Alien’s genius was the transplantation of haunted house tropes into outer space.
It’s a formula that has been repeated in the horror genre time and again.
InAlien, Holm played the Nostromo’s science officer, Ash.
This revelation essentially made him the movie’s secondary villain.
From a story perspective,Alien’s Ash twist was extremely effective.
Rook’s existence suggests that Ash is not a unique model commissioned for the Nostromo project.
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Instead,he is one of many identical robots associated with Weyland-Yutanispread throughout the universe.
As a result,Alien: Romulushas inadvertently compromised one of the franchise’s most effective twists.
Alien: Romulus' ending leaves the door open for another entry in the franchise.
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We break down the Alien sequel’s final moments & what might come next.
At this point in the original movie,Alien’s world was in its infancy.
Viewers didn’t even know that lifelike robots were part of the story.
This makes the unmasking of Ash’s true form bewildering and disconcerting.
Specifically, the movie could have reintroduced Lance Henriksen.
Furthermore, Henriksen also appeared inAlien vs. Predatoras theoriginal Charles Weyland, founder of the company.
While Holm’sAlien: Romulusappearance was a surprise, it raises questions that Henriksen would have been able to circumvent.
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