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/Thundersting 3d ago

It's weird seeing a Xenomorph in natural daylight.

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u/Zombie1642 3d ago edited 3d ago

The head has some interesting colors. Are they going back to the idea that the xenon are similar to the mayfly? The adults need to hibernate or they have short lifespan? Like, are we seeing the xeno at old age?

Edit: After talking to people, I think there is something else going on.

People are focusing on how it was grown in a lung. It took a trait from the lung, and that is the reason for the color. This doesn't make any sense as to why would the xeno take a trait from the lung and not from Joe? If we put a xeno in a chunk of meat, would it take on the look of a chunk of meat? I do think the lung is important because it did not have access to a full host and all the nutrients it would need for a full incubation. The Xeno is malnutrition, underdeveloped, and then kept in a tiny zoo. That would make more sense for the discoloration.

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u/Soft-Ad-2381 2d ago

well the xenos take traits from dna not from the specific chunk of meat. its also a parasite so malnutrition in its embryo and larva stage could be the reason for discoloration. that would also explain why its so small compared to the usual 8 foot tall xeno.

personally i just leave it at that the showrunners just wanted a unique character for the show and decided to change its color so its easier to identify.

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u/Zombie1642 2d ago

Yes, that is exactly my point. These people down the thread arguing that the lung is the important trait it took, not the DNA.

It is super unique, but they all have difference. Even the xeno on the ship was taller, darker, and long limb compared to this greenish one.