Alien: Covenant - 18 WTF Moments

16. Why Wasn't Walter Used To Scout The Planet?

Alien Covenant Michael Fassbender
Fox

Yes, there wouldn't be much of a movie if you pick apart every minute plot detail, but seriously, when the Covenant arrived at the Engineer planet, why the Hell didn't they send Walter out as a scout first, to confirm that it was safe to venture out?

Granted, the black goo spores wouldn't have done anything to him anyway, but he probably would've noticed them and been able to alert the crew to be careful around the planet's suspect flora.

"Because movie" is the only believable answer here, because why risk human life when you can send an android into potential the danger first?

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