The Lord Shall Be Our Companion story
At the church, Niska convinces Asa, the pastor, to hide them in her attic, but Asa's partner Eva is suspicious of their presence. Leo and Max continue their search for Mimi. The increasingly alienated Roger attends a meeting of a radical anti-Hubot group, "Real Humans", where he meets Malte, an ardent anti- Hubot activist, as well as Bea, the E-HURB officer, who has apparently infiltrated the group. As Mimi becomes part of the Engmann family, Tobbe's attraction to her continues to grow. Bea and Ove, still tracking the renegade Hubots, visit Asa's house, but when Bea investigates the attic and sees Niska, she says nothing to Ove about their presence. Lennart evades Vera, and slips out of the house to take Odi on a fishing trip. As the episode ends Leo experiences another flashback to the crucial event of his childhood - the drowning of his mother, his own near death, and his rescue by Mimi. Directed by: Harald Hamrell. Story by: Lars Lundström.
22 total · 6 major · 16 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| anti-technology way of life | major | Roger joined Real Humans and took up with a militant cabal within the organization. |
| coping with being separated from someone you love | major | Roger was desperate to reconnect with his estranged stepson Kevin. |
| facing organized pursuit | major | The renegade Hubots hid out from the police in a parsonage attic. |
| family affairs | major | Much of this installment is centered around the Engmann family. One storyline follows Inger's efforts to have the family treat their Hubot maid Anita more and more as a human being. Another follows Inger and Hans' as they struggle to care for her elderly father. Anita's presence was the source of some sexual tensions among the family members. |
| master and servant | major | The Engmann's were increasingly treating their Hubot maid, Anita, as a member of their family. |
| sexual norms in society | major | There was a Hubot bordello where a selection of services were available. Tobbe researched how to hack Anita to make her "available for sexual activities". |
| AI companion | minor | Lennart was hiding his beloved Hubot companion, Odi, from his family. |
| Christianity | minor | The pastor Asa referred to her religion several times. |
| conspiracy theory | minor | Malte explained that a conspiracy was afoot to rid the earth of all the unemployed. |
| fear of open waters | minor | Anita balked at going into the water at the beach. It was later revealed that the source of her hesitancy was a catastrophic malfunction she'd once suffered after rescuing a boy from drowning. |