Sunny
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Are you not entertained?
There was an issue at work, a big cleanup, Masa explains without apologizing.
We infer this was the night that the homebot strongly hinted to be Sunny killed someone at ImaTech.
He insults her further in Japanese, though he seems to know she can still understand him.
Masa wont play along.
He should get used to disappointment, he says.
His expression as he adds, You cant protect him forever, isnt mournful.
Mixxy wakes Suzie, and we see theyre on a train bound for a farm owned by Mixxys family.
She cant call her relatives to come fetch our trio because theres no connectivity out here in the sticks.
Even Sunny, whose sturdy build presumably includes ample space for a high-gain antenna, is out of range.
Thats an apt comparison, in fact.
I still say Masas death was a hoax.
The woman is loath to say why she didnt invite Noriko.
Of course its because Masa, Norikos own grandson, is missing and likely dead.
Judy Ongg, who plays Noriko, performs this brief scene with dexterity and grace.
Shes in just as much pain as Suzie; she doesnt express it as loudly or publicly.
Back in the woods, Suzie excuses herself to pee.
Out of earshot from Mixxy, Sunny reiterates that she doesnt think Mixxy can be trusted.
Mixxy scolds the bot in Japanese: Shes a mother!
Her son is missing!
If you find the emotional dynamic of this scene puzzling, youre not alone.
Its the first time shes mentioned her father is dead.
What if I told you I could establish an appropriate avian environment for you to thrive in?
She calls the two women over, announcing that she will call the bird Joey.
The idea that Sunny must obey Suzies orders has been fully discredited.
That turns out to be a problem when Suzie spots the swollen-eyed cyclops from the train station again.
Even so, the alarm stoked by his appearance puts everyone in a forthcoming mood.
Mixxy finally admits that shes gotten them lost in the wilderness with a fearsome stranger lurking nearby.
She breaks down sobbing, instantly defusing Suzies anger.
But Sunny isnt buying it.
Maybe its because Suzies explanation shes human strikes the bot as prejudicial.
Sunny asks for permission to sleep, which Suzie grants.
Mixxy offers to share something really cool about fungus, explaining that a web connection of fungi connects trees.
Its a nice way of saying that friendship is a two-way street.
Drifting off, Suzie dreams again of that night from the top of the episode.
Zen is still wearing his Momtaru costume from the play.
He wants to know where Masa has gone.
Suzie is awakened by Sunnys cooing to her baby bird as she feeds it an orange.
Suzie is livid that Sunny kept the bird, disobeying Suzies orders.
Of course youre full of shit, Suzie snarls.
Its at this point the trios bickering is interrupted by the arrival of a bear.
This hacky-ass moment of wannabe levity is the nadir of the series to this point.
(Did they all just roll over and go back to sleep after singing that bear away?
Mixxy and Suzie dine at the family table while Sunny recharges her power supply.
Its too late for poor Joey Sakamoto, though.
The bird succumbs despite the best efforts of the incubator.
I was just trying to understand you, Sunny tells Suzie.
What its like to be mother.
Dont, Suzie replies.
Im a terrible mother.
During a funeral ceremony for Joey Sakamoto (what?)
that looks like it’s attended by the entire population of the farm (fuckingwhat?
), Suzie begins to break down.
Intercut with this sequence is a scene of Noriko at home.
She enters Masas old bedroom, curling up into her sons bed.
Call Do Not Answer, she orders her phone.
In another residence, Masas phone rings.
(Im saying its Masa.)
In bed with Suzie that night, Sunny says thats all shes been able to recall.
I can tell theres more there, more memories, Sunny says.
I cant figure out how to access them yet, but I will.
Sunny is as neurotic and dysfunctional as any puny human.
What the fuck were you doing?
Where the fuck have you been?
Suzie wakes to find Sunny taken.
Sunny is in Himes possession now, or at least someone wants us to think she is.
Did we have to leave Kyoto for this to happen?
The pastoral scenery is nice, but this entire chapter was a long walk for a short drink.
Bot seriously,Sunny: Youre testing our patience here.
Subprime Directives
Sunnys animated facial expressions are growing more, well, animated with each episode.
They reach a new level of expression here.
