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Geek Girl Authority
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Geek Girl Authority
MURDERBOT Recap: (S01E04) Escape Velocity Protocol
Murderbot Season 1 Episode 4, 'Escape Velocity Protocol,' is an action-packed, high-octane, hilarious and heartbreaking installment. Alexander Skarsgård kills it here. He deftly captures our eponymous sentient construct's damaged state and its nuanced feelings toward the humans it serves. The episode skillfully balances humor and heart while delivering that jaw-dropping cliffhanger. RELATED: Read our recap of the previous Murderbot episode, 'Risk Assessment' Murderbot, 'Escape Velocity Protocol' We open in the Threshold Pass Fabrication Center, which is part of the Corporation Rim. It's time to see how the sausage is made, as it were. The lab technicians there are hard at work creating sentient constructs, aka SecUnits. It seems the techs are mostly indentured servants. One tech has six years left of their sentence, while their pal has much longer. They talk about not 'surviving' this ordeal. Our titular bot (Skarsgård) narrates as we watch the construction process. It sings the praises of SecUnits and how they're carefully constructed (ahem), versus the random jumble of DNA and cells in humans. However, these workers toil in inhumane conditions, often cutting corners due to exhaustion and lax oversight. You can't half-ass making SecUnits. What if the one you create goes rogue one day? One lab tech teases her trainee, claiming that SecUnits incessantly go rogue and always go after the trainee who made it. The trainee zeroes in on the head of our SecUnit, which is in a jar like strawberry preserves. He tells it to f*ck off. RELATED: Alexander Skarsgård Goes Rogue in Murderbot Trailer Through the Wormhole Later, we return to the present. The Black SecUnit drags our bot through the halls of the DeltFall habitat. SecUnit shares that it's immobile. Its memory keeps dumping its most used data, which is, naturally, The Rise & Fall of Sanctuary Moon . The theme song for the space opera plays out in SecUnit's head. However, the visuals and audio keep hitting snags, indicating Murderbot's frayed state. MURDERBOT Season 1 Episode 4, 'Escape Velocity Protocol.' Photo courtesy of Apple TV+ Meanwhile, Pin-Lee (Sabrina Wu) tries to hail Mensah (Noma Dumezweni). They inform Arada (Tattiawna Jones) and Ratthi (Akshay Khanna) that Mensah was behind them. Pin-Lee hails her again. This time, Mensah answers. Pin-Lee reminds her of what SecUnit said about returning to the hopper. Mensah orders Pin-Lee and the others to clear the emergency channel because she's attempting to ping Murderbot. Not Part of the Team Next, we see Murderbot on a table. It's clearly not in a state to respond to Mensah's pings. The Black SecUnit (I'm gonna call it Dr. Evil) is preparing it for something. Murderbot wonders if this is how SecUnits die. Its pain sensors are off, so it can feel pain. RELATED: David Dastmalchian Joins Apple TV+ Murderbot Adaptation Meanwhile, Pin-Lee reunites with Mensah and tries to persuade her to return to the hopper with them. Mensah refuses to leave SecUnit behind. Pin-Lee urges her not to anthropomorphize it. It's not part of the team. This hits home for Mensah. She orders Pin-Lee to go back to the hopper and wait there. 'Not cool,' Pin-Lee says, but they obey. MURDERBOT Season 1 Episode 4, 'Escape Velocity Protocol.' Photo courtesy of Apple TV+ Then, Murderbot realizes that Dr. Evil plans to override its combat module like it did for the other SecUnit. Our SecUnit tries to buy itself some time, so it improvises. It starts singing the theme song for Sanctuary Moon . Perfection. Suddenly, Murderbot and Dr. Evil battle it out in a brief skirmish from which the former doesn't emerge victorious. Dr. Evil inserts the device to start the override process of the SecUnit's combat module. So, in 10 minutes, Murderbot will be under Dr. Evil's — or whoever it's working for — control. In the meantime, its system will be more than a bit scrambled. RELATED: New TV Shows This Week (May 25 – 31) Violation of Security Protocol MURDERBOT Season 1 Episode 4, 'Escape Velocity Protocol.' Photo courtesy of Apple TV+ Thankfully, help is on the way. Mensah impales Dr. Evil with a massive drill. She almost vomits after the act. She helps Murderbot to its feet. It repeatedly tells her that it must report her actions to the Company as a 'violation of security