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My guest is Evan Narcisse, cultural critic and senior staff writer at io9.com. He also just started work on a Marvel Comics project you miiiiight know (sorry, I cannot reveal anything under pain of death). Evan is immersed in the culture of gaming and superheroes, so I knew he would have fantastic insights about this crucial final episode.

Topics discussed: We just don’t care that William and MIB are the same person (seriously why is this such a big deal); how Maeve’s final revelation completely sold her character short (and also made no sense given her past actions); why Bernard why (you were our favorite character and now you’re a blob); the differences between Arnold and Ford’s ideas about consciousness (or lack thereof); W.E.B. Dubois’ idea of double consciousness (and why it completely fits robot consciousness in this story); robots and slavery (and some of the not-so-subtle racial subtexts); the trouble with Dolores (it’s still not clear why she’s leading the rebellion); and how much we want Felix to be promoted (go Felix go!).