As viewers recall, Episode 5 revealed that Boy Kavalier’s Prodigy had infiltrated and orchestrated the crash of USCSS Maginot on Earth, with the intention of claiming the alien cargo aboard it.

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Alien: Earth has been firing on all cylinders since its premiere, but Alien: Earth Season 1 Episode 5 may be its most ambitious hour yet. By rewinding the clock to the USCSS Maginot’s doomed 17-day ...