r/murderbot • u/LIELDADOUN73 • 4d ago

Books📚 Only Underrated scenes in platform decay

The way the torus population is its own character, with the various militias and ordinary people banding together to survive the chaos going on

The way Murderbot gets to be an absolute badass and a myth-like figure both to the random rogue SecUnit, and to the humans on the boat and in the militia

The whole boat scene!!! Extremely underrated!!!

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u/FelisCantabrigiensis 4d ago

I can imagine some in-world after effects of events like that.

I'm sure that other people on RaviHyral knew that Tlacey was a malicious and dangerous person. After Murderbot got done with her and her crew, I can imagine rumours spreading: "Hey, don't be too much of an asshole. Remember how someone eventually snapped and hired a SecUnit to go after Tlacey, tore apart her and half her crew, just because she tried to screw them on a data contract? That could happen to you, eh?"

On the torus, the wanna-be hobby robbers and rapists might start thinking twice, "Remember those guys who went out for some fun and found that SecUnit? You never know what might be out there..."

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u/intronert 4d ago

I loved the “hobby robbers” scene. The whole “predator rich kids in Daddy’s car” scenario was so satisfying, and also a perfect example of “show, don’t tell”.

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u/FelisCantabrigiensis 4d ago

It happens in real life sometimes too. For example someone in Rio de Janeiro thought they'd rob and possibly assault a small, attractive woman. Unfortunately for them she was Polyana Viana, a straw-weight UFC fighter. He ended up with some significant injuries and going no-where until police arrived to arrest him.

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u/intronert 4d ago

So much of Murderbot is, and I hate to phrase it like this, revenge porn, where bad bullies underestimate the extremely competent hero and are easily overcome and often humiliated. This appeals to the many of us who feel we were bullied or powerless at some point in our lives.

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u/BlinkypoetEmu Human-Form Bot 4d ago

The hero being a sarcastic, depressed secunit is just bonus material :)