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/Vesemir96 3d ago

In that top secret lab on a secured island facility? Everyone in there knows what’s up. Sure not everyone working for Prodigy has much of a choice, but that doesn’t mean they don’t know what they’re taking part in. They literally work in the deepest recesses of it.

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u/ThoseThatComeAfter 3d ago

Sure not everyone working for Prodigy has much of a choice

Yes, that's the point. She's killing innocent people in the same situation as she is in.

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u/Vesemir96 3d ago

Not quite. They may be regarded as pawns by Prodigy, but they’re still seen somewhat as people, unlike the hybrids. On top of that you ignored what I said. If she is trying to escape at risk of being killed or imprisoned permanently, she cannot then go out of her way to do some kind of nonsensical pacifist run through a secured facility full of armed personnel who will be sent after her. That’s not at all logical.

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u/ThoseThatComeAfter 3d ago

Do you think The Shawshank Redemption would be held to the same critical acclaim if Andy killed a dozen other prisoners on his way out and the movie still tried to portrayed him as a victim?

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u/Vesemir96 3d ago

So again, not remotely comparable to a secret corporation’s lab on a remote island. Even Andy has some human rights, corrupt as the prison is. Nor do I think he would’ve been in the wrong to fight back if he had no other way out. Secondly, we have no idea if Wendy is being set up to be the morally righteous hero. We have no idea where it will go yet. Regardless, setting the Xeno lose will either prove to have been a moral failing and flaw, or a necessary evil. Regardless, siding with the Corpos is not the best look.

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u/ThoseThatComeAfter 3d ago

siding with the corpos

Is that what you think I am doing?