Alien: Earth Episode 6 Highlights and Future Implications
Originally Published 4 months ago — by Variety
In 'Alien: Earth' Season 1, Episode 6, Tootles is killed by alien flies, disproving the idea that hybrids can beat death, which threatens Prodigy Corporation's claims of creating immortal synthetic bodies. Kit Young discusses Tootles' relationship with scientists, his naive belief in the company's promises, and the practical effects used in his death scene, highlighting the series' themes of the peril of scientific hubris and the fragility of life even in synthetic forms.