Warning: spoilers for Season 1, Episode 7 “Emergence” have made landfall.
PreviouslyAlien: Earth Episode 6 – “The Fly” started to set up major conflicts on several fronts; all thanks to some shifting allegiances and grudges seeming to take hold. This week’s installment – “Emergence” – started to deliver on that chaos, leaving a new casualty to mourn in the process. What’s more, the penultimate chapter of Season 1 actually ends on a note that could be the pivot point for the show’s future – thanks to a couple of characters getting a bit too cozy with the specimens in captivity.
RIP Arthur Sylvia
I think we all knew that adorable scientist with principles Arthur Sylvia (David Rysdahl) was going to die before Alien: Earth Season 1 wrapped. I mean, without surgical means or some sort of plot armor, Xenomorph incubation kills the host in the process. Also, his morals made him too precious for this world of bleeding edge science and unchecked capitalism. Such is life in an FX drama that examines these sorts of things.
Sadly, the bill came due for our friend this week, after Slightly (Adarsh Gourav) and Smee (Jonathan Ajayi) dragged their surrogate father to the beach based extraction point designated by Morrow (Babou Ceesay). Series creator/co-writer Noah Hawley and “Emergence” co-scribe Maria Melnik twisted the emotional knife even more, through the bittersweet scene where a fully awake Arthur talks to his “kids” about learning to lie.
Imparting some wisdom, and trying to get them to turn back to the lab, it was already too late. A new Xenomorph burst forth (or “emerged” from Arthur Silvia, leaving Alien: Earth with another beast running loose on Neverland Research Island. That’s the least of everyone’s problems at the moment, as another mystery seems to be brewing.
Weyland-Yutani Forces Have Invaded, Posing A Huge Kirsch Question
Just when we thought we knew Kirsch (Timothy Olyphant), the Synthetic man (sorry, “artificial person”) seems to have some surprises up his sleeve. Not only does he aid Slightly and Smee in smuggling Arthur out of the research facility, but in this week’s Alien: Earth he seems to subtly signal to Morrow that they may be on the same team.
It’s just a hunch, and trust me I’ll be kind of sad if we don’t get to see Robot Fight 2.0 in the Alien universe. However, I don’t think Kirsch is as loyal to Prodigy Corp as one would think. That leaves me with a strong feeling that by the end of next week, we’ll have seen Weyland-Yutani and Prodigy Corp’s human forces wiped out, leaving Cyborg and Synth to hash out some sort of deal. That may be the dynamic duo we need, provided the last corner of this week’s analysis leads to the dark angles I think we might see.
Alien: Earth’s Creature Bonds Are Bad News
Wendy (Sydney Chandler) has had enough at the end of “Emergence,” and her relationship with brother Joe (Alex Lawther) appears to be at a breaking point. I can’t blame her though, as he did tase fellow Hybrid Nibs (Lily Newmark) into submission – possibly death. (Seriously, hasn’t that poor lady already been through enough?)
It also doesn’t help that the young leader of the Lost Boys has a loyal Xenomorph killing machine at her beck and call, which is a plot point that’s already gotten pretty bloody through the most recent round of Alien: Earth bloodletting. For those of you following along, the equation that is Wendy’s mindset reads a bit like this: “Hybrid Woman losing her connection with Humanity + Xenomorph ‘child’ X Humanity’s Inhumanity to Hybrids.” That’s bad news, boss.
Even with that prospect on the board, there’s one prospect that’s even more horrifying. With Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin) obsessed with transferring his sheep-bound T. Ocellus specimen to a human, his “eureka” moment from “Emergence” leads me to only one conclusion.
I think the boy genius is going to offer himself to the beast, as he presumes he’ll be able to coexist with it and get his ultimate wish: a conversation with something smarter than he. It’ll all probably be fine, and we’ll get to follow the two new friends in the FX spin-off “Genius Sheep”…or it’ll go disastrously wrong, posing even more of a threat to humanity’s wellbeing. Place your bets now, folks!
I can’t believe we’re only one episode out from Alien: Earth’s first season finale, the ominously titled “The Real Monsters.” That doesn’t do anything to ease my concerns addressed above, and I’m sure you’re all starting to form your opinions on what could possibly take place. Tuesday at 8 PM ET is the time, with FX and Hulu being the places we can all catch the eighth and final episode of Alien: Earth Season 1. So if you want to review all seven of the chapters currently available, you know where to go!
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