The penultimate episode of Alien: Earth season one is now out in the world, and after a few episodes of setup , things took off like a rocket ship. There was payoff after payoff, showdown after showdown, and, yes, lots and lots of creepy, gory Alien action . It may have been the best episode of the season so far, and that’s saying something , so let’s dive into what happened, what it means, and why we loved it.

The seventh episode of Alien: Earth is called “Emergence,” which is the perfect title for an episode where so much happens. Truly, it could refer to almost anything and everything—the emergence of another xeno, the hybrids rebelling, the genius of the eyeball, or even Kirsh’s plan. But ultimately, maybe the most important thing to emerge was the rift between Wendy and

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