Deleted Scenes FINALLY Reveal Elizabeth Shaw's HORRIBLE Death

We will be discussing what exactly happened to Dr. Shaw and the circumstances of her death.
00:00 Elizabeth Death
1:07 Early Alien Covenant Script - Shaw is Alive
4:16 Prologue Script Shaw Death
8:40 Blu Ray Deleted Scene Shaw Death

For several years after the release of "Prometheus," it was widely assumed that Shaw would return, and the sequel would focus on the Engineer's Paradise planet, where David and Shaw were headed. However, at some point, Ridley Scott or the studio chose to move away from the "Prometheus" narrative entirely, ultimately deciding to eliminate Dr. Shaw and the beings on the Engineer planet.

[hhjk]

It kind of crushes me that literally every bit of unused stuff from this project I hear about sounds better than everything that ended up being used in the actual final product.

[poslednisoud]

Shaw was the best thing about Prometheus and I still can't believe they decided killing her off-screen like an idiot was a good idea.

[dudewrapsupreme]

why are movie studios allergic to good stories and psychotically obsessed with repeating the same exact thing as before

[Woodkin]

The ending of prometheus with Shaw and David going off to confront the engineers, that excited me....and then the sequel happened.

[theespressokid]

Shaw was an incredible character and a spiritual successor to Ripley who could have taken the franchise in a new direction. To be killed off camera is as bad if not worse than killing Newt in Alien 3.

[thenononsenseninja]

I remember being so hyped at the end of Prometheus. Shaw and David heading to the Engineer homeworld - AWESOME! Instead, Ridley Scott bumped his head and gave us Covenant.

[rico]

You gotta give credits to Fassbender for playing David. You can really see the insanity in his facial expressions.

[Woodkin]

The setup for a Shaw and David spin-off would have been awesome. Sad that Ridley took the lazy way out.

[rudy]

Damn they killed the exact movie we all wanted.

[emileneslo]

Here's a more messed up and very dark theory of mine. David is so efficient, as we know, he snapped her neck so correctly that she didn't die but actually all the way paralyzed from the neck down. With her still alive he could do all sorts of experiments on her living body.

[nibs]

I feel they missed the mark with Shaw and David. The dangers of AI are better illustrated focusing on their *difference* from humans. They are not good, or evil. They are different - so much so, humans can't understand their logic. I thought they would pursue a relationship between David and Shaw - Shaw realizes David is not simply a piece of equipment, but a sentient being with a right to exist, and a right to redeem himself for his past mistakes: David realizing there is a depth of goodness in some humans that is worth saving... Shaw's ability to see him as a living thing, to forgive him, to give him another chance.

Shaw becomes increasingly ill as they journey, prompting David to put her into stasis. When they finally reach the outpost, and David open's Shaw's pod, he finds she morphed while in stasis (David made a drawing of Shaw minus her lower jaw - since you can't regrow a jaw, I expected that David used clones of Shaw for his experiments) and Shaw has subsequently died. In his anger, David wipes out the "Engineers", but he is weeping over Shaw's death as he does so. He buries Shaw's body in the garden that he maintains, bringing flowers to adorn her grave.

David considered Shaw as unlike humans as he is. He comments that in all the humans he's met, none had her depth of goodness. Shaw desperately wanted to be a mother. David would find it fitting to create a species from Shaw's clones, an entire species that would call her "mother" - and David endeavors to make "his creation" superior to humans and engineers. This story would be more sophisticated than David simply being "evil". He is pursuing a logic that makes sense to him, and since he considers himself and Shaw to be superior beings, he finds justification in his pursuit of xenomorphs. Let them wipe out humanity and Engineers - they are the children of David and Dr. Shaw, and superior to all.

This journey would explain David without requiring him to be insane, or have some fault in his programing. I find his character much more disturbing when he is acting out of devotion to one he loved. In his eyes his motivation is justified, and his monsters are the successful offspring of advanced science and superior intellect and emotion. Humans are wrong -the Engineers are wrong: but the xenomorphs are superior in every way.

[jakefoley]

Elizabeth Shaw might be the single most misused and disrespected character in sci-fi movie history. I mean other than Luke Skywalker, of course.

[manganiaco]

The really cold disturbing side of David is that he could perfectly emulate a relationship, one that would leave anyone to blindly trust him till after he kills the person.
But he can't keep himself from hinting his iminent betrayal. He needs you to know, shortly before the end, that he meant to betray all along. He doesn't have to do it, he could pretend all along, but that's how he demonstrates his exercise of free will.

[Magebound]

the repeatable mistake in this entire franchise is they keep killing off the wrong people and stunting the growth and possibilities.

[danielclark]

Imagine if it turned out that the Alien Queen that Ripley fought in Aliens was really Shaw?
That would change the whole way that I would look at the movie.

[GGPO_Halfro]

Its crazy how a few cuts between both movies really removed such pivotal context. With the addtional info, it changes the depth of David's depravity. Very interesting watch.

[jcole]

This story about Shaw and David could have made one of the most amazing sci-fi body horror movies. Seems like it could have truly realized some of the potential of the Alien universe.

[pipersall]

Your commentary about all the deleted scenes adds so much to the movies which very unfortunately did not make it into the final releases. Thank you.

[Mindi]

Covenant was so unbelievably BAD, I cannot believe it was allowed to be done. Absolutely TERRIBLE film, they completely ruined what could have been a great new trilogy.

[intheworldbutnotofit]

It's unfortunate that Ridley Scott has a strong dislike for Prometheus. He has no intention of creating any more movies in this series, despite the potential for an entire film centered around Shaw and David, as you mentioned. It's a missed opportunity because I would have loved to see the storyline delve deeper. That's my personal viewpoint. I genuinely appreciate your dedication to this topic, and your continuous content on this movie, truly satisfies my passion for this.