Contains spoilers for "Alien: Earth" Season 1, Episode 2 — "Mr. October"

The "Alien" franchise has more than enough pop culture clout to simply reference itself with callbacks to previous entries at this point. Yet, in Episode 2 of the new, critically acclaimed series, "Alien: Earth," there's a major visual homage to another franchise — specifically, Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead" trilogy.

The tribute occurs when a xenomorph plans on tackling Hermit (Alex Lawther) into oblivion for getting too close to its eggs. The alien's point of view is represented by a rushing, screaming camera shot that shows it approaching its victim at top speed without revealing any of the alien itself. The rushing, running camera, the screaming sound effects, and even the flickering lights are all representative of wh

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