takes them to earth

The great novelty of ‘Alien: Earth’, the Alien series that FX (and therefore, almost safely, here Disney+) will premiere in summer, is that as it is not cut to announce from the first second and the initial teasers, It will pass on the planet Earth. Fans of the long -distance franchise know that it is not a new idea, but the really difficult question to answer is … Is it a good idea?

How on earth? The only information about how one or more xenomorphs get to Earth is that of the official synopsis, which takes place two years before what we saw in the foundational ‘Alien: the eighth passenger’: “When a mysterious spacecraft crashes into The land, a young woman and a diverse group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face to face with the greatest threat of the planet “

They are among us. The creator of the series, Noah Hawley (also creator of ‘Fargo’ or ‘Legion’, that is, unbeatable credentials), has begun to drop clues On what awaits us, that to start it can be in the origin of the Xenomorph: “The funniest thing for me was to commit to the creature, contribute my own ideas to the design without touching the silhouette, which is sacrosananta. But some of the elements , as we know, depending on the host, they report what the final creature is. What kind of creature can the host be to be so scary? A wild animal? Or something beyond what we know?

Your first time on Earth? The novelty about the xenomorph on Earth is only relative, because it already flirted or investigated in the idea on previous occasions. With a view to a fifth installment that was never filmed, in ‘Alien: Resurrection’ ended up landing in a devastated, almost deserted land. In comicsminiseries such as ‘Aliens: War against Earth’, ‘Aliens: Genocide’ or ‘Aliens: No Exit’ pass during xenomorphic invasions on Earth, although they do not strictly belong to the classic canon. Finally, the two great ‘Alien vs. Predator ‘pass on Earth, but ‘Prometheus’ and’ Covenant‘They were taken from the canon, so officially belong to a temporary line other than the main series.

And is it a good idea? It is a relevant question, although complicated to answer because we still do not know when the xenomorphs will land on Earth. Will it be a post-nuclear and desolate planet, as expected ‘resurrection’ and whose fateful destination other films of the saga refer? Maybe there are mutants and monsters in that moor, of which the monster is used? Are we going to see this summer a ‘rulout’ with xenomorphs?

The previous one. ‘Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem ‘came out of his crazy (and very brave) idea of ​​taking the xenomorphs no less than the earth in the present thanks to his absolute shamelessness: it seemed an Italian film of the eighties, more than an official sequel, it is To say, it was more ‘pollution: Alien invades the earth’ than ‘aliens’. (It’s praise). Is it a good idea, in any case? On paper, no: if we lose the claustrophobic atmosphere, retrofuturism and accounts back because the ship is going to explode, perhaps too many defining elements of the franchise are falling. When we have more details about Hawley’s plans, it will be time to comment with property, but for the moment, the beards nerve.

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