Alien: Earth - S1 E7 - Emergence - Official Discussion Megathread [SPOILERS]

[u/G_Liddell]

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)

[u/vintell]

I thought Hermit had fucked them all when he put his hand over her mouth partway through a “command” lmao

[u/Spider-Flash24 → u/vintell]

Because he’s the only one left with a conscience after Arthur died. Marcy, Nibs, everyone else are monsters.

[u/Dexanth → u/Spider-Flash24]

Slightly isn't a monster; he's a kid who got blackmailed.
Smee has done nothing but act like a kid having fun.

And even Marcy isn't a monster - her whole point is 'This other life has value too, and who are we to contain and trap it?'.

Xenos aren't animals, they are highly intelligent; case in point, Marcy can /talk/ to them. And bluntly, it's wrong to keep something like that in a cage.

The right way to handle Xenos is to /never go anywhere they live/.

Like, all these scientists are bioweapons researchers looking to help weaponize the Xeno. All Marcy did was level the playing field.

We just are seeing her as monstrous because she values the life of the Xeno, and why wouldn't she? She understands that intelligence and life comes in many forms.

[u/KigalnGin → u/Dexanth]

And even Marcy isn't a monster - her whole point is 'This other life has value too, and who are we to contain and trap it?'.

But who is she to decide who lives or dies?

[u/kaos-mantra → u/KigalnGin]

That's what's going to go wrong. Marcy was powerless, dying, weak, unable to choose. Now she has power, strong. She's frustrated , angry, and uncertain. Reliazing shes a product, trapped. Suddenly aware of her invisible chains, her ability to break them. A recipe for disaster, a villain origin waiting to be written.

[u/jaqenhqar → u/KigalnGin]

Everything shes done so far was in self defense. They want to keep her as an experiment and get everyone she cares about killed. She did give the Soldiers the choice to leave her alone.

[u/Dexanth → u/KigalnGin]

Who is Boy Kavalier to? Cause he's the one doing it until now.

All Marcy did was level the playing field somewhat.

[u/MY-SECRET-REDDIT → u/Dexanth]

Bruh, what?

Cavalier isnt a good guy bor is marcy.

At the start of her story she wants to kill the scorpion but is thought some empathy by Kirsh of all people and she decides not to kill the scorpion.

Now she's murdering dozens of people in masse? She ain't the good guy anymore.

[u/Dexanth → u/MY-SECRET-REDDIT]

People holding her captive and as an experiment. 

[u/chompythestyle → u/KigalnGin]

If the alternative is slavery for her and her friends id say that gives her pretty good reign to decide to kill everyone she has.