HISTORICAL FACTS: 46 years later alien has finally challenged one huge plot hole - The Untold Story

So far, Alien: Earth has been a game-changer for the long-running franchise. Not only has the show totally changed our perceptions and understanding of Weyland-Yutani, but it’s also remapped the status quo of the future Earth. On top of all of that, the show has also created an entirely separate conversation about competing types of artificial life, with each seemingly poised to define the future of not just life on our planet, but in the larger Alien universe, too.

But somehow, even with all of those various plot threads unspooling, Alien: Earth has managed another almost heretical upheaval in the most simple way possible. What if the titular xenomorphs aren’t actually evil? Mild spoilers ahead for Alien: Earth Episode 6, “The Fly.”