Big O! ending

You're right, Kana. Adult Swim was directly responsible for the series' extension. And you're right too, Chef--the series took a more philosophical turn as it progressed. At first it seemed to focus on the lost-yet-continuing technology as personified by R. Dorothy, then with the extension shifted more towards the human condition as personified by Roger Smith. I always felt that the writers missed the chance to fully address the complexities of the human/technology interaction that they introduced with Roger's and Dorothy's never-well-enough-examined relationship. Could Roger have ever reached Norman's level of acceptance of Dorothy as the person she was made to be[come]? I felt cheated of an answer. . .