The genius about this scene is also in the subtext.
A human mother who has lost her only daughter to space-time is trying to bargain with another mother who birthes thousands of babies, and who seemingly, inevitably will rule across all space, time permits.
Ripley is trying to be a mother again for her new daughter and make up for her inability to save her real one, all the while the Alien Queen also wants to protect her unborn children.
Very easy to see why Cameron added the Queen to the Alien mythology for Aliens and dare I say I'd take the Alien queen any day of the week over "David who hates his creator, paints Giger aliens on DaVince paper and invents the Xenomorph".
A human mother who has lost her only daughter to space-time is trying to bargain with another mother who birthes thousands of babies, and who seemingly, inevitably will rule across all space, time permits.
Ripley is trying to be a mother again for her new daughter and make up for her inability to save her real one, all the while the Alien Queen also wants to protect her unborn children.
Very easy to see why Cameron added the Queen to the Alien mythology for Aliens and dare I say I'd take the Alien queen any day of the week over "David who hates his creator, paints Giger aliens on DaVince paper and invents the Xenomorph".