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In “Aliens†when Bishop enters the access tunnel, why does he refuse a pistol?
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Towards the end in Aliens (1986), Bishop volunteers to crawl down a narrow access tunnel to reach the uplink tower.
In the scene, they cut a hole in the access tunnel and when Bishop hops into the tunnel, Vasquez offers him a pistol. Bishop then gives the pistol back to Ripley and continues unarmed - why did he do this?
He was about to take a dangerous trip outside the base to the uplink tower. In his own words he said he is "not stupid".
Given the possibility for aliens to be out there, why did he refuse the pistol?
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Towards the end in Aliens (1986), Bishop volunteers to crawl down a narrow access tunnel to reach the uplink tower.
In the scene, they cut a hole in the access tunnel and when Bishop hops into the tunnel, Vasquez offers him a pistol. Bishop then gives the pistol back to Ripley and continues unarmed - why did he do this?
He was about to take a dangerous trip outside the base to the uplink tower. In his own words he said he is "not stupid".
Given the possibility for aliens to be out there, why did he refuse the pistol?
alien-franchise aliens-1986
edited 43 mins ago
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Interestingly, the pistol was in a bag in the scripted version; "_ INT. MED LAB 130. One of the acid holes from the colonists' siege has yielded access to subfloor conduits. Bishop lying in the opening, reaches up to graph the portable terminal as Ripley hands it down to him. He pushes it into the constricted shaft ahead of him. She then hands him a small satchel containing tools and assorted patch cables, a service pistol and a small cutting torch.
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up vote
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Towards the end in Aliens (1986), Bishop volunteers to crawl down a narrow access tunnel to reach the uplink tower.
In the scene, they cut a hole in the access tunnel and when Bishop hops into the tunnel, Vasquez offers him a pistol. Bishop then gives the pistol back to Ripley and continues unarmed - why did he do this?
He was about to take a dangerous trip outside the base to the uplink tower. In his own words he said he is "not stupid".
Given the possibility for aliens to be out there, why did he refuse the pistol?
alien-franchise aliens-1986
edited 43 mins ago
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asked 46 mins ago
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Towards the end in Aliens (1986), Bishop volunteers to crawl down a narrow access tunnel to reach the uplink tower.
In the scene, they cut a hole in the access tunnel and when Bishop hops into the tunnel, Vasquez offers him a pistol. Bishop then gives the pistol back to Ripley and continues unarmed - why did he do this?
He was about to take a dangerous trip outside the base to the uplink tower. In his own words he said he is "not stupid".
Given the possibility for aliens to be out there, why did he refuse the pistol?
alien-franchise aliens-1986
alien-franchise aliens-1986
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TheLethalCarrot
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Interestingly, the pistol was in a bag in the scripted version; "_ INT. MED LAB 130. One of the acid holes from the colonists' siege has yielded access to subfloor conduits. Bishop lying in the opening, reaches up to graph the portable terminal as Ripley hands it down to him. He pushes it into the constricted shaft ahead of him. She then hands him a small satchel containing tools and assorted patch cables, a service pistol and a small cutting torch.
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Interestingly, the pistol was in a bag in the scripted version; "_ INT. MED LAB 130. One of the acid holes from the colonists' siege has yielded access to subfloor conduits. Bishop lying in the opening, reaches up to graph the portable terminal as Ripley hands it down to him. He pushes it into the constricted shaft ahead of him. She then hands him a small satchel containing tools and assorted patch cables, a service pistol and a small cutting torch.
– Valorum
29 mins ago
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Interestingly, the pistol was in a bag in the scripted version; "_ INT. MED LAB 130. One of the acid holes from the colonists' siege has yielded access to subfloor conduits. Bishop lying in the opening, reaches up to graph the portable terminal as Ripley hands it down to him. He pushes it into the constricted shaft ahead of him. She then hands him a small satchel containing tools and assorted patch cables, a service pistol and a small cutting torch.
– Valorum
29 mins ago
Interestingly, the pistol was in a bag in the scripted version; "_ INT. MED LAB 130. One of the acid holes from the colonists' siege has yielded access to subfloor conduits. Bishop lying in the opening, reaches up to graph the portable terminal as Ripley hands it down to him. He pushes it into the constricted shaft ahead of him. She then hands him a small satchel containing tools and assorted patch cables, a service pistol and a small cutting torch.
– Valorum
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First, a pistol wasn't going to do him any good if the xenomorphs attacked.
By that point in the movie, it was already known that there were many of the creatures around.
