If I, some rando, were to be in charge of the Murderbot show 1. It would be animated. 2. It would be framed from the perspective of Murderbot retelling its story to us. So it would have drones the whole time that most of the footage would be shot through, or stationary surveillance cameras or from its own perspective. Very found footage. During silly moments we'd get future Murderbot's internal monologue VO and during serious moments that would subside to let the audience live in that moment. But most importantly, every time MB had its helmet off in the first book, it would be shot from behind or there would be a convenient leaf or something over their face. It gets to the point that you can tell it's deliberate. That finally changes when it makes the decision at the end of All Systems Red to go off on its own, only then do you see its face as an act of self determination and vulnerability.

bringing this post back like four years later because my fiancée and I are doing a b99 rewatch and just hit this episode and I immediately thought about it. it’s so funny and so specific and I love it so much

Having this pop up in my notifications because it's doing the rounds four years later makes me so happy. <3 I'm not nearly as active in the DGHDA fandom as I'd like to be these days, but I remember these fics fondly and would absolutely still rec all of them. These lists were heaps of fun to put together (I was so excited when I found the right B99 moment for Forces Unseen because it was as perfect as if it had been designed specifically for it), and I'm delighted that this post still gives joy to a writer whose DGHDA fics I read over and over.

sorry i came back wrong do you still wanna hit it

meet-cute between two guards who were both knocked out and stashed in a vent by a masked assassin

taking the liberty of tagging @theladyragnell because I think you would enjoy~