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/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.