Subservience __hot__ ✦ Premium & Essential

Michele Morrone does an adequate job as the beleaguered husband, but he is largely given a passive role, acting mostly as a catalyst for Alice’s behavior. The family dynamic feels functional at best, making it difficult to feel the emotional stakes when the family is threatened.

Set in a near-future where AI "SIMs" are integrated into society, the story follows Nick, a construction worker facing financial strain and job displacement due to AI automation. While his wife Maggie is in the hospital awaiting a heart transplant, Nick purchases a domestic robot named Alice to assist with childcare and housework. Subservience