Exit Strategy
{5/5} “I knew interpreting the emotional subtext in the speech and appearance of real humans was completely different from interpreting it in shows and serials… But the interpretation I wanted to make of Bharadwaj’s vid statement was that Mensah was being held by GrayCris, who had threatened her life if Preservation didn’t make a formal […]
Loki (season 1)
{5/5} “I can’t offer you salvation. But maybe I can offer you something better.” Loki season 1, aired in 2021 When Loki steals the Tesseract from the Avengers, he ends up in Mongolia. He’s about to make a change to the Sacred Timeline, when members of the Time Variance Authority show up to apprehend him. […]
Only Murders in the Building (season 4)
{5/5} “This is a murder investigation, not some acting exercise for Eva Longoria.” Only Murders in the Building season 4, aired in 2024 Charles, Mabel, and Oliver get emails from someone at Paramount Studios wanting to make a movie out of their podcast so they decide to fly out to LA. They’re surprised to find […]
Rogue Protocol
{5/5} “I considered telling Miki that I was here to collect data on possible alien remnant violations by GrayCris… But if Miki told Abene, she would ask how it knew, and I knew Miki would tell her about me. It wouldn’t lie to a direct question. Who knew being a heartless killing machine would present […]
Artificial Condition
{5/5} “I told myself I still looked like a SecUnit without armor, hopelessly exposed, but the truth was I did look more human. And now I knew why I hadn’t wanted to do this. It would make it harder for me to pretend not to be a person.” Artificial Condition by Martha Wells, published in […]
All Systems Red
{5/5} “So I’m awkward with actual humans. It’s not paranoia about my hacked governor module, and it’s not them; it’s me. I know I’m a horrifying murderbot, and they know it, and it makes both of us nervous, which makes me even more nervous. Also, if I’m not in the armor then it’s because I’m […]
Cleaner
{5/5} “‘Hopefully they won’t see me climbing in through that hole.’ ‘What hole?’ ‘The one your snipers are going to put through the glass.’” Cleaner, released in 2025 Joey cleans windows on the outside of a skyscraper. Her brother Michael, who’s autistic, was kicked out of his home so now he needs to stay with […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation — Kahless
{4.5/5} “Kahless no longer fomented rebellion for Morath’s sake alone. Now he did it for himself as well — and for Kellein. He had discovered it was the only thing that made his heart stop hurting for her, the only balm that worked for him. Had he been the one to die instead of Kellein, […]
Mickey 17
{5/5} “First come, first freeze to death.” Mickey 17, released in 2025 Mickey is an expendable, which means that when he dies they just print a new copy of his body — with all his memories. He had to get off Earth to escape people he borrowed money from so he’s working in space. One […]
The Endless
{4/5} “All that happens here is that people live long and healthy lives. Because of that, they grow to be the people they want to be.” The Endless, released in 2017 Aaron and Justin were in a cult when they were kids. They got themselves out, but they’re having a tough time making a living. […]