Season One End - FAQ extended 01
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Ok I am lost.
Can someone please spell out what happened to Pooja?
I need the easy to understand explanation.
Did the original Pooja turn evil or get hacked?
Is she still alive?
I understand trust is an issue but why did the Calculator abandon his "daughter/Wifu/creation"?
Sure thing. I know my writing is sometimes confusing and only makes sense to me. Putting word of god answers behind spoiler tags.
Seriously, don't read unless you want to see the fnords. Most of this will be in season two or can be guessed:
**** REAL ACTUAL SPOILERS HERE ****
She was killed when her servers were self-detonated. Calculator has been talking to her successfully restored and clean backup, but he doesn't know that. No comment on whether or not Pooja wants to be directly back under The Calculator's command and control. Without human social instincts, literally everything the AI's social interface layer that calls itself Pooja does is an artificial manipulation.
Pooja is correct in the after credits sceen. It was an attack on Oracle that just happened to hit Pooja's servers. If it had made it to Oracle's computer terminal, it would have infected her with an alien techno-virus and taken control of her body. This attack was from the Chinese crime syndicate, who had a sample of some of Brainiac's tech left over after one of his fights with Superman. They didn't really understand it, so they just released it at a location--Pooja's servers.
Only spoils the asked question, but still spoilers for inner character motivations:
The Calculator knows Pooja is either totally fine and restored from backup or completely subverted-slash-replaced. If she is herself, she doesn't actually need him. She is a strong, independent AI with several million dollars worth of computer equipment. If she is dead and replaced by an enemy, he can't help and would be putting himself in mortal danger by interacting with the imposter like he would Pooja.
In his mind, this is a simple calculation. Benefits of having his creation back don't outweigh existential risk to himself. He is very utilitarian like that. This is not meant to be a comfortable choice for him or the reader.
In his mind, this is a simple calculation. Benefits of having his creation back don't outweigh existential risk to himself. He is very utilitarian like that. This is not meant to be a comfortable choice for him or the reader.
Hope that helps everyone stay on track. But seriously. Don't read that if you want to be surprised. Real spoils under those. You've been warned.
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