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It’s that time of the week where we gather round the campfire and discuss the latest episode of Alien: Earth. After last week’s flashback episode, we return to Wendy, the lost boys and corporate shenanigans.
Before I get onto the review of episode 6, I thought I would elaborate on a few of last week’s talking points. Spoilers alert!
‘GADonis’ pointed out that the crew of the Maginot seem to know a lot about the alien, such as its lifecycle and fast growth. I pointed out that they refer to it as a ‘xenomorph’ as if that is the established name for the species, which it isn’t. Did the crew learn about the species solely from their experiences when they found it (i.e, the hard way)? Did they then get to pick the name? It’s odd because it comes across as if the aliens were already a known species before this.
Was creepy pervert Teng an android? Teng has desires for a female crew member which indicates that he’s human, but it’s not a definitive test. As pointed out by ‘Hunt Stevenson,’ he could be A2 model and the A2s always were a bit twitchy. Teng is then killed by the alien, who in this show has mostly ignores synthetics. Also, Teng screams when it happens, and I’m not sure if synthetics react like that. On balance, I’m going with human. Not that it matters now – he’s dead.
On the subject of killing synthetics, ‘Magnus Greel’ posted an image of Bishop from Aliens after he had been ripped in half by the alien queen, presumably to counter the idea that aliens ignore synthetics. My view on this is that aliens absolutely will kill synthetics if they present a threat, but otherwise are happy to leave them alone as they don’t make viable hosts.
The evil eye is a plucky little fella.
Episode 6: The Fly
I presume the Alien: Earth episode 6 title refers to a new species of critter introduced this episode: insect-like flying creatures that spit acid. One of the characters finds this out the hard way following a series of utterly stupid decisions, which is par for the course for this show.
But he’s a kid, right? Kids do stupid stuff. It’s not bad writing. No sir.
The Fly may also refer to the Jeff Goldblum 1986 movie, but only if you’re reaching. Could the idea of two entities merging into one refer to Wendy and co?
Episode 6 of Alien: Earth brings together Kavalier and Yutani for the first time in a sit-down meeting. Kavalier arrives barefoot and puts his grubby feet on the table. Could this be Peter Pan reference number 898? I’m pretty sure Pan had dirty feet.
Anyway, Yutani tries to bribe Kavalier to return her alien specimens, but he says it’s not about the money. He’s a trillionaire. What could she possibly offer him?
Then she offers him $20 billion, and he accepts. Okay then.
There’s a caveat, of course. Kavalier can’t (won’t) hand them over until the six-week quarantine period is over. The meeting is a bit pointless, but I suppose it’s protocol. Yutani is going to have to use Morrow to invade Prodigy Island, which we knew anyway.
MVPs
Speaking of Morrow, he has a tense and tetchy elevator conversation with Kirsch. I’m guessing that the two MVPs of Alien: Earth have a big part to play in the finale. Neither are good guys – they’re corporate henchmen – but I’ve got a soft spot for Timothy Olyphant.
Kirsch is fully synthetic, and Morrow refers to him as an obsolete model, so he’s either an A2, like Ash from Alien, or an even older model (A1?). I’m betting A1s are even more twitchy than A2s.
It’s not clear what his endgame is, but Kirsch appears to be manipulating the containment security breaches that happen this episode, or at least he allows it to happen. It’s exactly what Morrow is trying to achieve – destabilisation of the facility. Morrow and Kirsch aren’t on the same side, but their goals are at least aligned on this.
Did you fart?
Cuck Boy
I haven’t spoken much about the lead hybrid scientists Dame Sylvia and her husband, Arthur. In this episode, Arthur refuses to wipe Nibs’ memory when asked to do so by Atom (Adrian Edmondson). Nibs is the hybrid who thought she was pregnant two episodes ago. That’s one way to end the trans storyline – a lobotomy.
Dame undermines her husband and agrees to perform the procedure. Atom then fires Arthur. Dame still goes through with it, despite being the only other person who can. She could have told Atom that she’ll only do it if Arthur is reinstated. But no.
Until now, there has been no indication that the two are having relationship issues. Dame exchanges a look with her husband, but not a single word, which is weak writing. Surely one of them has something to say on the matter.
Arthur was previously revealed to have a low sperm count and has been consistently portrayed as weak, so perhaps that’s all the explanation the show thinks is needed for why his wife has no respect for him.
Later on, Arthur gets his face hugged. No redemption arc for you, cuck.
Pictured: a cuck
Wendy Heel Turn?
Nibs’ memory is wiped. When she wakes up, Wendy is sat at her bedside and immediately tells her everything they just wiped! LOL.
Joe is plotting to get his sister off the island, but Wendy doesn’t want to go. She wants to stay and play with her pet alien. She’s started sympathising with it, saying it’s no worse than a human. Wendy also tells Dame that she doesn’t want to be a person anymore and doesn’t want to feel emotions. Could Wendy be heading for a heel turn?
Perhaps that’s what the episode subtitle The Fly refers to – Wendy is an amalgam of an artificial body and a human mind, but perhaps doing so creates a third being that’s neither of those things.
The show ends on a shot of the evil eye, still in the sheep, and still locked up. It doesn’t do much in this episode, but he’ll be back.
Overall, Alien: Earth episode 6 is another slow affair that doesn’t go very far but still takes a while to get there.
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