Alien Covenant Fan Reviews

[Scorpio]

Oh, and Covenant doesn't need defending,

But you keep doing it?

Why do you keep defending Alien? 

Being a fan of Covenant, could you explain to me the subtext you're referring to?

No, because you're better off reading many of the threads around here explaining it.

[Paranoid Android]

No, because you're better off reading many of the threads around here explaining it.

Link me to one of those threads, then.

Cause right now I see you claiming things like 'Covenant is tropey for a reason' without specifying the reason, and that 'Covenant is about the subtext' without specifying what's Covenant's subtext.

Very weak argument.

[SiL]

Why do you keep defending Alien? 

When did I say Alien doesn't need defending

[D88M]

It was marketed as Alien 2.0, a reboot of Alien essentially.  But also a sequel to Prometheus, that's why they included Fassbender in the trailer.  It's a film with two narratives going on.

This is true though, in fact the ending minus the twist was a dumbed down, rushed, modern filmmaking remake of the Alien ending. But the trailers made me believe we were gonna know what happened to Shaw.

[SM]

David killed her.

[Scorpio]

This is true though, in fact the ending minus the twist was a dumbed down, rushed, modern filmmaking remake of the Alien ending.

What was so dumbed down about it? 

David killed her.

Where is it stated that he killed her? 

[SM]

"Shaw didn't die in the crash."
"No."
"What did you do to her?"
"Exactly what I am going to do to you."

[Scorpio]

Which could just mean experiment on her. 

Shaw may have died for some other reason, we don't know. 

[426Buddy]

Yeah i'm sure David meant Daniels no harm, wasnt going to kill her or worse or anything.

[Scorpio]

David released the pathogen when Shaw was still alive.  The pathogen infects all organic life.  When Shaw woke up, she would have been infected, if she wasn't already from the events in Prometheus.

[SM]

I'm sure she died of natural causes...

[DerelictShip]

Wait did they ever confirm if David created the Alien or that he used the Engineers 'blueprints'.

[SM]

Going by the film - David done it.

[DerelictShip]

And to add my 2 cents, yeah there's no way David did not, not sadistically (?) kill Shaw. I'm pretty sure Scott intended to make it seem like he grew fond of her but ultimately his interests got the best....

[SM]

The novelisation offered some wiggle room in terms the Aliens creation.