The timeline of the Alien film franchise is, to put it mildly, a bit wild. And a lot of it is contradictory. (Although we must say, it’s still not as all over the place as the Halloween franchise.) ...

In space, no one can hear you watch the Alien movies in order. It might be the perfect organism according to Ash, but the xenomorph's timeline is a bit of a jumbled mess of prequels and origin stories ...