In all seriousness though, since I'm sure Disney is going to do all they can to distance themselves from the prequels and certainly won't be featuring David (gotta get
Alien and
Aliens in that announcement as buzzwords! Back to the basics!
)... I just hope that they are at least willing to take some risks with the material the way that the prequels did, even if they are totally different risks. I really it isn't just a situation where, somehow, there are Aliens on Earth and the first half of the season plays out like long-form claustrophobic
Alien, and then the second half expands in scale to an
Aliens-type invasion, and that's all. Doing that would just seem really, really reductive to me.
God, I'm chomping at the bit to learn more about what we're in store for. I'm super nervous about the whole enterprise. Show me something new and exciting here, Hawley...
Crossing my fingers and really hoping for the best, but if all else fails, at least I have season two of this to look forward to. And I already know full well that I'm loving what this show is doing.