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[Nocty]

so what the hell is the little octopus eyeball supposed to be doing exactly? it takes over the host via it's brain cord to the eyeball and then what?

 

[Alex11]

It's been a while since I watched Fargo the TV series. I remember thinking it was well made and written. But did characters in that make idiotic decisions? I know some in the movie did.

What I'm getting at is that maybe Noah Hawley learned he could lean on characters making dumb decisions to move a story forward from Fargo, but that doesn't translate as well to characters in the Alien universe.

Even Alien relied on characters making dumb decisions, but still believable, like everyday worker dumb decisions.

From Aliens onward I think it started to be more than just dumb everyday decisions, I mean, from what point do these decisions become more than dumb and just straight idiotic to even laughable?

 

[Alex11]

Hope no one takes it personally, but the 1st point with Peter Pan references is more obvious than 10 whores swearing in a church.

 

[poppabk]

So GAF, is this worth watching?

Yeah as long as you have the ability to watch it without instinctively applying 4 decades of ripping apart Alien franchise movies.

 

[Pejo]

I couldn't even make it through the first episode. The female lead is like nails on a chalkboard to me. I started souring on the show the minute she did the "UGH WHAT ARE THESE BOOBS?!?" bit.

To those of you still watching though, I genuinely hope it gets better for your sakes.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I couldn't even make it through the first episode. The female lead is like nails on a chalkboard to me. I started souring on the show the minute she did the "UGH WHAT ARE THESE BOOBS?!?" bit.

To those of you still watching though, I genuinely hope it gets better for your sakes.

I'm just watching the show due to eventual shit going down and the body horror

 

[Pejo]

I'm just watching the show due to eventual shit going down and the body horror

When they had the alien do a slow walking backwards double take of the guy in the command room, I threw my hands up and audibly yelled "what the fuck is this?" They didn't even let me enjoy the one scene with an alien in it.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

When they had the alien do a slow walking backwards double take of the guy in the command room, I threw my hands up and audibly yelled "what the fuck is this?" They didn't even let me enjoy the one scene with an alien in it.

Yeah I do admit that part made me crack up

 

[BadBurger]

That Eye Octopus is so cool and I like the way it infest it's host

We are around halfway through this season and I hope shit starts to hit the fan by the end of next episode

I am pretty sure

Spoiler: Just a guess, minor spoiler maybe

Boy CEO is going to get eaten by an alien

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I am pretty sure

Spoiler: Just a guess, minor spoiler maybe

Boy CEO is going to get eaten by an alien

I hope Mark Zuckerberg kicks the bucket

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

so what the hell is the little octopus eyeball supposed to be doing exactly? it takes over the host via it's brain cord to the eyeball and then what?

The writers don't know either, but somehow its highly intelligent for making a goat stand up on its back legs lol

 

[kpopSuperstar]

My biggest problem is not the weird behavior of the Xenomorph or how it seems to be a sci-fi drama with some aliens, but the lack of reactions of the characters.

People don't talk to each about the alien. It's like a causual friday and aliens is just some common thing. I can't remember one conversation between Joe and Wendy about the murder alien that has tried to kill them several times.

It's like nobody is scared and nobody cares.

 

[FatallyYours]

My biggest problem is not the weird behavior of the Xenomorph or how it seems to be a sci-fi drama with some aliens, but the lack of reactions of the characters.

People don't talk to each about the alien. It's like a causual friday and aliens is just some common thing. I can't remember one conversation between Joe and Wendy about the murder alien that has tried to kill them several times.

It's like nobody is scared and nobody cares.

You've obviously never been in a life threatening situation before, it's scientifically proven that all you need to do is watch Ice Age or reminisce about 1 very specific baseball match from decades ago and all your mental health issues will be resolved

 

[Ulysses 31]

The writers don't know either but somehow its highly intelligent for making a goat stand up on it back legs lol

Obviously they're working towards that eye thing taking over a human in the future.

 

[Insane Metal]

Anyone else thinks the scientist is going to be killed? You know, the one who's actually a scientist.

 

[Trilobit]

Just watched episode 4 and it's probably the best one so far. I liked how creepy the redhead with her pregnancy was, completely unstable. I still think that the Indian dude with the Weyland-man is the weakest part of the show and would have preferred to have seen the inevitable fuckups to have originated from Prodigy itself only. But the whitehaired android intercepting the conversations makes that storyline a little bit better, especially if he just lets things happen for his own reasons. I also like that the scientist actually wants to do something and suspects that things are about to go apeshit in the future. I get so bored when every character in a show or movie acts super retarded and without any sense of self-preservation so this hints at somewhat skilled writers.

Right now I feel intrigued enough to keep watching the show and I hope it builds up to something exciting and worthwhile.

 

[Nocty]

The writers don't know either, but somehow its highly intelligent for making a goat stand up on its back legs lol

yeah I mean, my gosh. I am enjoying the show but these new alien designs are pretty shitty.

 

[bighugeguns]

The pacing is infuriatingly stupid. FX corpo twats. Editing for tiktok addicts. Couldn't make it past the first 15 minutes, pissed that I resubscribed to Disney plus for this.