Heavy makeup
There is definitely some... Atmosphere here. Not everywhere, only in some scenes, but when you see it - you see it, and it can feel reminiscent of the original movie. But is it enough to cover up all the stupidity of the plot? Seeing reviews, I guess it is, but I guess those people prefer women with tons of makeup as well, so that could explain some things, too.
Quite a few people said that the first few minutes, feel very nostalgic. So nostalgic, that some highlighted that there was smoking. I have not even thought about it before, but, indeed, there is not much smokers in movies or TV shows now. That's not a bad thing, but smoking on a starship was one of those little things in "Alien" that made it feel more "real". Having it in the series helped with the atmosphere. They also seemed to find quite a good balance with keeping tech retro, but at the same time a bit more up-to-date to what we have now. That is... Until the plot happens.
How come no one on the whole planet saw a giant ship coming close to it? Real Earth is able to detect smaller objects like months before they reach Earth, why this Earth can't do that? How are they capable of space travel without ability to detect objects in space? Or is it a social commentary on corporations? Like, corporations ruling this Earth are so against any redundancies that do not produce profit into their CEOs' pockets, that completely dismantle any defensive tech. I do not think our Earth corporates are that stupid. Right? Right? Although, they are pushing for AI everywhere, so maybe they are?
Because sending children to that ship is practically equivalent to that. Yes, the show tries to justify that, saying that it's an experiment to see how they will react and how they will handle themselves, but... That's stupid even from purely financial perspective. These children are expensive assets now, and I would assume losing one would be costly. Even if not, it would still be detrimental to the overall experiment. Obviously, testing would be required anyway, thus there will be risks, but you would not use all of the assets at once specifically because of the risks.
I could not bare watching this, after all. Again, there are some aspects that look quite good, but they are as the aforementioned makeup: do not compensate for the (potentially) empty head. Especially, when that head does not know how to behave itself in society even, similar to these xenomorphs. Seriously, it felt like everyone forgot how xenomorphs used to behave originally. They were not murdering machines, they were copulating machines. They needed other lifeforms to impregnate them, not kill. Yes, some animals can kill for fun, but these are definitely not cats, otherwise a bunch of soldiers sent for the rescue mission would be able to deal with them. Although, these soldiers are... Yeah, they do not look like soldiers, really. But maybe HR was replaced by AI in this world, too.
Overall, not a fan. Not finishing the series, simply because I do need at least somewhat sensible plot. And if I want to watch sister with some complex with her brother, I would better watch some anime like Oreimo, because at least that one was funny. For a few moments, that do look atmospheric and even somewhat cool, and Tool song (although completely misplaced and misused) I will give this show a 4/10, but don't think it deserves more than that.
Quite a few people said that the first few minutes, feel very nostalgic. So nostalgic, that some highlighted that there was smoking. I have not even thought about it before, but, indeed, there is not much smokers in movies or TV shows now. That's not a bad thing, but smoking on a starship was one of those little things in "Alien" that made it feel more "real". Having it in the series helped with the atmosphere. They also seemed to find quite a good balance with keeping tech retro, but at the same time a bit more up-to-date to what we have now. That is... Until the plot happens.
How come no one on the whole planet saw a giant ship coming close to it? Real Earth is able to detect smaller objects like months before they reach Earth, why this Earth can't do that? How are they capable of space travel without ability to detect objects in space? Or is it a social commentary on corporations? Like, corporations ruling this Earth are so against any redundancies that do not produce profit into their CEOs' pockets, that completely dismantle any defensive tech. I do not think our Earth corporates are that stupid. Right? Right? Although, they are pushing for AI everywhere, so maybe they are?
Because sending children to that ship is practically equivalent to that. Yes, the show tries to justify that, saying that it's an experiment to see how they will react and how they will handle themselves, but... That's stupid even from purely financial perspective. These children are expensive assets now, and I would assume losing one would be costly. Even if not, it would still be detrimental to the overall experiment. Obviously, testing would be required anyway, thus there will be risks, but you would not use all of the assets at once specifically because of the risks.
I could not bare watching this, after all. Again, there are some aspects that look quite good, but they are as the aforementioned makeup: do not compensate for the (potentially) empty head. Especially, when that head does not know how to behave itself in society even, similar to these xenomorphs. Seriously, it felt like everyone forgot how xenomorphs used to behave originally. They were not murdering machines, they were copulating machines. They needed other lifeforms to impregnate them, not kill. Yes, some animals can kill for fun, but these are definitely not cats, otherwise a bunch of soldiers sent for the rescue mission would be able to deal with them. Although, these soldiers are... Yeah, they do not look like soldiers, really. But maybe HR was replaced by AI in this world, too.
Overall, not a fan. Not finishing the series, simply because I do need at least somewhat sensible plot. And if I want to watch sister with some complex with her brother, I would better watch some anime like Oreimo, because at least that one was funny. For a few moments, that do look atmospheric and even somewhat cool, and Tool song (although completely misplaced and misused) I will give this show a 4/10, but don't think it deserves more than that.
- simbiat
- Aug 22, 2025