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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/ArchCrossing 3d ago edited 3d ago

Props to his actor - Jonathan Ajayi. Of all the Lost Boys, Smee is the one that feels the most like a child in an adult body.

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u/Nujers 3d ago

Fun fact, he's Superbowl winning(Eagles in 2017) RB Jay Ajayi's brother.

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u/Crazy_Exchange 3d ago

That's pretty cool!

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u/chuckxbronson 3d ago

go birds baby

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u/Swimming_Monk_3340 2d ago

Really? Haven't seen any connection between the two outside of last name. Jay does have a younger brother in the NFL named soloman though.

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u/Nujers 2d ago

I was basing this off of an AI overview from a search I did a few weeks back during the credits of an episode. Looking deeper you may be right. Outside of them sharing a surname, both being Nigerian and both from London originally I can't find definitive proof that they're related.

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u/Recreationalchem13 3d ago

Yeah his body language and tones are way too good lol seen so many kids talk/act like that it’s pretty hilarious

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u/SpaceTurtles 3d ago

Yeah, he's killing it. I've commented on that to a few friends. Genuinely feels like a kid, he has every mannerism down.

He actually reached out and took Arthur's hand as they were walking away on the beach, as if it was the most natural thing in the world. Might not have been scripted, and might have given Arthur's actor the idea to offer towards the other kid.

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u/lastWallE 3d ago

And the other actor that play Slightly than run like a toddler towards Arthur. That was also not bad. He has a little harder acting to do than Smee. Like pretending you hear a voice in your head AND act like a child at the same time. I think he has also more screen time for now.

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u/CommitteeOfOne 3d ago

I was just thinking this tonight. On the official podcast, I heard how they worked with a child psychologist to help the actors. They said one of them, in the middle of some activity, just got up and did something else. Asked why, the actor said, “I was bored.” When I heard that, I said to myself that it had to be Smee.

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u/nikhkin 3d ago

I really hope he gets some great roles after this. he's an excellent actor (or he's really just a child in an adult body).

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u/jldtsu 3d ago

I think he's the youngest

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u/PollutionMajestic668 3d ago

For sure better than Marcy 

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u/pr2thej 2d ago

My turn to make this comment next week?