Alien: Earth's second season risks overcomplicating the already convoluted Alien franchise timeline by introducing new lore and events too close to the original film's setting.

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FX's new series Alien: Earth opens with a scene familiar to any fans of the storied science fiction horror film franchise: A crew of dysfunctional, blue-collar workers waking from extended hibernation ...