History Recap / FilmRerollAlien

---> '''Kara Strait:''' [[Recap/FilmRerollJaws Last time I got a harpoon gun on this podcast]], it went great.

* ConvenientReplacementCharacter: Sort of. When Dallas gets infected by a facehugger, Paulo Quiros decides to start playing as Brett instead. Just in case the captain would die. This turns out to be a smart move. When Brett dies too, Paulo instead takes up the role of Lambert. [[RuleOfThree Unfortunately, she doesn't make it to the end of the campaign, either.]]

Starring Jocelyn "Joz" Vammer as Ripley, Paulo Quiros as Dallas and Brett, Jon Miller as Kane, Kara “Pitr” Strait as Parker and Andy Hoover as the Dungeon Master.

Starring Jocelyn "Joz" Vammer as Ripley, Paulo Quiros as Dallas and Brett, Jon Miller as Kane, Pitr Strait as Parker and Andy Hoover as the Dungeon Master.

** Pitr Strait gives us one when Andy Hoover says that there is a harpoon onboard, but it's probably not worth getting.
---> '''Pitr Strait:''' [[Recap/FilmRerollJaws Last time I got a harpoon gun on this podcast]], it went great.
** When the "ghosts" first appear, Pitr Strait speculates that they were created by [[Recap/FilmRerollLabyrinth Jareth the Goblin King.]]

** In the first episode, before the situation gets ''really'' bad, Pitr Strait mentions that this LighterAndSofter version of the story feels more like a [[Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle Harold and Kumar]] movie to her.
** When Ash dies he seems to say something, [[TheUnreveal but nobody can hear him in the vacuum]]. Pitr, however, has some theories...

-->'''Pitr Strait:''' In space, no one can hear you snore.

* TheyKilledKennyAgain / YouHaveGOTToBeKiddingMe: By the end of the campaign, Paulo played three characters that all died, while Joz, Jon and Pitr were all still on their first character, something neither Paulo or Andy fully grasp until Andy points this out.
* ThrownOutTheAirlock: As in the film, this happens to the Alien in the FinalBattle. [[AmbiguousSituation Here however, it's not clear if it died]] or if it even ''stayed'' out, as Ripley literally FailedASpotCheck at the end of the campaign. (Presumably, this will be answered whenever they make a sequel based on ''Film/{{Aliens}}'', which they have said that they ''will'' do.)

* AskAStupidQuestion: After Ripley, Kane and Parker escape the ''Nostromo'', it blows up. However, Lambert was still on board[[note]]In reality, by the time it blew up, Lambert was already killed by the alien; Andy only reveals this once the campaign ends.[[/note]]. As such, Paulo asks if he should roll for damage.

* AskAStupidQueston: After Ripley, Kane and Parker escape the ''Nostromo'', it blows up. However, Lambert was still on board[[note]]In reality, by the time it blew up, Lambert was already killed by the alien; Andy only reveals this once the campaign ends.[[/note]]. As such, Paulo asks if he should roll for damage.
-->'''Andy''': Yeah, uh, roll, um... Yeah, roll to dodge at, um... 80,000.

-> ''We play through Film/{{Alien}}. Pitr drinks a beer! Jon barks out commands! Paulo freaks out about cool stuff! Joz drives a spaceship!''

---> '''Paulo Quiros:''' [[Film/ThePhantomMenace Promise me you'll train the boy.]] [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi There is another...]] [[Creator/HarryDeanStanton Stanton.]]

--> '''Pitr Strait:''' In space, no one can hear you snore.

--> '''Andy Hoover:''' The vastness of space. Is it cold? You bet! Is it unfriendly? Even more so.

A sequel based on ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' -- which will feature Jon Miller as the Dungeon Master in the show -- has been announced.

Followed by [[Recap/FilmRerollBillAndTedsExcellentAdventure Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.]]

** In the first episode, before the situation gets ''really'' bad, Pitr Strait mentions that this LighterAndSofter version of the story feels more like a [[Film/HaroldAndKumarGoToWhiteCastle Harold and Kumar]] movie to him.

* HotBlooded: Ripley. The first thing she does when getting suspicious of Ash and Lambert's "ghost" is to threaten them both with her gun, and actually shooting the latter. [[ProperlyParanoid Fortunately for her, both turn out to be hostile.]] When she realises that someone has taken control of the ship, her first thought is to blow it up with herself and the rest of the crew still inside. As soon as Ash [[RoboticReveal turns out to be an android,]] she tries to rip off his head and tear away his jaw... [[RealityEnsues before realising that she's not nearly strong enough to do that.]]

* InTheBlood: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] InUniverse. Brett says that if the Alien is more or less Dallas' son, then it might end up becoming a pretty nice guy. The rest of the crew explain to him that it doesn't work like that. Ripley even says "That's not a thing, Verne." as a CallBack to the group's earlier ''[[Recap/FilmRerollStandByMe Stand By Me]]'' campaign.

** When Ripley plans to send out the Alien into the cold dephts of space, the other players say that maybe [[Recap/FilmRerollFrozen cold doesn't bother it]].

** Parker throws several sexist comments at Ripley, and apparently has "male chauvinist" on his character sheet.

Notably, this campaign was released in between episodes 2 and 3 of [[Recap/FilmRerollETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial]], making it the first -- and thus far, only -- time in the show two campaigns have been running simultaneously.

A sequel based on ''Film/{{Aliens}}'' -- which will feature Jon Miller's debut as a Dungeon Master in the show -- has been announced.

