'Alien: Earth' Season One Ending Explained

The world of the Alien franchise is in safe hands with Noah Hawley, who brought us to the conclusion of Alien: Earth last night in epic fashion.

The season one finale, titled "The Real Monsters," was the culmination of a brilliant ride that completely flipped the board and set up a second season that is going to be absolutely insane.

So much happened in those final moments, so let's break it down and discuss what it all means.

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'What Happened in the Alien: Earth' Season One Finale?

So, the whole finale was basically Wendy's revenge. She'd had enough of Boy Kavalier, and she and the lost boys revolted. They used their strength, their speed, and their knowledge of the Neverland facility to systematically dismantle Kavalier's entire security force. It was a total bloodbath.

In order to secure the victory, Wendy unleashed the captive Xenomorph and somehow got the thing on her side. So while her hybrid crew was fighting in the halls, she had this monster running around like her own personal attack dog, tearing Kavalier's guys to pieces.

Just as Wendy's crew is celebrating, you see that a massive Weyland-Yutani warship shows up in orbit. They're coming down, heavily armed, to collect some specimens from a corporate rival.

They have no idea they're about to drop into a warzone run by a bunch of hybrids and their pet alien.

Finally, we had the payoff of the sheep eyeball parasite we saw earlier in the season. It was trapped in a sheep's body, and it escapes.

The alien parasite found the body of that dead scientist, Arthur Sylvia, and just took it over. It's walking around now, wearing a human suit and hiding in plain sight.

So while everyone's gearing up to fight over the island, the real threat might be the monster no one even knows is there.

This sets the stage for an epic four-way conflict that will likely be what plays out in season two. Weyland-Yutani vs. Wendy's Hybrid Kingdom vs. the Xenomorphs vs. The Parasite Alien.

Our Biggest Season 2 Questions!

The finale left us with a mountain of questions, so I am going to try to parse through them now.

• How will Wendy and the Lost Boys rule? Will they create a paradise, or will their trauma lead them to become the same kind of tyrants they overthrew?
• Who will win the war for Neverland? Can the hybrids' ingenuity stand up to Weyland-Yutani's military?
• What is the goat eyeball alien's endgame? What does a creature that smart want, and how will it use its new human disguise to get it?
• Where does this leave humanity? With a new hybrid faction, a corporate war, and multiple alien species running rampant, humankind on Earth looks like its days are numbered.

Summing It All Up

This is the kind of TV finale you talk about for a while. It felt like all of season one was building toward this, and when we got to it, you could see all the chess pieces sliding in.

I thought it really capitalized on the tension set up earlier and created a really fun start for season two as we see all these terrifying factions ready to square off.

What did you think of the finale? What are your craziest theories for Season 2?

Sound off in the comments below!