protocol.' Aw, it's stuck in a loop. Meanwhile, Pin-Lee returns to the hopper, reuniting with Ratthi and Arada. Our trio debates Mensah's status in the group. Sure, she's technically the leader, but only at the PresAux habitat. When they're away on missions, they're all equal. Mensah's just another crewmember. Too Macho Next, Ratthi makes an executive decision. He grabs a weapon despite having zero weapons training. Pin-Lee accuses him of macho behavior, but Ratthi can't sit idly by while Mensah potentially gets herself killed. Even if he doesn't understand how to fire a blaster or even how to hold it. RELATED: On Location: The Lighterman in Apple TV+'s Slow Horses Then, Mensah leads SecUnit to the habitat's exit. It notices that its input socket feels strange — that's where Dr. Evil put the device. However, Murderbot can't remove it. Its scrambled system returns to what comforts it the most: Sanctuary Moon . Here, it visualizes itself being in the show. Instead of John Cho being the captain, Mensah is in his place. O Captain! My Captain! Jack McBrayer (the Navigation Officer) asks SecUnit why it isn't executing the escape velocity vector protocol. Murderbot responds that it doesn't know how to do that. The bridge crew learns of an incoming hostile starship. In real life, this is Dr. Evil. Apparently, Mensah's drill didn't kill it. Save the Day Meanwhile, Arada and Pin-Lee discuss Ratthi's rashness. Pin-Lee reassures their wife that Ratthi will return unscathed. However, the three of them might need to reconsider their contract. Elsewhere, Ratthi finds the DeltFall habitat. He tries to open the entrance but fails spectacularly. Pin-Lee and Arada decide to join the others to assist. Arada has an idea. RELATED: On Location: The Phoenicia Diner on Apple TV+'s Severance Murderbot admits it should be ready to fight Dr. Evil, but its threat assessment module tells it nothing is wrong. Suddenly, Dr. Evil blasts through the door to the room where Murderbot and Mensah are hiding. It knocks down Murderbot. Mensah fires on Dr. Evil, sending it flying backward. Ratthi watches as Mensah blasts open the side of the habitat, through which she and the SecUnit emerge. They all reunite. We learn that in one minute, the overriding of its combat module will take effect. Mensah scolds Ratthi for not remaining in the hopper. MURDERBOT Season 1 Episode 4, 'Escape Velocity Protocol.' Photo courtesy of Apple TV+ New Hostiles Dr. Evil starts firing at our trio. Murderbot observes that it keeps missing, like 'the crappy shock troopers on Strife in the Galaxy .' Love this Stormtroopers dig. Eventually, Ratthi knocks himself out while shooting at Dr. Evil. We see Murderbot's system informing it that its clients are hostiles. Targets acquired. Dr. Evil is biding its time until Murderbot's combat module is under new management. RELATED: Apple TV+'s Neuromancer Series Uploads 3 New Cast Members Thankfully, Arada and Pin-Lee crush Dr. Evil with the hopper, repeatedly smashing it under the hopper's legs. Like a pancake. Huzzah. With Dr. Evil now dead, Murderbot removes the device from its input socket, but it's too late. The override on its combat module is almost complete. Murderbot informs the group that the carrier is nearly done downloading instructions. There's only one way to stop our SecUnit — they must kill it. I'm Sorry Mensah, Ratthi, Pin-Lee and Arada all protest this. Mensah insists that Gurathin will fix it. They just need to return to the habitat. 'There's no time,' Murderbot declares. SecUnit states it will slaughter all of them in a few seconds if they don't kill it first. So, it grabs Mensah's blaster and apologizes before shooting itself. It collapses as the humans surround it. RELATED: Read our Murderbot recaps Murderbot drops new episodes every Friday on Apple TV+. TED LASSO Season 4 Is Officially a Go at Apple TV+ Contact: [email protected] What I do: I'm GGA's Managing Editor, a Senior Contributor, and Press Coordinator. I manage, contribute, and coordinate. Sometimes all at once. Joking aside, I oversee day-to-day operations for GGA, write, edit, and assess interview opportunities/press events. Who I am: Before moving to Los Angeles after studying theater in college, I was born and raised in Amish country, Ohio. No, I am not Amish, even if I sometimes sport a modest bonnet. Bylines in: Tell-Tale TV, Culturess, Sideshow Collectibles, and inkMend on Medium. Critic: Rotten Tomatoes, CherryPicks, and the Hollywood Creative Alliance.
