Why didn't they just think of that from the start? I get that nobody wanted to go outside, but if Bishop would've volunteered they could've pull it off.
shareOh oh, deja vu!
Said something similar a couple of years back.
You're old enough to kill, but not for voting....
they did consider the option but the terminal was damaged
they hadnt even thought of the idea of going out there and remotely manually patching in until they discussed it as a group
This is from the script at IMSDb.com
RIPLEY
(to Hicks)
We need the other drop-ship. The
one on the Sulaco. We have to
bring it down on remote, somehow.
HUDSON
How? The transmitter was on the
APC. It's wasted.
RIPLEY
(pacing)
I don't care how! Think of a
way. Think of something.
HUDSON
Think of what? We're *beep*
RIPLEY
What about the colony transmitter?
That up-link tower down at the
other end. Why can't we use that?
BISHOP
I checked. The hard wiring
between here and there was severed
in the fighting.
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