Delicate spoilers under for anybody who hasn’t but watched Alien: Earth’s premiere on FX or by way of Hulu subscription, so be warned!
In a yr that’s already seen Abbott Elementary and It’s All the time Sunny in Philadelphia crossing over for NSFW hilarity, one won’t have thought a stranger popular culture melding might occur in any 2025 TV reveals. But alongside got here Alien: Earth to blow away expectations with its horrifying leech creatures, its child-to-adult hybrids, and naturally, its reverent inclusion of Ice Age’s Sid the Sloth. Wait, no, that may’t be ri…yep, okay, that’s precisely what occurred.
The primary two episodes of Alien: Earth debuted on FX and Hulu after many months of followers’ keen ready, and amidst all the icky facehuggers and fleeting glimpses of different threats was the beginning of Wendy’s story. Contemplating the sequence’ opening lays it out plainly that human hybrids are know-how’s subsequent massive nexus level, the youngsters are possible going to be a core a part of the story for the remainder of the primary season a minimum of.
It’s maybe telling that this a part of the story rapidly aligned itself with two completely different popular culture staples: Peter Pan and Ice Age. The previous is a neater reference to know inside this story, with its theme of kids who don’t develop outdated, however the latter is a little more of a thriller. Or a minimum of it will be if some viewers weren’t already accepting it with wide-open arms. Try a number of the excited reactions under.
- You would not count on it to occur within the new Alien television present however there is a shot the place Sid from Ice Age reveals up as a part of some reminiscing crossfade for a personality and I fucking misplaced it. No notes – @Adrianwong87
- These first two episodes of Alien Earth have been fairly good. There’s good pacing, there’s motion, there’s Sid from Ice Age, what extra might you ask for? – @Draco720
- Think about my confusion falling asleep watching Alien Earth, waking up and seeing Sid the sloth simply seem within the background of a shot randomly – @JBHUURR34
- There is a scene in Alien Earth the place Sid the Sloth from Ice Age slowly fades onto the display as a clear overlay throughout a extremely emotional scene, and I gotta say that is… that is simply fantastic. – @GodzillaMendoza
- I didn’t count on Sid the Sloth from Ice Age to be in canon with Alien…however right here we’re. (no I’m not joking, and I assumed I used to be hallucinating after I noticed it). – @DarkAgent1984
I need to say, I can perceive all of the confusion. At no earlier level within the Alien franchise have been any characters revealed to be watching Ice Age motion pictures, although I assume it is smart that not one of the non-Earth areas or spaceships had DVD gamers in them.
But the youngsters have been certainly proven to be watching it and loving it inside the Neverland island facility. So usually in futuristic tales, modern-day popular culture would not make appearances, whereas initiatives like Futurama self-awarely handle the strangeness of referencing songs and flicks which are 1,000 years outdated. Issues aren’t fairly so historical in Alien: Earth‘s timeline, which is simply two years earlier than Ridley Scott’s unique movie.
Regardless of the reasoning or particulars behind it, a smaller subset of viewers spoke out about Sid the Sloth’s cameo with a barely much less accepting strategy.
- Watching alien earth….. WHY THE FUCK IS SID THERE – @hangmantale
- I genuinely can’t fucking imagine a clear picture of Sid the Sloth seems within the background throughout Alien: Earth. Like, I’m perplexed. I can’t even discover the vitality to be mad. I simply haven’t been this confused in a very long time. I’m fucking nauseous. – @TheToastyToes
I do hope that viewer feels higher by this level, however I did must chuckle on the thought of somebody struggling chilly sweats and nausea simply from seeing an Ice Age character pop up so utterly misplaced. Heaven assist us all if Garfield or Impolite Canine reveals up at any level. Bluey may make sense, although. Not that they all have to be animated animals.
Alien: Earth streams new episodes Tuesdays on FX and Hulu.