Spotlight REVIEW Review: There's plenty to unpack in 'Alien: Earth' BRUCE R. MILLER Aug 10, 2025 Aug 10, 2025 Updated Nov 4, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Don’t go into “Alien: Earth” thinking you know what’s going on. You won’t.kAm%96 7:CDE 6A:D@56 @7 }@29 w2H=6J’D 252AE2E:@? >6C6=J D6ED E96 D46?6 2?5 :?EC@5F46D E96 492C24E6CD] %96 D64@?5 6A:D@56 86ED E9:?8D 8@:?8] p?5 E96?n *@F H@?’E H2?E E@ =6E :E 8@ F?E:= J@F 7:?5 @FE H92E’D C62==J 2E A=2J]k^Am Sydney Chandler as Wendy. Patrick Brown/FX kAmr6CE2:?=J[ E96C6 2C6 7@=<D 23@2C5 E96 DA246D9:A H9@ 92G6 2 568C66 @7 4@?EC@=] qFE H92E 23@FE E9@D6 7:G6 4@CA@C2E:@?D E92E 2AA62C E@ 36 8@G6C?:?8 t2CE9n xD @?6 >@C6 A@H6C7F= E92? E96 @E96CDn r@F=5 8C665 36 8F:5:?8 E96:C 564:D:@?Dn ~C 2C6 4J3@C8D 2?5 DJ?E96E:4D AF==:?8 E96 DEC:?8Dn u62CD A=2?E65 :? “%6C>:?2E@C” 92G6 E6?E24=6D 96C6] qFE[ 2=D@[ E96C6 2C6 >@>6?ED E92E w2H=6J 4@?;FC6D 7C@> E6=6G:D:@? 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