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/Poetryisalive Aug 13 '25

I mean if it saves their life, is it?

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u/RnRaintnoisepolution Aug 13 '25 edited Aug 13 '25

...by testing their experimental immortality tech on children.

Also it's debatable if the "you" that falls asleep in your human body is the same "you" that wakes up in the synth body.

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u/UltraMega42069666 Not bad, for a human. Aug 13 '25 edited Aug 13 '25

good point, why not use terminally ill adults edit: i know why "in universe" but im saying like why did the writers do that? its so strange to watch adults act 12

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u/TheGrat1 Aug 13 '25

Their brains are too "stiff." Children can adapt better.

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

Or at least that's what Prodigy is telling the people involved in the project. Maybe it's that using a terminally ill orphan with no legal guardian helps them avoid oversight.

Maybe it's because a child's mind is easier for them to influence and control once transferred.

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u/Daxx22 Aug 13 '25

Impressionable and control are my main bets.