Sep 25, 2014 · From the moment he saw the alien stuck on Kane's face, Ash had a single objective - secure the creature for study. Unfortunately, this task proved difficult when the thing …

May 28, 2017 · According to the film's director, Ash had deep-seated sexual urges toward Ripley but lacked physical capacity to do anything about it. When the situation required him to …

Jan 11, 2012 · Ash's model - a Hyperdine Systems 120-A/2 - was fairly new at the time of Alien, and is generally considered a prototype for the concept of synthetics passing as human. …

May 11, 2016 · Edit: This is not a duplicate of "What was Ash trying to do with the magazine?", since that asks about Ash's intentions, but this one asks why he uses an inefficient method to …

Oct 16, 2012 · I won't add this as an answer, but its conceivable that Ash just isn't trusted - its pointed out later on (prior to the revelation that he is an android and has specific "orders" …

Nov 20, 2021 · Ash's motives for believing it perfect are based on programmed search parameters set by Weyland-Yutani's xenobiology department; they aren't a value judgement …

Dec 13, 2020 · The key idea is that a proper report would have assigned blame to Ash for the deaths of the crew rather than just implying that he also was killed by the same organism. …

Jan 4, 2012 · 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 …

Jun 13, 2021 · Like the alien organism itself, Ash (and indeed the sentient ship's computer, named "Mother") is presented as, in the words of M. Keith Booker, a "distinctive mode of intelligent …

May 27, 2017 · I just rewatched Alien last weekend and I'm 99% certain Ash knew and hid it. In the scanning scene mentioned in the answer Ripley is talking with Ash about breaking …