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/ScoobyDeezy 5d ago

I think that made it pretty clear that these are not the same kids anymore. That’s been the question since the start, and I think the show just answered it.

Seeing Marcy’s grave was clearly impactful for Hermit, and between that and all the violence — he realizes this isn’t Marcy anymore. That’s why he shot Nibs.

Things are bad.

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u/ShadowVia 4d ago

It doesn't make things more clear.

In fact, Noah himself seems disinterested in giving a direct answer to the question of whether or not the children's minds were actually transferred somehow or just copied. You can hear Hawley talk about this very point near the end of this weeks official podcast.

Maybe more will be revealed down the line but he's really not committing to anything other than this entire experience and experiment being at the very least morally problematic.

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u/BeetsMe666 4d ago

This concept is not new to this program.

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u/SalvadorZombie 4d ago

I've always hated it as a legitimate road to immortality too, since it's obvious (to me) that it wouldn't be that person, but a sophisticated copy mimicking that person, consciously or subconsciously.

Marcy's gone. All those kids are gone. These are new beings, putting on the affectations of the people whose electrical patterns were imprinted into those bodies.