Autofac examines consumerism in a post apocalyptic society as a band of people decide to rebel against this when society is unable to function properly.
The characters are rather dull and vapid, even cliched. Then it turns out that this episode is examining themes that Philip K Dick explored in his writings. The nature of memory, dreams and what it is to be human. Some of the visual imagery reminded me of Steven Spielberg's AI, which also dealt with similar themes.
Of course the story works better when the twist is revealed later on in the episode, which also explains why some of the characters behave as they do.
The characters are rather dull and vapid, even cliched. Then it turns out that this episode is examining themes that Philip K Dick explored in his writings. The nature of memory, dreams and what it is to be human. Some of the visual imagery reminded me of Steven Spielberg's AI, which also dealt with similar themes.
Of course the story works better when the twist is revealed later on in the episode, which also explains why some of the characters behave as they do.