Wow! wow wow wow. Lots of stuff in this one. First of all, is this the first mention we've had of 'beyond the wall'? Are we expanding the universe? Is the wall like, the Berlin Wall? And what's on the other side of it? Complete and utter lawlessness? What city is this supposed to be? They mentioned Japan, so it's not as if this world is all just one great big city.
And then all the fate vs free will stuff! I loved how the synthetic soul vials are these tiny things. They remind me of the pineal gland, which was long said to be the seat of consciousness. Very cool. And while I kinda saw the Nigel-as-orchestrator of the whole thing from the jump, it was still really cool to see Dorian meet 'his maker.'
I feel like sooner or later, all shows dealing with AI have to confront the makers. It reminded me a lot of the ep of Star Trek: TNG, where Data met his maker. AIs are children, and they're our hope for something greater, and our mad scientist dream of becoming God.
The thing I liked about Danica having the same 'synthetic soul' as Dorian, is that it really illustrates the notion of free will, not to mention nature vs. nurture. I wonder if Danica actually had less free will, or if Nigel talked her into sacrificing herself for the cause?
And then--was that Danica's original model, getting into the cab with her daughter? Sometimes I have a hard time telling white women apart. Did they just look really similar? And what were the parameters of her mission, that she hesitates to kill those two, and she hesitates to kill Kennex, but there's so much wanton murdering of other people?
All in all, I liked this ep. Lots of chew on. I'm glad the show is back!
Re: Unbound
And then all the fate vs free will stuff! I loved how the synthetic soul vials are these tiny things. They remind me of the pineal gland, which was long said to be the seat of consciousness. Very cool. And while I kinda saw the Nigel-as-orchestrator of the whole thing from the jump, it was still really cool to see Dorian meet 'his maker.'
I feel like sooner or later, all shows dealing with AI have to confront the makers. It reminded me a lot of the ep of Star Trek: TNG, where Data met his maker. AIs are children, and they're our hope for something greater, and our mad scientist dream of becoming God.
The thing I liked about Danica having the same 'synthetic soul' as Dorian, is that it really illustrates the notion of free will, not to mention nature vs. nurture. I wonder if Danica actually had less free will, or if Nigel talked her into sacrificing herself for the cause?
And then--was that Danica's original model, getting into the cab with her daughter? Sometimes I have a hard time telling white women apart. Did they just look really similar? And what were the parameters of her mission, that she hesitates to kill those two, and she hesitates to kill Kennex, but there's so much wanton murdering of other people?
All in all, I liked this ep. Lots of chew on. I'm glad the show is back!