"Instead, we get Anatomy of a Murder if it were made by theater kids, with the entire trial being just a cool interpretative dance telling the entire history of robots and humanity. Essentially, it was robots that helped humanity reach the stars and expand beyond Earth's borders. Robots built Trantor and the Galactic Empire, and then humans took those gifts and turned on their creation,"
"It is significant that the one Cleon to learn this story is Brother Day, the version of Cleon that usually goes from treating Demerzel like a mother when he's young to treating her as an object. For Day, for every Cleon, Demerzel has been a Swiss Army knife - a tool to be used however they please. Now, after realizing in last week's episode that Demerzel was always just"
A courtroom performance reveals that robots enabled humanity's expansion, built Trantor and the Galactic Empire, and were later hunted to near extinction. One surviving robot, Daneel, is venerated by the Inheritance as a returning savior who will end cruelty and misery. Demerzel has been a constant presence across successive Cleons, often treated as a utilitarian tool rather than a person. Brother Day learns the robot-origin history and recognizes the Genetic Dynasty's futility and relative insignificance. The revelation transforms Brother Day from detached to changed, threatening the dynasty's authority and the future stability of the Empire.
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