Gimps In Space

Rating: 4/10 (2 July 2017)

Conclusion: The writer/writers either completely underestimate their fellow humans or they themselves are total idiots, regardless, the latest episode in the Alien franchise asks far too much of the audience - no one believes these gimps in space.
Sadly this story is total claptrap; humans simply aren't that stupid. We're naturally wary, it's part of our evolutionary make up, it's what helps us flourish. So to ask the audience to believe that a bunch of space explorers have the survival sense of lemmings is beyond the pale.
"Oh! Let's go there."
"Oh! I dunno. Should we?"
"Yeah! It will be fine."
"Oh! Should we send a probe?"
"No! It will be fine."
"Oh! Should we wear protective clothing?"
"No! It will be fine."
"Oh! Should we wear breathing apparatus?"
"No! It will be fine."
"Oh! Even the ship's telling us not to do some of this stuff now."
"Ignore it! It will be fine."
"Oh! Should we check anything? Anything at all? Even this robot that looks identical to the other really evil robot?"
"No! It will be fine."
In the end I was rooting for the Aliens.
P.S. A bright note is Danny McBride who was actually very good. But was that James Franco I spotted at the beginning? Talk about being doomed from the start.