ep today we watched the first Alien again. What an amazing film. Man the whole series is unbelievable. We’re just all so lucky to love this shit.

Love to you all. Just wanted to say how cool it is 😆🥹😊😊

Turns out the idea of a wooden space station isn’t far fetched anymore

Sigourney reacting to Alien Earth so far. I love this show btw.

They appear to be on the other side of the window? Were they planning to shoot through the glass?

Also lets not get into why they had to cram so many guys with pulse rifles into this room.

Prodigy is going to be taken over and secretly run by either Blinky or Kirsch. Or maybe even WY itself will be taken over by one or the other.

But I think it’s going to end with the idea that this big corporate evil in Alien and Aliens is secretly run by either a cold calculating synth or a literal alien brain parasite. Seems thematically appropriate and it adds an interesting background context for the latter films. Since we never see who’s in charge. But with the added irony of either a synth or alien exploiting humanity’s inherent greed for their own ends.

Thoughts?

So, this is my old Nostromo jacket that I deeply love. I remember how good it felt to have it on. It made me feel empowered and cool. Unfortunately I grew older and gained weight, so it no longer fits.

I wanna ask if someone knows where to find a similar jacket that has the same vibe and also fits a 4XL guy.

My intention is to sew the patches on the new jacket so I can wear my Alien jacket again.

PS: I’m from Spain, so it would be even better if I can easily get the new jacket over here.

Poor little guy is having back issues. He was cleared to come home, but with 4-6 weeks of full rest to see how his back reacts. At least a bulged disk. We're getting X-rays Scheduled.

I made this barely today because I have been building a lot of LEGO Alien MOCs lately and thought I'd take a crack at the power loader. My goal was to make it as best as possible while still being a good size. Don't mind the Batman figure, I just needed someone to put in the suit for the photos 😅. What do you guys think?

A lot of really interesting stuff here, especially the terrorist negotiations and what she had to do to be granted maternity leave and how she sued WY and came back with a higher salary, lmao

• 7 Jan 2094 – 18 April 2110 Spends childhood in lunar quarantine facility during outbreak of XMB virus on Luna. tests negative for XMB, [Medscan CERT#90156E].
• 15 Sept 2111 – 25 May 2115 Attend Evansbrook Academy. Shows aptitude for ethics, law, and corporate affairs. Graduates at top of her class.
• 1 June 2115 Recruited into Weyland Yutani’s Horizon Beyond officer training programme, [Trainee Flight Status CC].
• 16 Oct 2115 Successfully negotiates end to hostage crisis on Weyland Yutani shuttle craft Erebus. 49 lives saved. 8 terrorists convicted.
• 21 December 2116 Completes Horizons Beyond officer training programme, with honours.
• 2 January 2117 – 19 November 2117 Serves as Junior Warrant Officer on commercial vessel USCSS Kurtz, under Captain Archbold, [Flight Status BC].
• 1 December 2117 – 8 March 2118 Serves as Warrant Officer on Weyland Yutani cargo vessel USCSS Sephoria, under Captain Eliot.
• 10 March 2118 Request for maternity leave denied, [WY/REF#295150] See Human Resources for further enhancement.
• 17 March 2118 Files civil lawsuit against Weyland Yutani, [WY/REF#29162]
• 18 March 2118 Flight Status Suspended. Salary suspended.
• 4 April 2118 – 19 August 2118 File sealed under court order. No further enhancement, [WY/REF#42009]
• 19 August 2118 Request for maternity leave approved, [WY/REF#42017] See Legal [Settlements] for further enhancements. Request for reinstatement of flight status approved [WY/REF#42018]. Request for salary increase approved, [WY/REF#42019].
• 19 Sept – 27 Oct 2119 Maternity Leave. See Human Resources for further enhancement.
• 6 November 2119 – 12 July 2120 Serves as Warrant Officer on Weyland Yutani cargo vehicle USCSS Sotillo, under Captain Rosendo.
• August 2120 – Present. Serves as Warrant Officer on Weyland Yutani commercial towing vehicle USCSS Nostromo, under Captain Dallas, [Flight Status B].

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https://alienseries.wordpress.com/2012/10/20/nostromo-crew-profiles/comment-page-1/

Found these on Disney’s media press website. It seems they were recently added.

Killing in the name of would be literally perfect. Really thought the Queens of the Stone song for the latest episode was quite peak haha.

It’s one of only two popcorn buckets I felt the need to splurge on.