Neverland

I'm sorry to say this, because I had high expectations, but the first episode feels like it was written and directed by kids.

Maybe it's a show for kids?

The initial and subsequent infodumps are over the top, and the information could have been spread throughout the episode to avoid soporific lengthiness.

The characters lack bite, except for Wendy, who redeems herself a bit in the finale. Disappointed.

I honestly don't understand the naysayers. Alien: Earth (Neverland) feels like a return to what made the first two movies so great. Noah Hawley has clearly done his homework; all the little details are there, down to the same computer sounds and retro-futuristic items we remember from Alien and Aliens. The atmosphere has that same old school awesomeness while also carrying Hawley's high artistic ambitions in editing, cinematography, and pacing.

No distracting or heavy-handed messaging, just a gripping and intriguing story so far. It's both respectful to the legacy of the franchise and fresh in its execution. Suspenseful, visually stunning, and exciting; exactly what I was hoping for.

If the rest of the season keeps this up, we're in for something special.

As an introductory episode, I think it's spectacular. I love that Ridley Scott is continuing his legacy within this series, and that Disney has the budget to amend his desires for it xD. Jokes aside, I am extremely excited for this show as a whole, the cast, acting, VFX, CGI, budget, and authenticity to the Alien franchise all seems on track and I'm all for it! Excited to see where this goes, all in all, episode 1, banger! Enjoy and goodluck!

Greetings from Lithuania.

"Alien: Earth" was my most anticipated show of 2025. I do not watch TV series mostly in general due to time restrictions, but couldn't resist to watch a first series even within my favorite franchise ever - "Alien". I'm a massive fan of the universe - own majority of the films on 4K disks, played "Isolation" many times and etc. - "Aliens" is my favorite film of all time. So i was all in for "Alien: Earth".

The first episode called "Neverland" was everything i hoped for a new Alien stuff, from creators of brilliant if sometimes uneven series "Fargo". I highly enjoyed this episode. No spoilers - but will say that it is set in a new location for the franchise - Earth. I really enjoyed the set up, the not by a book characters, script that is clearly was written not by AI. It is different from what we have seen in "Aliens" before, thanks to a fresh perspective that creator brought here. And yet the opening scene left me breathless with how they recreated opening of first film.

Overall, first episode was a breath of fresh air considering long running Alien franchise, yet it felt somehow familiar - and in the best way possible. Great opening of hopefully great series.

A ship crash lands on earth. No defenses, no early warning, no nothing.

The 'First Responders' search and rescue team come armed to the teeth, not carrying stretchers and medical supplies, but Guns at the ready.

The ship that has pelted from space on an out of control crash land into a functioning city, lands pretty much intact, more like a car that has had a minor ding.

The interior of the crashed ship looks like a freshly set up movie set, microscopes, desk lamps, and stationary sit on a bench top unaffected by the crash, or even mild turbulence of re-entry, defying the law of logic and physics.

Who wrote this stuff and figured out the space logic?