• [object Object]@lemmy.ca
    40·
    6 days ago

    Poor Xenomorph Queen.

    She’s always losing her cool, but it’s not her fault. Look what they did to her babies.

    • samus12345@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      21·
      6 days ago

      Is the part where she called off her minions when Ripley was threatening to torch her eggs the only time in the franchise where a xeno has been shown to be able to be reasoned with?

      • [object Object]@lemmy.ca
        16·
        6 days ago

        I think so.

        I think you see some communication in Alien Covenant with the synthetic guy. It’s been a while and I had a few drinks before watching that one.

        They’re kind of mixed. In Aliens the queen did parlay in a way to save her eggs, but in other movies like AvP or Alien Romulus they sacrifice each other to use their acid blood as a tool.

        So it seems situational.

  • ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.oneEnglish
    25·
    6 days ago

    Xenomorph Queen’s coworker Ripley notices her stuffing herself with shrimp cocktail at a meeting and remarks: “Hey Xenomoprh Queen, the ocean called; they’re running out of shrimp.” After the meeting, Xenomorph Queen thinks up a comeback: “Well, the Jerk Store called, and they’re running out of you.” She becomes obsessed with recreating the encounter so that she can make use of this comeback, despite Jerry, Elaine and Kramer all telling her that the comeback makes no sense.

    Ripley changes jobs to Firestone in Akron, Ohio. Xenomorph Queen flies there to attend a meeting, and brings a tray of shrimp, prompting Ripley to repeat her “ocean” zinger. When Xenomorph Queen delivers the comeback, Ripley simply shoots back “What’s the difference? You’re their all-time bestseller.” In desperation, Xenomorph Queen claims she had sex with Ripley’s wife. This reduces the room to an offended silence, since Ripley’s wife is in a coma. After arriving back in New York, Xenomorph Queen thinks of a new comeback, beginning with “the life support machine called…”, and makes a U-turn so she can fly back to Akron and deliver it.