apple tv+ Murderbot debuts on May 16, 2025

[Beebo Brink]

Tonight I watched through the first four episodes in one sitting, which was a much-improved viewing experience. (Streaming channels are really missing the boat by not having a Binge-Watch Mode where you can just glide from one episode to another without credits in between.)

I've enjoyed all of them, but #4 is my favorite so far, packing quite a lot of background info, action, character development AND Sanctuary Moon all into 22-minutes. Bravo!

Also, Mensah rocks! I like that she's afraid, but then bulls her way through fear to do what she knows is right.

 

[Free]

I was thinking about the actors they've hired to play the GrayCris Corp characters. It's likely they've hired relative unknowns (to me!), like they've done for PreservationAux. Well, other than Gurathin. But I'm hoping they got actors with recognizable SciFi track records, usually starring as the good guys.

So now I'm avoiding the IMDb page for the show like the plague until they show up in the series!

 

[Beebo Brink]

Video clip from the upcoming Episode 5:

 

[Isabeau]

I’m re-reading the first book, along with the series. They’re about halfway through, so maybe they’re going to do some of book 2? They’re small books.

 

[Free]

I’m re-reading the first book, along with the series. They’re about halfway through, so maybe they’re going to do some of book 2? They’re small books.

I'm not sure how they'd split off much of the material from Artificial Condition to fit in and make sense. Unless they want a cliff hanger for the show by introducing ART right in the final moments. That could be a confusing spot to end the season (or series...), at least for anyone who hasn't read those first 2 chapters.

 

[Isabeau]

By next episode, they’ll be 3/4 through, they cut the part of a side trip, so there will be only like 25 pages left. Maybe they will flesh out the next five episodes a bit. Like you say, it would be strange to start the next book.

 

[detrius]

I flew through the first 2 seasons; I really enjoyed it. Something changed with the 3rd. A little less alternate history and more sci-fi...soap opera vibes are starting to kick in, which I seen way too much with sci-fi on tv. Feels like I'm working at watching it now, so might stop before going into season 4. Silo is next!

The only thing I've seen from that series:

 

[Free]

The only thing I've seen from that series:

Yeah. And that's a post-credits scene that wraps up the first season! I don't think the show ever bothers to explain why NASA wants to launch rockets from the ocean, but for those who are into NASA lore, it's an amazing CGI sequence to watch.

 

[Beebo Brink]

Last night's episode (Ep. 6 - Command Feed) departed enough from the books that I had no idea what was going to happen next, even though they're still headed in the generally same direction as the books. So far, I'm fine with the embellishments. LeeBeeBee's character serves a useful purpose in contrasting life in the Corporate Rim versus the lives of the Preservation Aux team.

Spoiler

That being said, I'm also glad they didn't keep her around too long, and her abrupt execution served as an important reminder that Murderbot is really really dangerous. And the fact that Murderbot realizes how badly the Preservation team reacted to having her head blown off right next to them lays the groundwork for him leaving (if that in fact is how the season ends).

I am wondering if they're headed in an entirely different direction, however. In the scene between Murderbot and Mensah, where she extracts nerve fibers from his spine, he mentions in passing that those same organic fibers are used in transit ships. Sounds like foreshadowing for ART's appearance.

Given the practicalities of a TV series -- an entire cast hired to work with Murderbot -- I can't see them spending second season without that cast as Murderbot careens around the universe with ART and entirely new cast of characters. For the TV series, it might make more sense for ART to be folded into the Preservation team sooner rather than later, and without Murderbot leaving at all.

 

[Free]

Without reading the spoiler, I'm going to guess the new character with the butterfly name is not long for this world.

 

[Free]

Without reading the spoiler, I'm going to guess the new character with the butterfly name is not long for this world.

Spoiler

OK, yeah. I don't claim to be psychic here. There were hints she wasn't going to live for long. Also, she doesn't really fit in with the ongoing story, based on what we know of the book.

 

[Beebo Brink]

Corporate rim advertisement!

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Was getting some "Space Robots" vibe in there.

 

[Beebo Brink]

I had to. Don't judge me.

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Pretty close bods, but you need to adjust the heights.

 

[Isabeau]

Not reading your spoilers (thanks!) Been busy, haven’t caught up yet.

 

[Beebo Brink]

Pretty close bods, but you need to adjust the heights.

Yeah, that's not a thing you can do in The Sims 4.

 

[Free]

Yeah, that's not a thing you can do in The Sims 4.

Which makes the Sims in Sims rather like SecUnits, I guess. Unless there's an ART med center mod?

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Yeah, that's not a thing you can do in The Sims 4.

WOT? Inconceivable!

 

[Isabeau]

Just finished watching episode 6. I think it was my favourite so far. I love Mensah, her expressions make me laugh.

Spoiler

Thank god Beebeeleebee or whatever is gone (And what a way to go!) She was getting on my nerves. I kind of suspected she was with the bad guys.