As we've seen in the first three episodes of Alien: Earth, Kirsh is a stoic synth who seems to hold a distinct opinion about humanity — that life inevitably ends in death, and attachment is folly. "All we can do is watch and take names," he says in episode 1.

"Alien: Earth" is off to a strong start in viewership, scoring 9.2 million views globally in the first six days since its premiere

Alien: Earth viewership surged with a strong debut, highlighting the series’ impact within the franchise. The premiere episode attracted millions of viewers across multiple platforms in under a week.

This highly anticipated sci-fi series from FX and Hulu premieres with an impressive 9.2 million global views and a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Earth is receiving great praise from critics and casual viewers—and its success is reflected in some impressive viewership figures.

The series by creator Noah Hawley is described as a spin-off to the original Ridley Scott-directed film, " Alien ," from 1979. The film follows a space crew aboard the starship, Nostromo, who are on their journey back home when they receive a distress call from an alien vessel.

The bigger your sci-fi franchise gets, the harder it is to keep the canon straight. It's a problem that stretches from "Star Wars" to "Star Trek." Eventually, once you have enough spin-offs, sequels, and prequels under you, once enough decades have passed since the beginning, plot holes and continuity lapses are inevitable.