I was just rewatching the KOG pilot for the 31st time, when I NOTICED SOMETHING....
So. See this moment?
When Andi stares at it, at the 0 on Guinevere's chest, there's a split second, very minute moment, of her eyes widening.
And that's when she suggests bringing it to security.
That wasn't just a look of surprise. That was recognition. She knows this model is special - maybe not to the exact extent, but she certainly knows something, through her work most likely. And she's smart. It's not exactly hard to figure out what 0 means on a robot.
And this also recontextualizes some of her later lines.... like this one:
Look at this smug ass fucking grin. I just know she's laughing to herself internally, thinking 'we have what is probably Olivia Park's personal fucking android and you have no ideaaaa'. Not even Frankie knows. Like, before, I didn't pay this comment much mind, just seemed like a normal remark to get Sparky to oblige, but with this context, it hits.
It also makes this make more sense....
When I was watching it at first, I thought this scene was a tiny bit heavy handed - like, of course this character would start to get optimistic right before shit hits the fan, it's the most cliche thing ever (not /neg!)... but. When thinking about Andi's motivations, her possible sickness, her wanting to protect Frankie and get them a better life... coupled with this possible piece of the puzzle where maybe she's aware of just how big of a jackpot they hit... yeah, no. I can see why she's optimistic.
(I just also think it's so tragic that she feels she needs to hide all this stuff... that she's not explaining anything to Frankie. She just has a 'good feeling'. It will simply 'improve things'. How? Nahhh, can't say anything about that... can't let Frankie know that anything is wrong!!! (Ignoring the myriad of reasons why this secrecy is a bad idea. I get her, though. I really, really do.....))
And I just. Grhfvtrffhr i'm so insane over the fact that not even a full second of a very tiny detail in an animation can recontextualise stuff like this for me. It's so, so fucking good.... God!!!
Anyways, watch Knights of Guinevere on YouTube. It's actual peak cinema.
