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Alien: Resurrection (1997)
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Start with a confession: we didn’t tell you to sprint toward Alien Resurrection, and after revisiting it, you’ll hear exactly why. We break down the wild swings—Ripley’s controversial cloning, a xenomorph queen that “evolves” into something eerily mammalian, and a human‑xeno hybrid that’s equal parts tragic and nightmare fuel—then tease out the few moments where the film genuinely stuns. Think the lab escape where the xenos outthink their cage, the submerged chase that weaponizes open water, and a practical creature that feels horrifyingly real on screen.
We also track the series’ artificial‑person lineage from Ash to Bishop to Winona Ryder’s Auton, and what shifting the ship’s AI from “Mother” to “Father” hints at about the saga’s recurring themes of parenthood, control, and faith. There’s Firefly energy in the crew dynamics, flashes of Matrix‑style cool in the interfaces and camera moves, and… big question marks in the science that asks you to accept genetic memory on vibes alone. And that ending over Earth? We talk about its jarring tone, why earlier films counted human costs with more care, and how this entry drifts from the grounded corporate menace of Weyland‑Yutani that made Alien feel so brutally plausible.
Detours, of course: Demon Slayer’s packed screenings, cosplay plans, and a spirited AVP sidebar on asymmetric combat done right. If you’re charting the Alien franchise, this conversation gives you a map—what to salvage, what to skip, and why Prometheus was a necessary reset. Hit play, then tell us: defend Resurrection or bury it? If the show made you think, subscribe, share with a fellow sci‑fi fan, and drop a juicy five‑star review to help others find the pod.
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Chapters
1. Late Start, Alien Marathon Continues (00:00:00)
2. Setting Expectations for Resurrection (00:00:37)
3. Host Intros and Banter (00:04:13)
4. Why This Episode Is Late (00:04:13)
5. Ripley’s Back: First Reactions (00:06:28)
6. Is This the Worst Alien Film? (00:08:20)
7. What We’ve Been Up To (00:10:33)
8. Demon Slayer Movie Mini-Review (00:12:48)
9. Packed Theaters and Anime Hype (00:16:20)
10. Sleepy Dad at the Subtitled Showing (00:19:10)
11. Cosplay Plans and Mario Pronunciations (00:22:00)
12. Channel Updates and Juicy Five-Star Reviews (00:26:25)
13. Kingdom Hearts Nostalgia Trip (00:29:00)
14. Disney, MLB, and Collectibles Tangent (00:33:45)
15. Correction: Who Really Made Resurrection? (00:36:14)
16. Firefly Vibes and Whedon’s Script (00:38:30)
17. Science Gripes: Cloning Ripley and the Queen (00:41:50)
18. The Human-Xeno Hybrid and That Airlock Scene (00:46:05)
19. Autons, Winona Ryder, and “Father” (00:49:00)
20. Faith, Mother vs Father, and Themes (00:52:40)
21. Matrix Energy and 90s Aesthetics (00:56:30)
22. The Africa Explosion: Tone-Deaf Ending (00:59:10)
23. AVP Detour: Guilty Pleasures (01:03:20)
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