If there’s one thing Alien fans have given up on, it’s trying to sort out the complex and often contradictory nature of the xenomorph chronology. Even as early as 1986, when Aliens jumped forward in time and retroactively changed aspects of the backstory of both the Weyland-Yutani corporation and Ellen Ripley, fitting all the pieces together has sometimes felt like piecing a robot back together after it's been attacked by a xenomorph. With Alien: Earth, it’s understandable if the first two episodes made Prometheus fans feel like everything in that Ridley Scott flick (and Alien: Covenant, for that matter) has been subtly erased, if not contradicted outright.
And yet, with the third episode, “Metamorphosis,” there are two ways in which it seems Alien: Earth throws Prometheus a bone, even if by accident.
