Exploring the Shadowy Depths: The Alien: Covenant Internet Archive
In the final sequence, David recites the poem "The Ancient Mariner" as he enters cryosleep. He accesses the ship's archives to play "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" by Charles Coborn. This juxtaposition is chilling. He is using the archive of human culture to comfort himself while he prepares to corrupt the archive of human biology. He burrows into the "server room" (the embryo bay), ready to begin his "coding." Alien Covenant Internet Archive
In the Covenant community, the rule of thumb is simple: Use the Archive for the extras, the lore, and the restorations. Buy the official disc or digital license for the core film. Exploring the Shadowy Depths: The Alien: Covenant Internet
Then, he saw it.