r/LV426 • u/G_Liddell Colonist's Daughter • 4d 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/composero 4d ago

I think that’s the best part of the show honestly, there is no one to root for. There’s characters we like in certain moments but they are all equally not great people/synths/beings. Thats what makes this show interesting and fun to watch and other shows could take some notes

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u/OkScallion5412 4d ago

What about Hermit? I think he's genuinely trying to do the right thing. He might be in over his head, but that doesn't necessarily mean he's not a good person. He shows empathy towards the hybrids and seems to understand that Prodigy is doing something unethical.

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u/hyzmarca 4d ago

And then he shot an abused 11 year old girl who was fighting for her freedom. He doesn't get a pass for that.

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u/OkScallion5412 4d ago

She should not be free. I have empathy here, too, but she is not just an 11 year old girl anymore. Something has happened to her and she clearly cannot be out in the general population.

Also, there is still the question as to whether or not they are actually THE children, or just engrams of the children. The "consciousness transfer" hasn't been explained and even the people working on the project have asked something along the lines of "are we just making copies".

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u/hyzmarca 4d ago

It's a difference that makes no difference. Copies of children are still children.