FX/HuluThe truth of what happened on the USS Maginot will be revealed in Alien: Earth Episode 5, with the trailer promising Xenomorph carnage where nobody can hear them scream.
We spent a little bit of time aboard the USS Maginot in the first episode of Alien: Earth, with the premiere introducing the crew and giving us glimpses of the horrors that befell them as they hurtled out of space and into Prodigy City.
We know that it was a deep-space research vessel commissioned by Weyland-Yutani to find extra-terrestrial specimens – but how did things go so wrong? Did the eye midge get free? Did a facehugger latch itself onto one of the engineers?
All will be revealed next week – and best of all, Alien: Earth Episode 5 is titled, ‘In Space, No One…’
Alien: Earth Episode 5 trailer returns to the USS Maginot
Going by the trailer, Episode 5 will begin 17 days from the ship’s collision with Earth. Somehow, somewhere, creatures break out of their confinements and wreak havoc.
We only see a quick shot of Bear the Xenomorph, but after his unexpected demise in Episode 3, this will be the curtain call for the show’s first Xeno – and, presumably, another one will be introduced by the end of the series.
“One movie in one episode kinda vibe. I love it,” one viewer commented. “We get our favorite alien of all time back,” another wrote. “It looks like they’re gonna reveal what happened. What caused the ship to crash, and how did the crew die? This is gonna be interesting,” a third added.
FX/HuluThe official synopsis for next week’s episode is very brief, but it tells you everything you need to know: “An outer-space vessel in peril leads to a dangerous reckoning.”
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As for what will come after Episode 5, the series needs to explain Wendy’s connection to the Xenomorphs. In the closing scenes of Episode 4, she appears to replicate their language – and she even manages to pet a baby Xeno, which is unprecedented in the franchise.
Speaking to Decider, Hawley teased: “I mean, clearly it’s a matriarchy, clearly there’s a hive, clearly they’re drones, and clearly they can communicate on some level. Is it a pheromone? Is it telepathy? Is it a language we can hear, etc?
“Nothing is accidental to a kid, right? You know, everything feels meaningful. There’s a moment in the fourth hour where she’s like, ‘They chose me.’ Right? Which is not true. Right? They didn’t choose her. She just can hear them because of whatever hardware or software issue that she has.”
Before next week, find out how Alien: Earth fits into the Alien timeline, check out our breakdown of the Alien: Earth soundtrack so far, and find out how to watch Alien: Earth for free.