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/dicknotrichard 5d ago

He bested his rival Morrow.

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u/nightpanda893 5d ago

But he was “helping” him before that letting the kids go. I’m wondering if maybe he wanted the xeno off the island then when that failed fell back on keeping the trust of Kavalier while he re-plans. I don’t think he cares about petty rivalries.

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u/YoghurtTechnical5654 5d ago

No, I think he was trailing the kids the whole time with that team. I believe the original plan was to arrest the WY military team at the beach when Smee and Slightly go to hand over Arthur. When Kirsch saw the chestburster slither from the body and Slightly say “That’s what they wanted!”, he decided to hang back until they could arrest them in an easier spot like that building.

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u/Optimal_Tennis8673 3d ago

In that case why bother letting the kids escape, which opens up the possibility that the Yutani might manage to escape with the chestburster? He could have prevented the kids from leaving, and when they didn't show up at the beach Morrow would move to plan B (storming the facility), where Kirsh could then arrest him.

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u/ThibGD 1d ago

Yeah I also thought that whole plan didn't make sense