When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, “Wendy” (Sydney Chandler) and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat in FX’s Alien: Earth.
In the year 2120, the Earth is governed by five corporations: Prodigy, Weyland-Yutani, Lynch, Dynamic and Threshold. In this Corporate Era, cyborgs (humans with both biological and artificial parts) and synthetics (humanoid robots with artificial intelligence) exist alongside humans. But the game is changed when the wunderkind Founder and CEO of Prodigy Corporation unlocks a new technological advancement: hybrids (humanoid robots infused with human consciousness). The first hybrid prototype named “Wendy” marks a new dawn in the race for immortality. After Weyland-Yutani’s spaceship collides into Prodigy City, “Wendy” and the other hybrids encounter mysterious life forms more terrifying than anyone could have ever imagined.
I was able to sit down and watch Alien Earth on Hulu as its their first season. I liked the addition of the new aliens in the story such as the flying bugs and the alien that mimics an eye. The show had an extremely slow build throughout each episode that I did get bored a bit. I would be on my phone waiting for something interesting to show up. Then, on the season finale, it ends on a cliffhanger. A cliffhanger that doesn’t surprise you, but gives that ahhhh oh man. This could have been a decent show, I enjoyed the cast as there Lost Boys characters from Peter Pan. I felt it was just a drag on writing and pacing in each episode that had me at times bored.
Pro:
- New Aliens
- The alien that mimics an eye is pretty cool!
Con:
- Horrible ending
- The cliffhanger was not good enough and felt very underwhelmed.
- Slow Build
- The writing and pacing of each episode was extremely slow which brought boredom.
Rating: 6 out of 10
Watch Alien Earth on Hulu Season 1: https://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/alien-earth
