Episode 3 Metamorphosis Spoiler Discussion

Okay, so first up, the episode ended very strongly – Loving Kirsh’s character arc, he’s overtaken Morrow as my favorite character. As expected he seems to have an ulterior motive and an intense fascination with the Xenomorph.

The dissection of the Ovomorph (Alien egg) was a fantastic scene, wrangling the Facehugger and extracting the embryo was really fun to watch and was executed very well. Harvesting Hermit’s lung to be used as an incubator for the Chestburster - I did not see that coming. Getting to see the Chestburster embryo for the first time as well at this stage adds some new depth to the Xenomorph lore as well.

Wendy clearly does have a telepathic connection to the Alien and its eggs… not sure how I feel about this yet. Is she going to fight “for” the Xenomorphs in the future? 😂 She seems to have a deep bond to them, more than Riley 8 ever had.

Now, where I complain is the Xenomorph “battle” if you can even call it that… for such a savage Alien, it didn’t use its tail once to attack Wendy when she had it by the second mouth. After using the tail very effectively against Hermit prior, I suspect the Alien was refraining from attacking Wendy due to their weird connection. But the fact she was able to kill it in a confined space really goes against everything we know the Xeno to be capable of. So it essentially let her kill it.

The peeking through the blinds scene was kinda funny too and should’ve shrouded the Xeno in darker shadows but that’s my main gripe. The fact it was strong enough to flip a shipping container over multiple times also - perplexed me. I know Xenomorphs are strong but that is… really strong.

Next we’ve got the trifecta of technologies – the Hybrids met the Cyborg Morrow and Synthetic Kirsh all in one scene. This was a pretty interesting scene cause it showed the differences and hierarchy of these technologies. It’s very clear that Synthetics are still the dominant tech when all 3 classes are compared. The hybrids will likely exceed them if they ever get a more advanced mind to inhabit them, but for now, Kirsh is the big man on campus. Morrow didn’t seem interested in fighting him, unlike his dominance over the Hybrids.

We also learn that Cyborgs are still susceptible to Facehugger attacks as Morrow nearly triggered the one egg to open before running away.

All in all I really enjoyed Kirsh’s scenes the most in this episode. By far the most interesting character and as always, the one who will drive the most curious plot points. Synthetics ftw. 

I originally thought Wendy was the one rejecting her body, but it looks like Nibs is the one it's happening to. That, or she is somehow in communication (or being controlled) with the eye monster, like Wendy is for the Xenomorph. I wonder if each of the kids will connect/communicate with each of the monsters, there's one for each of them I think.

Also, this made me laugh so hard lol.

Wondering how Morrow was able to communicate with the one hybrid and how did he figure out what they are? Seems like he have some kind of computer interface in his brain or is it a completely artificial brain?

Wondering how Morrow was able to communicate with the one hybrid and how did he figure out what they are? Seems like he have some kind of computer interface in his brain or is it a completely artificial brain?

In the scene in the egg room (let's call it that), after Morrow downloads the info into his brain, he attaches a small contact lens shaped tag onto Slightly's neck (it's on Morrow's fingertip, you see it sink into the boy's neck). He's using that to communicate with him.

How come the boys act like very young children but not the girls?

How come the boys act like very young children but not the girls?

Now that’s a good question 😂 It’s so true. I get girls are years ahead of boys during development, but the difference in their demeanour is quite significant.

Wendy clearly does have a telepathic connection to the Alien and its eggs… not sure how I feel about this yet. Is she going to fight “for” the Xenomorphs in the future? 😂 She seems to have a deep bond to them, more than Riley 8 ever had. 

One thing I thought of too, is that I think Boy Kavalier might try and communicate with the Xenomorph though Wendy, she can talk to it and this would definitely interest him. He yearns for a mind-blowing conversation after all, can't get more interesting than talking to an Alien lifeform.

Wondering how Morrow was able to communicate with the one hybrid and how did he figure out what they are? Seems like he have some kind of computer interface in his brain or is it a completely artificial brain?rnIn the scene in the egg room (let's call it that), after Morrow downloads the info into his brain, he attaches a small contact lens shaped tag onto Slightly's neck (it's on Morrow's fingertip, you see it sink into the boy's neck). He's using that to communicate with him.

Thanks.