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Alien: Earth - Episode 5 'In Space, No One...'
🕑 Added 2025-09-08 05:00:09 +0000 UTCEpisode 5 of Alien: Earth takes us back to the beginning. We wondered when we'd see the crew of the Maginot again and here they are, revealed in all their flawed, incompetent glory. An episode that details how we got from the first 10 minutes of episode 1 (everyone wakes up and banters over breakfast) to 20 minutes later in episode 1 (everyone dies).
It's classic Alien basically - a crew of increasingly panicked humans being picked off one-by-one, either by deadly extra-terrestrials or their own stupidity.
We also learn more about the backstory of Security Officer Morrow, plus a dramatic twist reveals the true cause of the Maginot's 'accidental' plummet into Prodigy territory on Earth. It's one heck of an episode and sets things up nicely for the final three episodes of the season.
Comments
Jennifer
I'm now all caught up! I could have done with another fucking hour of this episode, man. This was great. I agree-- the crew is shit. This must be 3rd strain shift crew or something. I'm not a scientist, and certainly not for 50 years on a ship, coming in and out of cryo, but I would fucking PUT LIDS ON SHIT. Are you nuts? Goddamn, people, get it together. Even the EYEBALL CREATURE has my back on this -- she tapped on the fuckin' glass like "brooooo, the tick is out!" Utter shit. I found it slightly jarring that the Xeno went from human in a suit to a CG creature. I had wondered how Morrow's story would come together, and it's actually quite a simple one, and the motivation makes perfect sense. Like a fuckin nerd, I also paused to read Estelle's letters and to find that she died when Morrow was only 8/9 years into a 65 year tour throws that into even sharper relief. I like it. This episode was great. Also, I'm all in on The Eye 🙈. She's my favorite. The way she tapped on the glass, the grace with which she flies toward the open door, the genius to recognize her case wasn't secure. Chefs kiss. I hope her adventure is fruitful. 🤣
Alexpsx
Heard good things about this show
