User Reviews

Some time after the terror of the murderously jealous Valerie 23, a chairman of the corporation that deals in highly advanced robotics that created her decides to prove to the rest of the board that his new nanny bot is safe to have around children by inviting it into his home to look after his own, only this house is hiding a very dark secret and duplicity and murder soon follow... I always loved this episode and I actually enjoy it a little more than Valerie 23 because I think it goes a bit deeper with its themes and is an overall more cleverly written and satisfying watch, I think it expanded on what the earlier episode set up. Sofia Shinas as formerly Valerie, this time Mary, was once again very good and interesting as a beautiful robot, and she really effectively slipped back into the role, although I don't think she quite stole the show like she did in her first appearance. Don't know if it was a deliberate choice of the actress but it was a slightly different take on what's basically the same character, only this time she's put in the role of what is ultimately a lethal protector rather than a seductive "companion" who goes a little 'logically' psycho! She's noticeably more robotic and even a bit po-faced in this one, her sunny Valerie disposition seems to be largely gone, and her previously endearing attempts to act more human are now just kind of awkward, and she's pretty hopeless when it comes to the finer points of childcare. I love the twist of how Mary turns out in the end to have merely been a tool in another's carefully thought out plan of revenge, she kind of takes a backseat to what's really going on in the family. I like how when you're watching it again you can pick up on some of the misdirecting lines of dialogue and better understand the double meanings. You can tell from the get go that something's not right with the Bouten family, but it doesn't spell it out for you, there's a little mystery there. I love the ending, I find it very cool, sad, and a little spooky as something that seemed so completely human finally shows the inhuman side of itself and smiles a sweet smile of satisfaction at an enemy eliminated, without seeming to fully comprehend the ramifications of what murder is...it's creepy! It's one of my all time favourite endings of the series. Mary 25 effectively creates a story that's much more twisted than it appears on the surface, and it takes a short while to click into gear, but once it does it's an eerily subversive and compelling little sci-fi romp that plays against what you think is going to happen and the less said about the direction the story takes at the end the better, I'd rather any new viewers see it without any spoilers. To me a great episode and one that definitely warrants a repeat viewing. X.

A terrific episode even if you don't watch the series normally...I'm no Outer Limits buff, but this has got to be one of the best episodes of the series. It builds on the second episode of the first season, but does not require its viewing -- a good sign as that means it can stand on its own.

The story revolves around a robotic program that aims to produce inorganics, or robots, for functions around the house. Mary 25 is the latest installment of this program at Innobotics Corporation. To say anymore would give the story away, but rest assured that you will understand everything after watching the ending (a second viewing will let you see all the nuances you missed the first time around).

First off I really liked S1E2 Valerie 23 as it was the Ex Machina of its day. Decent special effects and of course Sofia Shinas drops her clothes doing a full frontal nudity, a well packaged episode one might say.

Now fast forward to Mary 25, which is more or less a direct sequel. So I highly recommend seeing Valerie first, but it's not absolutely necessary as there is some back story to fill you in. What I didn't like about this episode is its absurdity. It's so off kilter that it simply bounced me out of the whole episode completely.

** Spoilers ahead **

The plot / sales pitch is a robotic nanny as they somehow deem it such a lucrative market, which is simply absurd considering who would pay potentially millions for a robot nanny when they could pay a real person what ~50k a year? So rather than a militaristic plot, perhaps a spy-bot, or even a professional assassin, at least something a bit more plausible. Nope it's super nanny!

Moving on... The physical model is the same beautiful actress who played Valerie, and one the things that made Valier 23 great was how "life like" they made her. Yet Mary 25 looks and acts very much like a robot, a dumb one at that. With zero social skills, who comes across creepy like. I guess it's not her fault, it's her programming, lol

Now we're introduced to the main boss guy who beats his wife all the time, and I pretty much figured his wife out right away, wasn't fooled there as she certainly didn't act human. First night he gets Mary 25 home he bones her in the bathroom with an open door so his wife can just walk in. Can you see how ridiculous this is? Anyway the story progresses and you just know it's going to end badly for someone. Others raved about the "Whoa..." or "ah Ha!" ending, but I was not surprised or fooled in the least.

Bottom line I gave this 3 stars (and that's being generous) simply because Sofia Shinas gives us some nice eye candy again, would have been 4 if the wife did the same. A rather absurd plot, very non believable wooden episode sadly enough as they really had so many other potential ways they could have gone with this, sequel wise. Oh well...