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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Martin Hammerton shows little concern about the idea of his robots disliking the workers and is trying to cheat multiple governments with [[spoiler:a fake robot, as well as almost certainly being the killer]].
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* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Martin Hammerton shows little concern about the idea of building machines to make his robots disliking the workers employees obsolete, and is trying to cheat bilk multiple governments with [[spoiler:a fake robot, as well as almost certainly being the killer]].
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* AintTooProudToBeg: At the end of the episode [[spoiler:Hammerton frantically tries to surrender himself to the Toronto cops and begs not to let Meyers take him as he's dragged away, either to be executed ro forced to rebuild a war machine as a prisoner]].
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* AintTooProudToBeg: At the end of the episode [[spoiler:Hammerton frantically tries to surrender himself to the Toronto cops and begs not to let Meyers take him as he's dragged away, either to be executed ro forced or to rebuild a war machine as a prisoner]].under threat of execution]].
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* ConspicuouslyPublicAssassination: The first murder is clearly inspired by the real-life assassination of Georgi Markov, although the deadly pellet is injected by a "blind" man's cane rather than an umbrella, and filled with a fast-acting poison (prussic acid aka cyanide) rather than a slow one (ricin).
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Murdoch faces spies and a robotic super weapon as he searches for a lost boy.
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* PopCulturePunEpisodeTitle: The episode's title is a play on ''Literature/IRobot''.
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* MirrorCharacter: Meyers and the Prussian agent he spreads warnings about. The two are even revealed to be on a first name basis once they don't suspect each other anymore.
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* NotSoDifferent: Meyers and the Prussian agent. The two are even revealed to be on a first name basis once they don't suspect each other anymore.
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* AintTooProudToBeg: At the end of the episode [[spoiler:Hammerton frantically tries to surrender himself to the Toronto cops and begs not to let Meyers take him as he's dragged away, either to be executed ro forced to rebuild a war machine as a prisoner]].
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Martin Hammerton shows little concern about the idea of his robots disliking the workers and is trying to cheat multiple governments with [[spoiler:a fake robot, as well as almost certainly being the killer]].
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: For a very loose definition of good. Meyers finds the idea of war-profiteering alien and unsavory.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Martin Hammerton shows little concern about the idea of his robots disliking the workers and is trying to cheat multiple governments with [[spoiler:a fake robot, as well as almost certainly being the killer]].
* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: For a very loose definition of good. Meyers finds the idea of war-profiteering alien and unsavory.
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* KarmaHoudini: The blind assassin is never caught.
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* NotSoDifferent: Meyers and the Prussian agent. The two are even revealed to be on a first name basis once they don't suspect each other anymore.
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* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Subverted. Bomgaarts holds Murdoch at gunpoint and upon questioning him for information about the case declares that Murdoch is of no further use to him, but merely chloroforms him.
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* ImpactSilhouette: A rare non-cartoon example; [[spoiler:The automaton, driven by young Alwin, creates a giant, man-shaped hole in the wall by breaking out of a warehouse.]]
* NoYou: Meyers and Bomgaarts volley "Liar!" back and forth when they're brought into the same room.
* RobotSoldier: The mysterious "giant silver knight". [[spoiler:At least, that's what the Canadian and Prussian governments think it is. It's actually a costume.]]
* NoYou: Meyers and Bomgaarts volley "Liar!" back and forth when they're brought into the same room.
* RobotSoldier: The mysterious "giant silver knight". [[spoiler:At least, that's what the Canadian and Prussian governments think it is. It's actually a costume.]]
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* INoun: The episode's title is "I, Murdoch".
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* INoun: The episode's title is "I, Murdoch".
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