Warning: Contains SPOILERS for Alien: Romulus!
Summary
Alien: Romulusleft a lot of mysteries open, but the film is completely different upon the confirmation of who the father of Kay’s baby is. Thecharacters inAlien: Romulushave clearly been friends for a long time, and while the film puts a lot of effort into characterizing them, there are clearly a lot of things that the audience isn’t let in on. One of the biggest mysteries surrounding the characters has to do with who the father of Kay’s baby is. Although some didn’t pick up on it,Alien: Romulusmay have hinted at a surprisingly dark answer.
The cast ofAlien: Romulusis all-new to the franchise, with thebatch of Weyland-Yutani employeeshaving no connection to any of the other characters in the originalAlientimeline. While most viewers have leftAlien: Romulustalking about how interesting Rain and Andy were, with them being the two main characters of the film, the other four members of the Weyland-Yutani heist also have a lot to love.Kay is one of these side characters, and while her pregnancy winds up setting up the film’s final battle, it also is one of the movie’s biggest mysteries.
What Does the Alien Franchise’s Future Look Like After Romulus
Alien: Romulus has been considered a return to form for the franchise, so where does it go from here?
Alien: Romulus Reveal Makes Kay’s Baby A Result Of Incest
Putting A Dark Twist On The Film’s Final Villain
As it turns out, the identity of Kay’s baby inAlien: Romulusmeans that their child is the result of incest. It has been confirmed thatBjorn is the father of Kay’s baby inAlien: Romulus, with director Fede Álvarez confirming this while responding to a fan theory that was speculating on the matter. When asked about her pregnancy by Rain, Kay simply said that the baby’s father was some jerk from her home planet, not revealing who the father’s true identity was. However, this parental reveal definitely complicates things for the film.
InAlien: Romulus,Kay and Bjorn are cousins, meaning that their incestuous relationship is what led to her pregnancy. Very little is revealed about their relationship in the film, which is why it wasn’t obvious that Bjorn was the father. While their incestuous relationship may have caused fears about their being complications with the child, these fears didn’t come to fruition, as Kay’s use of the black goo fromPrometheusled to her baby mutating into the film’s final alien. This reveal is a dark twist on Kay’s pregnancy, complicating the character dynamics ofAlien: Romulus.
Why Alien: Romulus Needs to be the End of the Franchise
Alien: Romulus has gotten rave reviews, so should the franchise end on a high note?
Kay’s Relationship To Bjorn Suggests Why She Hid Her Pregnancy
She Didn’t Want The Crew To Know
Kay hides her pregnancy throughoutAlien: Romulus, with her only telling Rain after she discovers Kay throwing up from the pregnancy. It is never explained why Kay wants to keep her pregnancy a secret from her friends, but if Bjorn truly is the father, then this decision would make sense.Alien: Romulusdoesn’t paint Bjorn out to be the greatest guy, and finding out that Kay is pregnant could upset him. She probably also has mixed feelings about Bjorn, explaining why she refers to him as a jerk throughout the movie.
Keeping her pregnancy a secret from the rest of the crew also makes sense, asshe may not want them to know that she was in an incestuous relationship with her cousin. She could be worried about being looked down on by the rest of the crew, with her decision to tell Rain showing that she trusts her more than the others. Although this storyline is mostly hinted at rather than explicitly explained, this Bjorn reveal turns Kay into one ofAlien: Romulus' most interesting characters.
Alien: Romulus Gives Me Hope Ridley Scott’s David Prequel Trilogy Can Still Be Finished
I loved Alien: Romulus, and it has reignited my hope for the franchise even though it wasn’t the Alien movie I was initially hoping for.
Bjorn & Kay’s History Changes Their Last Moment Together In Alien: Romulus
It Is The Main Supporting Evidence Of This Storyline
Knowing this information about Bjorn and Kay has a big impact on the viewing experience ofAlien: Romulus, as it completely changes their last moment together. BeforeBjorn dies at the end ofAlien: Romulus, Kay and Bjorn have a sweet moment together that shows a lot of intimacy between the two. The film had previously not set up while the two would interact like this, with a secret sexual relationship being a perfect explanation.
This scene shows that Kay truly still cares for Bjorn, despite her calling him a jerk to Rain earlier in the film. Although this moment is small, it is the key detail that gives away that Bjorn is Kay’s father, with this being part of the theory that the director confirmed. Secrets like this are why the story ofAlien: Romulusworks so well, and there is no telling what other kind of narrative hints could be hiding within the film.
Alien: Romulus
Cast
Alien: Romulus is the seventh film in the Alien franchise. The movie is directed by Fede Álvarez and will focus on a new young group of characters who come face to face with the terrifying Xenomorphs. Alien: Romulus is a stand-alone film and takes place in a time not yet explored in the Alien franchise.