The year is 2122, and the mission of the space freighter ''Nostromo'' is interrupted by a sudden DistressCall coming from an uncharted moon. There the crew find the remains of an ancient crashed spaceship from an alien civilisation, a ship whose pilot died under mysterious circumstances. They soon learn that the ship is full of extraterrestrial parasites, which prove very dangerous as they infect members of the crew. Whar's worse, it seems like someone onboard ''planned'' for all of this to happen...

Followed by Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.

Notably, this campaign was released in between episodes 2 and 3 of [[Recap/FilmRerollETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial]], making it the first -- and thus far, only -- time in the show two campaigns have been running simultaniously.

* InTheBlood: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] InUniverse. Brett says that if the Alien is more or less Dallas' son, then it might end up becoming a pretty nice guy. The rest of the crew explain to him that it doesn't work like that. Ripley even says "That's not a thing, Verne." as a CallBack to the group's earlier ''Recap/FilmRerollStandByMe'' campaign.

* ThrownOutTheAirlock:
** The crew do this to Dallas' dead body.
** As in the film, this also happens to the Alien in the FinalBattle. [[AmbiguousSituation Here however, it's not clear if it died]] or if it even ''stayed'' out, as Ripley literally FailedASpotCheck at the end of the campaign. (Presumably, this will be answered whenever they make a sequel based on ''Film/{{Aliens}}'', which they have said that they ''will'' do.)

The year is 2122, and the mission of the space freighter Nostromo is interrupted by a sudden DistressCall coming from an uncharted moon. There the crew find the remains of an ancient crashed spaceship from an alien civilisation, a ship whose pilot died under mysterious circumstances. They soon learn that the ship is full of extraterrestrial parasites, which prove very dangerous as they infect members of the crew. Whar's worse, it seems like someone onboard ''planned'' for all of this to happen...

Notably, this campaign was released inbetween episodes 2 and 3 of [[Recap/FilmRerollETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial,]] making it the first - and thus far, only - time in the show two campaigns have been running simultaniously.

A sequel based on Film/{{Aliens}} - which will feature Jon Miller's debut as a Dungeon Master in the show - has been announced.

* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Dallas']] corpse, which has a dislocated jaw and eyes that have popped out of their sockets.

---> '''Pitr Strait:''' [[Recap/FilmRerollJaws Last time I got a harpoon gun on this podcast,]] it went great.

** When Ripley plans to send out the Alien into the cold dephts of space, the other players say that maybe [[Recap/FilmRerollFrozen cold doesn't bother it.]]
** When the players inadvertently kill Jones the Cat, they compare his death with Toto in the Oz episodes, concluding "they're with Bors now."

** The crew also speculate that the dead Space Jockey - [[PlanetOfHats along with his entire race]] - was one of these.

* ConvenientReplacementCharacter: Sort of. When Dallas gets infected by a facehugger, Paulo Quiros decides to start playing as Brett instead. Just in case the captain would die. [[spoiler: This turns out to be a smart move. When Brett dies too, Paulo instead takes up the role of Lambert. [[RuleOfThree Unfortunately, she doesn't make it to the end of the campaign, either.]]]]

** In the category of "died significantly earlier than in the original", [[spoiler:Dallas, who gets impregnated and killed by the facehugger instead of Kane]].

* ExplosiveDecompression: [[spoiler: Brett]] dies in this manner after being shot by Ash in a vacuum-filled room. It's even more [[{{Squick}} squicky]] than most examples, as he had already barfed up quite a bit inside his space suit...

* GuestHost: Andy Hoover takes over as Dungeon Master in this campaign. Paulo Quiros - the usual DM - instead plays Dallas[[spoiler:... and Brett... and Lambert.]]
* HotBlooded: Ripley. The first thing she does when getting suspicious of Ash and Lambert's "ghost" is to threaten them both with her gun, and actually shooting the latter. [[ProperlyParanoid Fortunately for her,]] both turn out to be hostile. When she realises that someone has taken control of the ship, her first thought is to blow it up with herself and the rest of the crew still inside. As soon as Ash [[RoboticReveal turns out to be an android,]] she tries to rip off his head and tear away his jaw... [[RealityEnsues before realising that she's not nearly strong enough to do that.]]

* InTheBlood: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] InUniverse. Brett says that if the Alien is more or less [[spoiler: Dallas']] son, then it might end up becoming a pretty nice guy. The rest of the crew explain to him that it doesn't work like that. Ripley even says "That's not a thing, Verne." as a CallBack to the group's earlier ''Film/StandByMe'' campaign.

* NeverFoundTheBody: [[spoiler: Lambert,]] who was taken by the Alien off-screen. [[spoiler: It's eventually revealed that she was still alive, but kept in a coma by the Alien, and that she died when the ship exploded.]]

* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: Ash claims that this is why he took the infected Captain Dallas aboard the ship. He simply didn't want to stand there and watch him die. [[spoiler: In reality, he didn't care about Dallas at all. He just wanted the alien specimen.]]

** When Ash dies he seems to say something, [[TheUnreveal but nobody can hear him in the vacuum.]] Pitr, however, has some theories...

* SleeperStarship: The Nostromo is one, just like in the movie. Though the cryopods seem to work a little bit different here, given that the passengers are now snoring loudly...

* SparedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: Parker and Kane,]] who are last seen sleeping in their cryopods. Though it's unclear how long this will last, as it's implied that this trope might apply to the Alien as well...

** The crew do this to [[spoiler: Dallas']] dead body.