Episode 10 story
Florentine's future is being settled in court and Mimi, wracked with the virus, is called as a witness. Then, an unexpected person from her past appears in the courtroom. Kevin and a group of Real Humans Youths decide to go to Hub Battle Land to destroy Hubots. Meanwhile, Rick, who is armed, aims to do all that he can to defend Hub Battle Land from humans and Bea gets Roger involved in the search for the code. Directed by: Christian Eklöw, Christopher Panov. Story by: Lars Lundström.
11 total · 4 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| family affairs | major | The Engmann storyline involved tension and drama associated with Mimi's illness, and Inger advocating for Florentine's right to inherit Douglas's estate and take full custody of Maryanne. |
| father and son | major | Kevin was disgusted to discover that his father, Roger, had a Hubot lover. Later, Roger saved Kevin from a grisly fate, only for Kevin to repay him by spitting in his face. |
| legal occupation | major | Inger was on center stage at Florentine's trial. |
| what it is like in a legal proceeding | major | Much of this installment centered around Florentine's trial on which hinged whether she had the right to inherit Douglas' estate and take full custody of their child. |
| blood sports | minor | A band of teenagers from the Real Humans youth wing went to the Hub Battle Land venue with intentions of taking out their aggression on Hubot thralls. |
| coping with a disability | minor | Carl testified at the trial. He was confined to a motorized wheelchair, completely paralyzed, and spoke using a synthesized voice in a Stephen Hawking-like manner. |
| coping with the death of a child | minor | Conny told tearfully of how his son had had his neck broken by a babysitter Hubot some years ago. Inger pointed out that there was no evidence the Hubot had done the deed. |
| mobile life support device | minor | Carl Liljensten was in a mobile life support box much like the one Captain Pike had in Star Trek TOS, The Menagerie, Parts I and II. |
| personal life and death dilemma | minor | Kevin was faced with this unenviable dilemma: Either run away and leave his girlfriend to hang, or get and get shot in the head with a nail gun. Fortunately for Kevin and his love interest, Roger came to the rescue before Kevin had to make the call. |
| reunion with a loved one | minor | Emotions ran high in the courtroom when Mimi, who was testifying on the witness stand, was unexpectedly reunited with her brother, Seong. |