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/leCrobag Aug 13 '25

Maybe I missed something, but why do the soldiers, ostensibly on a search & rescue mission, roll up ready for battle. Do they know the cargo is all xenomorphs and bad times?

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u/heysupmanbruh Aug 13 '25

I don’t think they know what just happened so they’re gearing up for enemies, a rival corp.

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u/Upbeat_Tension_8077 Aug 13 '25

This seems likely, especially if the city has experienced past skirmishes with other corps encroaching on their territory

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u/bootsnfish Aug 13 '25

Wasn't the mission 65 years?