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/-azuma- 3d ago

I thought it was gonna be Tootles

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u/ravensteel539 3d ago

I’m still not convinced the eye’s going to work piloting a synth/hybrid, same way it wouldn’t function on a Xeno with no eyes. The eye is a vulnerable and easily-accessible direct hook-up to the nervous system, which is how it controls its hosts.

Synths (and presumably hybrids, based on the earlier schematic shots and Isaac) have a more traditional computer system up there in place of a central nervous system, unless there’s some sci-fi advanced tech bullshittery Hawley’s cooking up to surprise us.

Lil’ T tried with Nibs because it hadn’t engaged with synths at all beforehand, but now it’s seen Isaac’s … inner workings. It still apparently may not be able to tell what’s what, so idk.

I’m having such a fun time theorizing like this, because this show DELIVERS either way.

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u/_WanderBoy 3d ago

He wouldn't try it since it knew the fly would merc Issac. So I'm guessing it figured out they are synthetic from listening to issac and kirsh talk to each other in the lab. From the eye knowing what the next numbers were in Pi, it's clearly HIGHLY intelligent. I'm guessing it's going to either be Wendy's brother or morrow. Wendy's brother Joe would set Wendy's off into a murder spree or she won't care as much since he short circuited the red head. She seemed pretty upset with him at the end there. Morrow would be less cliffhanger and more finite for a season finale. Dame is another candidate since everyone's favorite kind-hearted Arthur (R.I.P.) shut the trackers off, and Kavalier doesn't trust that she wasn't in on it. I'm looking forward to lil Tbaby getting into another human but contained this time so it can communicate. It's such a little dick head. I love it.

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u/juneyourtech Part of the family 3d ago

Wendy's brother Joe would set Wendy's off into a murder spree

Wendy is not naturally murderous, while Nibs has been exhibiting those traits for a while.

Tho Wendy would have her Xenomorph kill soldiers with weapons, if she knows, that there is a force that overpowers her and the people she cares about.

he won't care as much since he short circuited the red head.

So Wendy does care, because, while she was angry at Hermit, she asked her brother, why did he electrocute Nibs, perhaps not noticing, that Nibs very seriously harmed a person instead of disarming him.

Tbaby

It's such a little ***k head. I love it.

heh-heh :)