Alien: Earth is packed so full of near-sociopathic characters that it’s sometimes easy to lose track of whether you’re dealing with an AI, a human, or some combination of the two.
The good news is, although there are various artificially intelligent beings in Noah Hawley’s Alien universe prequel, the show starts by providing us with a handy guide to remember them all. We’ve transcribed that opening lore below, along with some more information (and examples) of the different types of being in Alien: Earth, from cyborgs to synths and hybrids.
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What does the Alien: Earth intro tell us about cyborgs, synths and hybrids?
At the start of episode 1, text appears briefly explaining the difference between three beings: cyborgs, synths, and hybrids. We’ve transcribed it in full below:
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