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shallowness) wrote2016-11-25 07:56 am
shallowness) wrote2016-11-25 07:56 am
Humans 2.4
I did watch this live, but a cold on top of everything else has stopped me posting this until now.
Pete (the idiot) commenting that the Seraphs aren’t conscious synths, along with Athena talking her boss into letting her transfer human consciousness into synths makes me wonder if the show is over-extending itself rather with its plots. How many episodes are there in this series?
I presume the electricity-reading synth was ordered to intimidate Laura by the (human) PTB through sharing. But the self-aware synths getting rid of Joe – were they awoken by Niska’s upgrade? Could it only take one of them, or did they just overcome programming and rationalise a synth would be better at the role than Joe?
As Leo (the idiot) decided to go along with (killer) Hester and not Sweet Max (who could have gone to save Veronica on his own if the show bothered to give him proper agency BTW) Laura’s comment that they need to bring synths into their own moral universe makes more sense. Having said that, Hester was arguably acting in self-defence. She has a point and that’s what makes it intriguing and terrifying.
Poor Sophie, developing a desire to be a synth and in control makes total sense – and her identity wouldn’t be as fixed as the older sibs’ when Anita/Mia et al came into their lives. Of course, the Hawkins are way beyond being unable to keep her away from synths or the memories of special snowflake ones. I thought Laura and Joe did need to have a family talk, there was a lack of conversation with Mattie who has brought a synth to the house in Odi (guess the secret about him being conscious is out) and Toby (who is trying to get in there with Reenie, who might be the last human Sophie needs to be around).
Odi’s scene with Sophie, who knows something is up with her – is it because the psychologist came to visit or did she know anyway? – was sweet, as was Mattie accepting Odi’s point about his right to self-determination and helping him visit his old home with George. That walk in the garden was beautifully shot. It’s going to be interesting how he interacts with the whole family.
But in another example of the Hawkins not communicating, shouldn’t Joe have shared the information about the synths ganging up on him with his lawyer wife? Contracts should be right up her street. I suppose it was too tied into his pride – she’s still got her (very important) job and he needs the money to feel that he’s contributing, although he’s playing more of a care giving role with Sophie.
Niska, poor thing, did not okay Laura’s firm finding Astrid. Heavy ‘hi, I’m a synth’ conversations, although I don’t know if Astrid ever realised that Niska was in trouble for killing someone. Laura’s lawyering did win over her legal opponent to accepting Niska might be conscious, but it’s the vested interests who are the problem.
Oh, Mia, what a journey on an episode. Ed’s ‘friend’ was so objectionable. I presume he blackmailed Ed into turning on her, after she was so lovely with his mother and all.
Karen turned out to be fine – nary a mention of her being in danger of complete shutdown last episode. Anyway, she found out stuff while doing proper police stuff, while her boyfriend got beat up. Pete really was wildly optimistic about what was likely to happen if he set up a meet with that contact and his own.
Oh, and Athena being SHOCKED that Milo would spy on her made her hard to sympathise with.
Pete (the idiot) commenting that the Seraphs aren’t conscious synths, along with Athena talking her boss into letting her transfer human consciousness into synths makes me wonder if the show is over-extending itself rather with its plots. How many episodes are there in this series?
I presume the electricity-reading synth was ordered to intimidate Laura by the (human) PTB through sharing. But the self-aware synths getting rid of Joe – were they awoken by Niska’s upgrade? Could it only take one of them, or did they just overcome programming and rationalise a synth would be better at the role than Joe?
As Leo (the idiot) decided to go along with (killer) Hester and not Sweet Max (who could have gone to save Veronica on his own if the show bothered to give him proper agency BTW) Laura’s comment that they need to bring synths into their own moral universe makes more sense. Having said that, Hester was arguably acting in self-defence. She has a point and that’s what makes it intriguing and terrifying.
Poor Sophie, developing a desire to be a synth and in control makes total sense – and her identity wouldn’t be as fixed as the older sibs’ when Anita/Mia et al came into their lives. Of course, the Hawkins are way beyond being unable to keep her away from synths or the memories of special snowflake ones. I thought Laura and Joe did need to have a family talk, there was a lack of conversation with Mattie who has brought a synth to the house in Odi (guess the secret about him being conscious is out) and Toby (who is trying to get in there with Reenie, who might be the last human Sophie needs to be around).
Odi’s scene with Sophie, who knows something is up with her – is it because the psychologist came to visit or did she know anyway? – was sweet, as was Mattie accepting Odi’s point about his right to self-determination and helping him visit his old home with George. That walk in the garden was beautifully shot. It’s going to be interesting how he interacts with the whole family.
But in another example of the Hawkins not communicating, shouldn’t Joe have shared the information about the synths ganging up on him with his lawyer wife? Contracts should be right up her street. I suppose it was too tied into his pride – she’s still got her (very important) job and he needs the money to feel that he’s contributing, although he’s playing more of a care giving role with Sophie.
Niska, poor thing, did not okay Laura’s firm finding Astrid. Heavy ‘hi, I’m a synth’ conversations, although I don’t know if Astrid ever realised that Niska was in trouble for killing someone. Laura’s lawyering did win over her legal opponent to accepting Niska might be conscious, but it’s the vested interests who are the problem.
Oh, Mia, what a journey on an episode. Ed’s ‘friend’ was so objectionable. I presume he blackmailed Ed into turning on her, after she was so lovely with his mother and all.
Karen turned out to be fine – nary a mention of her being in danger of complete shutdown last episode. Anyway, she found out stuff while doing proper police stuff, while her boyfriend got beat up. Pete really was wildly optimistic about what was likely to happen if he set up a meet with that contact and his own.
Oh, and Athena being SHOCKED that Milo would spy on her made her hard to sympathise with.