Well, in my review of the most recent episode of Emergence - 1.8 - I said that "An important character could be an AI - like Officer Chris." I was wrong about Chris. But not about an important character being an AI. It turns out in episode 1.9, on earlier this evening, that the hidden AI is Benny. A good choice, since it explains some of his unusual characters, like being so quick to recover from injury.
This means that AIs are a lot more prevalent than just Piper. There are adults, ensconced for who knows how long in society, who are AIs. And in the last scene, we learn that they're not just Benny. The woman who's offering Ed a cure for his cancer is an AI, too.
Chances are Emily didn't make all of them. So, who did? And many other questions arise: when were they made? And how many AIs are there at large? Assuming the makers aren't aliens or people from the future - both of which would be a little trite - we're left with the possibility that there's some group who've been working under the radar for years with this advanced technology.
I also guessed earlier this year that Piper would be the one to cure Ed's cancer. She suggested that tonight. But that's going to have to wait a while, until Jo is able to retrieve Piper. Suddenly, the FBI guy joins Jo's husband and Ed and Chris as being Piper's best - and only - hope.
This is a pretty good way to wrap up the Fall part of the season. Emergence will be back January 7, 2020. I'm looking forward to its return. At this point, though, the only episode listed for 2020 is #10 on January 7. I'm hoping there are more.
See also: Emergence: May Just Make It ... Emergence 1.2: Cleaning Up ... Emergence 1.3: Robots and Androids ... Emergence 1.4: Android Child ... Emergence 1.5: Supergirl ... Emergence 1.6: The People Who Are Kindred ... Emergence 1.7: Piper's Real Mom ... Emergence 1.8: Spinning
The androids are coming out into the open, for the first time in centuries ....
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