Second, he had reason to believe they wouldn't attack him without provocation, since he wasn't human. He was neither edible nor a suitable host for a facehugger. Carrying a weapon might well be seen (by the xenomorphs) as provocation, where an unarmed synthetic was unlikely to attract their aggression.
answered 33 mins ago
Zeiss Ikon
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Other possibilities: it was a tight tunnel and he might be afraid of the gun catching on something, he was not programmed to be effective as a warrior, the aliens were concentrating on the humans so while what he was doing was dangerous he was actually heading out from the fray where they would need every gun and every bullet.
– Broklynite
18 mins ago
All potentially valid points -- especially the last, though if it reached the point of needing every gun and every round, they were already hosed.
– Zeiss Ikon
6 mins ago
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Bishop is a 'gentle soul'.
We learn from Burke and Bishop that modern androids don't have combat training. He's literally incapable of harming humans and this presumably extends to other life-forms.
BISHOP: Well, that explains it. The A/2's were always a bit twitchy. That could never happen now with out behavioral inhibitors. Impossible for me to harm or, by omission of action, allow to be harmed a human being.
(smiling)
More cornbread?
The gun is dead-weight.
In the script and novelisation (based on the script), Bishop is concerned about being slowed down by his equipment. Having to use a free hand to tote around a gun is something he'd want to avoid.
Ripley passed him a small satchel. It contained tools, patch cables and replacement circuit boards, energy bypasses, a service pistol, and a small cutting torch, together with fuel for same. More weight and bulk, but it couldn’t be helped. Better to take a little more time reaching the uplink tower than to arrive short of some necessary item.
Frankly I always viewed his glance at Ripley as basically an "are you kidding me?" look. He's going up against adult xenomorphs. Even if he was capable, shooting one with a pistol is just gonna piss it off.
answered 13 mins ago
Valorum
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What I get for not rewatching the movie in thirty years -- totally forgot about the Asimov's First Law that had been added to the synthetics while Ripley was in cold sleep after the first movie. Whether that would extend to obviously non-human creatures is open for debate, however -- but you reach the same conclusion I did, that a pistol wasn't going to help against adult xenomorphs.
– Zeiss Ikon
2 mins ago
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2 Answers
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2 Answers
2
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
up vote
6
down vote
First, a pistol wasn't going to do him any good if the xenomorphs attacked.
By that point in the movie, it was already known that there were many of the creatures around.
Second, he had reason to believe they wouldn't attack him without provocation, since he wasn't human. He was neither edible nor a suitable host for a facehugger. Carrying a weapon might well be seen (by the xenomorphs) as provocation, where an unarmed synthetic was unlikely to attract their aggression.
answered 33 mins ago
Zeiss Ikon
7,46811141
Other possibilities: it was a tight tunnel and he might be afraid of the gun catching on something, he was not programmed to be effective as a warrior, the aliens were concentrating on the humans so while what he was doing was dangerous he was actually heading out from the fray where they would need every gun and every bullet.
– Broklynite
18 mins ago
All potentially valid points -- especially the last, though if it reached the point of needing every gun and every round, they were already hosed.
– Zeiss Ikon
6 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
6
down vote
First, a pistol wasn't going to do him any good if the xenomorphs attacked.
By that point in the movie, it was already known that there were many of the creatures around.
Second, he had reason to believe they wouldn't attack him without provocation, since he wasn't human. He was neither edible nor a suitable host for a facehugger. Carrying a weapon might well be seen (by the xenomorphs) as provocation, where an unarmed synthetic was unlikely to attract their aggression.
answered 33 mins ago
Zeiss Ikon
7,46811141
Other possibilities: it was a tight tunnel and he might be afraid of the gun catching on something, he was not programmed to be effective as a warrior, the aliens were concentrating on the humans so while what he was doing was dangerous he was actually heading out from the fray where they would need every gun and every bullet.
– Broklynite
18 mins ago
All potentially valid points -- especially the last, though if it reached the point of needing every gun and every round, they were already hosed.
– Zeiss Ikon
6 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
6
down vote
up vote
6
down vote
First, a pistol wasn't going to do him any good if the xenomorphs attacked.
By that point in the movie, it was already known that there were many of the creatures around.
Second, he had reason to believe they wouldn't attack him without provocation, since he wasn't human. He was neither edible nor a suitable host for a facehugger. Carrying a weapon might well be seen (by the xenomorphs) as provocation, where an unarmed synthetic was unlikely to attract their aggression.
answered 33 mins ago
Zeiss Ikon
7,46811141
First, a pistol wasn't going to do him any good if the xenomorphs attacked.
By that point in the movie, it was already known that there were many of the creatures around.
