Ah, okay, thanks. I just Googled X-Corporation, and it seems Cyclops disbanded that organization after Decimation. I didn't find that info before, most likely because I may have been typing "x-corps" (which I had forgotten was an actual team separate from X-Corp). <__<

Well, as I said, his super-hero work isn't his best.

So corporate X-Factor is like Wildcats 3.0? With Booster Gold? Is X-Corp still existent? (I'm a bit behind on some of the mutant sub-organizations.)

Ack! I disagree that Stroman's art is horrible.

LOL, yep, as I said, a bunch of magical things happen, except they're explained using quasi-scientific jargon. This is similar to the science-fantasy of super-hero comics, where terms like "mutations" and "x-genes" are bandied about (even though "mutants" is a total misnomer in the case of the X-men). If…

Hey, are you the guy who got banned after the Michael Bay thread? Chris Conley? So you have multiple active accounts to offset your repeated bans?

"… the weird science might occur in an alternate universe, one where maybe the laws of physics are different"

I would expect that any workforce would be threatened by the capabilities of androids. What good are human teachers/professors when humanoid computers exist? The fact that an advanced DRN model was relegated to janitorial duty implies that outmoded androids are curiously not being repurposed towards jobs that take…

Hah, yes: they could totally weaponize an unstable power supply. It would essentially be a bomb protected by a force field to prevent tampering. You toss it at your target, trap the target within the bubble, and destruction is pretty much guaranteed.

I'm doubtful that an explosive device that becomes unstable very quickly would ever be approved for field deployment. So many things could go wrong with that! Accidental activations, the need to cancel if it turns out the shield isn't needed after all, and mistakenly wrapping a bubble around the wrong target are all…

Yep, this is why I can't tell if the show intends to pursue these threads or not. I mean, these are serious questions, but the episodes keep tossing them aside for the case of the week. Does that mean the show won't deal with them, or are these questions building up to a head, which will alter the status of DRNs…

I don't actually mind that the androids aren't so effective, but only if there is a narrative reason for it. Perhaps the public voted that they didn't want to create a slave race of sentient beings, and therefore only walking computers are allowed? Maybe the police force union didn't want to be out of their jobs, and…

I think maybe the answer to these questions are contingent on whatever event caused the blanket condemnation of the DRN model. They've mentioned that Synthetic Soul was removed from production due to liability concerns (emotional breaking points and all that). Society seems to have backtracked AI sophistication as a…

Yeah, I'm not sure what the overarching plot is for this season, which is why I mentioned that I'm doubtful the show will pursue the implication of Dorian's requests. I can't tell if the Insyndicate plot line is the season's big story, or if Dorian being almost human is on the radar. None of the human characters seem…

I found it more hilarious that Kennex repeated his line after waking Dorian. Better make sure your android got your recollections down for posterity!

Yes, I can see that line of reasoning. That seems to be a production failure (writers, director, producers, etc), rather than the narrative intent. I think the MXs are supposed to be Yes/No flowchart AIs that depend on if-this-then-that algorithms. "If sensors detect <substance> then <action>"

I, myself, can't imagine a website that breaks all incoming links to its own articles. Seriously, I tried linking it without the slash, I tried linking to the comments section, I tried searching for a permalink somewhere … futile! Using the Google search result for it works, though.

Remove the final slash in the URL and refresh the page. For whatever reason, the dynamic rendering of that page prevents all my attempts to produce a working link for it.

I mean, I get that the writers are aware of this (they keep dropping bits about how Dorian is considered property, and how he feels insulted by specific terminology, etc), but I don't see the characters in-universe wrestling with this realization. I don't know if the narrative is heading in that direction, or if it's…

Yes, but no one is addressing what his request implies. He wants to live beyond his charging bay. He separates himself from the MX models. He identifies himself as distinct from the janitor copy in Arrhythmia. He seems self-aware, and no one finds that troubling?