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* DeceptivelyHumanRobots: The robots mannerisms, movements and vivid eyes detract from their otherwise realistic appearance.

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* DeceptivelyHumanRobots: The robots mannerisms, movements and vivid eyes detract from their otherwise realistic appearance. Niska is able to pass for human quite easily with a pair of contacts to hide her normal iris colour.

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* WhamShot: [[spoiler: Anita carrying Sophie out of the house.]]
** Karen [[spoiler:removing a sack of food from her throat after dinner, proving she's a synth.]]

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* WhamShot: [[spoiler: Anita [[spoiler:Anita carrying Sophie out of the house.]]
** Karen [[spoiler:removing a sack of food from her throat after dinner, proving she's a synth.]]]]
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Examined. The synths look incredibly human, and several characters treat them as such. Even the ones who aren't that comfortable around the synths dislike the idea of them being hurt, such as Mattie stopping another teenager from raping a synth at a party.

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** WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Touched upon by various characters in the show[[spoiler:, notably Mattie (when she prevented a guy from 'date raping' a synth)]].

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** WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Touched upon by various characters in the show[[spoiler:, notably show. [[spoiler:In Episode 4, Mattie (when she prevented prevents a guy from 'date raping' a synth)]].synth]].



* KillerRobot: After breaking free from the robot brothel, Niska has no qualms about hurting humans who hurt others.



* KillerRobot: After breaking free from the robot brothel, Niska has no qualms about hurting humans who hurt others.



* {{Sexbot}}: A robotic brothel is shown. Niska is trapped there and later rebels [[spoiler: by murdering a client]].



* {{Sexbot}}: A robotic brothel is shown. Niska is trapped there and later rebels [[spoiler: by murdering a client]].

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* {{Sexbot}}: A robotic brothel is shown. UnscrupulousHero: Niska is trapped there and later rebels [[spoiler: by murdering a client]].

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** WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Touched upon by various characters in the show[[spoiler:, notably Mattie (when she prevented a guy from 'date raping' a synth)]].



* WhamShot: [[Anita carrying Sophie out of the house.]]

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* WhamShot: [[Anita [[spoiler: Anita carrying Sophie out of the house.]]
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* ThreeLawsCompliant: 'Asimov blocks' are mentioned as a reason why a synth could not kill a human, but the modified group are quite capable or hurting and killing humans.

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* ThreeLawsCompliant: 'Asimov blocks' are mentioned as a reason why a synth could not kill a human, but the modified group are quite capable or of hurting and killing humans.
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* MercyKill: Niska mercy kills the badly damaged synths at the rally.

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* BookEnds: Anita looks up at the moon at beginning of the pilot, and again towards the end.



* WhamShot: Karen [[spoiler:removing a sack of food from her throat after dinner, proving she's a synth.]]

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* WhamShot: Karen [[Anita carrying Sophie out of the house.]]
**Karen
[[spoiler:removing a sack of food from her throat after dinner, proving she's a synth.]]
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* EyeScream: Anita inserts a toothpick into her eye to prove that she cannot feel pain.



* {{Sexbot}}: A robotic brothel is shown. Niska is trapped there and later rebels [[spoiler: by murdering a client]].

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* {{Sexbot}}: A robotic brothel is shown. Niska is trapped there and later rebels [[spoiler: by murdering a client]].client]].
* WhamShot: Karen [[spoiler:removing a sack of food from her throat after dinner, proving she's a synth.]]

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* DoAndroidsDream: A big theme of the show, like in the original. Laura Hawkins in particular finds herself asking this more and more regarding Mia.

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* DoAndroidsDream: A big theme of the show, like in the original. Laura Hawkins in particular finds herself asking this more and more regarding Mia.Anita[[spoiler:/Mia]].



* KillerRobot: After breaking free from the robot brothel, Niska has on qualms about hurting humans who hurt others.

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* KillerRobot: After breaking free from the robot brothel, Niska has on no qualms about hurting humans who hurt others. others.
* RobotMaid: What many of the synths are used for. Anita[[spoiler:/Mia]] is one.
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* DoAndndroidsDream: A big theme of the show, like in the original. Laura Hawkins in particular finds herself asking this more and more regarding Mia.

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* DoAndndroidsDream: DoAndroidsDream: A big theme of the show, like in the original. Laura Hawkins in particular finds herself asking this more and more regarding Mia.



* MurderBot: Niska after breaking free from the robot brothel.

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* MurderBot: Niska after KillerRobot: After breaking free from the robot brothel.brothel, Niska has on qualms about hurting humans who hurt others.

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* AndIMustScream: A scene where one of the sexbots in the robotic brothel (see below) develops sentience, and is shown screaming silently due to the ordeal.

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* AndIMustScream: A scene where Niska, one of the sexbots sentient synths, is trapped in the robotic robot brothel (see below) develops sentience, below), and is shown screaming silently due to the ordeal.



* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Mattie is a standard example of one.



* DoAndndroidsDream: A big theme of the show, like in the original. Laura Hawkins in particular finds herself asking this more and more regarding Mia.



* JobStealingRobot: One of the main characters believes there will be no skilled jobs for humans in the future.

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* JobStealingRobot: One of the main characters Mattie Hawkins believes there will be no skilled jobs for humans in the future.



* MurderBot: Niska after breaking free from the robot brothel.



* {{Sexbot}}: A robotic brothel is shown. One of these has developed sentience and later rebels.

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* {{Sexbot}}: A robotic brothel is shown. One of these has developed sentience Niska is trapped there and later rebels.rebels [[spoiler: by murdering a client]].
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Humans is a Creator/{{Channel 4}} series based in a world where androids have become commonplace.

