This summer, FX’s *Alien: Earth* entranced me like a Facehugger attaches itself to a fresh host.
With the airing of the show’s Season 1 finale, you might think that Facehugger would release its grip and let me be. That would be a misunderstanding! Instead, the Season 1 finale presents viewers with crucial questions to mull over until the show’s possible comeback.
Here are the five most pressing questions we have for *Alien: Earth* Season 2.
**What does a Neverland governed by hybrids resemble?**
Season 1 of *Alien: Earth* wraps up with the group of hybrids called the Lost Boys fully dominating the Neverland research facility. They’ve confined Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin), Kirsh (Timothy Olyphant), Morrow (Babou Ceesay), Dame Sylvia (Essie Davis), and Atom Eins (Adrian Edmondson). With the adults out of the picture, Wendy (Sydney Chandler) proclaims it’s time for the hybrids to “take charge.”
But what will their leadership entail? Will they remain in Neverland, or will they try to expand their influence to the rest of the planet? Will they stick together, or will they turn on one another and descend into *Lord of the Flies* chaos on their new island domain?
**How will Weyland-Yutani and the other corporations in *Alien: Earth* respond to Boy Kavalier’s situation?**
By the conclusion of *Alien: Earth* Season 1, Weyland-Yutani is closing in on Neverland to recover the specimens Boy Kavalier confiscated. Will Yutani (Sandra Yi Sencindiver) alter her strategy upon discovering her competitor is imprisoned? Will she leave the island untouched or attempt an aggressive takeover? Perhaps her focus will completely shift from capturing alien specimens to enhancing Boy Kavalier’s groundbreaking hybrid technology. Regardless, her looming presence signifies trouble for the newly autonomous hybrids.
Weyland-Yutani isn’t the sole major corporation in *Alien: Earth*. Three other corporations we’ve hardly encountered yet are Dynamic, Lynch, and Threshold. Could they be entering the conflict in *Alien: Earth’s* upcoming narratives?
**What comes next for the loose orchid and eyeball aliens?**
While the Xenomorph may currently be under Wendy’s control, numerous extraterrestrial dangers still wander the island. In the Season 1 finale, the orchid alien (aka D. Plumbicare) demonstrated its ability to morph into a floating, octopus-like being and escaped in Neverland. I certainly wouldn’t want to be exploring the island with that creature lurking about.
But there’s more: *Alien: Earth’s* breakout character, the eyeball alien T. Ocellus, has found a new host in the remains of Arthur Sylvia (David Rysdahl). We’ve witnessed T. Ocellus inhabit a cat carcass and a human frame, but now we observe it going fully zombie in what could be *Alien: Earth’s* most exciting twist yet. But what are T. Ocellus’s intentions while inhabiting Arthur’s body? Will it seek out a new, more formidable host, perhaps a hybrid? (And what would that entail?) Will it finally have a discussion with its biggest admirer, Boy Kavalier? And how will Dame react upon seeing her cherished husband with a gigantic new eyeball and a gaping chest? Let the zombie antics commence!
**Will the Xenomorph keep serving Wendy, or will it rebel?**
Currently, Wendy and her Xenomorph appear quite close. But what if the Xenomorph experiences a rebellious streak and decides it no longer wishes to serve its human figurehead? Could the hybrids lose their hold on Neverland if the apex predator at their command turns against them?
Wendy’s Xenomorph isn’t the only one present on the island. There’s also the specimen that burst from Arthur’s chest. As it matures, will it become possessive towards Wendy’s Xenomorph, or will it join the hybrid-Xeno alliance and see Wendy as its queen? If so, what are the chances that Wendy attempts to create an entire Xenomorph army?
**How will *Alien: Earth* connect back to *Alien*?**
The question looming over any prequel is “how will this connect back to the original?” and with *Alien: Earth*, that question is notably urgent, considering it takes place two years prior to the events of *Alien*. By that time, there are no references to hybrid technology, nor do they appear in the sequels. So what will occur to the hybrids from then to now to make them obsolete? It’s an intimidating query, but it’s one that *Alien: Earth* will undoubtedly need to address as it approaches the original films.
*Alien: Earth* is currently available for streaming on Hulu.