Reel Review Mom

The year is 2120. The crew of the USCSS Maginot wakes from cryosleep, and immediately I’m hit with déjà vu in the best way possible. The dining hall scene looks exactly like the original Alien movies—same lighting, same gritty filter, same claustrophobic vibe. That attention to detail? Chef’s kiss. Oh, and by the way… they’re also keeping multiple variations of the alien species in little glass enclosures for study. Totally safe. Sure.

Meanwhile, we jump to Prodigy Research Island—ominously nicknamed “Neverland.” And wow… the science here is off the rails. Within 12 minutes, they’re ready to transfer a terminally ill girl named Wendy into a synthetic body to cure her cancer. Not long after, more terminal kids arrive with the same plan. One small catch: they’re putting kids into adult bodies. What could possibly go wrong? (we shall see…)

The show flips between the increasingly dicey situations aboard the Maginot and the ethically questionable experiments on Neverland, setting up the season’s core conflict. Bonus twist: the Maginot is on a collision course with Earth.

I especially loved the Earth-based scenes, but I have questions. These new synthetics? They think they’re X-Men. And somewhere along the way, we apparently reverted back to analog tech and MS-DOS computers. Future selves—don’t do that.

That’s all I’ll say for now—no major spoilers here. But trust me, if you’re a fan of Alien lore with a fresh, bizarre twist, Alien: Earth is worth checking out… just maybe don’t get too attached to anyone.