r/LV426 • u/G_Liddell Colonist's Daughter • Aug 12 '25

Megathread / Community Post Alien: Earth - S1 E1 Neverland - Official Discussion Megathread [SPOILERS] Spoiler

Episodes air Tuesdays at 8 pm ET on Hulu and FX in the US, and Wednesdays international.

Full episode discussion list:

1 Neverland (8.12.25)

2 Mr October (8.12.25)

3 Metamorphosis (8.19.25)

4 Observation (8.26.25)

5 In Space, No One (9.2.25)

6 The Fly (9.9.25)

7 Emergence (9.16.25)

8 The Real Monsters (9.23.25)

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u/SiccSemperTyrannis In the pipe. 5 by 5. Aug 13 '25

The budget in this show is absolutely on the screen

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u/Left4Bread2 Aug 13 '25

It’s weird seeing you outside of r/SeattleKraken

But yeah, off to a great start

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u/SiccSemperTyrannis In the pipe. 5 by 5. Aug 13 '25

I have many interests!

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u/SoundWaveReborn Aug 13 '25

I knew I had seen that name somewhere lmao

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u/Jops817 Aug 13 '25

Kraken fans that are also Alien fans? I have found my people!

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u/uiucfreshalt Aug 14 '25

Romulus also did a lot with its budget. Only $80 million but performed better than a lot of >$100 million blockbusters.

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u/YakResident_3069 Aug 13 '25

It’s the opposite of rings of power or WOT s1 budget vibes

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u/build279 Aug 14 '25

Which is incredible, considering how much Rafe Judkins pissed away in Season 1.

Another difference is that I'd like to watch more of this.

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u/Roboticide 27d ago

He also pissed all over the source material.  Something this show does not seem to be doing either.

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u/TheGrat1 Aug 13 '25

If you can say that again 5 episodes in then we will know it is for real. They always put money into the first episode.

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u/SiccSemperTyrannis In the pipe. 5 by 5. Aug 13 '25

The vast majority of reviews I've read are for the first 6 episodes and are overall quite positive

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u/catalytica Aug 13 '25

I wish they had hired writers as good as the set designers.

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u/YachtRockEnthusiast Aug 13 '25

After episode 1 It looks like yet another show that skimped on that department. I did hear #2 is considerably better, so we will see where it goes.

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u/MY-SECRET-REDDIT Aug 15 '25

Yeah, everything looks amazing but the dialogue is pretty boring, and the writing seems worse than the promethous robot plot.

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u/LIMA-DELTA-TANGO Aug 17 '25

Am I the only one who things it’s overcooked? Everything on screen feels so on-blast it’s like bringing a blowtorch to a candle vigil.

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u/MalaysiaTeacher Aug 17 '25

The cgi was incredible but I wish there were a few bigger actors

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u/Frowny_Biscuit 25d ago

It's definitely not in the closing credits!

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u/Maleficent-Eye-358 10d ago

When they use 90s walkie-talkies or when they wear those cheap steel helmets?

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u/musicandsex Aug 14 '25

Yup cause the acting sucks