Alien: Earth (2025)

Why did the original "Alien" and follow up "Aliens", films work? The back story was far fetched certainly but it had a grittiness, a sense of realism, that denied disbelief. The characters were the sort of rough hewen, mature, resourceful people, you'd expect to find on a space freighter or in the military. It made sense. Now imagine mostly soft faced types, who feel like they belong teaching tutorials on a university campus or running a yoga class, in the same environment. Because that's what you get with "Aliens Earth". You could say its middle class leftist Californians, facing off again…

Two episodes in and it's ok at best. Good premise, but there's a real lack of tension and stakes. The main characters have plot armor: the xeno will tear apart a room of people in seconds but all the main characters get harmlessly thrown around or not attacked when there's a xeno around. The possibility of the xeno leaving the ship wreckage, being loose on Earth and multiplying is not even discussed and is not a source of tension. This feels like a complete misstep for a show called Alien: EARTH. On the flip side, references to previous films in the series don't feel as forced as Aliens: Romul…

Alien Earth is a bold and thrilling entry into the Alien universe, and for me, it feels like the franchise finally has fresh life. What makes this series stand apart are the incredible new creatures, not just variations of the familiar xenomorph, but entirely new designs that expand the mythology in ways that feel both terrifying and imaginative. Episode 5 deserves special mention. It plays like a self contained feature film, delivering more tension, atmosphere, and character work than many of the actual films in the franchise. I found myself completely immersed, unable to look away, which…