Murderbot TV Gurathin
Dec. 30th, 2025 05:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
unspeakablehorrorSo in the Murderbot Diaries Gurathin and Murderbot start off intensely disliking each other, and I found this one of the most enjoyable dynamics in both the book and the TV show. Characters who have to work together but hate each other are like catnip to me. Absolute best character dynamic two characters can have.
Interestingly, I think the TV show does more to develop this rivalry and the character of Gurathin than the books actually do. A big part of this is that the books don't actually give Gurathin a backstory, whereas the show does. And so while there are aspects of the books I definitely prefer, I'm giving the show a big W for how it took one of my favorite parts of the original story and made it even better.
Interestingly, I think the TV show does more to develop this rivalry and the character of Gurathin than the books actually do. A big part of this is that the books don't actually give Gurathin a backstory, whereas the show does. And so while there are aspects of the books I definitely prefer, I'm giving the show a big W for how it took one of my favorite parts of the original story and made it even better.