Quote from: SiL on Nov 16, 2020, 12:21:20 PM
The point is to prevent them getting to Earth, so that a major cataclysm doesn't occur.
AvP shows that said cataclysm won't occur if they get to Earth, so the depth of her concern is undermined.
There are so many ways to state this simple concept, I am sure we will find one that clicks for you. You're already halfway there acknowledging that Ripley's doomsday scenario doesn't occur, now we just need you to get to the point where you comprehend the fact that means her worst fears were unfounded.
It's clearly going to take a long time, but we're patient.
I'm patient, and I'll keep trying to clarify our disagreement until it gets through. Yes, the point is to keep them from reaching Earth so that Earth is out of danger in general and not exclusively from any global infestation, which is only the worst case scenario.
AVP doesn't show that a global infestation will never happen, it just shows Earth civilizations not only being in great danger but actually being overrun and eradicated by Xenomorphs which are taken out before they reach any closer to a global infestation. Ripley's concerns are not only more emotionally based rather than factually based but her concerns are also just general concerns for her homeworld in general, and it has never been solely about global extent. She doesn't want humans to encounter Xenomorphs at all, and a global infestation would only be the worst case scenario.
AVP remains perfectly consistent with what we know from the previous films in regards to how dangerous Xenomorphs are, it doesn't "undermine" this in any way, but (yet again) it only undermines your ridiculous expectation that the moment a Xenomorph touches down on Earth it's immediately and irreversibly game over. It's not reasonable, especially after having watched all the films. A global infestation is entirely possible, depending on circumstances, but it has never been definitively true that a global infestation will inevitably occur the moment a Xenomorph reaches Earth. I've said this enough times already that it should have gotten through.