‘Alien: Earth’ ending explained: Does Wendy have control over the xenomorphs? 

**Warning: spoilers ahead**

The final episode of Alien: Earth has premiered on Disney+, but does Wendy have control over the xenomorphs by the end? Find out below.

Created by Noah Hawley (Fargo), the series follows a young woman named Wendy, who becomes the first “hybrid” when she transfers her human consciousness into a synthetic body. After a space vessel crash-lands on Earth, Wendy and a group of other hybrids investigate the ship only to find themselves confronted with all manner of alien species.

Sydney Chandler plays the lead character, alongside Alex Lawther, Essie Davis, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, Adarsh Gourav, Erana James, Lily Newmark and Jonathan Ajayi.

The series debuted on Disney+ on August 13 in the UK, and the eighth and final episode dropped on Thursday (September 23).

In a five-star review of the show, NME wrote: “So Earth combines the creeping dread of Alien, the dizzying ultra-violence of Aliens and even a splash of the silliness that made the unfairly dismissed Alien: Resurrection such a blast. Ridley Scott, who directed the original movie, co-executive-produced this show but there’s thankfully none of the ponderous nonsense that made his Prometheus and Alien: Covenant prequels a bit of a drag.”

“Instead, Hawley has honoured the films’ unmistakable tone while somehow conjuring a universe that is entirely his own. The result is probably the Xenomorphs’ best outing since Aliens, proving this franchise is often licked but never beaten.”

Alien: Earth ending explained: Does Wendy have control over the xenomorphs?

Throughout the season, Wendy’s hybrid nature is shown to be different from the other Lost Boys, with the character showing flashes of empathy to the xenomorph on Prodigy’s island. In the penultimate episode, she appears able to calm the alien.

As the final episode plays out, we see the Lost Boys rise up against the adults at Neverland and Wendy has the xenomorph under her control, obeying her desires. As such, Wendy and the Lost Boys get the upper hand over Prodigy’s adult rulers.

However, a second xenomorph emerges and the Weyland-Yutani forces close in on the island. Wendy, with both xenomorphs apparently in tow, declares: “Now, we rule”. Her transition from subject of experimentation to powerful leader is complete, but with the impending threat from the Weyland-Yutani forces and the new aliens appearing too, the show is neatly poised for season two.

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