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Did you see the first episode of Alien: Earth? (sh.itjust.works)
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I was looking forward to it, but the first episode was meh.

Spoilers follow.

I like the set up: the trillionaire, the Weyland-Yutani ship crashing in Prodigy territory, the experimental hybrids, and the aliens.

But it didn't come together. The rescue peeps carrying pulse rifles seemed incongruous. The medic didn't really medic (except for the sticker on the fridge, I guess). The main hybrid sticking a paper cutter blade on her back was goofy. And the soliloquy from the synth seemed a few episodes too early.

The adult actors playing kids seems like a recipe for cringe.

But I'll give it a few more episodes.

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[–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago

You're right about the tension. I feel like it's hard to build that on a small screen, where people can pause the show or wander off. But I'm sure other shows have done it.

I tried to enjoy the bits of it that worked for me: the aesthetic, the sci-fi tropes, and the nostalgia of the first couple of Alien movies. I'm not sure that'll be enough to keep me watching the whole series, but I'll watch ep2.

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