one of my favourite little things about the murderbot diaries is how present all secunit's friends are even if they're not actually physically present. it doesn't do the annoying thing where it jumps through hoops to bring back characters that aren't really relevant to the narrative but it also doesn't do the other annoying thing where it pretends they never existed either. like secunit talks about art and mensah all the time even when art or mensah aren't in the book. it's clear how bharadwaj has impacted its personal growth even when she's literally on another planet. it complains about gurathin and pin-lee when they're not there. it's still sad about miki and don abene and it mentions tapan and maro and rami even though it only knew them for a few days (because when you're new at being a person every interaction with other people is important even if it's short). iris reminds it of mensah. iris also reminds it of ratthi. its hair is fluffy bc it let amena play hairdresser off-screen and it messages her so she knows it's okay. it doesn't have to worry about protecting volescu anymore because volescu retired thank goodness. it's still using thiago's language module. etc etc etc
it's such good writing because it's such a little thing that gives the characterization and relationships greater depth and also reinforces the running theme of friendship in the series and then also subtly gives this sense of 'the people you love are a part of you/your story' and also reinforces secunit's role as a storyteller because it's constantly telling little stories about all its friends.
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Robot Mcgucket Time!!
I watched Electric Dreams for the first time the other night (because of the poster I drew the last robot fidds post) and OUGH....
This scene specifically killed me
So I made it them!
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uhhh favorite design detail on your ctommy and why 👂👂
GASP I’m gonna cheat and give you multiple
I just love how much he grows and changes..
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hung out with some fellow ofmd enjoyers tonight and I'm just. so fucking SAD about the cancelation still. like this is my soulmate show. there are many other stories that I love, but nothing has ever made a home in my heart like ofmd, and idk if anything else ever will, and I know it's just a show but it was instrumental in getting me through some of the hardest periods of my life and I want it BACK ;_;
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