So far it is really nailing the vibes of the first two films. It takes place a couple decades prior to Alien and one of the new plot points is that an up and coming rival corpo city state to Wayland Yutani is porting the minds of terminally ill and disabled children into synthetic bodies.
The cast does a phenomenal job of portraying kids in adult bodies with their mannerisms, humor, and body language and it has all the clicky clack retro sci fi the series is known for an I fucking love it so far.
Definitely a mix of both films in terms of themes and action. There is clearly some Aliens feel with some military grunts investigating a crashed ship and also some Alien vibes with the slow burn of the first couple episodes. I highly recommend for fans of either of those movies.
Ok, I just saw episode 5 and it was INCREDIBLE. The best TV I’ve seen all year. The previous 4 episodes were hit or miss, but showed a lot of promise. But putting the spotlight on Morrow really made this episode shine. Hawley is a genius at crafting charismatic antagonists that steal every scene and Babou Ceesay delivered. My issues are with the Boy Kavalier and the transplanted kids. I’m not sure if its the writing or the acting that bugs me but I cringe whenever they’re on screen. Wendy’s brother is super annoying too.
I think the adult actors doing kid mannerisms are actually great but I get you. 100% agree on episode 5. The entire thing was an hour long homage to the original Alien in terms of set dressing, paranoia, the slow burn to the final burst of action. Fucking PERFECT in every regard no other notes.