Television ALIEN: EARTH (Premieres August 12, 2025)

[Madmick]

After a fantastic start, I'm disliking the show more and more every episode. If you're going to have a super serious tone, you better tighten the story and plug the holes because our viewing standards are also raised higher. The show is not terrible but for me it has settled from great to fairly good/decent.

Hermit is the only "good" character left I'm rooting for (and the eyeball alien). Marcy letting out that Xenomorph to slaughter the staff felt off for me and disproportionate to what she perceived were Prodigy's offenses. Why didn't Marcy try to get the remaining boys for their escape?

Marcy's last dramatic line "What did you do??" was so bad and felt so forced. Acting was fine, it was just the way it was delivered.

The only defense of this I could offer, not that I'm inclined to defend it, I though it was all pretty poor, too, would be to speculate the very fact it doesn't add up is a clue the writers are using to hint towards some of the speculations previously made by others in this thread: that Marcy may be more synth/A.I. than successfully transplanted human consciousness. Or even if she was successfully transplanted, not just a reservoir of memories, her synthetic shell is already beginning to warp that humanity.

Because it's baked into Aliens throughout the franchise that synths will often treat human lives as disposable. They tend to see themselves as superior, and even Xenomorphs as superior forms of organic life to us. She treats the humans who work for both corporations as having zero value. She murders them. But she freaks out at her own brother when he shocks(kills?) a fellow synth. When she reacted to the news Tootles was killed by the bugs, she is shocked at the possibility, saying it shouldn't be possible, because they are "special". It's like she's already evolving this view that they are superior, somehow.

Alternatively, it could just be that she is a child, and children tend to reflect the moral temperature of those around them. So she is being warped by the people raising her. With the exception of Arthur and his wife, they're all horrible people. She's already reflecting that.

One final alternative is that something weird is going on with her resonant harmony with the Xenomorphs. The show has already put in some work showing how weird it is. Whatever that force is could be what is pushing her into callousness.

 

[Hog-train]

Calling it now. The eyeball will take over a Xenomorph in the finale and save everyone's lives.

 

[Madmick]

Calling it now. The eyeball will take over a Xenomorph in the finale and save everyone's lives.

Well, if it does, it will be incidental to its selfish motives. Nothing about that alien's behavior so far has suggested it is not every bit as savage as the other species from its planet, or to be fair, than the worst-of-humanity running the corporations, including the robots.

It sees, it murders. It hasn't used its intelligence at any point to try to establish a rapport with humans, as it certainly would know by now humans are intelligent, to appeal to a moral sensibility of which intelligent creatures are capable. It seems to accept a dog-eat-dog approach to the universe. There is no morality. I'm a prisoner because they are in control. Don't waste time negotiating. Wait for an opportunity to turn the tables. Then kill.

 

[Hog-train]

Well, if it does, it will be incidental to its selfish motives. Nothing about that alien's behavior so far has suggested it is not every bit as savage as the other species from its planet, or to be fair, than the worst-of-humanity running the corporations, including the robots.

It sees, it murders. It hasn't used its intelligence at any point to try to establish a rapport with humans, as it certainly would know by now humans are intelligent, and that it could appeal to a moral sensibility of which intelligent creatures are capable. It seems to accept a dog-eat-dog approach to the universe. There is no morality. I'm a prisoner because they are in control. Don't waste time negotiating. Wait for an opportunity to turn the tables. Then kill.

Ok it will take over and wreck shit up. I see it first controlling a human next episode, then hop into a Xenomorph once that human body is inevitably killed.

 

[Madmick]

Ok it will take over and wreck shit up.

If it does, they foreshadowed it. It certainly didn't behave like it was unfamiliar with the Xenomorph in that episode showing how the crew lost control of the Weyland-Yutani ship, and it definitely wasn't afraid of it, either. It appeared to pursue it.

 

[HenryFlower]

eyeball is easily the mvp of the series so far

90s alt-rock end credits needle drops have not been good

 

[JBSchroeds]

After a fantastic start, I'm disliking the show more and more every episode. If you're going to have a super serious tone, you better tighten the story and plug the holes because our viewing standards are also raised higher. The show is not terrible but for me it has settled from great to fairly good/decent.

Hermit is the only "good" character left I'm rooting for (and the eyeball alien). Marcy letting out that Xenomorph to slaughter the staff felt off for me and disproportionate to what she perceived were Prodigy's offenses. Why didn't Marcy try to get the remaining boys for their escape?

Marcy's last dramatic line "What did you do??" was so bad and felt so forced. Acting was fine, it was just the way it was delivered.

I think they're showing Marcy losing whatever humanity she may have had. She was disturbed by Isaac's death. She was really pissed off about what the researchers did to Nibs's memory ("What if you're the problem?"). And then there's the graveyard scene where she seems to be trying to convince herself she's still human ("We're still here"), which was immediately undermined by Nibs ("I don't think I am..."). All the while she's been bonding with the xenos in a way she hasn't shown with any of the humans, even her brother.

 

[shunyata]

If it does, they foreshadowed it. It certainly didn't behave like it was unfamiliar with the Xenomorph in that episode showing how the crew lost control of the Weyland-Yutani ship, and it definitely wasn't afraid of it, either. It appeared to pursue it.

It charged with intent to kill, then tried to make the human host bite directly into the throat pipes of the xeno.

Wonder if eyeball bro is acid resistant, otherwise burrowing into the xeno's head wouldn't be the smart move.

