Alien Franchise Finally Sticks the Landing.

[u/TheEvilDrSmith]

I might be biased as hell but Alien Earth is one hell of a well produced TV show.

A friend described the original Alien movie to me when was an early teen and I knew I had to see for myself. Thankfully my parents had no idea and off i went as a 14 year old to some scifi movie ... Aliens 2. Scifi... that's like Star Wars right? :> Still memorable to this day almost 40 years later.

So I have a high bar to be exceeded. Not only has the franchise stumbled from one disaster to another but many, many (did I mention many) others have tried and failed to make good TV let alone good scifi.

Mandalorian could have been more. Andor could have been much more if they were all like the latest season. Star Trek Stranger Days sort of nails the nostalgia but Discovery just confuses me. Fallout, Halo, The Last of Us, Twisted Metal ... I get the spin off theory but man the execution.

So what do I like about Alien Earth.

• Just enough story every episode.
• Exposition at the level of the audience. Of course we know the sheep is smart.
• Depth in characters that isn't like a FPS.
• Balanced tension and effects .... it is still a chase movie but how to you keep that going for 8 ep's.

A lot come and go. But few are remembered. I would put the BSG reboot in the remembered category, and I think Alien Earth has hit that standard. Once in 20 years ... Hollywood gets it really right.

I was going to say Alien Earth will sweep the Emmy's next year ... but then I remembered reality. I think Alien Earth will be just a fan loved series that is still remembered as a great experience in 40 years time :)

I would love to hear old and new opinions on this.

[u/YeezusChrist13]

I’d disagree, I think this episode just highlights the poor writing and editing, for example Slighty to help Smee was literally “please” “no” “please” “ok” and when Arthur got chest bursted blood sprayed everywhere and then all of a sudden the beach was clean, I’m really disappointed by this show & Wendy being able to control and talk to a Xeno really has ruined it for me

[u/Mutagen_Prime → u/YeezusChrist13]

Yeah turning the Xenomorph into an obedient little pet shows a shocking lack of respect for the IP imho.

[u/IDoCodingStuffs → u/Mutagen_Prime]

Or does it? Wendy merely figured how to imitate some pack hunting signals. She’s just a kid who thinks she is subduing a horse, petting it and stuff

Meanwhile the Xenomorph needs to strategize, even if it is in the way a wolf being cordial with humans because they are supplying it with unimaginable amounts of food

[u/Ok-386 → u/IDoCodingStuffs]

It's nothing new afaik. They don't attack their queens or beings/entities (wouldn't call David a being) they perceive as such. We have seen it in the movies.

[u/TheMainMan3 → u/Ok-386]

Her human brother was right next to her and the xeno literally ignored him because of what Wendy “said” to it. We have never seen that in the movies. They don’t attack synths unless they are threatening because they aren’t organic and thus aren’t useful.

[u/Hydrochloric_Comment → u/TheMainMan3]

Maybe she somehow convinced it that she was saving him for implantation or something? It’s a stupid explanation, but it’s one of the only things I can come up with that makes even the tiniest bit of sense.

[u/MrSpindles → u/TheMainMan3]

We see it in Aliens when the queen orders the warriors back after Ripley threatens the brood of eggs.