‘Alien: Earth’ Episode 6 Recap: The Eye, the Lie, and Children in STEM (Are the Problem)

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Before I dig into episode six, titled “The Fly” — or as I like to think of it, “The One Where It All Goes Wrong” — I’d like to acknowledge the one where I went wrong. Last week, while discussing my favorite monster , the Eyeblobby, I wondered if there was a chance it might be an ally to humanity because it seemed like it was trying to warn Chibuzo, the science officer of the Maginot , when that rogue tick was squirting its babies in her water cup. It turns out that I had it all wrong, and the Eye was actually trying to distract her to ensure the tick’s success. How do I know? Because creator Noah Hawley gave an interview to Polygon about the e

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