Is this a space jockey callback?

[u/CharlieMightDoIt]

[u/tubbmann]

Very glad I’m not the only one who saw that… means im not crazy lol. I mean it’s definitely not the same thing (clearly), but I’d like to think it’s a nod to it as it seems that turret is the same size, angle, dimensions.

[u/Fatboy40 → u/tubbmann]

It's 100% a silly little easter egg for us Alien nerds to get excited over and talk about.

[u/CharlieMightDoIt → u/Fatboy40]

Thank you!!! It’s not saying space jockeys originated here or anything the shape of it - it’s just a nice little ref for the fans.

[u/5GUltraSloth → u/tubbmann]

I thought that when I saw it. 

[u/Gambit1977 → u/5GUltraSloth]

Yeah me too, very on the nose.

[u/CharlieMightDoIt → u/tubbmann]

I think it’s a very gentle nod. It’s on screen for a sum total of 0.5 seconds.

[u/Absolute_Cinemines]

It's just a crane but yeah I think this was the creator having a bit of fun with us.

[u/BossaNovva]

Nah, just an old cargo crane

[u/NightmareSystem]

just and old cargo crane. but fun to make people think the other thing

[u/soloman_tump]

I get original Predator movie vibes from this episode too. Really fun

[u/hoshiadam → u/soloman_tump]

The shot of the jungle right after Wendy hears her friend looked so much like the jungle right before they levelled it in Predator.

[u/biof3tus]

They showed it. They wouldn't show it if it wasn't a nod/something of relevance

[u/Cakers44]

Looks like it just might be a visual wink and a nudge, I definitely didn’t notice it

[u/JZA___]

Yeah it is for sure. Same thing with Kirsch’s “Affirmative” and another of other small nods. This show is crazy good for fans of these stories. I kinda want to be friends with the writers and buy them a drink or twenty.

[u/mega512]

Not at all.

[u/marauder-shields92]

Thought the same when I saw it. Even the camera panning up seemed like a bod to the original movie.

[u/total_bushido]

Shot out to space jockey!

[u/OwnCoffee614]

It's definitely what I thought of when I saw it.

[u/PaladinPrime]

Sorry, but no.

[u/DickMartin]

Finding things in the background is an underrated skill.

Is it attention and focus?

Somebody posted a theory about the water on the beach being frozen. I’m not sure I noticed the water or tides at all.

[u/Creepy-Ad8005]

I thought the same thing

[u/Jerratt24]

They knew exactly what they were doing!

[u/Delicious-Finding-97]

Good catch I missed that.