The Review Geek
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Murderbot – Season 1 Episode 4 Recap & Review
Escape Velocity Protocol Episode 4 of Murderbot begins with us back at Corporation Rim at the Threshold Pass in the Fabrication Center. This is where the SecUnits are made, with humans pushed way beyond their capabilities. Of course, anybody who's worked to the bone and not their sharpest are prone to make mistakes, and every part of this process is littered with issues or problems. It's a nice way of showing off the entire production process, throwing shade at factories that make products for thousands and pay their workers pittances. Nice work, Apple! We're then blasted back to the present where MurderBot is dragged up the hallway by its assailant. Dumped on a table, MurderBot bides its time before suddenly singing the Sanctuary Moon theme. It fights off the attacker after, but unfortunately not before it gets the Combat Override Module locked in. Things look hopeless, until Dr Mensah arrives with a mining drill and manages to take out the attacker. As they stumble off the ship, MurderBot is in and out of consciousness, seeing himself on the Sanctuary Moon set and stumbling through the hallways too. Back at the ship, the others are not happy when they find out Pin-wee was ordered back onto the chopper by Mensah. Ratthi grabs a gun and heads out, soon to be joined by the others, as they prepare to fight back. Ratthi hits himself in the head and isn't much help, while Pin-wee manages to drop the ship right on the robot attacker, eventually squashing it. Unfortunately, the damage has been done. The Combat Override Module looks set to switch on and set its sights on them all. Murderbot decides to sacrifice itself though, turning the gun on itself and firing. The Episode Review So Murderbot returns this week with an action-packed episode, one that dives into the morals of this bot and how strangely human it actually is. We still don't know who or what this attacker is and why it's so interested in overriding Murderbot's programming, but I'm sure we'll find out later in the series. The episode works well to add in some drama and comedy in equal measure, interwoven around the story that zips by at a frantic pace. The storyline is nicely structured as a result, and the ending certainly leaves everything wide open for the next episode. Previous Episode Next Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!
