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Why is the Earth ruined at the end?

posted 2 years ago by [deleted]
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After landing back on Earth, Ripley and the survivors look around and notice that it is a wasteland of ruins. Is there any official explanation for this?

[–] Volley (3433) 2 years ago

It has been a while, but wasn’t this the result of the USM Auriga crashing into earth in an effort to wipe out the Alien-Ripley Clone hybrid?

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

Wouldn't the survivors also be destroyed if that was the case?

[–] Volley (3433) 2 years ago

I think they took the smaller bounty hunter/smuggler ship off the Auriga before the crash and then landed after. Hmm, now I feel like rewatching this.

[–] agentalbert (3095) a year ago

Is this a scene in the extended version? I just watched the theatrical and they don't land on earth.

[–] [deleted] a year ago

This is the ending in my copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnmMksVK8pY

Admittedly, it does say alternative ending. Maybe I've screwed up in that, it's not the 'official' ending but we never beyond AR anyway.

[–] agentalbert (3095) a year ago

Thanks. That's definitely not in the version I have, marked "Theatrical Version". Kind of a nothing scene, really.

[–] [deleted] a year ago

Oh shoot. It's not the real ending? That explains why it makes no sense whatsoever. Thanks buddy.

[–] thingmakersback (1375) a year ago

The "Special Edition" has this ending and runs 6-7 minutes longer than the theatrical... which I barely remember seeing, so I thought I remembered it ending the same way.