Oh Airiam, we hardly knew ye......
But you still got quite the send - off.
I think this character could have been used to explore what humanity might be like in the future, which is a topic a science fiction show should be interested in, but now she is gone.
When they opened her artificial brain case and erased her files, I know they were doing this to get rid of any remaining Control malware, but it made me wonder about Airiam and her perceptions of the world. We know she felt emotions, but what is it like to erase your memories the way we erase an old email? She was more augmented than Seven of Nine, and not an artificial being like Data, so was she post human then?
Too bad we won’t get to learn more about her.
I am giving kudos/props/ bravos here to Ms Martin-Green for her reactions to Leland’s story about her parents. She was incredulous, questioning, sorrowful, tearful, and that angry look on her face before she popped Leland was quite scary. That was emotionally wrenching for the character and the audience.
I agree with the poster who called Michael’s death scene Torture Porn. Disturbing.
I also agree with the poster who wondered about Michael’s mother’s bio-neural signature. Michael shares her mother’s mitochondrial DNA but she is a separate person of course, and I expect in this time period they know a lot more about genetics than we do, so I guess a technobabble explanation is in order to explain this.
I am also expecting that Spock and Michael will be separated somehow in whatever plot twist resolves the story. Their rapprochement in the gym seemed like foreshadowing of this. I know the show runners have said that the show takes place in the same time line as TOS but I am not sure how we get from this to the universe where Spock has no sister, there are no Kelpiens, and no spore drive teleportation device.
This show has good acting, great effects, and good music. Now I am hoping for that true science fiction Sensa Wonder resolution of this story line.
