An escape plan is hatched leading to a breaking of factions, betrayals, and a shocking confrontation.
Family has been a foundational theme of this series. Marcy risked everything to reunite with her brother. She fought a xenomorph to protect him. Joe wants to save her from Prodigy's control. He wants them to be siblings again. Others dismiss their bond as a quaint concept. Family is no longer relevant when it pertains to pushing boundaries of the known universe. Important work must be done at Neverland. Joe was given a job. He had a task to accomplish. He was meant to access whether or not Wendy was truly Marcy. Did this company actually transplant human consciousness into a synthetic body? Or is Wendy merely a copy of Marcy's memories? Moreover, Wendy can accomplish things that Marcy never could have dreamed of. A world of possibilities was open to her and the other Lost Boys. They were dying. Their families grieved their loss. And now, they are alive. They have the potential to thrive. They are no longer human. They desperately hold onto that connection for as long as possible. That was never the mission of this experiment. Losing sight of that leads to devastating consequences. Arthur wouldn't erase Nibs' memories. That was the easier objective. Dame Sylvia followed the order. A marriage and yet another hybrid are lost along the way.
Everyone is forced to confront that reality once Wendy, Joe and Nibs stumble upon the graves of the human bodies. Countless lives have been lost so that Boy could obtain the aliens aboard the Maginot. They were all expendable to him. More continue to die once the lab is compromised. So much happens on the island yet Boy remains fixated on his pursuit to have an intelligent conversation with his equal. He considers everything else beneath him. At first, the hybrids were presented as offering this potential in his quest. Now, he's more fascinated by the Eye. He sees what this alien has done. He's impressed. He demands more. Meanwhile, Joe just wants off the island. Wendy joins him upon seeing what happened to Isaac. Synthetic material wasn't safe in the lab. The Fly was capable of killing them as well. Long before that though, Prodigy killed children in pursuit of their quest for everlasting life. That evidence was left behind for all to see. The graves represent the end of humanity for the hybrids. They died. Now, they are something else entirely. The names are familiar to them. They are no longer those people. As such, it's impossible to see them as anything more than dangerous creatures who can't be unleashed on the world.
It's easy for Joe to make that assessment when it comes to the xenomorph. He was taunted by the creature. He faced certain death several times. His sister befriended one. She gained the ability to speak to the alien. She was certain it would become kind and good. Instead, it simply became a tool for her to weaponize. She could dictate who lives and who dies. From Nibs' room, Wendy had the ability to free the xenomorph from its cage in the lab. Joe didn't know. When Weyland-Yutani soldiers arrive, Wendy easily dispatches them. The xenomorph leaves behind the same carnage as always. Joe lingers on that brutal aftermath. He knows it could happen to him. Wendy feels confident in allowing the creature to safely follow. Everyone is in danger because of what she decides. She wields this power. She will escape if she wants to. That's not a power that should reside within any singular individual. The children can't fully comprehend all that has been asked of them. Aarush and Smee can't lie. They don't have the experience. Wendy and Nibs fight back once confronted. They didn't expect to be betrayed by Joe. He turned his weapon against them. Nibs was killed. He made that decision. Wendy can't believe it. She has lost the connection she thought still made her human. In that moment though, Joe saw how little humanity truly remains. Humans can still be monsters. He ensures that. No one is innocent. The aliens and hybrids are more dangerous.
Aarush was desperately trying to protect his family. He feared Morrow would kill them. He didn't know that Arthur would die as a result of becoming the new host for the xenomorph. That's exactly what occurs. Arthur pleads with Aarush and Smee to turn back. He can fix whatever happened. It was already too late. Everything plays out exactly how Kirsh planned. He saw the intrusion into the island. The facility was compromised. Everyone was in danger because of Boy's ambitions. Ultimately, Kirsh helped Prodigy maintain its superiority. It didn't matter who was hurt in the process. He allowed Morrow to get close to prevailing in his mission. He let Aarush and Smee get to the beach. He's disappointed in them. That's irrelevant. The facility remains secure. It's futile to try to escape. Part of that comes from the masterful planning of the synth in charge. Part of that requires the nobility of humans to see the error in their ways. That may come with no fuller reward either. Boy recognizes he has a problem with Wendy. He wants to control the situation. He also allows the chaos to occur in the hopes of taking advantage of the situation in the end. He never lost control. Instead, he has the perfect idea for which human should become the next host for the Eye. All of this could continue to turn deadly at any moment. That's certainly true now. The focus also remains on the impact these characters have on each other. Yes, they are fighting over control of aliens and synthetic life. They are also figuring out what determines humanity in an ever-changing world.
