Amateurish story with pointless they/them annoyance
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“My guess is that the five star reviews of this YA podcast are mostly from friends and family.
The Machina story was just not interesting at all. The fact that it had a “robot doggie” did not make it worthwhile.
The characters in the story were one dimensional and stereotypical. The tech bro was a super genius who was always up to something naughty. The non-binary programmer character was thoughtful and conflicted about loyalties and eventually played a crucial role in the resolution of the story.
Many times in the story it felt as though the author simply wanted an excuse to make a non-binary character a hero. Throughout the entire story they were constantly scenes where the non-binary person was with another person and then the narrator would say “they” did something. That was pointlessly confusing and annoying.
The story also was extremely thin. The way the story developed I expected the author to have something interesting to say about the development of artificial intelligence and what it means to be sentient. There was, unfortunately, none of that. Just some lazy hand waving.”
Meep Merp 2 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
07/23/22
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“You know how the best Black Mirror episodes feel like sci-fi, but also realistic enough to where they could actually happen in our lifetime? This story feels the same way!! Machina takes the potential trip to Mars to the next level- with drama and movie-like sound design to keep things exciting.”
mmmmmzimmie019283 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/02/21
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“Intriguing story with depth, drama and humor. Great voice acting and audio production. Been enjoying all the stuff Malka Older has had a hand in writing.”
MCmikal via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
06/11/21
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“Reminded me of Silicon Valley!”
loveisjust via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
04/01/21
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