Current Events > Alien Earth Episode 6 topic (SPOILERS)

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New episode today

Noah Hawley fucking hates Elon Musk and his companies.

Probably my least favorite episode ngl. Still enjoyable but there was a lot of dumb shit that pulled me out.

I actually forgot about the new episode last night. Just watched it. Guess the dying had to start at some point.

Also, Wendy apparently didn't hear the facehugger attack. Can she only hear the one specific one? I thought in the first 2 episodes that she was hearing the grown xenomorph, but maybe she was hearing the egg. She doesn't seem to be hearing anything from the other eggs, or the facehugger now. Seemingly just the one specific Xenomorph.

That episode nearly put me to sleep. It is amazing that a lab that contains deadly organisms that could literally wipe out all life on the planet have absolutely no security at all. On top of that, the one guy bragged about how smart he was yet he was dumb enough to literally go into the containment unit that had already killed a hybrid and try to drag him out instead of immediately hitting an alarm.

Yeah, Arthur has been one of my favorite characters, just because of him actually recognizing and addressing what they're doing. But honestly, he deserved that.

Also, was pretty funny to see Slightly struggling to pull his body. I guess not all of them got super strength. But overall, this was a pretty hiring episode.

Man I was dreading going back to the worst characters around after the last episode was actually entertaining and it ended up being as expected. I just cannot care about any of these people. I am so sick of hearing Peter Pan quotes. My favorite character is the android somehow.

The decision making is just too unbelievable and this "secure" laboratory is horse shit. God I hate all of these characters. I think my "favorite" two are Kirsh and the fucking eyeball monster.

B18Champ posted...

That episode nearly put me to sleep. It is amazing that a lab that contains deadly organisms that could literally wipe out all life on the planet have absolutely no security at all. On top of that, the one guy bragged about how smart he was yet he was dumb enough to literally go into the containment unit that had already killed a hybrid and try to drag him out instead of immediately hitting an alarm.

The scientists think of them as their children in a lot of ways, at least the couple does. I think seeing one of them in that state would very believably override logic for a lot of people.

I liked the episode. Still have some problems with the storyline which is pretty hit and miss. But this was entertaining in everything goes wrong traditional Alien fashion. Kind of way.

1.I think we can put away the idea that somehow the eyeball monster is good that was going around the internet last week, right?

2.Nobody does dialogue confrontation scenes as well as Tim Olyphant. It is one of the reasons Justified and Deadwood were so great. The elevator was my favorite scene.

3.I dont recall seeing Babou Ceesay in anything else, but he is so great as Morrow. He was also great in the elevator scene, and has been for the whole series.

4.I am just not connecting much with the android characters, or the brother/sister bond with Wendy and Hermit. I dont know why.

Everything about Prodigy is a critique of the fast and loose, regulation-skirting, celebrity billionaire tech companies.

The obvious parallel is Elon Musk a man who regularly tries to ignore regulations or exploit them to his advantage. A guy who had saftey marking in his production facilities repainted from yellow because he didn't like how they looked. Who keeps blowing up rockets and creating environmental hazards for the people below. Who is currently in trouble because his shitty under-tested self-driving cars keep killing people. Prodigy feels stupid but frankly it doesn't feel unrealistically stupid. It feels about right for a company that doesn't believe in no. And has owner who who is just smart enough to think he is immune from consequences. Especially when the synth who is supposed to be monitoring the situation clearly has an agenda of his own.

I feel like Arthur was also believable dumb. His big characteristic is that he sees the Hybrids as the kids they are and genuinely cares about them as such. He didn't behave rationally in trying to rescue Issac, but he did behave how a lot of people would when they saw a dying child.

Smee and Curly seem to be the most well adjusted but Im curious if they will have a breakdown at the end.

Crimson_Corsair posted...

The decision making is just too unbelievable and this "secure" laboratory is horse shit. God I hate all of these characters. I think my "favorite" two are Kirsh and the fucking eyeball monster.

Yeah I guess if the eyeball counts he is also the only other character I care about besides the android.

Kirsch is in charge of security for the lab and was watching. He seems to be pretty ok with how things are currently progressing.

KogaSteelfang posted...

I actually forgot about the new episode last night. Just watched it. Guess the dying had to start at some point.

Also, Wendy apparently didn't hear the facehugger attack. Can she only hear the one specific one? I thought in the first 2 episodes that she was hearing the grown xenomorph, but maybe she was hearing the egg. She doesn't seem to be hearing anything from the other eggs, or the facehugger now. Seemingly just the one specific Xenomorph.

Wendy has been attempting to communicate in their hive mind connection long enough that they're aware that an interloper is listening in so it's possible they're being cautious and selective about when/how/what they communicate.

She's been chattering to the newborn Xeno since it first hatched so she might be imprinting a little bit on it, but the other facehuggers are already at their full maturity so they may reject an outsider that could stop them if she knew they were attacking people.

How can those flies eat Isaac? He has no biological matter. What part of him did they feed on?

Heineken14 posted...

Kirsch is in charge of security for the lab and was watching. He seems to be pretty ok with how things are currently progressing.

Unfortunately, he has to keep a low profile cause weyland yutani is planning an invasion. So for security, he has to wait for the right time to counter attack. At least, I hope that's what they are setting up. But also, I'm sure he didn't expect Isaac to die.

As far as characters go, yeah I agree I don't really like anyone. I guess I like the android and the eye lol but this show is like a 6/10 for me. An entertaining 6/10 but there is a lot of things I don't like. But, honestly. Its good enough.

The eye is an interesting creature but I am not sure why some people thought it was good. Its clearly a predator and has no problem killing threats or prey

Zikten posted...

How can those flies eat Isaac? He has no biological matter. What part of him did they feed on?

He was feeding them rocks and metals it looked like. That immediately clued me in that they might be the one creature in the collection dangerous to synths.

Though I did think they'd consume more of him.

Zikten posted...

The eye is an interesting creature but I am not sure why some people thought it was good. Its clearly a predator and has no problem killing threats or prey

I think ascribing good or bad descriptions to a intelligent creature that otherwise cannot speak to give light to her motives is premature.

But if it is as intelligent as it seems, then from its point of view it was stolen from its planet by strangers, locked in a tube for decades and has now been locked back up again. It might be anti-human, but it's hard to argue it is bad for trying to escape.