Episode 90: Aliens

Andi and Lise talk about the 1986 movie Aliens, starring Sigourney Weaver. It's still one of their faves and holds up really well. Probably why it won a bunch of awards for special effects (including an Oscar). Here, Ripley (Weaver) is back on Earth after 57 years in cryo-stasis (following the end of the 1979 Alien) but agrees to go back to the moon where she initially encountered the xenomorphs when a terra-forming colony's comms stop. She accompanies a band of Marines and a corporate shill thinking they're going to destroy the xenomorphs but one of the themes this movie explores is enemies external and internal. Also includes major women's and girls' badassery, and for that time, that was rare. More on Aliens Original trailer IMDB cast listing Shout-outs! Lise would like to shout-out the new series Truth Seekers, with awesome British comedy duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, which Andi and Lise talked about HERE and Shaun of the Dead). Here, Frost is a paranormal investigator whose team goes ghost-hunting but may have stumbled onto something bigger (available on Amazon Prime). Andi shouts out season 2 of The Mandalorian, but is bummed that one of the actors in it whose career she's enjoyed over the years turns out to be problematic (Andi and Lise discussed problematic faves HERE). Find The Mandalorian on Disney Plus.