This episode is really quite astonishing.
In other reviews I have indicated -- perhaps taking a "macro" view -- that this little boutique series does a better job of dealing with the complex subject of AI than JJ Abrams is doing with his behemoth Person of Interest in the US.
A statement all the more remarkable since, not only does Abrams have virtually infinite money and resources (compared to Humans) but POI was not originally about such a conflict as written, Abrams deliberately ambushed his own show, and took it in a new direction, because he was convinced he could produce "the" definitive work on the topic. He was wrong. HUMANS, with all its many flaws, is the better work.
But I wanted to write this review on a micro level.
There is a scene is the original Frankenstein by Shelly where the monster accidentally encounters a small child. It is not an important scene in the main story arc but over the centuries it has become one of the most iconic parts of the tale.
In this episode of HUMANS, there is a scene where a small human child chases down the loopy and incredibly dangerous NISKA (a brilliant characterization by the visually stunning Emily Berrington, and one that deserves peer acknowledgement) and practically forces the dangerous 'bot to play dolls with her.
I was mesmerized. Putting aside for the moment the several dozen arcs the writers have built into this series, this one scene was at the same time so interesting and yet so potentially explosive, I literally could not turn away.
THAT is great story-telling. And great entertainment.
In other reviews I have indicated -- perhaps taking a "macro" view -- that this little boutique series does a better job of dealing with the complex subject of AI than JJ Abrams is doing with his behemoth Person of Interest in the US.
A statement all the more remarkable since, not only does Abrams have virtually infinite money and resources (compared to Humans) but POI was not originally about such a conflict as written, Abrams deliberately ambushed his own show, and took it in a new direction, because he was convinced he could produce "the" definitive work on the topic. He was wrong. HUMANS, with all its many flaws, is the better work.
But I wanted to write this review on a micro level.
There is a scene is the original Frankenstein by Shelly where the monster accidentally encounters a small child. It is not an important scene in the main story arc but over the centuries it has become one of the most iconic parts of the tale.
In this episode of HUMANS, there is a scene where a small human child chases down the loopy and incredibly dangerous NISKA (a brilliant characterization by the visually stunning Emily Berrington, and one that deserves peer acknowledgement) and practically forces the dangerous 'bot to play dolls with her.
I was mesmerized. Putting aside for the moment the several dozen arcs the writers have built into this series, this one scene was at the same time so interesting and yet so potentially explosive, I literally could not turn away.
THAT is great story-telling. And great entertainment.
