Quote from: RidgeTop on Dec 31, 2016, 02:16:50 AM
Agreed as far as Millburn and Fifield go. As far as breathable air, the planet was still unstudied so they would have no idea what sort of pathogens they would be exposing themselves to by removing their helmets, especially in an environment built by an Alien race.
As Ridgetop says, there could have been anything in the atmosphere. It's not just about chemical composition.
But it was
also about them knowing
they could have been infecting their
environment.
Here, it's even more obvious, because they clearly know the place has vegetation. They know some kind of life is
definitely around. They'd be aware that, even if no animal organisms are present, plants can be dangerous. Hell, we're shown what amounts to fungal infection taking place in this footage!
It might be that none of these characters are scientists, this time around (even if the David 8 clone should have basic quarantine procedures uploaded), but even a military grunt would have strict protocols to follow on a world like that. It might not have been a big plot point in '
Prometheus', but it still served to make the characters look like idiots.
Honestly, I think it would have worked
better if we saw some kind of thorny tendrils lash out and tear through someone's suit or needle-sharp projectiles impale someone's breathing hose. Something aggressive, even if the victim would remain oblivious until they got back.