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i almost let comparison be the thief of my joy again

Stratt, on one hour of sleep in the past three days and 37 cups of coffee: Okay thank you, I—one minute—where are we on the research grants?!—ok—you, have you contacted—hold on—no I’m not available right now—NASA where are we with the ship?—good—yes I need all of them here—no, redesign that—I cannot talk to the press right now—hand me those charts—why is the patrova line up 4%?!—and you do not have clearance—no time for that right now—the button is over there—do I look like I have two seconds—one minute everyone I’m getting another effing call—WHAT?!

Grace, on the other line: Carl and I made a baby :D

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as unsettling (and frankly a little disgusting) to watch as this scene was, i think being forced into Elisabet's clothes against her will is good for Aloy. specifically her sense of self.

she understandably has issues with her identity. she's a clone, created for a specific purpose unlike literally every other human being (except Beta, also a very healthy encounter for Aloy!). in her own words "i'm not a person. i'm an instrument" (in a soft, heartbroken voice thank you Ashly Burch)

she was created to play Elisabet: build GAIA and save life on earth. HFW shows us multiple times how consumed Aloy is with living up to her 'life's purpose' and to Elisabet's legacy

i like the symbolism of this extra explicit microcosm of the entire story: force Aloy to play Elisabet. i think being forced to this extent not only highlights the differences between Aloy and Elisabet, it also exposes the ridiculousness of trying to be someone else (the quen tyrant certainly drives that point home). as yuck as it was, i think it contributed to how Aloy begins to 'intentionally' branch out of Elisabet's legacy

i'm sure horizon 3 will explore this in more detail, Aloy forging more of her own personality rather than being completely occupied with Elisabet. i loved how she already begins to do this at the end of HFW!