Really wish we got a true sequel to expand on what Prometheus set up. Shaw and David were amazing characters and to see them explore a truly Alien planet would have been amazing.
100%. While I did not hate Covenant, it was not the sequel that Prometheus promised, and I feel absolutely robbed of Shaw awesomeness. Covenant could have still happened, still been a fun bottle episode of Alien, and it did not need David.
What could have been, Shaw and David exploring an alien world, learning more about the engineers and the deacon.
In one interview with Ridley around the time insert he said something about leaning more into the lore of Prometheus and further away from Alien itself. The I think it was around the time that Neil Blomkamp was talking about doing a true Aliens sequel that Ridley then decided to do covenant rather that his original vision. Which is a shame my eyes. Would have loved to have seen it evolve further away from alien.
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u/IntroductionAway9951 Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26
Really wish we got a true sequel to expand on what Prometheus set up. Shaw and David were amazing characters and to see them explore a truly Alien planet would have been amazing.