No spoilers.
Alien: Earth episode 5 -
I expected an episode like this with a similar twist, and as soon as the episode started I knew I was right.
What I did not expect was for their implementation of it to be near perfection.
What an episode. Watch at night.
Alien: Earth episode 5 -
I expected an episode like this with a similar twist, and as soon as the episode started I knew I was right.
What I did not expect was for their implementation of it to be near perfection.
What an episode. Watch at night.
*slightly spoilery*
A wonderful display of the failure of capitalism.
Regardless of the ill-advised mission, 2 things were clear:
1) the crew was not sufficiently trained. So. Many. Obvious. Fuck ups.
2) if the crew was paid *what they deserve,* none of this happens.
A wonderful display of the failure of capitalism.
Regardless of the ill-advised mission, 2 things were clear:
1) the crew was not sufficiently trained. So. Many. Obvious. Fuck ups.
2) if the crew was paid *what they deserve,* none of this happens.
Underpaid, undertrained crew saves, let's say $500M.
Recover specimen from ship landing on foreign territory: hundreds of billions? At least?
Value of every human caught up as a result: priceless (as in, approximately $0)
Recover specimen from ship landing on foreign territory: hundreds of billions? At least?
Value of every human caught up as a result: priceless (as in, approximately $0)
The second episode slaughter of the "elite baroque" party by the alien even more poignant.
No matter how rich you think you are, you're just a pawn to someone richer.
No matter how rich you think you are, you're just a pawn to someone richer.
Bigger spoilers:
"Boy Kavalier would call me, we run in the same circles"
Bitch he orchestrated this crash on top of you and guess what? He don't give a fuck.
"Boy Kavalier would call me, we run in the same circles"
Bitch he orchestrated this crash on top of you and guess what? He don't give a fuck.
They found out quickly thereafter.
Humans are food still, Kirsh.
To trillionaires.
Let's eat them first.
To trillionaires.
Let's eat them first.
This show is way, way better at demonstrating the evils of capitalism than the Boys ever could.
If you haven't watched, this sounds contradictory. But literally either 1 or 2 would have prevented this.
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