Alien: Earth promised something new when it first aired: a throwback to the original horror-sci-fi experience of the Alien movies, but remade for modern television. And overall, it did deliver, with its emotional highs, spectacular scenes, and a new take on alien threat. However, there remained one problem looming over the show: the bewildering and sometimes divisive mythology from Prometheus and Alien: Covenant: the Engineers, the black goo, the origins of the evolving creatures, and the philosophical side-plots.Now that Alien: Earth Season 2 is officially on its way, the creators are taking the chance to rectify things. They are using Alien: Earth Season 2 to clean up instead of just picking up the narrative. It is intended to streamline the mythology, and rise beyond the messy explanations of the prequels, to revive the simple, to-the-point horror that made the early Alien films so memorable in the first place.Why the prequel mythology was a problem in the first place View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe prequel movies Prometheus and Alien: Covenant introduced a lot of convoluted lore into the Alien franchise: old Engineers, black goo, creation myth, and big sci-fi concepts. This changed the franchise away from what made it initially strong, which was raw and terrifying survival horror. The sense of mystery and fear felt substituted by a puzzling backstory that at times did not make sense.The creators of Alien: Earth have indicated that they do not intend all the events of the prequel to be canon. This decision is fitting with what most viewers desire: a throwback to the fundamentals. Rather than being bogged down in the twisted mythology and half-baked concepts of the prequels, Alien: Earth Season 2 will concentrate on what made Alien frightening in the first place: the beast, the unknown and the struggle to survive.Since it no longer follows the storyline of the prequel, Alien: Earth Season 2 can afford to start fresh and redefine the tone, streamline the lore, and produce cleaner and tighter narratives. The promise of fixing the Prometheus problem in Alien: Earth Season 2 is actually to get the franchise back to its roots of suspense, horror, and the violent, unpredictable peril that was typical of the original films.How Alien: Earth Season 2 plans to reset and re-ground the franchise View this post on Instagram Instagram PostThe excitement of the upcoming season is not only its ambitious scope but the definite changes the creators are willing to make. First, a creative reset. As Alien: Earth Season 2 has been officially greenlit and the creators have already signed a new contract with the network, the team can finally have the time and resources to reconsider the story and approach it with proper attention, rather than rushing it.Second would be a fresh tone and direction. According to the recent developments, it is reported that Alien: Earth Season 2 will not regard the previous movies as canon. Rather, the series will recline into the atmosphere of tension and fear of the 1979 original. This translates to less wordy explanations and less convoluted mythology, and more unpolished horror, alien threat and human survival drama.Third, a more understandable continuity and greater stakes. The show will be able to restore the traditional alien fear in a new, consistent manner by distancing itself from the cluttered mess of the prequel lore. This allows the new viewers to more readily enter the story, and it also allows old fans to have a version of the franchise that feels as true to its roots as possible: focused, scary, and suspense-driven.What this could mean for fans and the broader Alien franchise View this post on Instagram Instagram PostAlien: Earth Season 2 provides viewers with hope after the bewildering mythology and the uneven tone of the original movies. It seeks to reclaim the essence of the original films, tension, mystery, and actually disturbing alien horror without going into large cosmic explanations.Possibly by not focusing on the prequel-style lore, the show may end up being a new, unified gateway into the franchise, attractive to both longtime fans and those who have never followed the show.The questions are whether it can remain coherent without the broader mythology? Will the prequel fans be contented? And will it be able to provide horror which is genuine? If Alien: Earth Season 2 fixes the Prometheus problem, it could become the canonical story about modern-day Aliens.For more such insights on Alien: Earth Season 2, keep following SoapCentral.