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I can't have enough of sci-fi works about this scenario. Season 4 revolves around this very subject.
A scientist by the name of Radcliffe, dedicates his life to improving human lives by removing their pains, manages to get his hand on a mysterious, otherworldly book, The Darkhold, which contains knowledge and technology that is beyond the comprehension of mankind, and is - by his own words - dangerous because it's so powerful it's like a grenade in a 3-year-old kid. But by some quirky twist of fate the scientist gets to read a few lines of the first page of the book and gets hooked up to it. Well aware of the threat the Darkhold poses to mankind, Shield decides to destroy it at all costs. But totally possessed, the scientist just won't let go of the desire to have the book in his hand, and he finally has his way.
Radciffe the scientist then, with the help of his android assistant Aida, creates a virtual world based on the knowledge he learns from the Darkhold. They mean well at first - in this world, people are spared the pains and regrets in their real world. But things soon develop out of control. The android, Aida, has also read the Darkhold and realizes the true threat to their virtual world (dubbed the Framework) is none other than Radcliffe himself and decides to kill him in the real world. To govern the Framework, they find themselves having to feed people with one lie after another... Two Shield Agents try to hack into the Framework to save their fellow agents but are soon trapped, but they are not going to give up lying down.
What strikes me most is how real the virtural world seems and feels to the "people" live in it. And the excitement and thrill the scientist feels to have this "perfect world", from which he feels like he's God. Unsurprisingly the idea doesn't bode well from the very beginning.
Season 4 is a compelling watch, to say the least. It's a real episode-turner, if you get my drift.
This is also meant to be a writing practice.
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发表于 2020-10-6 09:15:03
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