Overview

• Episode 3 delivers a high-intensity set piece that shifts the series into a faster gear without giving away key plot turns.
• Wendy’s sensitivity to a high-frequency signal provides on-screen confirmation of hive-style Xenomorph communication.
• Prodigy’s handling of recovered specimens pushes the bioethics storyline forward, framing new questions about corporate research limits.
• Morrow’s decades-spanning connection to Yutani surfaces, aligning the prequel’s timeline with established corporate history.
• Episode 4, Observation, is slated for Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on FX and streaming on Hulu and Disney+, as strong early response includes a 96% critic score and 9.2 million views in six days.