Alien: Earth Episode 8 trailer teases terrifying “octopus” that could be worse than Xenomorph

Alien: Earth Episode 8 will unveil the horrifying true form of another creature – and it may be even worse than the franchise’s iconic alien.

The Xenomorph is one of the scariest and most formidable predators in all of fiction; as Ash said in Alien, “a perfect organism… its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility.”

That said, the other “specimens” in the TV show have given it a run for its money, whether it’s the fly that “digests its food on the outside”, a giant tick, or the “eye midge.”

There’s one other monster that hasn’t been much of a threat: the plant pod, also known as D. Plumbicare. Well, going by the trailer, the finale is definitely going to change that.

Alien: Earth Episode 8 trailer reveals glimpse of flora’s true form

After Episode 7, the trailer teases what you’d expect: there are shots of Wendy’s Xenomorph accomplice skittering around, Kirsh points his gun at somebody (presumably Morrow), and Wendy talks about how people should be afraid of them, rather than the hybrids being scared of Boy Kavalier and co.

However, if you go to the 0:15 mark and look in the background, you can see another creature moving across the wall. It almost looks like an octopus, but fans believe it’s the long-awaited true form of the plant pod.

“Look closely at the wall at 0:15 it looks too big to be the Xenomorph crawling around, my guess is the plant finally hatches some monster,” one viewer speculated. “OMG!!! The plant moves like a giant octopus,” another wrote.

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“My guess is that the plant unfolded and can crawl like that when stretched out. Then, when it’s settled, it folds back into the plant-like shape we saw when we first met it,” a third commented.

Remember, Kirsh told the Lost Boys: “It presents as flora, but it may be fauna.” In other words, it looks like a plant, but it’s a living creature.

“Science officer has given tentative taxonomic classification of D. Plumbicare due to the use of plumage to lure unsuspecting prey, a stamen to sense prey, and a pattern of ‘leaves’ which form a mouth,” its file in the show reads.

“Though generally confined to carnivory, D. Plumbicare has been seen eating nearby flora in dire situations. Animals given to D. Plumbicare have expired in one of three ways: asphyxiation, dissolve, or exhaustion.”

Until Episode 8 drops, read more about how Alien: Earth fits into the Alien timeline, check out our breakdown of the Alien: Earth soundtrack so far, and find out how to watch Alien: Earth for free.