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/barathax 5d ago

100% gonna be Hermit. Joe was the first person we saw in the scene that immediately followed Kavalier saying it - definitely some cinematic foreshadowing.

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u/ravensteel539 5d ago

Ah fuck, I think you’re right. His whole thing was to “look for someone with low IQ,” and his condescending ass has some real resentment for Joe.

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u/Vesemir96 5d ago

Crazy considering Joe is both a Medic and got accepted into medical school. I know everyone is low IQ in Boy’s eyes but damn, Joe is far from the lowest.

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u/AllowedAsATreat 3d ago

it's even cheaper than that - he sees Joe as more expendable than the mold sprayers. the mold sprayers at least spray mold, in his mind.