Second, he had reason to believe they wouldn't attack him without provocation, since he wasn't human. He was neither edible nor a suitable host for a facehugger. Carrying a weapon might well be seen (by the xenomorphs) as provocation, where an unarmed synthetic was unlikely to attract their aggression.
answered 33 mins ago
Zeiss Ikon
7,46811141
answered 33 mins ago
Zeiss Ikon
7,46811141
answered 33 mins ago
Zeiss Ikon
7,46811141
answered 33 mins ago
Zeiss Ikon
7,46811141
7,46811141
Other possibilities: it was a tight tunnel and he might be afraid of the gun catching on something, he was not programmed to be effective as a warrior, the aliens were concentrating on the humans so while what he was doing was dangerous he was actually heading out from the fray where they would need every gun and every bullet.
– Broklynite
18 mins ago
All potentially valid points -- especially the last, though if it reached the point of needing every gun and every round, they were already hosed.
– Zeiss Ikon
6 mins ago
add a comment |Â
Other possibilities: it was a tight tunnel and he might be afraid of the gun catching on something, he was not programmed to be effective as a warrior, the aliens were concentrating on the humans so while what he was doing was dangerous he was actually heading out from the fray where they would need every gun and every bullet.
– Broklynite
18 mins ago
All potentially valid points -- especially the last, though if it reached the point of needing every gun and every round, they were already hosed.
– Zeiss Ikon
6 mins ago
Other possibilities: it was a tight tunnel and he might be afraid of the gun catching on something, he was not programmed to be effective as a warrior, the aliens were concentrating on the humans so while what he was doing was dangerous he was actually heading out from the fray where they would need every gun and every bullet.
– Broklynite
18 mins ago
Other possibilities: it was a tight tunnel and he might be afraid of the gun catching on something, he was not programmed to be effective as a warrior, the aliens were concentrating on the humans so while what he was doing was dangerous he was actually heading out from the fray where they would need every gun and every bullet.
– Broklynite
18 mins ago
All potentially valid points -- especially the last, though if it reached the point of needing every gun and every round, they were already hosed.
– Zeiss Ikon
6 mins ago
All potentially valid points -- especially the last, though if it reached the point of needing every gun and every round, they were already hosed.
– Zeiss Ikon
6 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
5
down vote
Bishop is a 'gentle soul'.
We learn from Burke and Bishop that modern androids don't have combat training. He's literally incapable of harming humans and this presumably extends to other life-forms.
BISHOP: Well, that explains it. The A/2's were always a bit twitchy. That could never happen now with out behavioral inhibitors. Impossible for me to harm or, by omission of action, allow to be harmed a human being.
(smiling)
More cornbread?
The gun is dead-weight.
In the script and novelisation (based on the script), Bishop is concerned about being slowed down by his equipment. Having to use a free hand to tote around a gun is something he'd want to avoid.
Ripley passed him a small satchel. It contained tools, patch cables and replacement circuit boards, energy bypasses, a service pistol, and a small cutting torch, together with fuel for same. More weight and bulk, but it couldn’t be helped. Better to take a little more time reaching the uplink tower than to arrive short of some necessary item.
Frankly I always viewed his glance at Ripley as basically an "are you kidding me?" look. He's going up against adult xenomorphs. Even if he was capable, shooting one with a pistol is just gonna piss it off.
answered 13 mins ago
Valorum
378k9927532980
What I get for not rewatching the movie in thirty years -- totally forgot about the Asimov's First Law that had been added to the synthetics while Ripley was in cold sleep after the first movie. Whether that would extend to obviously non-human creatures is open for debate, however -- but you reach the same conclusion I did, that a pistol wasn't going to help against adult xenomorphs.
– Zeiss Ikon
2 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
5
down vote
Bishop is a 'gentle soul'.
We learn from Burke and Bishop that modern androids don't have combat training. He's literally incapable of harming humans and this presumably extends to other life-forms.
BISHOP: Well, that explains it. The A/2's were always a bit twitchy. That could never happen now with out behavioral inhibitors. Impossible for me to harm or, by omission of action, allow to be harmed a human being.
(smiling)
More cornbread?
The gun is dead-weight.
In the script and novelisation (based on the script), Bishop is concerned about being slowed down by his equipment. Having to use a free hand to tote around a gun is something he'd want to avoid.
Ripley passed him a small satchel. It contained tools, patch cables and replacement circuit boards, energy bypasses, a service pistol, and a small cutting torch, together with fuel for same. More weight and bulk, but it couldn’t be helped. Better to take a little more time reaching the uplink tower than to arrive short of some necessary item.
