The hybrid experiment wasn't complete when Boy sent them into action. Wendy convinced him to save her brother. Boy is the adult with all the power. He only does things that interest him. He embarked on one adventure only to get distracted by another. He doesn't know the ramifications of implanting a child's mind in a synthetic body. He's simply in awe of what's suddenly possible. He articulates how Wendy can mimic the xenomorph's sound. He aims to push boundaries. He doesn't abide by scientific principles. He demands attention and disruption. He doesn't care who gets hurt in the process. This is his world and everyone else is lucky to be present in it. No one can even summarize why the Five now run the world. It was simply the privileged elite stepping in when democracy failed. Their generosity saved humanity from themselves. That's the story as it has been written. Right now though, it's unclear if the characters are doing what they want or what they believe will please others. That's the dichotomy of the storytelling. It makes sense from a child's perspective. Even those who are older get sucked into the void of feeling powerless too.
It's miraculous that Wendy and Joe reunited. He thought she was dead. She carries all the memories of how special their bond once was. A condition of Joe's employment is to assess whether Marcy's consciousness truly did transfer to Wendy's body. He accepted the premise at first. This was his sister. He's protective of her. He doesn't want the scientists running reckless experiments. She needs time to rest from this ordeal. Her body is different. She is no longer human. She isn't limited in that way. She doesn't need sleep. Her body runs on a separate form of energy. The two still bond over watching Ice Age. The sentimentality carries through that moment. They lean on each other for support. Joe wants to take Wendy home. She doesn't belong him. He sees her humanity. Prodigy exerts its proprietary control over her body. She has no agency. She has no say over what she does. She's at the complete mercy of this company. They want Joe for an assessment. If he refuses to comply, they will saddle him with debt. Their generosity was done solely to exploit his vulnerabilities. That's how this company achieved so much. Now, Joe must comply. He reaches out to Wendy to ensure she only does what she wants. She's just as intrigued with the xenomorph as Boy is.
The only control the hybrids may have is with their names. Marcy chose to become Wendy. She saw that as a way to honor this achievement. It was partly to please Boy. Her new creator needed to be praised. After that, everyone followed in that same tradition. They needed to be renamed. They didn't have a choice in the matter. In fact, several of them hate their names. They understand the connection to Peter Pan. The significance isn't lost. It's also so far removed from who they seek to be. Tootles is still trying to appease someone when he asks to become Isaac. It's a way to honor the scientists of the past. He believes it fits the work he is doing alongside Kirsh. The synth doesn't mind. In fact, he is accustomed to observing the behavior of the hybrids. He's forceful when their human impulses take over when they don't have to. He also monitors to see how they grow and adapt to this environment. He works for Boy. He also exerts his own autonomy. He conducts the alien experiments how he wants. Boy disrupts them from time to time. Kirsh protects him. He may have his own interests worth pursuing. It's dangerous to keep these aliens alive. It may be even more dangerous to have Wendy communicate with and try to control them.
All of this is heading to disaster eventually. Morrow is already putting that plan into motion. He befriended Slightly with the intention of exploiting that connection. Again, he's hardly the only character to operate that way. It's even more heinous given they are doing so to children. They may have adult bodies but the hybrids still behave with childish impulses. Slightly wants to do what's right. In this moment, that means protecting his mother. Morrow threatens her. He's suddenly Aarush Singh again. He's jealous that Wendy gets to have her brother at the research facility. Instead of talking things out with his friends, he aims to enact his own form of punishment by taking Joe as the human hostage for Morrow's plan. Morrow knows how to disrupt the security measures of this facility. It requires him to exploit the human failings that destroyed the Maginot crew. The hybrids are powerful though. Sylvia is reminded of that while trying to reason with Nibs that she can't be pregnant. The human mind has concocted this fantasy to cope with her brutal reality. When that illusion is shattered, the doctor's life is threatened. That's the risk in this experiment. It's why it is so dangerous that they skipped to the next mission. The hybrids are untested. They are volatile children with the physical enhancements to unravel Prodigy's existence in the world order. That has to be monitored very carefully. That's simply not how Boy operates and will more than likely be his downfall.