Geek Girl Authority
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Girl Authority
MURDERBOT Series Premiere Recap: (S01E01) FreeCommerce
Murderbot Season 1 Episode 1, 'FreeCommerce,' is a solid start to the series. Alexander Skarsgård really delivers on the humor front, showcasing his underrated comedic chops. It's a delightful blend of sci-fi and comedy, and it sets the stage for what's to come. RELATED: Alexander Skarsgård Goes Rogue in Murderbot Trailer Murderbot, 'FreeCommerce' We open on the Mining Station Aratake in the Corporation Rim. There, miners celebrate finishing an assignment. One Security Unit (Skarsgård), our titular bot, sets the scene. It proceeds to tell us which guys are assholes, and which are okay (only one dude bears that mantle). The SecUnit has been trying to override its governor module, which prevents it from disobeying humans. With the module activated, it has no free will. Well, that all changes today. Our SecUnit finally succeeds, overriding said governor module and becoming an agent of free will. SecUnit tries to decide on a new name for itself. It lands on … wait for it … Murderbot. Corporation Rim Now, we're present for Mining Survey 0Q17Z4Y at the edge of the Corporation Rim. Unfortunately, Murderbot is back working for the Company that still owns it. It has to keep up appearances because the moment the big bosses discover it's rogue, they'll liquidate its organic material. So, it's all about biding time while working for a new set of assholes. RELATED: David Dastmalchian Joins Apple TV+ Murderbot Adaptation Then, we flash back to how this new set of a-holes acquired our Murderbot. We're at Port FreeCommerce, where, as our eponymous SecUnit describes it, a 'bunch of hippie scientists' petition the higher-ups to financially support their expedition. This includes Mensah (Noma Dumezweni), Pin-Lee (Sabrina Wu), Ratthi (Akshay Khanna), Bharadwaj (Tamara Podemski), Arada (Tattiawna Jones) and Gurathin (David Dastmalchian). MURDERBOT Season 1 Episode 1, 'FreeCommerce.' Photo courtesy of Apple TV+. Three Company Suits (Sochi Fried, Andrew Moodie and Devin Ross) insist that they won't approve of the scientists' expedition unless a SecUnit accompanies them. Initially, Mensah, the group leader, is against having a sentient construct work for free. However, the Company Suits won't budge. This is their condition. So, the scientists select Murderbot, even though it's not the latest model and is being phased out. New A-holes Later, the SecUnit surveys the new apartments for the scientists, urging them to remain in the hopper until its inspection is complete. The scientists don't listen, though. We learn they're from the Preservation Alliance, a planetary commune situated on the outskirts of the Corporation Rim. Murderbot's not a fan of their strange customs, from their defacing of Company property to their dancing to equally strange music. RELATED: New TV Shows This Week (May 11 – 17) Arada is a biologist and is married to Pin-Lee, a lawyer. Murderbot explains that Arada has a crush on Ratthi, an expert on wormhole travel who makes his own jewelry. However, Ratthi has a thing for Pin-Lee. Our SecUnit remarks that they're all contemplating some sexy times. Mensah, as mentioned above, is the head of the expedition and a terraforming specialist. Gurathin is an augmented human who can interface with data systems. But he can't process as quickly as our titular bot, of course. Lastly, Bharadwaj is a geochemist. Binge-Watching in the Future We return to the Mining Survey. Murderbot admits the scientists don't require that much attention. We see Arada and Bharadwaj are hard at work. At the same time, the SecUnit watches its favorite show, The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon . Upon hacking its governor module, Murderbot discovered it now has access to the Company's satellites and entertainment feeds. It has watched 7,532 hours of content. So, it's basically me. RELATED: On Location: The Lighterman in Apple TV+'s Slow Horses Next, we see a clip from Sanctuary Moon , featuring the Captain (John Cho), Lieutenant (Clark Gregg with some crazy facial hair), the Navigation Officer (Jack McBrayer) and the Navigation Unit (DeWanda Wise). There's some d-r-a-m-a on the bridge. The Lieutenant asks the Captain if he slept with the Navigation Unit. Gasp! MURDERBOT Season 1 Episode 1, 'FreeCommerce.' Photo courtesy of Apple TV+. Suddenly, Murderbot detects a sub-surface anomaly where Bharadwaj and Arada are digging. It suggests the pair step away while it investigates. Unfortunately, they don't clear the area in time as a giant centipede-like creature — with two mouths — bursts through the ground. Our SecUnit springs into action. The creature attacks Bharadwaj, but Murderbot saves her and ensures she and Arada are out of harm's way. Stay Calm Then, the creature swallows our bot. Thankfully, it escapes, but not without taking a hit to its side. After a few tense moments of battle, the two-mouthed creature retreats. Murderbot slings the injured Bharadwaj over its shoulder, telling Arada that the