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Episode: Murderbot (S01E01-02)
Description: Weâve just powered through the premiere of Murderbot on Apple TV+, covering Episodes 1 (âFreeCommerceâ) and 2 (âEye Contactâ). Adapted from Martha Wellsâ hit novellas, the show follows a socially anxious, soap-opera-obsessed cyborgâplayed by a SkarsgĂ„rd (not IT)âwhoâs stuck babysitting a team of well-meaning scientists. Naturally, giant alien centipedes, âaccidentalâ malfunctions, and a few too many near-death mishaps prove these researchers are in way over their heads.If you like survival sci-fi like The Martian, the futuristic tech of The Expanse, or the fake soaps in Avenue 5, this might be your next watch. Tune in for our unsolicited...