# Alien: Earth Episode 8 - WORST FINALE EVER! - Angry Review Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ln02onCeQA Recap page: https://rapidrecap.app/video/2Ln02onCeQA Generated: 2025-09-24T22:01:49.155+00:00 --- ## Quick Overview The "Alien: Earth" season finale is overwhelmingly panned as a "travesty" and a "failed experiment" due to its lack of focus on aliens, nonsensical plot points, unresolved cliffhangers, and abandonment of established lore, leading to a severe disappointment for viewers who had high hopes early in the season. **Key Points:** - The finale is described as "pathetic," "embarrassing," and "terrible," failing to deliver on the promise of an "Alien" series by sidelining the aliens and focusing on "humans all along" narratives, which the reviewer calls "lazy writing." - The show suffered a massive fumble from potentially being "one of the best shows on television" to "one of the biggest disappointments ever," with episode 5 being a highlight at "910 territory" before the final episodes "took a [ __ ] utter dump." - Key criticisms include a "horrendous cliffhanger," a "lack of a satisfactory ending," and the series ending "literally in the middle of an important beat," leaving viewers frustrated by the "way too much cliffhanger and not enough finale." - Established plot points and character abilities were seemingly forgotten or ignored, such as Wendy's hacking powers or the ability to turn off the robots, and security protocols were nonsensically disregarded by the TR1 team. - The alien xenomorph, the titular character, was sidelined, with the reviewer stating it was only "20% of this whole [ __ ] thing," while "40% is the lost boys and Peter Pan and these these [ __ ] hybrids that I don't give a [ __ ] [ __ ] about." - The finale received extremely low ratings, with the episode itself rated a "two" or "three" and the entire season one averaging around a "four out of 10," signifying a "massively disappointing series" and a "failed experiment." - Showrunner Noah Hawley's comments reveal a "proof of concept" approach, admitting to not having a concrete "destination in mind" and a lack of a clear "end goal," prioritizing commercial viability and open-endedness over a satisfying conclusion, which the reviewer deems "unforgivable." **Context:** The "Alien: Earth" series finale is reviewed with extreme disappointment by the content creator, who expresses anger and frustration over what they perceive as a complete collapse in storytelling quality. The review highlights that the show began with immense potential, even reaching "one of the best shows on television" status with early episodes, but devolved significantly in its latter half and finale. The creator criticizes the writing, direction, and overall narrative choices made in the final episodes, particularly noting the sidelining of the alien elements and the reliance on tropes. ## Detailed Analysis The "Alien: Earth" season finale is overwhelmingly criticized as a "travesty" and a "failed experiment," marking a severe disappointment after initial promise. The reviewer states the show, which had potential to be "one of the best shows on television" and produced an episode in "910 territory," collapsed in its final episodes, which "took a [ __ ] utter dump." Key issues include a "horrendous cliffhanger," a "lack of a satisfactory ending," and the narrative ending "literally in the middle of an important beat," with "way too much cliffhanger and not enough finale." Plot conveniences, forgotten character abilities, and nonsensical security protocols plague the episode. The titular aliens are marginalized, comprising only "20% of this whole [ __ ] thing," while "40% is the lost boys and Peter Pan and these these [ __ ] hybrids." The finale received abysmal ratings, with the episode scoring a "two" or "three" and the season averaging a "four out of 10." Showrunner Noah Hawley's admission of not having a clear "end goal" and treating the season as an "experiment" to gauge commercial interest is cited as unforgivable, indicating a "lost way of making TV shows" driven by corporate demands and a willingness to compromise vision. ### Plot and Narrative Failures - Massive fumble from potential best show to disappointment - finale described as "pathetic," "embarrassing," and "terrible" - focus shifted from aliens to "humans all along" lazy writing - finale ends with "horrendous cliffhanger" and "lack of a