I took the movie reference, that Kiran couldn't remember as a possible hint that the Livesuit had already been replacing parts of his mind. It seemed similar when Piotr couldn't remember the little phase they both shared. To me, it felt like a hint that what had happened to Piotr was happening to him as well. That being said, nice review and summary of the novella!
I absolutely loved this novella - I enjoyed MOG well enough but it was a little slow at first. This novella really expands the univers and has a brilliant mix of themes and ethical ideas. The very end hit hard for me, and has me wanting to go back to read parts of MOG with fresh eyes. thanks for the video review!
Really loved this analysis. Specifically the part on Piotr's "recruitment" speech. I'd missed the implications of that. SPOILERS: I think it's pretty clear (when you hear reference to that scientist who went rogue and revealed... something) that the fact that the livesuit procedure is permanent got out. I'm guessing that's what Mina was protesting, knowing Kirin was trapped like that forever. Not sure if it's anything more, but that would hugely impact recruitment if it was known, meaning the pool of livesuit candidates would shrink dramatically. Overall I think your final point is the most important. What's left? We know some part of it exists, as there was that massive battle with the Carryx in TMOG, but how much of it is still regular people? How much did we give up? The thing that threw me the most in Mercy of Gods was the evolution of the swarm. It absorbing humans and evolving as it did seemed... unexpected. Like something new. Yet, given that we know it's a human creation (and that other swarms have tried and failed to infiltrate carryx space)... it's confusing. It's the single biggest thing that made me think 'the enemy' wasn't humans, and that the fusion of Swarm and Human was happening for the first time, and was unique. We now know that isn't the case, which means it's the specific combination of the people the Swarm is absorbing + Dafyd that creates this ultimate weapon. That gives more credence to him being special, and opens up a lot of possibilities of what I imagine will be the argument of keeping humans in the equation vs the AI that are the full integrated livesuits. That in the end, humans are strongest when they're still human. And that it takes humanity, and most importantly *empathy* to beat the Carryx, when all the cold AI efficiency could not.
@@Paul_Todkill I really love YOUR analysis 💜 I wasn't entirely sure of the direction of the series until I read Livesuit and now I legitimately need more material. I'm dying for some answers. It's going to be really fun seeing the evolution of Dafyd the more he learns. Thanks for the feedback.
I took the movie reference, that Kiran couldn't remember as a possible hint that the Livesuit had already been replacing parts of his mind. It seemed similar when Piotr couldn't remember the little phase they both shared. To me, it felt like a hint that what had happened to Piotr was happening to him as well. That being said, nice review and summary of the novella!
I absolutely loved this novella - I enjoyed MOG well enough but it was a little slow at first. This novella really expands the univers and has a brilliant mix of themes and ethical ideas. The very end hit hard for me, and has me wanting to go back to read parts of MOG with fresh eyes. thanks for the video review!
@@TheWheelTurns I really loved it too. I absolutely cannot wait for the next book.
Thanks this has been helpful. I was a bit lost
Thank you for another recommendation, Miss Amber.
Great video as always, keep up the good work.
@@ronaldmccomb8301 Thanks friend. I absolutely burned through this.
Livesuit was amazing. Can't wait for The Mercy of Gods sequel. #ForHumanity
@@metadaemon It can't come soon enough!!!
Really loved this analysis. Specifically the part on Piotr's "recruitment" speech. I'd missed the implications of that.
SPOILERS:
I think it's pretty clear (when you hear reference to that scientist who went rogue and revealed... something) that the fact that the livesuit procedure is permanent got out. I'm guessing that's what Mina was protesting, knowing Kirin was trapped like that forever. Not sure if it's anything more, but that would hugely impact recruitment if it was known, meaning the pool of livesuit candidates would shrink dramatically.
Overall I think your final point is the most important. What's left? We know some part of it exists, as there was that massive battle with the Carryx in TMOG, but how much of it is still regular people? How much did we give up?
The thing that threw me the most in Mercy of Gods was the evolution of the swarm. It absorbing humans and evolving as it did seemed... unexpected. Like something new. Yet, given that we know it's a human creation (and that other swarms have tried and failed to infiltrate carryx space)... it's confusing. It's the single biggest thing that made me think 'the enemy' wasn't humans, and that the fusion of Swarm and Human was happening for the first time, and was unique.
We now know that isn't the case, which means it's the specific combination of the people the Swarm is absorbing + Dafyd that creates this ultimate weapon. That gives more credence to him being special, and opens up a lot of possibilities of what I imagine will be the argument of keeping humans in the equation vs the AI that are the full integrated livesuits. That in the end, humans are strongest when they're still human. And that it takes humanity, and most importantly *empathy* to beat the Carryx, when all the cold AI efficiency could not.
@@Paul_Todkill I really love YOUR analysis 💜 I wasn't entirely sure of the direction of the series until I read Livesuit and now I legitimately need more material. I'm dying for some answers. It's going to be really fun seeing the evolution of Dafyd the more he learns. Thanks for the feedback.
Amazing short read. So creepy 😂😂