Of Xenos and the Series

Hey there, I know there are a lot of theories on the variations of the Xeno itself, but I am surprised to not have seen this one. This also will be a conglomeration of my theories for the entire Alien series. Xeno ideas; The smooth head vs the ridged debate. I like the theory of the differences being based on environment or social placement within a hive, but there is another take not yet explored - the age of the creature. In Alien and Alien 3 we are seeing freshly "born" Xenos where the ones in Aliens are at the very minimum 11 months old (since LV-426 is said to be 11 months from earth in Alien). Just like a human baby, the visual appearance is smooth and un-tainted, but as it grows definition and stretching occurs. Perhaps ridges are indictive of a creature's age. We also don't know how long some of those Xenos, like the queen, have even been alive. Perhaps there are 100 year old ones, 150...or whatever, because for a queen to grow and mature and create as many bugs, and corresponding hive, in 11 months (if not under if the technology provides faster travel) is a little far fetched, even for sci-fi. One thing I think that perhaps caused Alien 3 and AR to lose fans is one simple idea - the creature went from a being trying to breed to simple hollywood monsters. Even though in Alien we don't see the egg transforming of Dallas (in theatrical cut), the fact that the idea was even thought of changes the dynamic of the creature and its relationship to the humans in the film. In Aliens, this thought is still carried over as most of the marines are taken as opposed to outright death. Yes some are killed, but the marines act offensively against the Xeno, which brings on such retaliation. In the first two flicks we see a dynamic that is more about the survival of the species then simple killing. Once Alien 3 hit, that all changed. In the film, the deaths are just that - deaths. There is no hinting of the creature preparing an area for the coming queen, which is in Ripley. If the creature was intelligent, and it is clear that they are, it would not have killed the prisoners, but taken them to some location and either begin the egg transformation, or coccooning for when the queen is born. So Alien 3 lost the survival aspect of the species in favour of cheap kills and thrills. You get, more or less, the same experience in AR. Now, I personally do not count AR as official Alien canon for one reason. How, in 150+years, does this company not simply return to LV-426 to gather specimens? They know the location. They know the creatures are there. Why wait 150+ years to simply clone ONE person for the chestburster inside? I mean, they know enough about this species to have mercs bring in civilians to be facehugged. They know enough to create intense cells for the creatures, and yet they don't go digging on the one planet they are known to exist? Sorry, I don't buy that. I consider that a bigger plot hole then the random eggs on the Sulaco. Which brings me to the next point. No one seems to bring up the location of the marine's drop ship, the first one, which has its two pilots killed by a Xeno. I get the impression that after the drop, the ship returns to the Sulaco to await the call for evac. In this scenario, the Xeno was already aboard the Drop ship, so in theory, if the drop ship was aboard the Sulaco, then perhaps the Xeno on board attacked a crew member not seen on the ship (i.e. flight crew. let's face it, that ship is far too big for what...15 marines?) and started the egg transforming process, hence the mysterious egg. Its a stretch, but IMO better then the queen planting the egg. On the topic of theories, I have seen the facehugger through Kaines mask, but not through the testube in Aliens. Easy solution. The film is 57 years after the events of Alien. The Nostromo was a poorer end ship and perhaps the space suits were also of an older technology, perhaps still using simple tempered glass. The test tubes are also that, containers made for storing of organic matter. So far in the future, and 57 years since the first films events, it stands to reason that the technology for such canisters has developed certain precautions to prevent such an escape - especially if the Company knows of the species already. Not an impossible probability.