After all these episodes, I can’t help but wonder: what would Carol be like if Helen had survived? Would she have become complacent, like the other immune? Would she still be with Helen, or would she have sent her away and still tried to find the cure?
It seems like Carol’s fight to end the Hive is at least partially driven by Helen’s death. I’m curious about your thoughts: how does someone who was once so miserable—someone who saw others as stupid idiots (clearly, she despised those women who loved her books)—suddenly become determined to save the world? What do you think motivates Carol now?
I think she would have a similar relationship to the one with Zosia, except the Sodium thiopental trick. She would reject her as truly Helen, but she would be drawn to her (they picked lady pirate for a reason) in a more trusting way, perhaps eventually. In general, it would be a lower drama story, and the choice, painful as it was, worked well for the story.
They seem to be good at channeling the memories and mannerism of a specific individual (Ravi, the indian kid, behaves like a kid) when appropriate. I would demand to “talk” to Helen (or, like, my wife, if I put myself in Carol’s shoes) through another Plurb individual. I would probably profoundly dislike the experience, assuming they would be able to attempt it, as uncanny-valley-like and I would doubt the genuinity of it (would I talk with a AI that is the sum of the knowledge and mannerism of my wife? Would that be my wife? Hard pass, but in that context, I wonder if it would help me get into the frame of mind to ask better questions)