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04-07-2024, 07:22 PM
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DreamSword
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Episode 3: Marginal City
Let's talk about Isaac Asimov, and more importantly, his three laws of robotics.
Simply put, Isaac Asimov was a sci-fi writer who redefined the genre as a whole, and created the "Three Laws" that many, many robot stories would use henceforth.
A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
A robot must protect its own existence, as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.
Now, on the surface, these laws seem both like common sense as well as bulletproof, but many stories, including those written by Asimov, would detail how loopholes could be found. And to some that sounds liberating, to others, terrifying.
Because, you see, a key component in all of this is that Asimov wrote these laws under the pretense that robots were tools, not people. Osamu Tezuka(the creator of
Astro Boy
) notably disliked these laws because they carried with them the idea that a fully sentient robot could never be considered a person of their own.
And that's the same idea that
Metallic Rouge
runs with, as the plot of this episode is mainly about Rouge seeking her own freedom while in turn getting a glimpse how just how badly humans mistreat Neans. Meanwhile, due to their own programming blocks, Neans as a whole are unable to fight back, and as such true freedom is rendered impossible.
The Neans have thoughts. They have feelings. They have desires. They can experience pain, grief, empathy, and anger. They even have skeletons shaped just like those of humans. But unfortunately, in the eyes of the people at large, they're just tools. As insensitive as Naomi dismissing Rouge's' feelings was, Naomi was actually correct if one's to look at the situation with nothing but cold logic. Rouge and her are just tools with which to get rid of the Immortal Nine.
Speaking of the Nine, it's established that Viola was actually the third of them that Rouge has taken down at this point in the story, and
Metallic Rouge
has really impressed with how well it's handling its pacing and introducing of story details in terms of not just being a story that's already in progress, but also managing to feel very natural in how it brings the viewer along for the ride. It's the sort of thing that's tricky to do, and I've seen other shows fail to pull it off. One of which even being a toku that I like to dunk on.
Incase you couldn't tell, I overall really liked this one. The character interactions and dialogue all felt very natural, the pacing was smooth, and the atmosphere was so engrossing that when the episode ended I was legit taken off guard. While it's somewhat obvious who the murderer of the Child Nean is, I do hope that next episode will either find a way to make it intriguing or atleast use it as a stepping block for something bigger. Regardless, the real star here is Rouge, and it'll definitely be interesting to see how the new world she's found herself in will shape her arc going forward.
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