Problems with Ash

            Why couldn’t Martha let Ash stay dead? Before Ash died he was addicted to technology, and Martha hated it. Once he died, Martha becomes obsessed with technology as well. Her change of heart upset me because she spent most of the beginning of the episode yelling at him using his phone. Her addiction to technology gets worse as the episode goes on. I was uncomfortable as she decided to start messaging him, and she kept going from there. I did not like the software that allowed her to talk to Ash because the need to download everything about him bothered me. The software takes important and heartfelt memories and changes them into an algorithm. Her friend that signs her up says, “the more it has, the more it is him.” To even call Ash, she has to upload more personal videos of him. Martha becomes so engrossed with talking to the software that she has a meltdown from just dropping her phone. She acts irrationally over a cellphone. I didn’t like how she spent money to get an Ash robot especially after she spent money on a funeral. It is redundant. Also, the whole process creating Ash 2 made me uneasy. The adding of electrolytes is too similar to replenishing electrolytes for humans. Ash 2 also ruined baths for me because a bath is where the average person regenerates. Once he activates, he looks like a kid and it is not natural. The real Ash had a beard and did not appear so creepy. In the backstory, Ash could not please all of Martha’s needs but the robot could. The longevity of the robot is weird because it is unnatural to have sex with technology. My problems with his bedroom activity get worse as he does sleep and he does not breathe. He ruins her bedside manner because he does not act human. He mimics Ash 1 instead of being a copy. Many times in the episode Martha tells Ash 2 to go away or says no and he does not listen. He proceeds to ignore her as he cannot comprehend or respond to her emotions correctly. He is too willing to please her to where he ignores what she really wants and tries to assume. He is only human when he does not inflict self-harm or hit her back. Overall, the technology that created Ash 2 was only acceptable in the cloud. Once Ash 2 was activated, it was wrong and creepy.