Alien: Earth Episode 4 Review: “Observation” Spends So Much Time On Set-Up That It Creates A Lull In The Action

This review contains spoilers for Alien: Earth Episode 4Alien: Earth episode 4, “Observation,” is the season’s midpoint, and as much fun as I have every week watching the Boy Kavalier dig his own grave, the latest installment was more stagnant than I was expecting. Alien: Earth episode 3 slowed down and laid the groundwork for the next phase in the series’ evolution, which was necessary after the gore of the debut episodes. However, it felt like “Observation” spent its run time rehashing much of what we already know and stalling before we get back to the heart of the story.