![]() ![]() ![]() In the terrific opening scene, a group of them–the bloodsucker robots all seem to be young women–stage a frantic escape full of laser beams and heartbreak (not everyone makes it). Meanwhile, they’re outlawed on Earth so they’re kept in a space station way up in George Jetson territory. Cut them and they literally bleed.Īnd not just robot vampires, but sensitive robot vampires. The robots themselves even feel human and have emotions. Genom’s latest dastardly deed is the invention of realistic human robots that run on human blood–and they need fresh infusions to keep going. As long as it’s making money and is a part of everyone’s daily lives, a corporation is an unkillable enemy. Rather, it’s a complex, many tentacled creature that, when perfectly constructed, is designed to live through anything. It’s a beast with no single controlling head that you can cut off. It’s the Genom Corporation, a weapons and technology mega-manufacturer. The villain gets more imposing with each episode because it’s not a single person. The setting is a world gone wrong and it looks like the bad guys are going to win. Among its essential ingredients–synthesizers, drum machines, neon, some goofy humor, lots of flaming destruction and plenty of Blade Runner love–is a curious tragedy that runs through everything. The most emotionally effecting episode so far of this cartoon series about girls in mechanical suits who fight evil robots. ![]()
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