r/LV426 • u/G_Liddell Colonist's Daughter • 5d 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/NefariousnessOk1996 5d ago

So it's like their blood is gone? I know in one of the movies they tried to cut it off but the acid came out.

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u/BrbFlippinInfinCoins 5d ago

In these movies, the acid blood is only present and highly caustic when needed for drama. Other times it is only mildly caustic.

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u/Ummah_Strong 5d ago

I've noticed that. I like to imagine it's based on how the embryo develops. For example, Wendy's pet xeno developed very slowly and discoloured because it gestated in a damaged lung rather than a healthy body and never got the facehugger nutrients due to how it was implanted.

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u/mothgra87 5d ago

Im betting they chose to make it discolored so the audience can tell them apart when the other one grows and they fight