The ALIEN: EARTH Episode 8 Trailer Teases Nibs’ Fate and a Deadly Finale
The new trailer for Alien: Earth Episode 8 has dropped, and it looks like the series is gearing up for a brutal showdown in its finale.
After the shocking cliffhanger of “Emergence,” fans were left wondering if Nibs’ story had come to a tragic end. Now, the teaser for “The Real Monsters” finally gives us an answer.
Episode 7 ended with a gut-punch of a moment when Alex Lawther’s Hermit electrocuted Nibs, played by Lily Newmark, with a blue arc weapon. After tearing through soldiers in a desperate escape attempt with Wendy (Sydney Chandler) and Joe (Lawther again, in his second role), Nibs collapsed on the ground, twitching and motionless.
The sequence was chaotic and brutal. Nibs had already taken multiple gunshots before Joe fired the electro-shock weapon. It was the same device that Babou Ceesay’s Morrow used earlier in Episode 2 against a Xenomorph.
At that time, the electricity only subdued the creature, and it recovered quickly. This has fueled speculation that Nibs’ hybrid physiology may allow her to endure what seemed like a fatal blow. Wendy’s furious reaction to the strike underscored just how personal and devastating the moment was.
But the big reveal from the new trailer is that Nibs is very much alive. She appears in the promo for “The Real Monsters,” confirming that her journey is far from over.
According to the official synopsis, the finale focuses on a crash-landed vessel and a discovery that forces Wendy and a group of soldiers to confront Earth’s greatest threat.
Episode 7 also set the stage for major confrontations beyond Nibs’ fate. The fractured Lost Boys are caught in Morrow’s schemes, with Smee (Jonathan Ajayi) and Slightly (Adarsh Gourav) tangled in shifting loyalties. And perhaps the most horrifying moment came when David Rysdahl’s Arthur Sylvia fell victim to a chestburster, pushing the stakes even higher.
FX and Hulu describe the finale with the tagline, “A new power dynamic emerges.” This final hour will dramatically reshape who holds power and who survives.
The Alien: Earth Season Finale, “The Real Monsters,” premieres September 23, 2025, on FX and streams on Hulu.