Either way, will finish the season just to see where the eyeball is going.


Hopefully the season does not end with simply nuking the island for containment purposes.

 

[MDoza]

The main thing keeping me watching this show now is to see just how bad it gets.

Who is even the protagonist in this show? Virtually no character is likeable or interesting aside from Eyeball.

Wendy is essentially Legion-lite. Mentally disturbed, can do virtually anything at any time (but only when the plot requires it, why didn’t she just turn off the trackers on her own?), shows little concern for the lives for others. Communicate with/command Aliens, control all technology, superhuman strength and speed.. they already mentioned her potential to discover faster-than-light travel, so I won’t be shocked if she starts teleporting soon.

Idk, maybe they are just doing the thing where they make everyone unappealing so we are happy when they die. That’s all I can hope for at this point.

 

[TribalDrumz]

Imagine watching Alien 1979 on full surround sound 4k and then watching this certified hipster cheesy version show.

 

[Halifax]

Calling it now. The eyeball will take over a Xenomorph in the finale and save everyone's lives.

More likely it takes over Kavalier I think

Xenomorph's don't have eyesockets and unless it's immune to acid, I don't see it getting in one.

The one time we saw them on screen together it reacted with extreme hostility to the xeno, using its human cloak to go full attack, indicating familiarity.

They might be from the same planet for all we know lol.

I still wanna know what the plant does.

 

[JBSchroeds]

The main thing keeping me watching this show now is to see just how bad it gets.

Who is even the protagonist is this show? Virtually no character is likeable or interesting aside from Eyeball.

Wendy is essentially Legion-lite. Mentally disturbed, can do virtually anything at any time (but only when the plot requires it, why didn’t she just turn off the trackers on her own?), shows little concern for the lives for others. Communicate with/command Aliens, control all technology, superhuman strength and speed.. they already mentioned her potential to discover faster-than-light travel, so I won’t be shocked if she starts teleporting soon.

Idk, maybe they are just doing the thing where they make everyone unappealing so we are happy when they die. That’s all I can hope for at this point.

Logically, probably didn't know they existed.
Narratively, science dude needed something plot-relevant to do on his way out the door.

 

[Hog-train]

More likely it takes over Kavalier I think

Xenomorph's don't have eyesockets and unless it's immune to acid, I don't see it getting in one.

The one time we saw them on screen together it reacted with extreme hostility to the xeno, using its human cloak to go full attack, indicating familiarity.

They might be from the same planet for all we know lol.

I still wanna know what the plant does.

In the comics, the Xenomorph Prime home planet has many animals immune to their acid.

Xenomorph Prime: A Guide To The Alien Homeworld

Xenomorph Prime is the elusive Alien Homeworld which has been shown little in the Alien games and comic books. Including information from Aliens: Female War and Aliens: Genocide

www.avpcentral.com

 

[Halifax]

In the comics, the Xenomorph Prime home planet has many animals immune to their acid.

Xenomorph Prime: A Guide To The Alien Homeworld

Xenomorph Prime is the elusive Alien Homeworld which has been shown little in the Alien games and comic books. Including information from Aliens: Female War and Aliens: Genocide

www.avpcentral.com

Guess we will see if the showrunner wants it.

But the showrunner said he was ignoring everything except alien and aliens and pretending everything else doesn't exist and creating his own sandbox, so I dunno.

 

[MDoza]

Logically, probably didn't know they existed.
Narratively, science dude needed something plot-relevant to do on his way out the door.

when her brother tells her he wants to escape, she tells him that they all have trackers. then he tells her that the scientist guy turned them off. so she definitely knew about them.

 

[Aegon Spengler]

Guess we will see if the showrunner wants it.

But the showrunner said he was ignoring everything except alien and aliens and pretending everything else doesn't exist and creating his own sandbox, so I dunno.

Yeah, I heard he said he didn’t understand Prometheus.

I mean, the astronauts made bad decisions in that movie but nothing about it was particularly hard to understand… there were some mysteries I guess but the engineers are a great addition to the lore

 

[Halifax]

Yeah, I heard he said he didn’t understand Prometheus.

I mean, the astronauts made bad decisions in that movie but nothing about it was particularly hard to understand… there were some mysteries I guess but the engineers are a great addition to the lore

Didn't like or agree with Prometheus or the direction is what i read

He wants to Halloween 2018 the story which is fine

 

[lowlife]

I'm enjoying it. I think you guys are overthinking everything, it's not like this franchise always makes sense or follows some kind of well thought out timeline. Or maybe I'm just that big of a sci-fi and Alien/Predator fan that I'll take whatever I can get lol.

 

[Motivated BJ Penn]

90s alt-rock end credits needle drops have not been good

Cant stand that shit, its soo cheezy, like a CW show

 

[Bob Gray]

Altogether, I still dig the show, but yeah, plenty to criticize. Im not big on talking to Xenos at all. I dont like the development. I thnk as an idea it could work, but this isnt working. Bad show.

But I still dig the world building and character interactions, and overall the aliens are interesting. Eyeball alien has become my favorite goddamn character in the show. Good show.

Xeno killing so many people effortlessly is lame. Bad show.

Timothy Olyphant is awesome. Good show.

I'm still looking forward to every episode and and future developments and seasons. Good show.

Goddamn, Babou Ceesay is a fucking star. Good show.

WTF is this music. Bad show.,


Overall I like more than I dislike and theres plenty of criticisms to go around. But I still enjoy it I can see it only improving as time goes on. Overall, Good Show.