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Was having Wendy communicate with the Xenomorph a good idea?

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Chris

AdminEngineerSeptember 30, 20251352 Views3 Replies

How did you feel about Wendy communicating with the Xenomorph?

Great concept, executed perfectly
31% (100 Votes)
Interesting idea, but was a bit weird
20% (65 Votes)
Terrible, it took away from the show
49% (161 Votes)
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Was having Wendy communicate with the Xenomorph a good idea?

Now that Alien: Earth has concluded and this being the first week without an episode, many of us have had time to digest the season and its finale. I'm wondering how everyone felt about Wendy’s ability to communicate with the Xenomorph and if they think it was a good idea to implement it into the series.

Personally, I'm not opposed to Synthetics being able to communicate with Aliens. I enjoyed David's early attempts at communicating with the Aliens in Covenant, but I did not like the execution of Wendy’s abilities in Earth. I didn't like how she was able to command it or communicate to it so clearly regardless of distance between her and the Xenomorph. My main gripe is the relationship it established between her and the Xenomorph – submitting the Xeno beneath her, at her beck and call. I would have much rather the Xenomorph had played along with Wendy to get free and then go on a murderous rampage.

What do you guys think?

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Neomorph
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Uuugghhhh....I don't like it at all (surprise surprise!) 

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It's another nail in the coffin for the Xenomorph terror factor and the (once) mystery surrounding the horrifying space entity. While the manner of how things are executed obviously can make a big difference in general (Ripley 8 and the Newborn connection and David 8 communicating with the tiny xeno baby and the adult neomorph worked better given the context and how the rest of both films were done respectively) it was both a terrible idea on paper AND shot on camera in the Earth series imo.

 

Maybe Wendy needs the surname "8" for it to be convincing har har. But seriously what were they thinking? Or pardon me mentioning it, smoking? She might as well have named the Xenomorph something Disney-cute like Skittles, Pebbles or why not Fido (plushie in stores soon!) since it was practically a dog at the end. 

 

I hated the domesticated velociraptors in Jurassic World (and Chris Pratts silly gesture with his arms 🫷🤨🫸) and I despise a tame Xenomorph even more. What's next? Xenomorph therapy sessions? Absolutely ridiculous. 

I hope I don't come across as negative! 

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Chris
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I'd bet what you said Neomorph is what most of us are thinking. I know I'm in the camp that didn't like the execution of it either. My biggest gripe is that it does diminish the "terror" factor of the Xenomorph. It dumbs down its essence and it's now left the once Perfect killing Organism, as nothing more than another attack dog for a deranged robot. It was painful to watch.

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It seems like a dumb idea, because it makes the Xeno into a joke

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