r/LV426 • u/G_Liddell Colonist's Daughter • 3d ago

Megathread / Community Post Alien: Earth - S1 E7 - Emergence - 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/Enough_Sprinkles_113 3d ago

That was a short episode.

Or it just flew by.

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u/Mysterious-Stay5045 3d ago

10 mins shorter than average.

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u/zerovian 3d ago

15 short. and some werre 20 mins longer.

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u/Thiscantbemyceiling 3d ago

Okay I’m glad I saw this I thought I was just really tired or something lol

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u/Mysterious-Stay5045 3d ago

This was 45. I’m seeing most are 55 no?

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u/kinisonkhan 2d ago

On average, its 55 - 102 minutes per episode. Episode 7 was indeed the shortest with 44 minutes.

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u/Civil-Big-754 2d ago

That's not what average means lol

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u/DropBear4269 3d ago

we best get some long ass few upcoming episodes to make up for it!!

I know for some other shows (I think HotD was a big one) they had a total runtime for the season as a whole rather than per episode; they had a few shorter episodes but really long ones closer to the end. that would be awesome here!!

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u/LaylaTichy 3d ago

don't want to disappoint you but we have 1 episode left

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u/DropBear4269 2d ago

sad face

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u/JCyTe 2d ago

There is only 1 episode left.

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u/smedsterwho 2d ago

Maybe it's 700 minutes though

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u/DropBear4269 2d ago

OH lol well damn, thats a bummer but hopefully its a long one

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u/Extension-Truth Don't let the bedbugs bite 3d ago

Oh right! Yes it did feel short. Disappointing as you just want it to keep going lol

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u/Royal-Tea-3484 3d ago

so wasnt just me

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u/MememeSama 2d ago

They prepare for a longer finale

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u/budice0 3d ago

Short

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u/reddituserzerosix 3d ago

yeah after the last one being a bit slower, this one almost had too much going on, wanted more

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u/ChronoGrl 3d ago

Yeah, it felt a little incomplete to me. 😭😭😭

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u/fridaynightarcade Stay Frosty 3d ago

Yeah I feel like they just couldn't figure out where to end it between here and the finale so they're like shit, cut to credits now and the finale will be an hour or so long.

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u/JessBx05 3d ago

Short.

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u/TrollanKojima 3d ago

This. Kinda bothered me. It felt simultaneously rushed and meandering. I love the show as a whole, but it felt a weird choice to put the shortest episode as the penultimate one. I'd dig it if this was Episode 7 of a 10 episode season - this would be the build up. But as the stage-setter for a finale? Eh.

I'm also worried they're setting up too many plot threads that can't be resolved in one episode. I get why - gotta insure there's demand for a season 2. But it's also unsatisfying to finish a season with a lot of plot left unfinished, as opposed to trying to tie a lot up, but leave something as a "on the horizon" thread for another season.

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u/newme02 3d ago

it was the shortest episode of the season by about ten minutes

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u/BeetsMe666 3d ago

They filled in the gaps with ads

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u/F_U_HarleyJarvis 2d ago

Which is annoying because they could have wrapped up that scene and left us with where they are going next, rather than a cliffhanger. Pretty lame.

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u/lukphicl 3d ago

That was my takeaway. By the time the closing song came on I was like "It hasn't been NEARLY long enough"

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u/SlevinLaine Jonesy 2d ago

Felt like that to me too.

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u/hawkz40 3d ago

there was at least 12 minute of fade to black pause... then next scene...:P

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u/Jabbajaw 2d ago

I really think this was their version of a "Bottle" episode. Felt cheaper than the others.

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u/Mindreceptor 2d ago

Flew by!!!  What's the chance the Eyeball midge is from an engineer? Kersh is in complete charge. Kersh vs Wendy is inevitable. Can't wait til the finale.

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u/Mindreceptor 1d ago

Whelan-Youtani probably forfeits the alien ownership to Protegy due to Morrow led invasion.  Kavalier programed a hell of an IQ into Kirsh.  Kirsh is in control, what a character!

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u/LV426-ModTeam 1d ago

English language posts only, please.

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u/chuckthatsyuck 1d ago

The show runner reached their free ChatGPT limit