Even the perfect organism isn't immune to spoilers. This article discusses major plot details from the first two episodes of "Alien: Earth."
Science fiction has never been the easiest genre to get right. It takes a special alchemy of imagination, social commentary, and pure entertainment to deliver a movie or television show worthy of our time. That goes double in an environment where studios and decision-makers are throwing all their chips to the center of the table in favor of recognizable franchises and established IP over all else. Once upon a time, "Alien" and "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" represented the cutting edge of original sci-fi filmmaking. Nowadays, we have to settle for "Strange New Worlds" remaking old episodes of "The Next Generation" or "Stranger Things" tripling dow