by Cookie N Screen
There is a lot of criticism about how much we use technology. It’s every day and it sweeps, ironically, the internet in waves of criticism - as a generation, are we spending too much time with computers and the like? Humans pictures a world where menial tasks are replaced by Synths, including sex, and it brings up these themes again - are we becoming lazy in our advancement, or is this just progression?
There is a lot of criticism about how much we use technology. It’s every day and it sweeps, ironically, the internet in waves of criticism - as a generation, are we spending too much time with computers and the like? Humans pictures a world where menial tasks are replaced by Synths, including sex, and it brings up these themes again - are we becoming lazy in our advancement, or is this just progression?
Episode two carries on from last week’s episode. Anita hasn’t entirely kidnapped daughter Sophie but Laura is suspicious when she finds wet pyjamas. Added to the fact that Anita seems to be doing things to antagonise her and her family doesn’t seem to be aware of it, Laura’s paranoia increases. On the other side of the city, Leo is trying to hunt Anita down with a band of Synth’s who have become self-aware including the Niska who has been forced into prostitution. As well as this, George is forced to get a tough replacement called Vera but has to hide his debilitating Max in a shed.
This somewhat sleepy episode dealt more with the infiltration of family than the other storylines though they are teeming with promise. There’s the creator verses his machines as they have developed outside his vision, who hides an original synth for purposes unknown, machines verses degradation as some are used for sex or treated like caddies despite being über intelligent and people trying to escape the normality of using Synths. They are all middling with intrigue but no weight at this moment in time to be completely enthralling. The atmosphere is set but they need to look into the drama or action in a better pace, otherwise the set up will dull the execution.
This somewhat sleepy episode dealt more with the infiltration of family than the other storylines though they are teeming with promise. There’s the creator verses his machines as they have developed outside his vision, who hides an original synth for purposes unknown, machines verses degradation as some are used for sex or treated like caddies despite being über intelligent and people trying to escape the normality of using Synths. They are all middling with intrigue but no weight at this moment in time to be completely enthralling. The atmosphere is set but they need to look into the drama or action in a better pace, otherwise the set up will dull the execution.
What worked well for this episode is the idea of technological replacement. Humans asks the thematic questions, are we over reliant on advanced technology and is it stunting our advancement as humans? While I am never one to completely condone the use of computers, phones and televisions, knowing it has opened us up to worlds we’d have never seen before and stories that would have skirted us by, the world presented in Humans is that of laziness and compliance. What Laura and her daughter Mattie oppose is the introduction of “Synths” to their everyday life - making the smart Mattie feel inadequate at her future because whatever she can do, a synth can do better. Causing her to be rebellious, Laura’s paranoia is fed by the rest of their family relying on Anita, Laura sees this and her suspicion as just cause to be anti-Synth. Or could this be because Anita is challenging her inadequacy as a mother? Either way, the family dynamics are being shaken up.
Humans continues to be intriguing, but the atmosphere is somewhat plodding as they try to establish the drama and exposition of the world before, predictably, kicking off more action. As of yet, despite her being dead eyed and creepy, Anita hasn’t posed a great threat despite absconding with a child and Leo’s identity hasn’t entirely been revealed, we’re flipping between Synth or human. Despite this, the acting is strong particularly from Gemma Chan, Katherine Parkinson and Neil Maskell who all dabble in the age of robotic paranoia. And hopefully, the next episode, they’ll thread the wires together.
Humans continues to be intriguing, but the atmosphere is somewhat plodding as they try to establish the drama and exposition of the world before, predictably, kicking off more action. As of yet, despite her being dead eyed and creepy, Anita hasn’t posed a great threat despite absconding with a child and Leo’s identity hasn’t entirely been revealed, we’re flipping between Synth or human. Despite this, the acting is strong particularly from Gemma Chan, Katherine Parkinson and Neil Maskell who all dabble in the age of robotic paranoia. And hopefully, the next episode, they’ll thread the wires together.
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