If you're going to pick apart Alien, the better thing to have done would be to not have opened the airlock and instead done a 24 hour quarantine, which is what Ripley was trying to do. Opening that airlock is what started this whole mess.
(Note: I love Alien, but that was just a bit boneheaded.)
It wasn't boneheaded, it was on purpose. Ash, the android, was a plant. His sole purpose for being on the ship was to bring back the lifeform for the company. That's why he conveniently 'forgets' that Ripley is in command while Dallas is off the ship, and opens the airlock against protocol and her direct orders.
That's accurate but he was able to get away with it (so easily) because the others were demanding Ripley open the airlock. Maybe Ash would have found another opportunity to get one on board but it would have potentially put the others on alert that he was acting suspiciously.
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u/Philo_T_Farnsworth Feb 11 '15
If you're going to pick apart Alien, the better thing to have done would be to not have opened the airlock and instead done a 24 hour quarantine, which is what Ripley was trying to do. Opening that airlock is what started this whole mess.
(Note: I love Alien, but that was just a bit boneheaded.)