50 Murderbot and Character

Happy 50th anniversary of the podcast! Or something! I'm tackling the character of Murderbot, who's a depressive angry ex-slave cyborg with PTSD who's on the run. We love Murderbot, but why, specifically? I get into it, along with a lot of other examples that work the same way. Center internal conflict that drives them like an engine! How cool is that? I'm fascinated by the way we don't know ourselves, misrepresent ourselves, think we're one way when we're another, and don't actually know what we really want that would make us happy. We're such a mess! All of us and Murderbot too. Next week: probably Sarah Dessen's Lock and Key since I can't quit bringing it up. Woohoo!