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Humans is a Creator/{{Channel 4}} and Creator/{{AMC}} co-produced series based in a world where androids have become commonplace.



* FantasticSlur: Dollies seems to be a negative term for androids
* ForeignRemake: The series is a remake of the Swedish series called Äkta Människor or Real Humans

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* FantasticSlur: Dollies seems to be a negative term for androids
androids.
* ForeignRemake: The series is a remake of the Swedish series called Äkta Människor or Real Humans Humans.
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* LikeRealityUnlessNoted: The androids are the only thing shown to be different from present day technology due to this.

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* LikeRealityUnlessNoted: The androids are the only thing shown to be different from present day technology due to this. "WordOfGod" has it that it's actually a parallel present, not TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture.

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* AndIMustScream: A scene where one of the sexbots in the robotic brothel (see below) develops sentience, and is shown screaming silently due to the ordeal.



* {{Sexbot}}: A robotic brothel is shown.

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* {{Sexbot}}: A robotic brothel is shown. One of these has developed sentience and later rebels.
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Actualy not- it\'s supposed to be set in a \"parallel present\"


* TwentyMinutesInTheFuture: But for the synths, you might think it was still 2015.
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The story follows several androids who were created to be more human and the family who buy a a reconditioned synth.

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The story follows several androids ("synths") who were created to be more human and the family who buy a a reconditioned synth.



* TwentyMinutesInTheFuture

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* TwentyMinutesInTheFutureTwentyMinutesInTheFuture: But for the synths, you might think it was still 2015.
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* BattleaxeNurse: The adroid in question is cold, indifferent and will ignore the patient protests.

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* BattleaxeNurse: The adroid android in question is cold, indifferent and will ignore the patient protests.
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Typo. (Wouldn\'t have happened if the perfectly good first version had been left alone, admins).


Humans is a Creator/{{Channel 4}} series based in a world were androids have become commonplace.

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Humans is a Creator/{{Channel 4}} series based in a world were where androids have become commonplace.
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Humans is a Creator/Channel4 series based in a world were androids have become commonplace.

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Humans is a Creator/Channel4 Creator/{{Channel 4}} series based in a world were androids have become commonplace.
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Why on Earth was Creator/Channel4 delinked?


Humans is a Channel 4 series based in a world were androids have become commonplace.

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Humans is a Channel 4 Creator/Channel4 series based in a world were androids have become commonplace.
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Re-adding something I already added - thanks a lot, Mr Jumping The Gun to the Cut List.



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* AndroidsArePeopleToo: More or less the premise of the whole series.
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* DeceptivelyHumanRobots/ UncannyValley: The robots mannerisms, movements and vivid eyes detract from their otherwise realistic appearance.

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* DeceptivelyHumanRobots/ UncannyValley: DeceptivelyHumanRobots: The robots mannerisms, movements and vivid eyes detract from their otherwise realistic appearance.
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Humans is a remake of Series/RealHumans,a Swedish Science Fiction drama series.


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Humans is a remake of Series/RealHumans,a ''Äkta Människor'' (''Series/RealHumans''), a Swedish Science Fiction drama series.

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* Battleaxe Nurse: The adroid in question is cold, indifferent and will ignore the patient protests.

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* Battleaxe Nurse: BattleaxeNurse: The adroid in question is cold, indifferent and will ignore the patient protests.
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* Sexbot: A robotic brothel is shown.

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* Sexbot: {{Sexbot}}: A robotic brothel is shown.
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* Battleaxe Nurse: The adroid in question is cold, indifferent and will ignore the patient protests.



* TwentyMinutesInTheFuture

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* TwentyMinutesInTheFutureTwentyMinutesInTheFuture
* Sexbot: A robotic brothel is shown.
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* JobStealingRobot: One of the main characters e believes there will be no skilled jobs for humans in the future.
* LikeRealityUnlessNoted: The androids are the only thing shown to be different from present day technology.

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* JobStealingRobot: One of the main characters e believes there will be no skilled jobs for humans in the future.
* LikeRealityUnlessNoted: The androids are the only thing shown to be different from present day technology.technology due to this.
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Humans is a Creator/Channel4 series based in a world were androids have become commonplace.

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Humans is a Creator/Channel4 Channel 4 series based in a world were androids have become commonplace.
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* DeceptivelyHumanRobots/UnncannyValley: The robots mannerisms, movements and vivid eyes detract from their otherwise realistic appearance.

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* DeceptivelyHumanRobots/UnncannyValley: DeceptivelyHumanRobots/ UncannyValley: The robots mannerisms, movements and vivid eyes detract from their otherwise realistic appearance.
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And begin.

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Humans is a Creator/Channel4 series based in a world were androids have become commonplace.

The story follows several androids who were created to be more human and the family who buy a a reconditioned synth.

The series touches on various social issues including robots taking jobs, potential relationship problems due to robotic presence and loss of individual rights.


Humans is a remake of Series/RealHumans,a Swedish Science Fiction drama series.


!!Contains examples of

* DeceptivelyHumanRobots/UnncannyValley: The robots mannerisms, movements and vivid eyes detract from their otherwise realistic appearance.
* FantasticSlur: Dollies seems to be a negative term for androids
* ForeignRemake: The series is a remake of the Swedish series called Äkta Människor or Real Humans
* JobStealingRobot: One of the main characters e believes there will be no skilled jobs for humans in the future.
* LikeRealityUnlessNoted: The androids are the only thing shown to be different from present day technology.
* ThreeLawsCompliant: 'Asimov blocks' are mentioned as a reason why a synth could not kill a human, but the modified group are quite capable or hurting and killing humans.
* TwentyMinutesInTheFuture

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