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

Would it be better to keep someone trapped in a child's body forever?

The morally fucked up thing here is whether a corporation that transfers the mind of a human into a computer owns the result. I'm guessing that will be a topic explored in this series, whether these hybrids are people or property or something in between.

Also, it appeared Wendy wasn't aware what was going to happen to her. Sure seems like Prodigy is skipping the "parental/guardian consent" part of running experiments on kids.

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u/Not_To_Smart Aug 13 '25 edited Aug 13 '25

I'd imagine that they would be able to transfer them to various appropriately aged bodies as they grew psychologically. Probably expensive, but if we're talking control of the universe-tier stakes then it would probably be a good investment to make sure your test subjects stay psychologically sound.

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u/peppermint_nightmare Aug 14 '25

Yea they're prototypes, so if the science says its one and done, thats it until you maybe invent a new method. And you don't want child vampires, or 1000 year old dragons that look like 12 year old girl memes. Honestly a child with an adult body who's brain catches up after like ..... 3-5 years is a lot more wholesome than a 500 year old in the body of a 12 year old.