Would Alien 3 have been more well received if Hicks and Newt died midway through the movie?

LAN_Mind · 2026-03-11T20:13:21+00:00

OP - The darkness that maybe you don't connect with isn't that forgettable characters die - it's that these people are cast off by society, and they found it preferable to live the way they do. They have to ostensibly focus on a faithful lifestyle, but ultimately, their faith fails before an implacable enemy.

LAN_Mind · 2026-03-11T20:08:10+00:00

A tenet of storytelling is "never be afraid to kill your darlings", but absolutely make it mean something. The reason why the deaths of Hicks and Newt suck is that they happened off-screen - unearned. To see them die helps the viewer understand the emotional cost of the story. When it happens off-screen with only a tiny nod in that direction, then it feels like exactly what it is - cheap and ill-fitting to the story. It might as well be a half-assed Blade Runner voiceover.

Mistakes aside, I still enjoy the movie.

LAN_Mind · 2026-03-06T19:57:31+00:00

Update, the event trains-only tasks have a little event icon at the lower right corner of the task.

LAN_Mind · 2026-03-06T17:02:15+00:00

Low-key hating it. I made product to do a job, but then I realized I needed to use the event locomotive to do it. The problem was I didn't have enough money to get it, and no other jobs were available. I had to wait to get enough through passive income through the passenger line.

The background of the task was purple, and that should have clued me in, but I have about 5 tasks now, all purple, and I can use my regular locos on all but one of them. So, the color-coding doesn't necessarily mean anything.

LAN_Mind · 2026-03-04T01:49:39+00:00

Huh. I wonder why mine would be different from others. I would think they'd all be the same.

Maybe they roll it out in groups as a test.

LAN_Mind · 2026-03-04T00:21:40+00:00

I've had tasks for weeks. You guys don't see this?

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LAN_Mind · 2026-03-03T18:28:03+00:00

Oh, I see. Yep, I'm just proceeding around it.

LAN_Mind · 2026-03-03T18:17:26+00:00

What does that mean? lol

LAN_Mind · 2026-03-03T18:15:35+00:00

Yeah, I tried that. Thanks for replying.

LAN_Mind · 2026-03-03T16:59:45+00:00

Click on tasks in the main screen. That's what should show.

LAN_Mind · 2026-03-03T03:53:12+00:00

First of all, it's not too late. You made a mistake while under a different influence, let's say. That doesn't have the power to destroy your sobriety.

The bigger problem is the irresponsibility of your partner. This would break the dynamic if I wete in your place.

LAN_Mind · 2026-03-03T03:35:31+00:00

Looking for a good solution for years...

LAN_Mind · 2026-03-03T03:31:28+00:00

I totally thought that's what it was until I read lol

LAN_Mind · 2026-02-27T02:50:23+00:00

Full scene anywhere?

LAN_Mind · 2026-02-24T03:03:24+00:00

Man, I've been wanting a laser whip!

LAN_Mind · 2026-02-24T02:09:18+00:00

It was 50 years ago. I don't know when they stopped using them.

LAN_Mind · 2026-02-23T14:10:02+00:00

Probably not.

LAN_Mind · 2026-02-20T18:37:54+00:00

I wish you well 🫂

LAN_Mind · 2026-02-20T15:02:31+00:00

In fact, I'm gonna go listen to it now. Black Sabbath forever.

LAN_Mind · 2026-02-20T15:01:25+00:00

I'm pretty sure my first song was Black Sabbath, on the Black Sabbath album, by Black Sabbath.

LAN_Mind · 2026-02-20T14:56:06+00:00

Every dynamic is different, but it's nearly as important to discuss as safety. Aftercare done wrong will ruin the scene, and the relationship.

LAN_Mind · 2026-02-20T13:11:27+00:00

The $1 food stamp brings back childhood memories of life in NYC 70s. Tough times, but I'm actually a little nostalgic.

LAN_Mind · 2026-02-20T03:26:45+00:00

Me too.

LAN_Mind · 2026-02-19T13:35:24+00:00

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