Episode 3 story
The Engmann family activate their granddad's clone. Florentine and Douglas face a crisis in their romantic relationship. Tobias struggles with his transhuman sexuality. Mimi impresses the head the law firm where Inger worked owing to her strong ability to scrutinize legal documents. Directed by: Harald Hamrell. Story by: Lars Lundström.
25 total · 11 major · 14 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coming to terms with one's own sexuality | major | Tobbe struggled with his transhuman sexuality. |
| coping with a terminal illness | major | Marylyn and Gordon understood that Marylyn had been infected by the virus and that her brain must be destroyed. |
| coping with being disfigured | major | Jonas was sufficiently troubled by having burn scars all over his face and body that he planned to transfer some semblance of his consciousness into a Hubot body. In this installment, Jonas freaked out when Roger saw his horribly scarred face. |
| family affairs | major | A main storyline concerned the Engmann family's activating of the Lennart clone. Hans was upset that the clone didn't seem to know who he was. |
| human AI relationship | major | Douglas ultimately did not let Florentine's being a Hubot stand as an impediment to their being together. The story concluded with Douglas tracking her down, proclaiming his love to her, and asking her hand in marriage. |
| human health condition | major | A strange computer virus was spreading among the Hubots. This installment follows Marylyn becoming infected, and leads up to her ultimate death. |
| legal occupation | major | Mimi was hired to work as a lawyer. Inger had discussions about a patent case in which she was involved. |
| public safety vs. human rights | major | This story concerned HubSec's heavy-handed treatment of any and all Hubot that might be contaminated with the virus. |
| purpose in life | major | Mimi possibly found a raison d'être when she discovered that she was a natural at scrutinizing legal documents. The head of the law firm where Inger worked insisted that Mimi be hired on the spot. |
| romantic love | major | Douglas ultimately did not let Florentine's being a Hubot stand as an impediment to their being together. The story concluded with Douglas tracking her down, proclaiming his love to her, and asking her hand in marriage. |