In Space, No One...

While this show does have a few problems, it's written by the guy who created Fargo and Legion, 2 masterpieces of TV (only including the first 2 seasons of Fargo, not the whole show). A problem a lot of studios have these days is they hire completely inept writers to take over massive franchises, people that have no business being anywhere near them. Examples: Kathleen Kennedy for Star Wars, the Witcher show was an abomination, Rings of Power was garbage, and so many others, Harry Potter is probably next. This is not one of those situations. Noah Hawley is a legit top showrunner in the business.

So far Alien Earth has been pretty slow and there are some deficiencies in terms of the characters but overall it's definitely better than a lot of the haters are making it out to be. I think it's mainly a question of patience. If the show started out with episode 5 first and it grabbed people's attention right away the show would have more momentum but the payoff wouldn't have hit as hard so I prefer the way they structured the show. I'm confident the last 3 episodes are building up to blow everyone's minds. People don't have patience any more and I swear if Breaking Bad came out today it would be cancelled after 1 season because everyone would think it's slow and boring. The setup for the last part of the story is complete and I think Alien fans are in for a treat in the coming weeks.

Finally, a superb episode in Alien: Earth! We finally get to see what happened before the first episode, and honestly, this is the best installment of the new show so far.

Two things make it stand out: first, the events take place aboard a spaceship, and second, the episode is packed with non-stop references to earlier films in the franchise. There's a nod to almost every Alien movie, plus all the bizarre new creatures the show has introduced.

It's a formula similar to what Alien: Romulus (2024) used - and while some critics dismiss that as "picking the best parts from previous films and gluing them together," those proven elements undeniably hit home for fans. They certainly did for me.

Notably, while Romulus leaned more into Aliens (1986), this episode draws heavily from the original 1979 classic. For fans of the Alien saga, this episode is pure gold - it brings space back to space horror.

In an era of rehashing, redundant and repeatedly rebooting franchises this series has a new and refreshing feel reminiscent of the last predator film Prey. With relevant and current themes around tech and AI I really enjoyed the first few episodes as the characters are interesting and well cast.

The visuals and dialogue have been great and always on the edge of my seat on each episode and wanting the next one to come quicker to see where we are going next.

Franchise fan or new comer will enjoy and I look forward to seeing this become a series for many years to come with the richness of characters that could lead to intriguing sub plot stories.

Easily the best episode so far. A perfect balance of a gripping story, funny moments, and nostalgia for the original movie.

For me, the Alien franchise has always been about a monster in space, so I'm glad the creators went back to a ship to show the beginning of the story. Although, it would also be interesting to know where and how the crew collected this monstrous zoo?!

And how can you not love the eyeball? She's such a smart sweetheart.

This episode gave us the classic Alien chills, thrills and kept us on the hook even though we knew how exactly it's going to end. If the previous episodes were half as intelligently written and made as this one, the series would have been already considered one of the great sci-fis.

The eye in the goat was the creepiest moment among all the otherwise inane and bland previous episodes. This episode further expands the eye's capabilities, and I love it. I hope we get to see a longer battle between the eye and xenomorph in future.