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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 9731682" data-attributes="member: 7023840">I was going to respond to this. I don't think this specific decision is sloppy- I think it is very deliberate. Because it is a reckless, stupid, and impulsive decision.And the viewers know it.But rewind to the decision, and what it tells us. It tells us about a character, and about the world.First, it tells us about Boy Genius. We know that he is brilliant (it's been told to us, and shown to us). We know that he is impulsive and reckless and mercurial (if he doesn't have ADD/ADHD or something similar I would be shocked). We know that he is amoral (he is transferring memories, but it results in the death of the children ... not in being immortal ... and he has stated that he can just make more with more kids). We know that this isn't about about bettering humanity for him, but about his own god complex (or, as he puts it, being able to create a being that is smart enough not to bore him). We know that he is interested in data collection over safety and consequences- see, e.g., first his authorization to allow Wendy to access the computer feeds and then his reaction to learning that she has figured out how to hack the systems .... any reasonable person would shut it down, but he wants to observe it.This decision is about showing us his character- the reason he authorizes it is first, because Wendy wanted to do it. This surprised him and amused him ... and he values that more than anything (it did not bore him!). The risks don't matter, because he doesn't consider them (or anyone, honestly) as worthy- hybrids, synths, humans ... they can all be replaced. Finally, has live feeds from them ... so he not only gets data, but he gets to be there vicariously. It's not just data and learning more about them, he gets a thrill through them. He's not like WY or the other heads (see his first introduction at the beginning, when he's at the business meeting with his feet up). And it tells us about the world- when he authorizes it, no one says no. Because he has all the power. Then, his "advisor" (the responsible one) tells him that this is a bad idea, and he brushes him off. Because he can. In this world, it might be a "corporation," but this corporation is one person, and that one person has all the power and you can provide advice, but you can't say no.So I would say that this is a bad decision, but great writing. IMO, YMMV, etc.</blockquote>

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