hostile could return. Noting that Arada is in shock, the SecUnit does something against protocol — it removes its helmet. Hey, that looks like Alexander Skarsgård! It reassures Arada that everything will be okay. RELATED: On Location: The Phoenicia Diner on Apple TV+'s Severance When they return to the hopper, Mensah helps Murderbot stabilize Bharadwaj as they fly back to the apartments. Murderbot overhears the others claim they don't need to return to the dig site for the expensive equipment they left behind. The SecUnit thinks to itself that it's technically a piece of expensive equipment. It dreams of whirling around and shooting them all in the head. However, it can't let anyone know it has free will. Not yet. After this, the team arrives at the apartments. They whisk Bharadwaj off to med bay. Mensah encourages Murderbot to tend to its wounds, but it would rather survey the perimeter. It's still within operating parameters. Faulty Killing Machine Then, Gurathin pulls the gang aside to discuss the SecUnit. He reveals footage of Murderbot without its helmet as it comforts Arada. It asks her questions about where she's from, her family and if she has children. If so, what are their names? Gurathin remarks that SecUnits aren't supposed to remove their helmets, nor are they designed to be empathic. So, is this one defective? RELATED: Apple TV+'s Neuromancer Series Uploads 3 New Cast Members Gurathin asks the group if they want to be around a 'faulty killing machine.' When they malfunction, SecUnits can turn on humans in the blink of an eye. Mensah reveals that the Company ship won't arrive for a month, and they do need security. She votes they don't launch the emergency beacon, which ruffles Gurathin's feathers. He wants to dispose of Murderbot. Meanwhile, the SecUnit eavesdrops on the scientists' conversation and sees it from several angles as it heals itself in the repair cubicle. Murderbot feels pain as its wounds are stitched up, so to alleviate said pain, it watches from Sanctuary Moon . The Captain and the Navigation Unit have a clandestine meeting near a control panel. Then, they have sex by touching their foreheads. Hot. MURDERBOT Season 1 Episode 1, 'FreeCommerce.' Photo courtesy of Apple TV+. My Job to Secure Next, Mensah calls the SecUnit into the other room for a chat. Our bot panics, realizing it must make eye contact and act like it's not gone rogue. Mensah compliments the SecUnit on a job well done on behalf of the group. They all clap for it. It looks awkward. RELATED: Severance Renewed for Season 3 by the Will of Kier (and Apple TV+) Ratthi yells, 'Speech!' and Murderbot treats this as a command. So, it's compelled to do just that — give a speech. 'It is my job to secure,' it says. So eloquent. Award-winning, even. Mensah tells Murderbot that the maps the Company provided of their survey areas have been tampered with. Gurathin and the others are trying to discover why that creature wasn't listed under 'hazardous fauna.' Mensah asks Murderbot to conduct an analysis. It complies. The SecUnit informs the group that the maps are normal, but some areas aren't syncing properly. Don't Think The Secunit excuses itself, prompting Mensah to invite it to stay in the crew quarters. It is uncomfortable. Murderbot decides to check the perimeter, leaving the scientists alone. Gurathin insists that Murderbot is a threat. It could kill them all. Outside, the SecUnit reveals it doesn't like thinking at all. It prefers to watch its shows. These humans are stressing it out. Listen, I get it. RELATED: Apple TV+ Sets Premiere Date for The Buccaneers Season 3 and Shares First Look Meanwhile, Bharadwaj wakes up while convalescing in med bay. Gurathin checks on her. Elsewhere, Mensah has a panic attack in response to the day's terrible incident. She blames herself for Bharadwaj's state. However, the SecUnit believes the creature — or, better yet, the Company — is to blame. It contemplates all the 'disturbing' human relations around it. It resolves not to get pulled into the emotional side of humanity. Next, Mensah asks Murderbot if it's okay. It panics, wondering if she's on to it overriding its governor module and going rogue. We see footage of a memory, perhaps something the Company erased when Murderbot was refurbished. It's a SecUnit firing on and killing humans. Who knows what our titular bot is capable of? Murderbot drops new episodes every Friday on Apple TV+. TED LASSO Season 4 Is Officially a Go at Apple TV+ Contact: [email protected] What I do: I'm GGA's Managing Editor, a Senior Contributor, and Press Coordinator. I manage, contribute, and coordinate. Sometimes all at once. Joking aside, I oversee day-to-day operations for GGA, write, edit, and assess interview opportunities/press events. Who I am: Before moving to Los Angeles after studying theater in college, I was born and raised in Amish country, Ohio. No, I am not Amish, even if I sometimes sport a modest bonnet. Bylines in: Tell-Tale TV, Culturess, Sideshow Collectibles, and inkMend on Medium. Critic: Rotten Tomatoes, CherryPicks, and the Hollywood Creative Alliance.
