We all know the scene...Parker dead on the floor and the bare foot/feet of Lambert hanging from the ceiling. Also, you notice the bare leg of Lambert and a badly broken toe. Yes, her pants and shoes are gone.
Forgive my freeze-frame analysis but, I only locked the frame after that horrible scream of Lambert to try and figure out one strange thing...where is our xenomorph? Why did it just up and leave it's newest victim/s?
Ripley was at the Nostromo's bridge with Parker and Lambert 3 decks down. They were on the ship's intercom and Ripley heard it all go down. And, it was seriously creepy when we hear Lambert's final cry. It suddenly goes up an octave or two and then...silence.
Ripley did not even remotely get there in time to possibly hose the xeno with her flamethrower, so, why did it leave behind two bodies when it seemed intent on getting Brett and Dallas to it's "nest"? Let the discussion begin. (Or, if this topic has come up before in thousands of topics and replies from years past...sorry, that is a lot to go through. Just point me to the thread and I will read it).