Yeah, that.  The beat where Ashford realizes what’s going on because of what Holden told him undermines his turn to ignore him when he has the (potential) answer to the problem.  Had they eliminated that beat and had Ashford determine what the ring was planning to do in some other way, it would have eased that sharp…

It was a common refrain of Faith, and notably mirrored back to her by Wesley in Season 4 of Angel.

“Yo-Yo’s greatest fear was...Jemma as an LMD? That was odd. It couldn’t have been just a normal robot, though.”