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Do they age?

posted 12 years ago by frightism
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I'm not sure if this topic is mentioned in either of the movies, or the novel. But, how do these robot women age? Surely, most of these women, if not all, have friends or family of some sort. And, if they would perhaps visit them, it would be quite weird to see them looking exactly the same all the time, even 20 years or more later. Aging creams don't work forever! I love this movie and its premise, quite terrifying. But, the plot does seem to have some holes and I have so many questions. So, what do any of you think on this?

Another thing, would the men have to shut down the robots after a certain time? Because, you can't have some immortal wife walking around without someone noticing. I am probably stretching the story a little bit more than it was meant to be, but, idk!

[–] hockeyhrs 11 years ago

That's an excellent question (outside friends & family noticing peculiarities, especially perpetual youth).

The obvious answer is: no, because what would be the point of building a replica* that ages like real women do?

But, the bigger plot hole is economics: the NRE (non-recurring expenses i.e., the engineering costs that it takes to go from idea-drawn-on-a-paper-napkin to prototypes) must be astronomical. If these guys really have such deep pockets ($$$), why not just keep a succession of flesh-and-blood mistresses on the side?

* I don't call TSW's robots, because I think it's more plausible to build bio-engineered organic organisms (i.e., clones) than something with motors & microprocessors.

[–] kaskait 11 years ago

In one scene Joanna passes Diz's company building. He was in charge of a Bio-chemical firm.

So we have to wonder. Did we really see robots? Are the robots temporary stand-ins while they bio-engineer their real wives with drugs and implants? This thought is just as horrible.