Overview

• Episode 7, “Emergence,” debuted Sept. 16 on FX/Hulu, with the season finale set for Sept. 23.
• Critics describe a risk-taking shift in the Xenomorph’s narrative role that challenges long-standing franchise expectations.
• Hawley told The Hollywood Reporter he does not want a “pet” dynamic and warned that any perceived partnership is precarious.
• Corporate power plays and tightening containment pressures bring key factions into open conflict as the finale approaches.
• The installment deepens threads about new alien lifeforms and the ethics of Prodigy’s hybrids, sharpening themes of control and identity.