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Why did Ash attack Ripley with a magazine?
Scott believes Ash is sexually attracted to Ripley but lacks any physical capabilities to do anything about it or the emotional capacity to understand it. The magazine is a phallic symbol in this attack, with the android essentially trying to commit oral rape.
How does Ash try to kill Ripley with a magazine?
Strangulation or a snapped neck would be faster but any other crew member who discovered the body would see the cause of death. The rolled up magazine would suffocate Ripley but leave no obvious bruising or other marks around the mouth.
What was Ash doing to Ripley in Alien?
When Ripley, by checking the main computer, discovers the real reason for the Nostromo’s diversion, Ash assaults Ripley, attempting to kill her by forcing a rolled-up pornographic magazine down her throat. In the midst of their struggle, two of the surviving crew members, Parker and Lambert, arrive and rescue Ripley.
Was Bishop an android in Alien 3?
As mentioned in the opening of this piece, Bishop II appears at the end of Alien 3 in an attempt to acquire the chestburster inside Ellen Ripley for Weyland-Yutani’s bio-weapons division. When confronted by the representative of the company, Ripley assumes Bishop II is an android and tells him such.
Is Bishop a human?
Bishop II goes on to explain that he’s “very human” and actually designed the “Bishop” android. – He has some ability to survive injuries that would kill the average human. – He has high-ranking authority or access within Weyland-Yutani. – He has some connection to the Bishop android and may have designed it.
What did the alien do to Ripley?
To sum up, the Alien was resting, saving Ripley and her cat for later, biding its time until another herd of human food comes along, from wherever herds of humans come from in this little metal universe. Then the alien got gassed, and it decided (correctly) Ripley probably had something to do with it.
How would you describe ash’s frustration with Ripley?
Had he been human, Ash could have been described as “extremely frustrated”. At the moments leading up to the scene you describe, Ash has just found that Ripley – already a difficult human to deal with – has just discovered his secret mission and announced her plans to thwart it.
Why did they not kill off Ripley?
XX121 The reason why they did not kill Ripley was because it was tired from the killing and was dying. The XX121 killed the entire crew besides Dallas, Brett and Ripley within 24 hours. But Dallas and Brett got cocooned.
Why did the alien take so long to attack Brett?
It was slow to attack because it was dying. This theory is supported by an older version of the ALIEN script where Ash reveals that the alien had made a nest and ensured the continutation of its species (cocooned Dallas and transformed Brett into an egg) at which time the alien itself would approach the end of its lifecycle; curl up and die.