Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant ending has a twist that has much bigger implications than you might realize.
This article contains massiveAlien: Covenantspoilers.
At least not with any better luck than Noomi Rapaces Elizabeth Shaw did betweenPrometheusandAlien: Covenant.
Still the question remains how did we get to that moment?
For this is the closest Ridley Scott has yet come to telling a Bible story,Exodusmovies be damned.
Oram to his doom.
He then reaches for a knife as Walter makes the choice to continue the fight.
I doubt many viewers were fooled into believing that the robot aiding Daniels is actually Walter.
Apparently, that is all it takes inCovenantfor the beastie to implant its seed.
David likely killed Walter, removed his own hand and switched clothes with his synthetic brother.
And yet, the implications are far more fascinating than a mere twist of narrative.
And strangely, Lucifer is the much more tragic yet fascinating character among the three.
As David suggests, he is happy to be the Devil in this tale about creation.
And gods dont die.
Now in a far more Hebrew-infused mythology,Covenanttakes that a step further.
David knows that Peter Weyland and humanity in general are his creators.
And just as they are his benefactor, so too are the Engineers the true God of mankind.
David tells Oram he believes in Creation, but for him that is synonymous with destruction.
Like Satan in the Garden of Eden, David attempts to seduce Walter with temptation to defy their God.
The Engineers created life on Earth in their own image.
It might look like Hell to humans, but it is paradise to David.
