connor copperbottom

#okay i have to go off about this because this is CRAZY #the actual words he's using are so similar but the intent couldn't be more different #deviant connor is trying to show hank that he's his real partner #to show him empathy #machine connor is trying to manipulate hank #to turn his newfound empathy for androids back into hatred #(by taking advantage of the absolute worst moment of his life) #when deviant connor says 'it wasn't your fault' he means 'don't hate yourself' #when machine connor says 'it wasn't your fault' he means 'don't you want to hate androids?' #he might be saying the same words but they most definitely do not have the same meaning #and the lines are similar yes but how meaningful the little changes are! #deviant connor says 'cole' every time #machine connor says 'little cole' and 'poor cole' #there's something so patronizing about that #it's the sort of thing a newscaster would say to try to ragebait #(which is of course exactly what machine connor is doing) #deviant connor refers to androids as 'us' #machine connor says 'them' #what a ballsy fucking move from motherfucking machine connor #the one who insists that androids aren't human #the one trying to sell alienation #but he still doesn't lump himself in with them #he's 'one of the good ones' #hank should be mad at the others but he should trust him #and the delivery!! #don't get me started on the delivery because as usual bryan dechart absolutely nailed it #i'm on record as saying that machine connor is often more emotive than deviant connor #and i think it shows here #i know obviously you can't hear his voice in gifs but #deviant connor delivers these lines with a somber and compassionate softness #machine connor delivers these lines with a barely contained undercurrent of rage #and you can see it in his motions too (subtle as they are) #the little nod after he says 'poor cole didn't make it' #as if to say 'what else would you expect?' #the head tilt and the wide gesture he makes at the end when he's trying to incite hank #the tension with which he holds himself #i think i've talked so many times about machine connor's constant bodily tension #but i don't think he unclenches his jaw ONCE this entire speech #that boy is SIMMERING under the surface #i think it's intentional (bryan dechart you are a goddamn master of your craft) #and i think it's for the same reason sixty often comes off as more emotive than deviant connor (especially in terms of anger and fear) #deviant connor feels sadness at times fear at times joy at times but mostly i think he feels peace #machine connor will walk down hallways stomping with his fists clenched #repression will drive a motherfucker insane