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Adding to the confusion is the broader franchise mishandling of timeline continuity. Examples like Terminator: Genesis are pointed out as franchise abominations with convoluted chronologies. Similarly, Alien's expanding universe, with casual rewrites and retcons, makes it increasingly complex—and less coherent. Fans argue that these attempts to insert new stories into established timelines often result in "incestuous" and "cancerous" storytelling, diluting the franchise's original horror and mystery.