Alien: Earth Episode 6, “The Fly,” doesn’t just give viewers another terrifying encounter with the alien hybrids, it also exposes how far desperation and fear can drive one of the Lost Boys. The ending reveals that someone once trusted within Prodigy ...

I don’t know which is sloppier – the crew of the USCSS Maginot or the writing on Alien: Earth. At long last, in Episode 5, we get to see what happened aboard the Weyland-Yutani research vessel. We only caught glimpses of it in the season premiere.

FX's "Alien: Earth" series drew 9.2 million views in the first week since its premiere episode aired, marking a strong start for the new show.