20 Essential Movie Moments That Will Define 2017

19. Daniels Vs. The Xenomorph - Alien: Covenant

Alien Covenant Xenomorph
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The Moment: As Daniels (Katherine Waterston) and pilot Tennessee (Danny McBride) attempt to fly a ship away from the Engineer homeworld, the surviving Xenomorph stows away on-board, leading to an epic final battle.

Why It Will Define 2017: It's been a while since fans have seen a legitimately great human-Xeno showdown in an Alien movie, and with this one featuring Daniels tethered to the outside of the ship while attempting to fire a grenade launcher at the alien, it sure looks set to be one of the series' most ambitious set-pieces to date.

Daniels obliterating the Xeno could very well set her up as the series' new bada** heroine, if the scene is awesome enough.

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