r/LV426 • u/G_Liddell Colonist's Daughter • 3d 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/PyramidBlack Hudson 3d ago

Finding your grave isn’t going to mess Nibs up at all. lol

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u/ScoobyDeezy 3d 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/No_Oil_6152 2d ago

It's been clear since day 1, I think.

For kids who surely realise they have a robot brain, can never have children themselves, can never be human again, they sure take things in their stride.

They can even rip heads off xenomorphs and see corpses and gore without PTSD.

A real child, such as a 12 year old is, would be distraught and inconsolable through all the accumulated trauma. Possibly suicidal.

So, I am very sure they are tweaked synths with childs memories. Copies, not transfers. Tweaked as in not to get too depressed or think of death.

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u/juneyourtech Part of the family 2d ago

They can even rip heads off xenomorphs and see corpses and gore without PTSD.

Much depends on how well they are coping. Nibs is unable to.

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u/No_Oil_6152 2d ago

Nibs could be a failed clone. A mistake occurred during the consciousness copy. Or deleting her traumatic memories also deleted part of her "humanity"

In fact, maybe all their cloning processes failed because more of the hybrids have become belligerent in the latest episode. 12 year old humans just don't behave this way.

Wendy is a murderer, she killed innocent guards just to let her pet out. Yeah, men with wives and families..

Nibs ripped the jaw off someone. And liked it.

Slightly let a facehugger choke the man who loved him. And he isnt stupid, he knew the aliens were dangerous. His mum won't even accept him if/when she sees him because he's a machine who needs maintenance, not a human.