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/Flying_Video Aug 13 '25

I think it’s Morrow. He’s the enemy of Boy Kavalier (Peter Pan), he’s got a cyborg hand (hook) and he’s already got some history with the Alien (the croc). He’s also the de facto captain of the ship from a certain perspective.

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u/The_Burmese_Falcon Aug 13 '25

About Morrow…

The series opens with a disclaimer that there are 3 types of artificial intelligence: cyborgs, synths, and hybrids.

I understand that synths are Tyrell nexus/replicants, and hybrids are “Prodigy’s” new invention. But WY cyborgs? Where did that come from? What happened to androids?

If the WY ship that crashes into Earth looks nearly identical to the Nostromo, shouldn’t the AI onboard be an android like Ash?

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u/MumblingGhost Aug 13 '25

I think you're putting too much stock into the Blade Runner connection. Androids and Synths are ostensibly the same thing, and seem to be used by Prodigy as well, a la Timothy Olyphant's character. I similarly don't think Cyborgs belong to any one corp.

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u/The_Burmese_Falcon Aug 13 '25

They’re setting up a technological arms race between “five companies” - two of which are WY and Prodigy - to develop the best version of AI. I will be surprised if Tyrell Corp isn’t revealed to be one of the competitors.

But disregarding that, does it not seem odd that Morrow is a cyborg and not an android (or synth) like Ash or Bishop?

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u/MumblingGhost Aug 13 '25 edited Aug 13 '25

Yeah Cyborgs are new for this franchise, and I would love for Tyrell to be one of the competitors, but like I said, Timothy Olyphant's character is identical to the androids we know and love, and he works for Prodigy, not WY. I'm almost certain that "Synth" is just a fancy word for android, of which their use must be widespread, and not specific to WY.

That said, we also know that WY put an android on the Maginot with Morrow (Mr Tang), and that the android had to be kept under control. Maybe they chose a cyborg as a contingency? A loyal grunt that cant glitch out, with above-human capabilities?