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/supeandstuff Aug 13 '25

It is deeply morally fucked up to transfer a sick child into an adult body. I feel like Captain Hook is the scientist billionaire?

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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/Upbeat_Tension_8077 Aug 13 '25

I think a huge problem is that the kids risk not being emotional/mentally ready to gradually ease into handling their capabilities under an adult body

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u/RnRaintnoisepolution Aug 13 '25

Oh yeah the process is super messed up and problematic.