The Review Geek
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Murderbot – Season 1 Episode 2 Recap & Review
Eye Contact Episode 2 of Murderbot begins with the group of miners deciding they need to head to one of the areas on the map that hasn't been synced properly. With Murderbot in stasis, Mensah wants to draw her own conclusions about what's going on and whether there could be some sort of cover-up. Professor Bharardwaj is now fully healed too and back in fighting spirits (almost) which helps the group's conviction as it's eventually decided that they're going to go and investigate. When Murderbot awakens, he curses out the humans for being typical pioneers and exploring. Gurathin doesn't trust Murderbot though, and wants to try and keep it in the dark over what they're doing. Our protagonist berates Gurathin (in his head) and unfortunately, is questioned forced quite a bit about its intentions in this chapter. Murderbot wants to join the expedition given the potential threat level, but Gurathin doesn't think it's a good idea. The philosophy within Preservation Alliance is that robots and androids are people and treated as such. In the Corporation Rim the Murderbot is obviously required to do anything by direct order, so to test this theory, Guranthin forces the Murderbot to maintain eye contact, which he struggles to do. SecUnits are not deigned to form attachments with clients, hence the suspicion here, as there are separate Bots called 'Comfort bots' that handle this. Murderbot's empathy expressed with Dr Arada flies in direct contradiction with this, so its got Guranthin suspicious. He's a cautious person by nature and cares about those around him, perhaps almost to a fault. Meanwhile, the love triangle turns into a polyamorous relationship with the three, while Mensah heads out exploring but winds up with big equipment glitches partway up a steep hill. Murderbot recognizes that she's having another panic attack, with the group sending out Drones to keep an eye on her. Mensah though is too stubborn to turn back and when Murderbot chirps in on the audio, she asks how he's doing. Another of those strange sand worms attempts to attack Mensah but something in the atmosphere causes it to suddenly topple over and collapse. Mensah makes it back to the lab though, while we also see, as the camera pans out, that this area happens to be the side of a crater filled with dozens of skeletal sand worm corpses. Interestingly, there's also a strange translucent shield hovering the area like a dome, which has a strong magnetic grip, evidenced by one of the lab's drones being crushed to pieces when it gets near. The group believe there could be something underneath the sand, and the alien synthetics at work could explain the gaps in the map they didn't see. They want to look into this in more detail, and that stems from contacting DeltFall Survey, who happen to be another group over on the other side of the planet. As we pan across to their lab though, things are not looking good. The place is completely wrecked, the alarms are wailing with the SecUnit bot destroyed, and, potentially, something more dangerous at work here. Naturally, Preservation Alliance are going to head in and explore, but they're at least going to take the Murderbot with them, so there is that! The Episode Review So Murderbot finishes its second episode with a deeper exploration of the different characters and, more specifically, what it means to be human and how emotion plays into that. The show has done reasonably well across its opening two episodes to set the scene for the rest of the season, combining comedy, drama and slick sci-fi visuals to good effect. The rest of the series promises to add in some mystery to all of this, especially with this trashed lab and dead bodies. It's clear that there's something else on this planet – but what? I guess we'll find out in the episodes ahead! Previous Episode Next Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!
