Catherynne M. Valente on Nostr: The problem with the Alien franchise at this point is that no one is willing to ...

The problem with the Alien franchise at this point is that no one is willing to progress the story or the lore into the timeline’s future

Much like Star Wars & Star Trek, it’s all prequels, requels & cliffhangers whose tension depends on fan knowledge of the originals

Every Alien movie is trying to be Alien/Aliens—this time with a new toy! Not even Prometheus really breaks new ground beyond dragging Jesus into it

The promised climax is always cryo’d into the next film. It never truly arrives.