ever since i finished pluribus i cannottttttt stop thinking about carol's eggs being used to develop a way to join her. this choice she made directly tied to her reproductive health, directly tied to her lesbianism being so grossly taken advantage of to do something so expressly against her wishes. their violation of her consent by using her eggs because of their "biological imperative" to assimilate the population. it was kinda shocking to me to learn that this show was originally conceived with a male protagonist in mind because that's such a clever point of commentary on how choice surrounding reproductive rights is consistently stripped away under the guise of "biological purpose" or "the betterment of humanity" or similar reasoning. they respect consent when it comes to taking stem cells via a hip injection, but not when it comes to using her frozen eggs, something tied to an incredibly personal choice she made with her dead wife that they killed. they're not willing to kill any living thing, including plant life, but they are willing to use a lesbian's reproductive health to directly go against her wishes for individuality. it's fucking sickening. it's amazing writing. holy shit i love this show.
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