The Review Geek
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Murderbot – Season 1 Episode 1 Recap & Review
Free Commerce Episode 1 of Murderbot begins at the Mining Station Aratake, in Corporation Rim. A whole bunch of miners celebrate finishing their job, but they're overseen by a security unit android, or SecUnit for short! Its spent the past six months protecting them all from danger. This android has been built to obey humans but also has disdain for humanity, who continue to act like an asshole with him. He has a built-in safety feature called the Government Module, which prevents this sentient bot from harming humans. Well, not anymore though as this particular bot has been working tirelessly to hack the code for the Module and is finally freed from the oppressive shackles supressing his instincts. Thus, the Murderbot is born. Interestingly, Murderbot doesn't leave the Company. It continues to work for this corporation, deciding to bide his time before striking given the threat of a nasty acid bath. He's cynical about his job though, especially when he's sent out to help the Preservation Alliance, who are a bunch of hippies from outside the Corporation Rim. However, they're enticed into the company and given a SecUnit (the Murderbot) to oversee their current mining operation. So who are these guys? Well, there's the biologist Arada, married to a lawyer called Pin-lee. However, Arada has a thing for Ratthi, who happens to be an expert on wormhole travel. To complicate matters further, Ratthi has a thing for Pin-lee, confirming that this is just one big, messy, love triangle. Mensah is the head of expedition though and an expert in terraforming. She has 7 kids while Gurathin is an augmented human working alongside them all, able to interface with data programs but he doesn't have the same processing power as the Murderbot. Finally, there's Professor Bharardwaj, a geochemist who's hoarding soap in her room for some reason. The Murderbot has managed to hack into the entertainment channels and decides to watch a good deal of content, until a threat presents itself in the form of a giant sand worm that pops up from underground during one of the initial mining operations. The robot gets to work and makes short work of the creatures, before bringing Arada and the Professor back to base. Arada is in shock though, so the Murderbot shows off its face, breaks its own strict protocols and decides to be more empathetic. This has big ramifications, because back at base the group review Arada's footage of the Bot acting out of character and believe it's malfunctioning. It's acting outside its protocols and are worried that it could turn on them all. For now, they decide not to call this in to the Corporation and launch the beacon to pick up the SecUnit. The stakes are too high, it'll take too long for the rescue ships to arrive and to be honest, they need the security. After patching itself up, the Murderbot is encouraged to join the humans in the common room but wearing a crew outfit like one of the group. Mensah thanks it for its work and Murderbot is uncomfortably forced into giving a speech. It struggles to get its words out and things are rather awkward for a while. However, it does become clear that the survey maps that the Company have given the Alliance may have been hacked. It doesn't show any signs of tampering but some areas are greyed out as if there's interference or a problem while syncing. In the midst of this, Murderbot is troubled by seven seconds of his past which seem to include a lot of bloodshed. Furthermore, we also see a lot of shots from Bot's cheesy sci-fi shows its been watching, which include a romance between a Bot and the ship's commander. Is this foreshadowing? Well, it probably is because Mensah shows up and speaks to Murderbot, asking if its okay. The Episode Review So the first episode of Murderbot introduces us to our titular character, the general world and the rabble of characters we'll be following across the 10 episode series. For the most part, it does well to hone into Murderbot's inner-voice and the cynicism its graced with. You can understand why the Bots would go crazy and hit back after getting rid of the Government Module but it would appear that this Bot is going to start softening and getting acquainted with this friendly group. This works well to give the show a slightly comedic edge, and it would appear that the Preservation Alliance may have been subjected to the Company intentionally sabotaging their efforts but we'll have to wait and see if that bears any fruits. The show is shaping up to be a promising watch though, leaving the door wide open for where this may go next. Next Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!
