Discover Top Posts Tagged with #experimental science unit

Observations on The Only Me I Know (1/5 The Answers)

First of all, we have the alteration to the intro, foreshadowing the reveal about Nemesis shortly into the episode.

And then we have Miranda raising some good questions.

And Chase doesn’t have the answers. A lot of questions about identity come from this episode. It seems we have a bit of a Ship of Theseus to ponder (if you don’t know what that means google it).

Here’s another thing I noticed. I don’t know if I just didn’t pick up on it, or if we’ve never seen her from this angle in this out fit, but Cammie keeps tools in her pockets.

Not really important to the plot, just a cute detail I thought was neat.

So this scene turns out to be one giant red herring, considering that’s exactly what they had planned.

Also, check out Jodie. What is he doing with his hands? Guy’s got a shit poker face.

And then we have this scene where RT drop their favourite question.

But that just leads into a much more important revelation.

A lot of theories have been going around as to who, or what, Nemesis is. Turns out the most prevalent one had it backwards.

Nemesis isn’t a copy of Chase that thinks it’s the original. It is the original, and our Chase is the copy. Here’s where we find our Ship of Theseus.

Just imagine watching this scene without the narration.

I don’t know how the animation team managed to show so much desperation from Chase here, especially considering he doesn’t even really have a face. All I can say is bravo RT, bravo.

In any event, it seems Waller’s secret has come back to haunt him.

And haunt him it does.

“This is the symbol of the Experimental Science Unit or ESU, the research organization that Doctor Weller is from, and is present on much of the gL team's gear.”-Gray Haddock My Extra Life pins came today and I’m absolutely in love with this one.

#gen:LOCK #Experimental Science Unit #pins

Highlights of It Never Rains… (8/8 Upgrades)

Smart people hard at work.

They had better appreciate her.

First look at the upgraded Holons.

Not counting the intro…

Can’t wait to see them in action.

Outside the intro…

Yasamin Madrani.

Huma.

Valentina Romanyszyn.

Wraith.

Kazu Iida.

Shogun.

Cameron “Cammie” MacCloud.

Trixx.

Julian Chase.

Chase.

Looks like Chase is making some updates of his own.

Signifying that he’s trying to break down the walls with his teammates.

What’s in store now?

We’ll find out next week.

Observations on The Only Me I Know (2/5 The Conversation)

Throughout Nemesis’s appearances, it’s been very clear that it was very unstable.

It speaks much more coherently in this episode, which only reinforces this image.

You get a sense of just how much the Union has messed him up, which breaks Weller’s heart all the more.

The Union seems to have turned Nemesis’ anger towards Weller and the ESU. He seems particularly incensed about being replaced, and the gen:LOCK program continuing without him.

Weller is desperate to help Nemesis, but it doesn’t seem to make much difference.

Of course, chase has his own solution.

He antagonises him.

Maybe not the best choice.

Identity Crisis in gen:LOCK

So in the most recent episode of gen:Lock, The Only Me I Know, a big question was raised about identity.

The Julian Chase that we’ve been following for the last four episodes is revealed to be a back up copy of the original, who was captured by the Union and presumably tortured into becoming the unstable Nemesis. For the purpose of this post I’ll be referring to the Polity Chase that we’ve been following by his call sign, Chaser, and the Union Chase that was captured by the name Rooster Teeth has given his Holon, Nemesis.

Chaser has a lot to process after this episode. He’s likely going to star questioning his identity, the validity of his existence if he’s just a back up, as some others already are.

There are a couple ways I see Chaser responding to this.

The first is pride. He’ll start trying to aggressively prove himself. Prove that he’s an equal to Nemesis. That he’s valid and worthy. This could lend itself to anger and recklessness. We’ve already seen a moment of this when he attacked Nemesis.

The second is doubt. He’ll start to question his validity. His worth. Chaser will think that it should be Nemesis in his position, and not him. Think Red Arrow on Young Justice being revealed as a clone.

This will most likely happen early in the next episode, once he’s had more time to process what he’s learned.

The third is shame. It will start to dawn on him that he and Nemesis are, by nature, exactly the same, up to the point where Nemesis was captured, and Chaser was born. This would mean the potential for everything that Nemesis has become is in Chaser too, and could happen under similar circumstances.

By extension this will mean that the potential for every horrible thing that Nemesis has done, and will do, is in Chaser as well.

Fundamentally, human beings are the sum of their experiences, in a body. Chaser and Nemesis’ experiences up to a point, are identical. When you think about, neither one is really an original or a copy. They are a split. A divergence.

Julian Chase’s mind underwent a mitosis, and this resulted in two paths. One path, Chaser, stayed with the Polity, the ESU, and their body, and eventually reunited with Miranda, Migas, and The Vanguard. The other led to the Union of the Fourth Turning, and Nemesis.

My ultimate Hope hope is that Chaser will go through a Mewtwo style character arc, where in he realizes that it doesn’t matter who’s the clone, and who’s the original. What matters is what you do with the time you have.

All he can do, is keep moving forward.

Highlights of It Never Rains… (1/8 Problems)

So, the episode starts off with some insight Into the mind share feature of gen:LOCK 2.

It seems it isn’t just senses and skills that get shared.

It’s memories, too.

Which seems to disturb Kazu a bit.

Cammie on the other hand finds it exciting.

The man raises a point. That involves a degree of intimacy that many would have to be eased into.

But Cammie ain’t got time for that shit.

Get you’re shit together, guys.

You’re going to need every advantage you can get.

Especially with the Union running you ragged.

The whole thing kind of reminds me of that Avatar: The Last Airbender episode, ironically named “The Chase”.

At some point, something has to change.

Observations on The Only Me I Know (4/5 The Escape)

I think Caliban has them covered.

Not that Weller isn’t providing them with some new IRL gear.

This has me a bit curious. Are they in a relationship? Is he a surrogate father to her? Will it turn out he’s her actual father?

And what are Omega protocols?

Kazu can’t forget his guitar.

And Cammie has to get her sass in.

Part of me still thinks he had a way out, and that he’ll be back, but in the mean time.

Heroic sacrifice.

Even when she’s pragmatic, she’s still a sass bunny.

And here we have the payoff for the earlier foreshadowing.

Damn Union, always spoiling the fun.

A great fight scene to see how far everyone’s come. Even Cammie got a few licks on.

Had to speed this one up too. Damn gif limits.

Good man, Migas.

Observations on The Only Me I Know (5/5 The Flight)

I really hope Migas made it onto the plane.

Nemesis zeroing in on his old body.

Going a little feral as he tries to get it back.

Bad memories or not, Chase still manages to act the hero.

The base is a Gun! The Anvil is a fucking laser gun!

Also, fitting name. Anvil. Hammer. It works.

Well, that isn’t good…

Very not good.

The reactions here definitely makes sense.

Especially Chase. After everything he lost, and everything he went through after the last time something like this happened.

But he manages to pull it together to save his team.

His new family.

And thus, the episode ends, and we must wait.