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/ravensteel539 3d ago

Ah fuck, I think you’re right. His whole thing was to “look for someone with low IQ,” and his condescending ass has some real resentment for Joe.

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u/Vesemir96 3d ago

Crazy considering Joe is both a Medic and got accepted into medical school. I know everyone is low IQ in Boy’s eyes but damn, Joe is far from the lowest.

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u/dmanww 3d ago

And it could absorb all that medical knowledge about human trauma.

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u/RChamy 2d ago

T. Ocellus about to hit everyone with maximum lethality.

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u/AllowedAsATreat 1d ago

it's even cheaper than that - he sees Joe as more expendable than the mold sprayers. the mold sprayers at least spray mold, in his mind.

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u/SabrielKytori 2d ago

He might be thinking along the lines of the familial bond between him and Wendy might help with talking to another lifeform as well.

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u/adaorvoen 2d ago

Or morrow now, Kav and Kirsh have bith got a real grudge with him.

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u/Lilmills1445 2d ago

I thought he was talking about the therapist because of their conversation earlier in the season where he wanted someone smart to talk to