Frankly I always viewed his glance at Ripley as basically an "are you kidding me?" look. He's going up against adult xenomorphs. Even if he was capable, shooting one with a pistol is just gonna piss it off.
answered 13 mins ago
Valorum
378k9927532980
What I get for not rewatching the movie in thirty years -- totally forgot about the Asimov's First Law that had been added to the synthetics while Ripley was in cold sleep after the first movie. Whether that would extend to obviously non-human creatures is open for debate, however -- but you reach the same conclusion I did, that a pistol wasn't going to help against adult xenomorphs.
– Zeiss Ikon
2 mins ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
5
down vote
up vote
5
down vote
Bishop is a 'gentle soul'.
We learn from Burke and Bishop that modern androids don't have combat training. He's literally incapable of harming humans and this presumably extends to other life-forms.
BISHOP: Well, that explains it. The A/2's were always a bit twitchy. That could never happen now with out behavioral inhibitors. Impossible for me to harm or, by omission of action, allow to be harmed a human being.
(smiling)
More cornbread?
The gun is dead-weight.
In the script and novelisation (based on the script), Bishop is concerned about being slowed down by his equipment. Having to use a free hand to tote around a gun is something he'd want to avoid.
Ripley passed him a small satchel. It contained tools, patch cables and replacement circuit boards, energy bypasses, a service pistol, and a small cutting torch, together with fuel for same. More weight and bulk, but it couldn’t be helped. Better to take a little more time reaching the uplink tower than to arrive short of some necessary item.
Frankly I always viewed his glance at Ripley as basically an "are you kidding me?" look. He's going up against adult xenomorphs. Even if he was capable, shooting one with a pistol is just gonna piss it off.
answered 13 mins ago
Valorum
378k9927532980
Bishop is a 'gentle soul'.
We learn from Burke and Bishop that modern androids don't have combat training. He's literally incapable of harming humans and this presumably extends to other life-forms.
BISHOP: Well, that explains it. The A/2's were always a bit twitchy. That could never happen now with out behavioral inhibitors. Impossible for me to harm or, by omission of action, allow to be harmed a human being.
(smiling)
More cornbread?
The gun is dead-weight.
In the script and novelisation (based on the script), Bishop is concerned about being slowed down by his equipment. Having to use a free hand to tote around a gun is something he'd want to avoid.
Ripley passed him a small satchel. It contained tools, patch cables and replacement circuit boards, energy bypasses, a service pistol, and a small cutting torch, together with fuel for same. More weight and bulk, but it couldn’t be helped. Better to take a little more time reaching the uplink tower than to arrive short of some necessary item.
Frankly I always viewed his glance at Ripley as basically an "are you kidding me?" look. He's going up against adult xenomorphs. Even if he was capable, shooting one with a pistol is just gonna piss it off.
answered 13 mins ago
Valorum
378k9927532980
edited 2 mins ago
answered 13 mins ago
Valorum
378k9927532980
answered 13 mins ago
Valorum
378k9927532980
answered 13 mins ago
Valorum
378k9927532980
378k9927532980
What I get for not rewatching the movie in thirty years -- totally forgot about the Asimov's First Law that had been added to the synthetics while Ripley was in cold sleep after the first movie. Whether that would extend to obviously non-human creatures is open for debate, however -- but you reach the same conclusion I did, that a pistol wasn't going to help against adult xenomorphs.
– Zeiss Ikon
2 mins ago
add a comment |Â
What I get for not rewatching the movie in thirty years -- totally forgot about the Asimov's First Law that had been added to the synthetics while Ripley was in cold sleep after the first movie. Whether that would extend to obviously non-human creatures is open for debate, however -- but you reach the same conclusion I did, that a pistol wasn't going to help against adult xenomorphs.
– Zeiss Ikon
2 mins ago
What I get for not rewatching the movie in thirty years -- totally forgot about the Asimov's First Law that had been added to the synthetics while Ripley was in cold sleep after the first movie. Whether that would extend to obviously non-human creatures is open for debate, however -- but you reach the same conclusion I did, that a pistol wasn't going to help against adult xenomorphs.
– Zeiss Ikon
2 mins ago
What I get for not rewatching the movie in thirty years -- totally forgot about the Asimov's First Law that had been added to the synthetics while Ripley was in cold sleep after the first movie. Whether that would extend to obviously non-human creatures is open for debate, however -- but you reach the same conclusion I did, that a pistol wasn't going to help against adult xenomorphs.
– Zeiss Ikon
2 mins ago
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Interestingly, the pistol was in a bag in the scripted version; "_ INT. MED LAB 130. One of the acid holes from the colonists' siege has yielded access to subfloor conduits. Bishop lying in the opening, reaches up to graph the portable terminal as Ripley hands it down to him. He pushes it into the constricted shaft ahead of him. She then hands him a small satchel containing tools and assorted patch cables, a service pistol and a small cutting torch.
– Valorum
29 mins ago