Rereading _Artificial Condition_, #Murderbot book 2, and I'm really annoyed that now Murderbot sounds like Alexander Skarsgård in my head. If I try really hard, I can get it to sound mostly like it used to when I first read the books, but it's hard.
No shade to Skarsgård; he did an excellent job, and I look forward to season 2. But when I read, I want to get *my* Murderbot's voice back.
The visuals in my head are shifting back to a brown-skinned person, so maybe the voice will follow soon.
Kagan MacTane (he/him)
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2026-09-05 21:08:32 UTC
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