FOREIGNER: Discussion Post #5

Putting this up a bit late today; sorry to keep anyone waiting!

How have chapters 7 and 8 been treating you? Any new observations, theories, sore points, fabulous quotations?

FOREIGNER: Discussion Post #5, Spoiler Edition

If you have discussion points for Chapters 7-8 you wish to bring up but which include spoilers, please post them here. Then link your comment in the general post, so those who want to avoid being spoiled can do so!