Well, Alien: Earth Episode 3 drops another big cliffhanger ending on fans – one that, once again, leaves one of the Hermit family members in dire straits. Only, instead of Hermit (Alex Lawther) being in the clutches of the xenomorph, it seems that Wendy/Marcy is the one who is now in the thrall of the deadly species.

Earth a simple but accurate nickname. Alien: Earth is the latest entry in the expansive Alien franchise. Noah Hawley, who previously wrote and directed episodes of TV shows such as Fargo and Legion, developed the series for FX and FX on Hulu.

Earth a simple but accurate nickname. Alien: Earth is the latest entry in the expansive Alien franchise. Noah Hawley, who previously wrote and directed episodes of TV shows such as Fargo and Legion, developed the series for FX and FX on Hulu.

Alien: Earth just delivered a major first for the Alien franchise by giving fans a look at the Xenomorph never seen before.

So with that in mind, if you’re upset about the FX and Hulu series also reinventing the Xenomorph mythology? Get over it. To take a step back (and not immediately antagonize the potential fanbase for this article),

Earth landing on Hulu, we asked a zoologist if any of the Xenomorph's infamous characteristics occur in the natural world

Earth doesn’t settle for unleashing the franchise’s signature acid-blooded terror on a new stage. It drags an entire menagerie of extraterrestrial nightmares down to our planet.

The Xenomorph isn't just one monster but many. Discover all the types of this scary extraterrestrial species from the Alien franchise here.

Earth is one of the scariest and most vicious in the franchise, so that’s why fans have given him a funny nickname.

In Episode 2 of Alien: Earth, Morrow successfully fought off the Xenomorph, for the time being, with a taser rifle and a net fabricated from artificial webbing. This act was extremely helpful, as it saved Hermit’s life when the Xenomorph was about to take him.

The Alien franchise has always been about survival in the most inhospitable places imaginable, from derelict space freighters to hostile alien planets. But in Alien: Earth, the inhospitable terrain isn't light-years away.