r/LV426 • u/flynnfx Weyland-Yutani Human Resources • 8h ago
Humor / Memes Bay 12, please.
Ripley offers to help prepare the Colonial Marines for their drop by operating a power loader, stating she has a Class-2 rating.
When she mounts the second loader and asks "Where do you want it?".
Sergeant Apone look at Hicks, laughs, and replies "Bay Twelve, please" to Ellen Ripley.
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u/Notnowmomsonreddit 7h ago
I appreciate this scene. The final showdown between Ripley and the mother - you're completely invested because you know Ripley can operate the loader, because of this scene. It's short, entertaining, and important to the final battle. Love this movie.
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u/JaegerBane 5h ago edited 3h ago
Itās what I mean when I say that Aliens has no fat on it, every scene has a purpose.
Itās not even just to establish that Ripley is proficient in the usage of the loaders (itself already foreshadowed earlier in the film when Burke mentions sheās been doing this on Gateway), it shows the audience how it works, how she suits up, how a loader functions etc.
It also foreshadows how Hicks is the natural next in line to Apone - up until this point Apone has been shown to be the undisputed guy in charge of the grunts, but when Ripley throws a bit of sass and innuendo their way, he visibly takes his cue from Hickās reaction and has a laugh about it. Their interaction is a lot less public and performative - he isnāt barking orders at him or demanding updates, heās stood discussing with him how to accomplish their task. As a result the audience is primed to accept Hicks taking charge when Apone goes down.
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u/ieatplaydough2 56m ago
True, but it also places Ripley in a place of respect for them both going forward. She became more respected in the eyes of the Marines so when she suggested taking off and nuking the site... they were all in, all of them in that loading bay that saw her pulling her own to help out to prepare for the drop...
So none batted an eye when she kinda took over after the disaster looking for the colonists...
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u/Teep_the_Teep 7h ago
But by the end of the movie, you've forgotten about the power loader at the beginning of the movie....then Ripley comes back with it at the end and you're OH YEAH!
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u/KitchenSandwich5499 6h ago
An excellent use of chekovs gun. One of the best actually
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u/InitiativeCreative36 8h ago
be mY GUEST!
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u/snarflethegarthog 4h ago
As he chews his cigar a little further in...
Hey Sarge you're gonna get lip cancer!
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u/CardMechanic 8h ago
āI donāt know. Is there anything you can do?ā
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u/terminal_nervoso 5h ago
Hicks was all like
Nah but in all seriousness, Hicks and Apone were basically saying āyeah okay, this chickās a badassā. š
Itās also the scene that makes the Power Loader the Chekovās Gun of Aliens.
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u/AndrewEpidemic 54m ago
Fuckin' right, that's the same thing I always thought, too. They're like 'Fuck, we were wrong on this one.'
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u/Double_Distribution8 7h ago
TIL Aliens takes place in a universe where REEBOK exists.
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u/kerlerlerker 1h ago
They released a hyoebeast version of her shoes called The Moonstompers in the mid-aughts. I bought a pair and they were awesome
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u/FickleApartment2151 4h ago
The writing is very good.
I remember reading that Cameron was writing more than one screenplay at the same time. He rented a place with a desk but no phones, and then brought in lots of paper, pencils, pens, and a typewriter, and wrote and rewrote the scripts many times until he thought it got it right.
And I think the suits barely interfered.
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u/tes_chaussettes 4h ago
Hicks starts falling for her big time in this scene. Michael Biehn is such a cutie.
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u/ridiladish 7h ago
Did this scene have sensual connotation and euphemism?
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u/Glittering_Estate_72 6h ago
To me it was misogyny interrupted. Assuming her to be a head case in addition to being female, when she proves she can come up with the goods, they take her as she was. It was wonderous to watch it as a young woman, they weren't threated by her being smart, strong and useful, they laughed WITH her, they accepted her.
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u/kickaguard 6h ago
Yeah they don't necessarily not believe her but she hasn't shown them much at that point and she's kinda got an attitude because she's clearly capable and they laugh with her. "Our bad, you got moves. Bay 12, please".
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u/JaegerBane 2h ago
I always took it less about misogyny and more that as sheās not a grunt, sheās not taken seriouslyā¦ until she proves she can step up.
Thereās hints of this already dropped by this point - Vasquez is mildly disparaging of her, her flip out over Bishop is shrugged off, and her emotional state when briefing the marines isnāt taken seriously until she hardens up confronting Vasquez. Iām not necessarily sure misogyny is really a big deal amongst the marines, as they have multiple women in their ranks and Vasquezās comeback to Hudson is clearly something that goes down well amongst them.
This sort of āi canāt take you seriously unless youāve done enough dropsā attitude is ironically something that was a big deal in the Starship Troopers novel, that Cameron had all the actors read. Thereās one passage that Rico describes about military history and leadership, and how leadership from prior generations wouldnāt work in the mobile infantry because the troops wouldnāt be able to take a general seriously who didnāt directly deploy with his forces - in his words, you could talk about Napoleonās (I think? Been a while since I read the novel) accomplishments and the infantrymanās response would be āyeah, but where did he drop?ā.
They even bring this directly into the film with Gorman freaking out over the drop and the marines just shaking their heads when he mentions itās his second.
Of course when Ripley steps up and gets on with it, and throws some sass back at them in keeping with their attitude in the squad, the two marines crack up and accept her.
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u/Voidrunner01 4h ago
I watched this as a very young man and between Ripley, Vasquez, and yes, even Ferro, to this day I am an absolute sucker for competent women. I don't honestly care what it is, if you know your shit inside and out and you're confident about it even in the face of opposition?
Hook, line, and sinker, I'm done for. Competence is goddamn sexy.
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u/smiley82m 8h ago
Did her dossier to them not include her current and former rank and scope of responsibilities? I know the jarheads wouldnt have that information but the Gunnery Sergeant and Lieutenant should have that info already and not be surprised. Did they not get a dossier of her and it was just Burke in charge and not caring?
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u/Fifty-Lucky 1h ago
As far as crews go in this series this lot was a good one, even the weak links were not all that bad
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u/OverEnigneer426 5h ago edited 5h ago
Me, 50% of the time, whenever a female coworker asks me where to put something or where I want something stored ā even (or especially) if she already knows or should know: [awkward little pause, followed by varying degrees of laughter depending on the situation] before finally giving her the actual answer. Sometimes Iām already in the middle of another conversation, too. ^^
The problem is, they actually enjoy it sometimes and even try to bait me into doing it for free, so now I have to figure out every single time whether they genuinely donāt know or are just trying to trick me into giving them the quote. š Only genuine confusion gets the full experience ā unless I can tell they really want the quote and the setup is just too perfect to pass up. Then I might make an exception. š
Meanwhile, when Iām chatting with other coworkers, we have our own special kind of laughter that they absolutely love us for. Itās a whole routine at this point.
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u/emojisarefunny 8h ago
I can just hear Apones voice.
"aHA HA HA HA HA š Bay twelve, please. š"