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.

What an amazing episode showing what happened to the crew. I wished for this the moment episode 1 sped things up and showing ahead of this. Introduction to the new creatures were awesome. Crew all played their parts magnificently. I want more like this and am not looking forward to going back to the adult children bots.

This Episode answered many questions. And was Executed with finesse . Was on equal par with the Original Alien movie. So intense . So far season 1 has been weak with no dramatic structure. The Character Morrow grows more interesting and this episode reveal a side of him not revealed Before . If u lost interest in the series ... you must watch this episode . Let us hope Alien:Earth continues to bounce back .

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.

This is a strong horror-focused chapter that does a very good job portraying events on board the Maginot before those shown in the episode Neverland.

As we already know the outcome for the ship and most of the characters on board, there is only so much tension to be generated. However, the filmmakers use the space tics and ocellus well to keep the atmosphere suitably creepy and sustain the suspense. Additionally, the mystery of the saboteur and how it connects to the overarching narrative unfolds nicely.

For me, the development of the character Morrow is a highlight. The writers have drip-fed information about him so far, and here we are given a sufficient amount to keep the arc interesting.

There are likely to be eyebrows raised in relation to the xenomorph scenes. I anticipate words like inconsistency and phrases like plot armour being used to describe certain moments. That being said, their presence is still nightmare fuel, but maybe not as potent when it shares the chamber with a variety of other horrors.

What will frustrate most is the lack of caution shown by certain characters in key moments that stretches plausibility to the limit. It depends on how seriously you take fictional stories.