Alien 3 (1992) - Trading Card #9

Datalog: Approx. 0:200, Day 2

An Alien can develop very quickly. I've seen chestbursters grow with amazing speed, shedding their skin with each phase of development. After the chestburster phase comes the quadruped phase - the four legged creatures. They always seem to be growing - and eating.

With each new entry in the franchise the gestation, birth, and growth of the 'Alien' (as it is called in this card series) shortened and quickened, because audiences knew what was coming and the filmmakers, or producers, felt it better to speed run through the established lore. More of than not, this was to the detriment of the film over all. So it goes.