satisfactory ending" - narrative ends "literally in the middle of an important beat" - "way too much cliffhanger and not enough finale" - established plot points and character abilities were ignored or forgotten - nonsensical security protocols and character decisions - aliens (xenomorph) sidelined, only "20% of the show" - "40% is the lost boys and Peter Pan and these these [ __ ] hybrids" - "real monsters were the humans all along" trope criticized as lazy - showrunner Noah Hawley admits to "proof of concept" and "experiment" approach - no clear "end goal" or "destination in mind" - prioritized commercial viability and open-endedness over conclusion - reviewer calls this approach "unforgivable" and "lost way of making TV shows" ### Character and Alien Depiction - "lost boys" and "little kids characters in big adult bodies" were a focus - no one of consequence dies - "boy genius" Cavalier is an "annoying" "biggest [ __ ] [ __ ]" - Wendy is "so goddamn overpowered" and a "boring ass [ __ ] character" - relationship between Wendy and Joe is "eye rolling nonsensical" - alien xenomorph is sidelined and feels like a "domesticated pet" - second alien has "no [ __ ] reason to be a friendly [ __ ] pet" - plant alien appeared for "45 seconds" and "did something stupid and died" - Kersh and Marrow were interesting but their arcs went "absolutely nowhere" - Igore Oculus is great but his fate "doesn't make any sense" ### Technical and Execution Criticisms - "stupidity continues" with TR1 making "dumbest [ __ ] decisions" - alien visual effects were inconsistent (green spit, translucent spit) - gunfire impact effects looked like "bean bag rounds" - narration shots were incorrect, showing wrong forces being killed - creative decisions like "fades" and "crossfade of another shot" criticized - contemporary songs used as "needle drops" were "cringy" and "overdone" - bad alien drool effect, "so hyper green" - bad gunfire impact effect - director Dana Gonzalez showing incorrect shots during narration ### Ratings and Verdict - Episode rated a "two" or "three" - entire season one averaged around a "four out of 10" - described as a "massively disappointing series" - called a "failed experiment" - reviewer "hated it" and "doesn't recommend anyone watch it" - "if this is an indication of what you were building towards... I have no faith in the rest of your [ __ ]" - "I don't care about the future if this is what we have to look forward to" - "I'm going to give it a two" for the episode - "I think for the whole season one... I think two for the last" - "I think I'm going to give it a four as far as the season" - "This episode's a [ __ ] two." - "season 1, Alien Earth, a [ __ ] four out of 10. I'm going to say this is slightly below average." ### Showrunner's Statements and Future Ambitions - Showrunner Noah Hawley spoke with Hollywood Reporter about setting up season 2 - Hawley admits "I don't have a destination in mind. Period." - "This whole thing is a proof of concept, an experiment to see if enough people on the planet want to watch an alien TV show" - "for me, I never hedged my bets." - "This is not a closed ended season. This chapter is closed, but Utani troops are landing." - "The last line of now we rule is triumphant and uplifting, but cut to 10 minutes later, what's going to be happening?" - Hawley mentions he "had 8 hours here. I normally work with 10." - "There was a lot that had to be accomplished and constrict in a constricted period of time." - Hawley claims "this highderee difficulty dive seems to have landed." - reviewer states "On its face. It landed on its [ __ ] face." ### Critique of Hawley's Approach - "This is the [ __ ] interviewer asking these questions. It's almost like they rehearsed ahead of [ __ ] time so he can give the best [ __ ] answer." - "clearly this is doing this commercially and he's already made that decision." - "You're experimenting. You're doing some ideas, but you don't actually have like a [ __ ] end goal, a a satisfying conclusion because you just want to throw things out there. Can I get second and third season? That to me is unforgivable." - Hawley "willing to compromise his vision just so that he can have a job." - "This is the lost way of making TV shows. We just make it up as we go along from episode to episode." - "And then when corporate notes come in and this guy's totally willing to compromise his vision" - "I hate that type of television."